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Could you write for the nursing journals? There are always interesting articles published and online that I learn so much from, either from a career or patient perspective.

Take a celebration photo of you in your pin, cap and gown with your smiling kids and hubby -- and frame it as an 11x14! Graduation is a time to show your loved ones that it's never to late to go back to school and achieve a hard goal. Best wishes ...

a) reading labels is important for salt and potassium not preservatives. this pt needs to make sure they have salt and potassium. b) nsaids are contraindicated so reading labels is a good thing. c) drinking all the milk s/he wants? all i can thi...

It's the patient who told me that she watched my confidence grow during her lengthy stay in the hospital.

I felt like I was there with you and the knowledge you gained and shared will help me teach my patients, too. You are a great writer!

:bowingpur: I can't thank you enough for the help to students, and the encouragement offered as newbies. For the past semesters, I have visited every thread that was posted by you (and others) in order to become competent at this new math. I am h...

There were links posted by several individuals with explanations and problems to practice with (some links have an answer key too). Did you try these? And did you get any books that were recommended? Is there a math tutor in your program or on cam...

No, mg=milligrams. A mL = milliter of liquid. Edited for clarity.

the way i set up is to convert 0.06g x 1000mg x 1 tablet = ...................................................................1g...........30mg do you see how the g on top cancels out the g on the bottom and the mg on top cancels the mg on the bot...

It *is* personal to them so they're spreading the misery. Do you feel sapped after a run-in? Create some distance from these energy vampires! If they can't get a reaction out of you, they'll go looking elsewhere.

They can't "make" you feel bad without your OK. Do you have the energy to indulge them? It's a game, so let the eye rolls go unnoticed and keep your eye on the prize.

Click on the first link posted by NY Dreamer which takes you to a page full of help. What you need to do is make a card with equivalents on it and then memorize them. This is an essential way to begin med calculations. You must know how they equal...

Try these tutorials from a class in Office 2007 that I took recently: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/FX100565001033.aspx If you can get your hands on an Exploring Microsoft Office 2007 textbook, it is VERY helpful with steps, diagrams and...

The equation didn't format right when message posted so I added to it: ordered med: something 50mg PO X 1 tablet (how it comes ........................................100 mg in the bottle/from pharmacy) Notice the mg on top corresponds to the...

Daytonite posted awhile ago and it really helped me: https://allnurses.com/forums/f50/dimensional-analysis-math-problems-website-nursing-math-202109.html Dimensional math just bridges (converts) like a chemical equation. for instance: start with the...

Elbows in, don't reach, go around. Picture the sterile field going upward like a box with glass sides. Practice doing this first in your head, then laying things out, and doing it from start to finish.

Yes, I have and it felt awful. I thought I had done well and ugh, seeing the posted grade right there. After sulking, I dusted myself off and went back to the books. I looked through my notes to see the questions from the exam and they didn't jum...

This is a good opening for your talk since this is the best reason for change. I had the same issue last year so I have decided to join up with students with similar goals and study habits.

Mike, Just remember what it was like to be a pt before! When you study each unit, concentrate on what the pt needs or will need in the situation presented. You are not there to medically diagnose a disease, rather you are there to look for signs an...

I look at the earlier skills (bed making, etc.) as paying attention to step-by-step details under intense scrutiny. Later, when you are putting in a catheter, it's under intense scrutiny from your instructor AND your patient. You can break your s...

A roomy totebag with a separate zip pocket for gear: nametag watch that hangs upside down (pins to uniform) hemostat, pen light, scissors $1 basic calculator tubing/IV tape stethoscope, blood pressure cuff alcohol pads, betadine pads, non-latex glov...

Yes, that would be helpful to include -- I got distracted for a sec. American Journal of Nursing (yellow cover with watercolor painting)

There's a great article in the August 2007 issue about IV infiltration & extravasation with lists of problem medications and their classifications. I was just reading this today and thinking I should make a copy and put it with my clinical notes...

Have wanted to be a nurse for a long time. Recently, I was taking care of a pt who was brought in and hadn't been expected to make it the night before. Gave a complete AM bed bath and massaged his back, spent time talking. That afternoon, he was s...

One time when I did well on a test, I started hyperventilating during review because I could not believe I was getting really hard ones right! Congrats to you and well done!