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  1. Question about clinical experience

    hopefornursing replied to hopefornursing's topic in General Students

    Isn't that what a forum like this is for? To bounce ideas and thoughts off of each other, to gain others insights and opinions? To the last poster, would you have preferred I went straight to the...

  2. Question about clinical experience

    hopefornursing replied to hopefornursing's topic in General Students

    Thanks, and I don't know if these things are even relevant to the issue at hand or not, but this particular student also asked me on Tues. to come and see why her pt.s feeding tube was leaking. So I...

  3. Question about clinical experience

    hopefornursing replied to hopefornursing's topic in General Students

    Thanks everyone for your input, I guess the only way for me to know what this instructor would want me to do would be to ask her. And as someone pointed out, each instructor is definitley different...

  4. Question about clinical experience

    hopefornursing replied to hopefornursing's topic in General Students

    Yep we have been passing meds since last semester, and have had two pass only dosage exams already under our belt. Thanks for the reply, I am questioning myself, and think next time I might nicely...

  5. Common Diagnosis and Meds in OB, Newborn

    hopefornursing posted a topic in General Students

    Hello fellow nursing students, I just successfully completed my first semester of Nursing ADN program and next up in January is OB, Newborn. And so my question to any of you who have completed this...

  6. A's in Nursing School

    hopefornursing replied to Davisk01's topic in General Students

    I made a 97 this first semester, but I feel for those of my classmates who struggled, and I don't know who I will see missing when we go back in January, I know many were needing in the high 90s on...

  7. Passed First Semester

    hopefornursing replied to blynn9173's topic in General Students

    Congrats! I just finished Fundamentals as well!!! enjoy your

  8. What you did at clinical you will not do again

    hopefornursing replied to nurz2be's topic in General Students

    LTC, make sure to not struggle with your two assist client for so long trying to get his pajama sleeve off of his arm, that he ends up being an hour late to breakfast and messes up your whole day....

  9. Do Any Of Your Schools Have A Student Nursing Club

    hopefornursing replied to PNWNusingStudent's topic in General Students

    Yup, we have a sna, which has weekly donut days or sub days sponsored by local hospitals recruiting students. Also, they organize fundraisers for special charities and I just got wind of an end of...

  10. question of ethics

    hopefornursing posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I have a hypothetical ethics question. Say a nurse had personal knowledge that a Dr. who is going to be doing a very complicated surgery really has poor results and doesn't yield an acceptable...

  11. question of ethics

    hopefornursing replied to hopefornursing's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much, this is a very helpful

  12. question of ethics

    hopefornursing replied to hopefornursing's topic in General Nursing

    True, My mistake of bringing a family member to the discussion, but truly it was the springboard for the line of thought. I am only starting clinicals this fall, and a few experiences in life have...

  13. question of ethics

    hopefornursing replied to hopefornursing's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, Hypothetical. And thanks for the interesting hypothetical discussion! FYI My uncles case is merely the springboard for this mode of questioning and discussion, no need to get all serious, do...

  14. question of ethics

    hopefornursing replied to hopefornursing's topic in General Nursing

    In NO way am I considering doing anything, as I mentioned this is a purely hypothetical question. And on my uncles behalf, I can assure you that his surgery was botched and he does wish someone had...

  15. question of ethics

    hopefornursing replied to hopefornursing's topic in General Nursing

    I would also like to add this to the discussion, my uncle was hospitalized for months with osteomyelitis of his vertabrae and they did not have his pain under control (his surgeon). At all. The...

  16. question of ethics

    hopefornursing replied to hopefornursing's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks,I Was wondering if patient advocacy could come into this discussion and I think you raise an excellant

  17. Pyxis in Never wrong?

    hopefornursing replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    One of my nursing instructors made a big point to us students that humans fill the Pyxis and therefore is always room for an error from the Pyxis. We are taught to always double check everything out...

  18. question of ethics

    hopefornursing replied to hopefornursing's topic in General Nursing

    To play devils advocate, assume that the assumptions 1 and 2 are true, in that the nurse does indeed know the info you stated.( Did that confuse you? I know it did me! But do you know what I mean,...

  19. Fired, concerned, worried, job issues, need information, and salary info!! help!

    hopefornursing replied to cutehumor's topic in General Nursing

    Why did you get fired? That would go a long way into answering a prospective question from a prospective employer. Good

  20. HACC students? I have a few questions

    hopefornursing replied to kiss04bam's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I'm at HGB campus, getting ready to finally start clinicals!!! Yes, you really do need to have all of your prereqs done in order to apply, and you will also need to have the highest grades possible....

  21. HACC students? I have a few questions

    hopefornursing replied to kiss04bam's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    For the first class, nursing 103 it is twice a week every other week. All of the rest of the semesters I am told, are every

  22. stethoscope

    hopefornursing posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Hi everyone, A quick question for any in the know second year students or anyone with previous experience with stethoscopes. We need one for clinicals, and I have read here on other threads about the...

  23. HACC students, What scrubs do you wear?

    hopefornursing replied to kiss04bam's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Just as the others have said, they are quite hideous. Not looking forward to the clown gettup this fall, but it is the means to the end.

  24. What to expect first year clinicals?

    hopefornursing replied to hopefornursing's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the info! Can't wait to get a start and finally get going! And congrats to you in getting thru the first

  25. Anyone take Microbiology and A&P 2 same semester?

    hopefornursing replied to megn2boys's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It depends, I did it last semester and managed to get A's in both, but it did have it's stressful moments, like when tests were back to back. I would say it would depend on how much else is going on...