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  1. Drill Sargent Clinical Instructor

    deftonez188 replied to NoeIssa's topic in General Students

    From a military person who is in nursing school: "Yes ma'am, No ma'am", "Yes I completed all of my assessments, looked at my patient's orders labs meds already" "Yes I am confident enough to perform...

  2. Recommended Nursing Books

    deftonez188 replied to butterflydancer's topic in General Students

    From a student a semester from graduation, here are the books I ACTUALLY GOT USE OUT OF in 2 years (the rest i've purchased and have hardly touched). Essentials of Pathophys - Carol Porth I use...

  3. why do you care if a student misses class?

    deftonez188 replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

    It is really no one's business but their own. I will say this though, there is a person in my class who skips class alot to sleep in - and my problem comes up when my phone rings off the hook a day...

  4. anatomy homework help

    deftonez188 replied to HB_angel_2003's topic in General Students

    replied in your thread in the nursing student assistance

  5. Help : i want the most common side effect of lithium carbonate

    deftonez188 replied to mega-scorpion's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I remember weight gain being a common side effect people

  6. anatomy homework help

    deftonez188 replied to HB_angel_2003's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Not to double post, but I can see for sure she is dehydrated based on your statement of little intake and the fact that with a hematocrit that high she has some hardcore

  7. Help with a couple of nur dx with pneumonia

    deftonez188 replied to brs72007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm sure there are better one's than these but: 1. PC: Adrenocorticosteroid Therapy Adverse Effects - remembering back to endocrine, the cortisol secreted d/t therapy with steroids is involved...

  8. anatomy homework help

    deftonez188 replied to HB_angel_2003's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    First thing that pops in my head would be tuberculosis based on the symptoms, but that's my vague recollection from a few semesters back - look up TB and see if the symptoms are congruent, the...

  9. Help with a couple of nur dx with pneumonia

    deftonez188 replied to brs72007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Second year student here - i'll help as best I can. With the BS, I wonder if he's receiving breathing treatments like a steroid because I previously had a diabetic patient (I realize yours isn't) who...

  10. Please help me convince my wife that she needs to return to nursing school...

    deftonez188 replied to NIGHTWOLF87's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the rest - being late 5 minutes will not get you automatically failed, you'd have to be a habitually late person for that to occur or make a grievous error in clinical. Not saying she's...

  11. New to MCC Nursing Program

    deftonez188 replied to Momotwins38's topic in Michigan Nursing

    It gets better as you go - in the beginning we all felt the same way, but toward the end of the program you could stuffing NG tubes down someone's head like you were tying your shoes :) There are...

  12. Any St John/Moross Nurses or employees?

    deftonez188 replied to rn2bn07's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Your mileage will vary. It depends on who you are - St. John Macomb has a very low turnover rate. Also depends on what floor you work on, all around though, the environment in the St. John system in...

  13. air force nursing questions

    deftonez188 replied to jeanette21's topic in Government, Military

    Not sure how it is from a nurse's perspective ( I would really question whether that recruiter is certain on their information - I have a pretty laid back enlisted job currently and deployments come...

  14. Too much 1st semester?

    deftonez188 replied to CaptScrubs13's topic in General Students

    Beware NS, it can find ways to eat your time up - I am only taking two classes currently (Med Surg 2 clinical and Med Surg 2 class) which doesnt seem like much, but when calculated out with contact...

  15. Why is the Middle of the Semester Always the Worst?

    deftonez188 replied to jpeters84's topic in General Students

    You aren't alone, I too feel this way - at the current point int he semester you aren't close to any kind of break. If you've been in NS since last Fall, you're prolly as burnt as I am (the surface of...

  16. SSC w/ pt skipping meal

    deftonez188 replied to deftonez188's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Got my answer - if only my textbook really delved into these types of

  17. Insulin regimen - ever so confusing

    deftonez188 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around insulin coverage for diabetic patients - oral antidiabetics no problem, insulin, not so much. Let's go over what I think I know, then bonk me on the head...

  18. Insulin regimen - ever so confusing

    deftonez188 replied to deftonez188's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well I refined my previous search on the site and found a diabetes educator that pretty much answered my above question, i'm going to quote them in case anyone else was interested in learning, from...

  19. Scared to death of doing a foley insertion.

    deftonez188 replied to Koyaanisqatsi-RN's topic in General Students

    Did my first one in the ER the other day and to be honest, it's really easy. I mean you read your book/watched a video and practiced how to do it, AND someone will be there watching you do it -...

  20. What do you think are the best qualities a Nurse should have??

    deftonez188 replied to Ready2hittheHospital's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Leather skin, time management, leather skin, confidence, leather

  21. Gave the MD the best answer ever!!

    deftonez188 replied to Morettia2's topic in General Nursing

    Hey there, I learned alot from your story, thank you for

  22. My process in joining the Airforce

    deftonez188 replied to deletethisaccount's topic in Government, Military

    Here's one thing we do in the military, "Hurry up and wait" apply this concept to your joining, and you'll be all

  23. What to read before clinicals start?

    deftonez188 replied to boat's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Buy a pathophys book and go to town. Learn about Diabetes and treatment. Get an Assessment skills book, and learn

  24. Would you "Facebook Friend" a Professor?

    deftonez188 replied to MHaffer's topic in General Students

    No thanks to that :) It would be hard to see them as anything other than that position they held when we first met, so i'd never be able to see them as a 'friend'. Edit: For clarification, if it's a...

  25. I gave too much morphine... please read and advise

    deftonez188 replied to man23SN's topic in General Students

    From personal experience, take as much away from it mentally as you can, I guarantee you will be ever so careful now :) We all make mistakes from time to time, anyone who says they don't or haven't...