future L&Dnurse

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1. Moving to abq schools?

   future L&Dnurse replied to sdwannabe's topic in General Nursing

   UNM is based on gpa, science especially, your application essays, and letters of recommendation. They also prefer to take New Mexico residents and really like previous experience in health care as a...

2. Moving to abq schools?

   future L&Dnurse replied to sdwannabe's topic in General Nursing

   UNM does not have a waiting list, actually. You have to complete 2 or so years of prereqs and apply for the nursing program, and then you either get in or you don't. It is fairly competitive, but...

3. Can I still go to clinical??

   future L&Dnurse replied to lmh2brn's topic in General Students

   The best person to answer your question is your clinical instructor. That said, I have chronic problems with tendonitis and what I suspect is carpal tunnel in one wrist. My wrist started aching last...

4. A Poem for Nursing Students who are Moms

   future L&Dnurse replied to 3sodapop's topic in General Students

   That's awesome.

5. I need to interview nurses who have worked for 1,5, and 10 years.

   future L&Dnurse replied to future L&Dnurse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Sorry I didn't respond sooner, I didn't end up subscribed to the thread for some reason and didn't know you'd posted! Thank you so much for the offer! I interviewed someone I work with who has 1...

6. What mantra is getting you through nursing school?

   future L&Dnurse replied to MySimplePlan's topic in General Students

   failure is not an option. This, too, shall pass. They were a lot more positive before I started nursing school but I'm just plain burned out at this point. I've got 73 days until Graduation and can't...

7. Scrubs for tall women

   future L&Dnurse replied to PeachyERNurse's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I'm 6' tall and I have had good luck with Lydia's Pro-Series tall scrub pants. They're still slightly short but don't look anywhere near as ridiculous as the other "tall" pants I've tried. Mens also...

8. I need your help, please....I might fail ):

   future L&Dnurse replied to KibbsRNstudent's topic in General Students

   I had the same problem a couple of times - you want to do it as fast as seasoned nurses do it, but simply put, you can't at your level of skill! It's okay, you'll get there. I would slow down. Slow...

9. I need to interview nurses who have worked for 1,5, and 10 years.

   future L&Dnurse posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I have an assignment due in mid-April. I am supposed to interview nurses who have worked for 1, 5, and 10 years about how they approached nursing when they first graduated, what they do differently...

10. Question About Positioning (probably a dumb question)

    future L&Dnurse replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If I understand it correctly, dependent is lower. Have you ever seen dependent edema? It shows up in the legs, the scrotum, the forearms if the arms aren't elevated etc. I had a patient who had...

11. Feeling lost during clinicals

    future L&Dnurse replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in General Students

    I would be surprised if anyone here has not felt that way at least one day of nursing school. I would spend more time with your patients. Get to know them, ask them those questions, ask them if...

12. Combining Peds and Women's Health Courses

    future L&Dnurse replied to Penguin67's topic in General Students

    As a student I think I would strongly prefer #1, simply because my experience with a peds rotation and an ob rotation is that both of them cover a TON of material and trying to do both at once sounds...

13. Loans for living expenses?!

    future L&Dnurse replied to rockexrolloh's topic in General Students

    You can usually get more than the school offers for Stafford loans, you just have to request a loan increase. I've had to do it a couple times. It depends on the school but the max can be up to $5K....

14. Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    future L&Dnurse replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    You are insane. That is

15. Should ICU nurses receive a higher salary than Floor Nurses?

    future L&Dnurse replied to Gia1384's topic in General Students

    no, I don't. I've done an ICU rotation and while it was different, it wasn't harder because my experience was that the higher acuity of the patients was balanced by a lower patient load. An ICU...