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  1. A&P dissections....

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

    We dissected a sheep's brain and a cow's eyeball in my A&P class - nothing else. We didn't have any cadavers to look at, either.

  2. Cleveland Clinic PCNA??

    shrimpchips replied to KAbbyLandon's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I just found out... part-time pay is about $9/hr and PRN pay is $11.50/hr. if you work PRN you sacrifice getting any benefits (regardless of how many hours/times you work) but the pay is a little...

  3. excited but NERVOUS!!!!

    shrimpchips replied to shrimpchips's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you! :) And another thing that donned on me...would it be a good idea to get my own malpractice insurance? I know they have options through NSO and personally I think $29/year isn't bad at all!...

  4. Your favorite nursing gadget?

    shrimpchips replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: I'm wondering the same thing!!! As for my favorite nursing gadget...my Littman Or

  5. Help on deciding what pocket guide to purchase.

    shrimpchips replied to klr8448's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have RNotes and I really like it. It's very handy to have in clinical and has a lot of good information in it, and it fits nicely in your pocket. I don't know how it compares to the Med-Surg...

  6. excited but NERVOUS!!!!

    shrimpchips replied to shrimpchips's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Driving bumper-to-bumper at 30mph or less would drive me crazy!!! I decided to take the position - I think it will be a good experience and will help get my foot in the door for other opportunities,...

  7. Dosage Calculations

    shrimpchips replied to sunshyne09's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Calculate With Confidence (by Deborah Gray Morris) is EXCELLENT. I don't think I could have passed my IV math test without it (and we weren't allowed to use calculators on it and needed at least a...

  8. 1st med pass did not go so well...

    shrimpchips replied to borntobanurse3's topic in General Students

    Ahhh please do not beat yourself up over that! As with everything related to nursing, it takes time and practice to get things right. Use your patient identifiers when doing med passes, and use at...

  9. The Nursing Math Thread

    shrimpchips replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

    'Finally, it makes sense! Thank you

  10. essential books for nursing students

    shrimpchips replied to 2bJoshRN9788's topic in General Students

    Some books that I think are essential: * Physical Examination & Health Assessment by Caroline Jarvis * Calculate With Confidence by Deborah Gray Morris * Nursing Pharmacology Made Incredibly Easy...

  11. The Nursing Math Thread

    shrimpchips replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

    This problem is driving me crazy! I don't even know where to begin in terms of setting it up, etc... Mr. Angus, age 79, is admitted to the hospital with an exacerbation of Congestive Heart Failure....

  12. Book buying tips

    shrimpchips replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Students

    I always buy in advance. I also buy the edition that they ask for, which is usually the most recent edition. I also try to buy them used because you can really save a lot and in nursing school you...

  13. Reading alot of posts discussing "A" nursing students vs "C" nursing students

    shrimpchips replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I honestly think that it doesn't really matter. Sure, a nurse that has mostly A's on his/her transcript might look better than someone who has mostly C's but I don't that necessarily means anything....

  14. cleveland clinic benefits

    shrimpchips replied to TLWSTNANOH's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I just interviewed for a PCA position yesterday at the Cleveland Clinic and the assistant nurse manager (who does the actual interviewing and then the nurse manager signs off on the paperwork) said...

  15. Typical week?

    shrimpchips replied to Sophia Petrillo's topic in General Students

    Right now I am taking a summer class and we have 4 hours of lecture/week (split over 2 days), clinical prep work Monday nights with a 12 1/2-hour clinical day on Tuesday (7a-7:30p) and 2 hours of...

  16. excited but NERVOUS!!!!

    shrimpchips replied to shrimpchips's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you Natingale and Daytonite!!! The interview was yesterday and I got the position :) It's not set in stone yet, however, because the orientation time is sort of a problem. The next possible...

  17. Hold Med Prior to B/P or HR

    shrimpchips replied to cute_gena's topic in General Students

    You should always know your patient's VS prior to giving meds, but for some meds the ranges are specific, such as the example you gave..."hold if

  18. What were your favorite classes

    shrimpchips replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    Favorite pre-req: definitely microbiology. least favorite: biochem I & II. never have i wasted so much time in my life... oh, and Effective Oral Communication - only because I don't do too well...

  19. End of the class lazies

    shrimpchips replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I hate nursing school burn out...I just got done with my finals on Tuesday and I am so relieved...and I'm taking a summer class/clinical which begins May 18th and doesn't end until July 11th! The...

  20. HUGE mistake in clinical....

    shrimpchips replied to MattiesMama's topic in General Students

    Everyone makes mistakes - learn from them and move on. Don't beat yourself up over it!!!

  21. When you are in NS do you do anything during the summer?

    shrimpchips replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    Even though I'm really burnt out from this semester and I need a break, I don't think I need a 3-month break. Call me crazy, but I have always enjoyed school and I hate my summers because there is...

  22. How to prevent fainting???

    shrimpchips replied to studentnurse74's topic in General Students

    squeeze your butt cheeks

  23. nerves/confidence

    shrimpchips replied to student_nurse1986's topic in General Students

    I still have a hard time giving presentations and talking in front of an audience, but I think I'm better at it now than I used to be. I had to take an Effective Oral Communication class this...

  24. Gift for Clinical Instructor

    shrimpchips replied to ajgspn's topic in General Students

    We didn't get her anything "nursing"-related because she has been a nurse for awhile so we figured she probably has all sorts of stuff. Instead, we took a group picture (with her) at the hospital...

  25. First Year Finished!! Anyone else??

    shrimpchips replied to graceomalleyRN's topic in General Students

    I just finished my last final today I'm officially a junior in the program, though technically a second-year junior because this year was actually my junior