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  1. Does anyone here like nursing school?

    shrimpchips replied to knittingmonster's topic in General Students

    I agree that everyone has a "love/hate" relationship with school...but mine is mostly "love". Nursing school for me has been such a wonderful experience...the only "hate" I have with is when all of...

  2. Opinions on OB/Peds rotation???

    shrimpchips replied to Sl1011's topic in General Students

    OB was boring for me. And staring at a woman's lady parts waiting for a baby to be born just really isn't my cup of tea to be honest. I had the opportunity to go to the OR and see a c-section which...

  3. What to expect from the physical exam by nursing schools?

    shrimpchips replied to loribluelop's topic in General Students

    From my experience...it was just a regular physical exam. My nursing school wanted our doctors to fill out this form that we were supposed to submit...basically it contained everything from a regular...

  4. how to study efficiently?

    shrimpchips replied to Huraipan's topic in General Students

    This might be a long shot but...do you have an iPod touch or an iPhone? They have an app called "Drug Pronounciations" that pronounces the names for you - it's very helpful! I'm sure there is a...

  5. Aspirate for IM deltoid injection

    shrimpchips replied to twinjeep97's topic in General Students

    I'm right handed, so I find my "landmarks" with my left hand and hold the syringe with my right. After I dart the syringe in with my right hand, I take my index finger and thumb of my left and hold...

  6. I have the FLU!!! What now??

    shrimpchips replied to ShortStackRN's topic in General Students

    Talk to your instructor or the dean or someone...I'm sure they will be able to accomodate

  7. CNA's what is your typical day is like working the 7p to 7a shift

    shrimpchips replied to shonda24's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I work as a PCNA (patient care nursing assistant, basically like a CNA only I'm not "certified") on an internal medicine/telemetry unit (med-surg) so it's different from a nursing home, but I work the...

  8. Do anyone have advice on what to take to my first clinicals?

    shrimpchips replied to Brianna07's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    + stethoscope + watch + penlight + black clicky pens (so you don't have to worry about the caps) + scissors/hemostat (you never know when you'll need a clamp! I actually needed one my first...

  9. Question about Clinicals

    shrimpchips replied to Adams_Mama_07's topic in General Students

    It depends on the instructor. Some will give you an assignment and tell you to come within a certain time frame while others make you go but give you the freedom to choose your own patient and you...

  10. Student Nurse tshirts

    shrimpchips replied to Kilika421's topic in General Students

    Ours has our school's name on the right chest and on the back it has a graphic of a stethoscope and on top it says: "Behind every good doctor..." (and on the bottom) "...is an even better nurse!" They...

  11. Student nurse interview/questions

    shrimpchips replied to jocdelucio's topic in General Students

    jocdelucio, I'll be PM'ing

  12. Dorms and acceptance!

    shrimpchips replied to TaraRae123's topic in General Students

    dorms can be fun, i lived in them for 3 years but just be careful about your roommates. i had good experiences but i also had some reeeeeally bad ones. last year i lived with 6 other girls - one of...

  13. interview for a tech position! (kind of long)

    shrimpchips posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm soooooo nervous!!!! I landed a job at a very well-known hospital this past summer as a patient care nursing assistant on a very busy internal medicine/telemetry unit (basically a general med-surg...

  14. interview for a tech position! (kind of long)

    shrimpchips replied to shrimpchips's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    No other

  15. interview for a tech position! (kind of long)

    shrimpchips replied to shrimpchips's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you for the suggestion!

  16. bolus of fluid

    shrimpchips posted a topic in General Students

    Probably a stupid question, but what determines how much to give for a fluid bolus? Is there a way to figure it out or something? I was on the L&D unit last week and my patient received an...

  17. bolus of fluid

    shrimpchips replied to shrimpchips's topic in General Students

    4,000mL/hr sounds pretty

  18. bolus of fluid

    shrimpchips replied to shrimpchips's topic in General Students

    Thank you! This is just something that wasn't taught in school, at least not yet...but I've always wondered about

  19. I want to practice my injectables

    shrimpchips replied to Jeri22's topic in General Students

    Why spend $100-ish on an injecta-pad when you can buy some oranges or other fruits for a few bucks and practice on them? Or you can ask if you can borrow the injecta-pad from your lab/school...I know...

  20. question about minors and a right to privacy during a prenatal exam...

    shrimpchips posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Part of my course requirement for my OB course is to participate in these online discussions. Our first assignment is a 5-question discussion and I'm having trouble with one of the questions. In the...

  21. breathing and cardio sounds

    shrimpchips replied to lder0426's topic in General Students

    If you have an iPhone/iPod touch, there is a cool app called iMurmur. I paid $3.99 for it but now it is on sale for $1.99...it has all of the murmurs and other abnormal heart sounds on it and you can...

  22. Have you taken your first test yet? How did you do?

    shrimpchips replied to vickyp's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Took my first OB test and ended up with a 76% *BUT* at least I passed, because there were a lot (and I mean A LOT!) of people who failed. I also took my first pharmacology test and rocked it with a...

  23. Feeling Faint in OB Surgery Clinical

    shrimpchips replied to TalonLXX's topic in General Students

    If you're feeling faint, squeeze your butt cheeks

  24. Need help on blood pressure skill

    shrimpchips replied to AllieRat's topic in General Students

    :chuckle I have done that before! Not with BP's but while listening for bowel sounds...as I was listening to the quadrants I couldn't hear a THING. I kept listening and listening and I had a feeling...

  25. Have you taken your first test yet? How did you do?

    shrimpchips replied to vickyp's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My first test this semester was a math test...but for the class it counts as a P/F, not an actual grade...but of course if you fail it, you'll fail the course! ...And I failed it. And so did...