memphispanda

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  1. Clinical Hours

    memphispanda replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Students

    Let's see... Ok...I edited this to go along with the hours as listed in our handbook. First Semester (fundamentals) 120 clinical hours Second semester (Med/surg I) 180 clinical hours Third semester...

  2. I am doing my first care plan and I have a question

    memphispanda replied to Jenn_RN's topic in General Students

    What diagnosis system are you using? The only one I am familiar with is NANDA. How many diagnoses are you looking for? Just one right now? If so, then you are looking for what is called the...

  3. Nurse Extern

    memphispanda replied to Nurse Izzy's topic in General Students

    I am sort of in the process of applying to be an extern. Several members of my class are already working. Anyway, I think it varies some from place to place. Here, you have to be one year or less...

  4. Nurses rat on nurses

    memphispanda replied to rscarlatti's topic in General Nursing

    Would you rather people cover for each other's mistakes? There are all sorts of problems with that, number one being patient

  5. 'twas the night before clinical......

    memphispanda replied to SpecFuz's topic in General Students

    Have a great time! Sounds like a pretty cool way to start out your clinical

  6. phototherapy

    memphispanda replied to greyhorse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My daughter had a Wallaby. I was a rather PITA patient with her, and was somewhat uncooperative with the attempts to bottlefeed my baby (they put down an NG tube instead)...This was over 6 years ago....

  7. Pinning ceremony

    memphispanda replied to Marlo2bRN's topic in General Students

    We have a dedication/pinning ceremony at the end of the first year of school. It's formal, all the faculty is there, and family comes. Some people got very emotional during it...I probably would...

  8. Ethics class - HELP!!!

    memphispanda replied to ashemson's topic in General Students

    Does the prof give you a chance to ask questions? Maybe you could compose some ethical situations to ask about during class to try to get some discussion going. I took ethics ages ago, and it wasn't...

  9. Experiences with Remicaide

    memphispanda replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    My husband has Crohn's disease. He has had excellent results with 6MP (mercaptopurine or purinethol). He has had remissions up to 3 years in length on this. He uses prednisone for flare-ups only....

  10. Undecided whether to become a letter Carrier or R.N?

    memphispanda replied to Lisa24's topic in General Nursing

    I was a walking carrier for 3 months. I absolutely hated it. It may have just been the postmaster at my post office, or it may have just been that the job and I weren't compatible. I *thought* the...

  11. Question about Marfan syndrome

    memphispanda replied to APinkston's topic in Pediatric

    Discovery Health channel has a show on RIGHT NOW about Marfan syndrome. It's the medical mysteries show. Tons of

  12. Do they round up GPA's and if so when?

    memphispanda replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Students

    Every school I have seen uses 2 decimal places for GPAs. I have never heard of GPAs being rounded beyond that

  13. resperidol

    memphispanda replied to lynn1967's topic in General Nursing

    OH goodness! Weight gain? My child could do with some of that. He is one of the oldest in 6th grade, and one of the smallest...heightwise and widthwise. He is flat puny. We haven't tried...

  14. resperidol

    memphispanda replied to lynn1967's topic in General Nursing

    My 12 year old has been on Risperdal for at least 3 years. He has asperger's syndrome with symptoms that include ADHD, OCD, anxiety, and paranoia. It has helped him tremendously, but I want him off...

  15. D&S Question about determining concentration

    memphispanda posted a topic in General Students

    We aren't really taught D&S...we just have to pass the test every semester. We are expected to learn it on our own. So we got our practice problems yesterday, and they are due tomorrow. I have...

  16. D&S Question about determining concentration

    memphispanda replied to memphispanda's topic in General Students

    Oops--sorry. D&S is Dosages and Solutions. We get no class time for this stuff...although they have help sessions after class time, but that isn't until after the practice problems are turned in...

  17. Is Microbiology really that scary

    memphispanda replied to bet0326's topic in General Students

    I also LOVED Micro. It was so interesting. Of course it also left me a little freaked out about what was growing on EVERY SINGLE SURFACE we touch. *shudder* A little obsessive handwashing followed...

  18. Bottles after 3 hours

    memphispanda replied to Dayray's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would be outraged as a parent if I was told the hospital was going to feed my baby by bottle because it was their policy. I would probably choose to go elsewhere to have my baby. My second child I...

  19. Last day of clinical for the semester

    memphispanda replied to Gator,SN's topic in General Students

    We have one more clinical day. Whew, I am SO looking forward to this semester being done. This weeks clinicals were awful--my patient was just not in good shape and was very time

  20. Hospital charts--who can see them?

    memphispanda posted a topic in General Students

    I know we can look at our patients chart and of course the docs and nurses can. What about family? Can a patient's family member look at the chart? Anybody

  21. Hospitals paying for schooling?

    memphispanda replied to Kimberly_1999's topic in General Students

    The school I go to is a hospital affiliated diploma program. We can get our loans "forgiven" if we go to work for the affiliated hospital. Only student loans that are taken out while enrolled at the...

  22. how gross & messy is nursing REALLY?

    memphispanda replied to amyrae76's topic in Nursing Career

    I am only a student...second clinical semester. We only have one patient each clinical day but we do have to help with other patients on the floor also. My observation--there is a LOT of gross...

  23. Reused needles & Hepatitis Outbreak

    memphispanda replied to Mofe'ny's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hep_c/news/091302a.html You didn't imagine it! It was in the paper here.

  24. What percentage of programs would you say offer an "in state" advantage...

    memphispanda replied to Roland's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Come to Memphis. UT has a CRNA program. There are jobs out the patoot for your wife. Cost of living is high in certain areas, but you can get a decent area then move on up after you finish school....

  25. Bed bath skill check

    memphispanda replied to nrselisa's topic in General Students

    We checked off on bed bath with a real patient. Occupied bed--we took turns in clinical lab. Same for assessments.