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  1. Jackson State

    memphispanda replied to meandragonbrett's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Brett--you can transfer the STCC credits to any 4 year university around here, and probably most other places too. I'm not sure why they used the term terminal degree but it doesn't mean you can't go...

  2. NG tube irrigation

    memphispanda replied to rck213's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you get an answer to this, because I have been wondering about this same thing! I have seen NS used, sterile water, and plain ole tap water. I don't know why tap water wouldn't be used unless...

  3. smoking students

    memphispanda replied to vickynurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I'm one of those students who gets grumpy over the smokers taking breaks. It's VERY annoying to have them go in a group, and requesting us non-smoking students to watch their patients for them. I...

  4. Inflamed uvula?

    memphispanda replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Geesh...I read the title wrong the first time...thought it said vulva instead of uvula. Anyway, my DH has a problem with his uvula getting inflamed and hugely swollen, laying on his tongue, etc. It...

  5. Blood pressure cuff question...

    memphispanda replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't been a nurse at all yet, but I do work as an extern and I have had problems with cuff sizes already. The other day I had a lady whose arm was huge near the shoulder, tiny near the elbow,...

  6. Typical drop/fail rates for RN programs?

    memphispanda replied to jjbaby's topic in General Students

    We started with 70 something people in my class. We are now down to 29, and about half of those are people who actually started the semester before us but either failed a semester or took a semester...

  7. any nurses with crohn's/IBD?

    memphispanda replied to agent's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have Crohn's but my DH does. Best of luck with

  8. Nursing Syndrome

    memphispanda replied to flaced's topic in General Students

    Do they not have to deal with nurses when you are in clinical? Do some of them not still work the floor? Your instructors can be one of your greatest

  9. a good medical excuse

    memphispanda replied to rdtyu7's topic in General Students

    I know! Call and tell them you are suffering terribly with borborygmus and you are too sick to even get to the

  10. Required Math test for Nursing program

    memphispanda replied to marci3335's topic in General Students

    We had to pass a math test for entrance...then every semester there is another math test to pass. We get two chances and must make a 90 or

  11. The Case of the Green Poop

    memphispanda replied to Browneyedgirl's topic in Gastroenterology

    Does she drink a lot of colorful drinks like KoolAid? That can cause the green color. Anything with a lot of artificial color can. I would be worried if her stools are that loose all the time...

  12. pharmacology in nursing school

    memphispanda replied to juji fruit's topic in General Students

    My pharmacology course was taught as part of the nursing curriculum. It was actually called "Nursing 2: Pharmacology" and was taught by several PharmDs from the hospital--each taught their area of...

  13. The Circumcision Discussion

    memphispanda replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Both of my boys were circumcized. Had the second one been the first done, I wouldn't have had it done to the other. My first was done with the plasti-bell. It didn't swell, turn red, etc. There...

  14. Pain scale

    memphispanda replied to webbiedebbie's topic in Pain Management

    I was not trying to offend anyone, or "lecture" anyone. I am not a stupid child fresh to the world who has no idea that we will encounter patients who are drug-seeking from time to time. I am an...

  15. Pain scale

    memphispanda replied to webbiedebbie's topic in Pain Management

    We use a 1-10 scale, and it seems to be very effective. We rarely have someone say "10" who isn't aacting like they are in pain. We also were taught in school that pain is what the patient says it...

  16. Nurse w/"Shingles"....??

    memphispanda replied to lLiNAx's topic in General Nursing

    Shingles is one of those things that you may have once and never see again, or you may have it again and again during times of stress. I would be asking questions of the doctor--like why are you...

  17. Does YOUR licensing body give out your address?

    memphispanda replied to nell's topic in General Nursing

    Tennessee provides this information, not only about nurses, but ALL licensed medical people. Many of them have PO boxes or work addresses on the site--at least the ones I looked at (not cause I am a...

  18. DESCRIBE Your IDEAL Nursing Instructor

    memphispanda replied to VickyRN's topic in General Students

    In lecture, I like an instructor who expects us to be prepared, but doesn't expect us to already know it all. Teach the information, take a few questions but not so many that you can't finish the...

  19. DESCRIBE Your IDEAL Nursing Instructor

    memphispanda replied to VickyRN's topic in General Students

    In lecture, I like an instructor who expects us to be prepared, but doesn't expect us to already know it all. Teach the information, take a few questions but not so many that you can't finish the...

  20. "Thats not my patient"

    memphispanda replied to nurse2002's topic in General Nursing

    Happens all the time where I am...Since I am new, I have a ton of questions, and I try to ask generic questions of someone who doesn't appear to be in the middle of something...It usually ends up...

  21. less than greater than question

    memphispanda replied to RNIAM's topic in General Students

    Ok...I learned a really dumb method of remembering this. LOL Picture the 3 means that the number is greater than 3,

  22. What is it about Med-Surg?

    memphispanda replied to Mint Julip's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I think it's a lot more work than a lot of people want to do! And there's a lot of pretty gross stuff to deal with. I'm externing on a med-surg floor, and I really like it. Of course I may feel a...

  23. Nursing and Piercings?

    memphispanda replied to Wuiteroz's topic in General Nursing

    I know that both my school and the hospital I am working in don't allow facial piercings including tongue. Having said that, I have seen maybe 2 people working with tiny jewelry in their nostril, but...

  24. How hard is college level Chemistry?

    memphispanda replied to marilynmom's topic in General Students

    Having Chemistry in high school helps a lot. The difficulty of the course varies from place to place--and teacher to teacher. I took it back in 1988 from a monster of a teacher...the class was HARD....

  25. evening nursing school

    memphispanda replied to szccdw's topic in General Nursing

    Southwest Tennessee Community College has an Evening/Weekend nursing program. Classes for this program start in January only (last I heard) and they only accept 60. It's competitive and getting more...