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  1. Crocs a fashion faux pas for doctors Shoes’ static electricity zapped medical equipment, Swedish hospital says
  2. Patho Course online?

    I was interested in taking a class through excelsior but it says in order to take one of the classes you have to be an LVN or EMT or corpsman. Has anyone taken any of these classes without these...
  3. urinalysis: WBCs, RBCs, urobilinogen, EU

    Can anyone explain to me how you can have RBC in the urine but have the test for blood come up negative? Seems sort of contradictory to me but I am probably misisng something here. Also, how concerned...
  4. Medications and Drug Classes

    Hello, Can anyone help me find a resource that notes what drug class a medication belongs to? I am trying to do a write up for clinical and was asked to provide the drug class for x medicine and I...
  5. Medications and Drug Classes

    Thanks. I am guessing we will be required to buy one next semester when we take pharmacology. Thank you to everyone for their
  6. Stress Management

    Hi MBlueRose, Some examples that come to mind are Meditation (many different kinds), Exercise, Taking Me Time. Another idea is to give people stress dots that turn color based on how warm/relaxed...
  7. Question regarding Accelrated Nurse Programs

    I have just started an Accelerated Nurse Program that is a combined BSN/MSN program. I found a list online that had the vast majority of accelerated BSN programs or BSN/MSN, but I can't find the...
  8. Abbreviations List

    Is anyone familiar with PPY in regard to tobacco use? I believe it means packs per year as in he is a 10 PPY smoker but I can't find anything online that confirms this. Also 10 packs a year sounds...
  9. Nursing Diagnoses questions

    I am just starting to use nursing diagnoses in school and we really haven't gone over them. Can someone please explain the difference between a growth and development nursing diagnoses versus a...
  10. Like Yasmine, I also have a paper to write that deals with the decision to become a nurse. If the great nurses who have already responde to Yasmine don't mind my contacting one of them I would...
  11. Concerns about school/clinical

    I am a new nursing student in western MA who has had ankle problems all my life where I now have a brace I wear. My concern is that I am having lots more ankle pain than I did when I first applied to...
  12. Concerns about school/clinical

    Thanks Baptized by Fire. Well, my first day was easy since we just did paperwork. I mentioned my ankle instability just that to my clinical instructor just so she would know and she wanted to know...
  13. Concerns about school/clinical

    I start my first clinical tomorrow and I am stressed about getting to it. I was originally planning to drive but if I drive it will cost me $30 each day and I am in clinical 2x a week. I was planning...
  14. Financial aid

    Can someone perhaps help me with the fin aid maze? I have been given a Stafford loan and need to select a lender. I wanted to use one that my school doesn't have on their standard list but they...
  15. Pink Eye

    I am hoping someone can help answer some questions about pink eye. I was seen by a PA today and told I have pink eye but he doesn't know if it is bacterial or viral. How can you tell if the type of...
  16. What color Stethoscope to buy?

    I have been reading the various stethoscope threads and was wondering if anyone can tell me if you really can hear a BP that much better with a Classic IISE versus a Cardiology III? My school...
  17. Health Assessment Resources, Techniques, and Forms

    Thanks for all the websites you noted daytonite. I am making a list for future reference when I start school in the
  18. dealing with cramps

  19. Hospital to charge employees who smoke

  20. Too many attempts at a spinal tap?

  21. What brand/type of shoe should I get?

    I am trying to find comfortable shoes for nursing school that are leather and are not sneakers or clogs. My problem is that I have a very tiny foot and most of the time wear a kid's size. Any one...
  22. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    Personally I disagree about chewing gum as a nurse. I don't think it is professional and I have never forgotten the NP I saw that did that for just a regular health exam. I am not sure how putting...
  23. Plus Sized Nursing Students Come In..

    I am also a plus size woman starting a BSN/MSN program in the Fall. I originally gained weight when I became ill 10 years ago and stopped moving around much. However, lately now that I am feeling...
  24. Plus Sized Nursing Students Come In..

    Natkat wrote "Sadly, like someone else here said, I started smoking again once I started nursing school. And after 20 years of drinking decaf I've switched to regular coffee. But I feel great!! Once I...