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  1. Math Nerveous

    shrimpchips replied to Wantadegree's topic in General Students

    It depends on your school because all of them have different policies regarding math tests. To give you an idea at my school, it also varies within the class. We have to take a math test for every...

  2. Do You Have To Memorize Generic Names for Meds?

    shrimpchips replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Students

    You should know both generic & brand names. The only way to do that is to really study and practice, practice, practice! Making flashcards helps. In the hospital they generally include both the...

  3. Critical Care Question

    shrimpchips replied to StudentNurseElle's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ^ This. Also know that you treat them differently. In myasthenia gravis, there isn't enough Ach and may also be because of being undermedicated. in cholinergic crisis, there is overstimultion from...

  4. Critical Care Question

    shrimpchips replied to StudentNurseElle's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ^ This. Also know that you treat them differently. In myasthenia gravis, there isn't enough Ach and may also be because of being undermedicated. in cholinergic crisis, there is overstimultion from...

  5. Help with getting prepared for OB

    shrimpchips replied to tvolo's topic in General Students

    other meds: Tylenol ibuprofen percocet vicodin morphine corticosteroids (prednisone, etc... ) erythromycin opthalmic ointment narcan vitamin K injec

  6. Your favorite "tech" solution to help you in nursing school?

    shrimpchips replied to AOx1's topic in General Students

    my instructors do this, too. I think it's a great

  7. is "beating around the bush" common in nursing?

    shrimpchips posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know I'm still a student and all, but after going through some clinical rotations and working in a hospital I've noticed nurses oftentimes do a lot of things...wrong. For example, I was always...

  8. What color are your school uniforms?

    shrimpchips replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    Our's are navy blue scrub pants with a navy blue polo top that has our school's patch on one of the sleeves. I honestly hate the polo and wish we could just have a regular scrub top lol. We can also...

  9. Saunders Comprehensive NCLEX Cd Rom

    shrimpchips replied to sophie<3's topic in General Students

  10. You know you're a student nurse when...

    shrimpchips replied to knittingmonster's topic in General Students

    lol wearing the Depends was for my older adult rotation...if we wore them for a whole class period we got 5 points extra credit...anything for that, I

  11. is "beating around the bush" common in nursing?

    shrimpchips replied to shrimpchips's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for your replies,

  12. Stethoscope for Clinicals

    shrimpchips replied to sophie<3's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have the Littmann Classic II S.E., which is a "step above" the Lightweight and I love mine. Definitely worth the money and I can definitely distinguish between sounds with it. Got it for $74.93...

  13. You know you're a student nurse when...

    shrimpchips replied to knittingmonster's topic in General Students

    I love this thread! * When your car looks like you're living in it * You're always broke but find the money to buy an NCLEX study guide * When your idea of compromise between what you...

  14. A few questions!

    shrimpchips replied to dalsor's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    1. To my understanding, I think you have to have a BSN first before you can get your MSN - you can't just "go get" your MSN. A lot of MSN classes build upon things you have learned in your BSN...

  15. Comfortable Nursing Shoes

    shrimpchips replied to hunnybaby24's topic in General Nursing

    NurseMates are okay. I'm a big fan of CROCS. I wear the "Specialist," which doesn't have ANY holes in them. I've splashed things on my shoes plenty of times and I am thankful for not having those...

  16. How to get started..?

    shrimpchips replied to ShawnThePhoenix's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, working 9a-6p Monday through Friday while in nursing school is a tough task. A lot of nursing classes at a lot of schools are in the morning/late morning (sometimes afternoon) not to...

  17. texting at work

    shrimpchips replied to questionsforall's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I text at work, but not to a point where that's ALL i do. if it's slow and I have some downtime and ALL of my work is done at the moment, I'll check my phone. I'll also do that when I'm on break....

  18. Medical Terminology Class?

    shrimpchips replied to RetroReactive's topic in General Students

    I found medical terminology an easy A for me. Medical terminology is like learning a language, but a lot easier I

  19. Working the night shift

    shrimpchips replied to luvmykids1123's topic in General Students

    I also second not dying on your way home! but seriously. Sometimes I find it SO HARD to stay awake when I'm driving home and I will admit, I have dozed off for a few seconds before and swerved onto...

  20. Any helpful books

    shrimpchips replied to LovelyGraduatedNurse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would review med term and A&P. I wouldn't really jump into pharmacology or pathophysiology yet because chances are it's going to confuse you until you already get there. A&P (mostly the...

  21. Working the night shift

    shrimpchips replied to luvmykids1123's topic in General Students

    I agree with this! I worked 3 12's in a row (nights) and it was awful. By the second night I was pretty tired but by the third night I was EXHAUSTED and it was really hard for me to stay awake, no...

  22. Working the night shift

    shrimpchips replied to luvmykids1123's topic in General Students

    I have been working nights the past couple of months as a PCNA. (Now, I won't be anymore, because I just got a job as a nurse tech at a hospital that is MUCH closer to where I live, so now I can...

  23. Nursing Textbooks: Keep or Toss?

    shrimpchips replied to StudentNurseElle's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I keep mine. Unless it's in a subject that I'm not really interested in or something that I know I don't want to do. For example, I'm in my mental health rotation and I KNOW that I don't want to do...

  24. First IM injection question

    shrimpchips replied to casnee's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    First off, it's normal to feel extremely nervous when doing injections, especially for the first time or for the first few times. I know a lot of schools nowadays do not let students practice on each...

  25. Need help with nursing diagnosis for a postpartam patient please!

    shrimpchips replied to Jessie558's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How about pain/alteration in comfort? Or knowledge deficit: anything regarding to the care of her infant or care for herself. Because this is her first child I would say knowledge deficit might be a...