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  1. Question for Experienced ICU Nurses

    phoenixfire replied to phoenixfire's topic in MICU, SICU

    First, let me thank the two responders to my question. I'm not an A student, per se, I'm an A+ personality type. I often have to step back and try to bite my tongue, or sit on my hands when all I want...

  2. No She/he Did Not!!!

    phoenixfire replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    ... while studying pharmacology and disease processes, my friend and I came across myasthenia gravis... but there were so many to remember (we took pharm before we started nursing school) that we...

  3. Advice for Studying

    phoenixfire replied to babudust's topic in General Students

    The biggest thing you can do is figure out where the disconnect is between what you are studying and what you are being tested on. Nursing tests are very different from other college tests, so you...

  4. How My Instructor Affected My Life

    phoenixfire replied to raebabelvn's topic in General Students

    I am so sorry that you had to go through that. Some people are still old school, and think that the only way to build someone up is to first tear them down. I had a similar experience, but not in...

  5. Why are we having so much trouble passing Med Surg?

    phoenixfire replied to phoenixfire's topic in General Students

    Okay ladies and gents, here's an update for you: I'm now within passing range (by the skin of my teeth, but still passing) and other students are dropping like flies. We did go to the Dean, and she...

  6. Why are we having so much trouble passing Med Surg?

    phoenixfire posted a topic in General Students

    Ok, my class is fairly large, and we are all intelligent individuals. There are always a few who do not study, but even those of us who study constantly are failing, or in danger of failing! On the...

  7. Why are we having so much trouble passing Med Surg?

    phoenixfire replied to phoenixfire's topic in General Students

    The way that I prepare for the MedSurg exams is to go over the content in each chapter, answer the NCLEX questions at the end, complete the objectives for each chapter, study the NCLEX questions out...

  8. YIKE! Help with care plan for snake bite

    phoenixfire replied to phoenixfire's topic in General Students

    Thanks so much for all your help. I've looked back over my notes from that day (he was discharged before the end of my shift), and although his hand and arm were swollen, I was told there was no...

  9. YIKE! Help with care plan for snake bite

    phoenixfire posted a topic in General Students

    Ok, all of you knowledgeable people, I have an oddball assignment:one of my pts for this week is a gentleman with a snake bite from a copperhead. Since this is obviously not a standard NANDA, I'm...

  10. Turned off by fellow nursing students...

    phoenixfire replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

    In any work environment you are going to have people who are inherently negative, and no matter what you say or do, they will find a reason to talk about you. The trick is to play the professional,...

  11. Mental health documentation

    phoenixfire replied to sykepleierstudent's topic in General Students

    I'm in an ADN program at my local junior college, and in our psych rotation, the biggest difference I noted in charting is the type of information that is noted. For example, with a psych patient, you...

  12. Is there anything I can do??

    phoenixfire replied to nursetwobe's topic in General Students

    There are lots of things you can do, but one thing you shouldn't do is give up! Where there is a will, there is a way, and you can find it if you are willing to work for it. There are lots of wives in...

  13. For all of us who are sweating bullets waiting on acceptance/rejection letters...

    phoenixfire posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just turned in three of my four applications , and I'm already sweating bullets! Just thought I would start a support thread for those of us impatiently awaiting results for the Spring of 2008....

  14. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    phoenixfire replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    You know you're a nursing student when.... .....every person in your family calls you for an instant ailment fix .....you've forgotten what 'marital relations' are because it's not a NANDA approved...

  15. What mantra is getting you through nursing school?

    phoenixfire replied to MySimplePlan's topic in General Students

    My clinical instructor gave me this one: "If your teacher says the sky is pink, the sky is pink until you graduate. Then it can be whatever color you want" So now I mutter to myself whenever I...

  16. Should I take this offer?

    phoenixfire posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I've just started my first semester of clinicals in the RN program, and I've been asked by one of the nurses at the nursing home where we do our clinicals if I would like to work there as a CNA during...

  17. LVN's vs. The rest of the class...

    phoenixfire posted a topic in General Students

    I've noticed in my nursing classes lately that the LVN's who are there to complete their RN seem to have a bit of a chip on their shoulder. I highly doubt that this is something that goes across the...

  18. Becoming more assertive

    phoenixfire replied to dorselm's topic in General Students

    My point of view on this subject is a tad different than the other posters. I think that it takes all kinds of special people to become nurses, and while you should never allow yourself to be trampled...

  19. Personality question for the guys (and any gals who might have an opinion)

    phoenixfire posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    Okay, I have a question for some of you guys (and any gals who are looking around who might have an opinon on this): I'm a woman who spent several years in a male dominated field (military), and as...

  20. Personality question for the guys (and any gals who might have an opinion)

    phoenixfire replied to phoenixfire's topic in Male Nursing Students

    SICU Queen, thank you for rereading my post. One of the things that I like about having to communicate in writing is that it makes you think twice about what you say (or write). I do appreciate the...

  21. Personality question for the guys (and any gals who might have an opinion)

    phoenixfire replied to phoenixfire's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I don't think that the South is bad at all. My husband was born and raised in the small town where we live. There are some aspects of Southern life that I find myself becoming more and more accustomed...

  22. Personality question for the guys (and any gals who might have an opinion)

    phoenixfire replied to phoenixfire's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Thanks to everyone for your replies, it really eases my mind that things like this don't have to stand in the way. Just to clarify, I used 'feminine' as a general term for lack of a better word. I've...

  23. Personality question for the guys (and any gals who might have an opinion)

    phoenixfire replied to phoenixfire's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Thanks, that's the response I was hoping for. I know that in my prereq classes, I have already rubbed some people the wrong way (you know, like when I asked the prom queen to turn her damned cell...

  24. For all of us who are sweating bullets waiting on acceptance/rejection letters...

    phoenixfire replied to phoenixfire's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just happened to check the school's website for the list again last night, and they finally posted it! :balloons:I GOT IN!!! :balloons:I'm ranked number 2, and my very good friend was ranked number...

  25. For all of us who are sweating bullets waiting on acceptance/rejection letters...

    phoenixfire replied to phoenixfire's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I swear, AllNurses has been a godsend this past few weeks! I keep haunting the boards, checking out who got in and who has to apply again, and I keep telling myself "It's only two more days, it's only...