vashtee

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  1. boy or girl?

    vashtee replied to elanddeenrs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes, that reminds me about the name. I only had a girl's name chosen, and my son went a couple of days with no name. The nurse kept pressing for a name, and so finally I chose one under duress....

  2. boy or girl?

    vashtee replied to elanddeenrs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was expecting a girl the first time around thanks to the ultrasound, and ended up with a boy. I was surprised when they told me (of course), but I fell madly in love the second I looked at him....

  3. Poorly Written Exams-Is there any recourse?

    vashtee replied to jpeters84's topic in General Students

    Ask her to review the exam in class. When she discusses the questions and answers, you should be able to determine if the problem is the way she worded it, or if you are just unused to RN style...

  4. I bet you don't see this every day.

    vashtee posted a topic in General Nursing

    My clinical group is forming a lynch mob in an attempt to get rid of our clinical instructor. At least 7/10 of our clinical group has an appointment to meet with the school's vice principal. The legal...

  5. I bet you don't see this every day.

    vashtee replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, the second set of eyes is one of our previous lecture instructors. She's lovely, and although I actually wasn't in clinicals this week (holiday), I heard that things were better with the...

  6. I bet you don't see this every day.

    vashtee replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, as it turns out, there were plenty of students. Initially, there were 6/10 going to speak to the vice principal, and so I didn't feel so conspicuous in not going. In the end, 8/10 actually...

  7. I bet you don't see this every day.

    vashtee replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your responses. I decided not to participate in their action. I know one of my fellow students is quite disappointed because we are rather friendly, and I am sure none of these...

  8. I bet you don't see this every day.

    vashtee replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, to be fair to the students, this is more than one or two people who are stirred up, and they have been treated in a way I wouldn't appreciate. Also, we aren't talking about kid students...

  9. Surgery Observation tomorrow.....

    vashtee replied to kburns0016's topic in General Students

    That's a very easy rotation. All you will do is stand in a corner and be told to not touch the sterile field. Some surgeons will be happy to teach, and others won't even acknowledge you are there....

  10. need help with nursing diagnosis pleeeez

    vashtee replied to turtlehead's topic in General Students

    She's already had surgery, so she has impaired skin integrity - this would not be a "risk for" diagnosis, I don't think. I wonder if "risk for renal failure r/t poor compliance with diabetic diet" is...

  11. CNA's not wanting to help out

    vashtee replied to Wishes_RN's topic in General Students

    You are still a student. Why don't you just ask the nurse responsible for your patients how you should handle

  12. PICC line flush solution

    vashtee replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Medications

    I've only flushed with normal saline, because that's what I've been told to do. (I'm a student.) :) I've heard about heparin flushes, but none of the hospitals I've worked in use

  13. Need help with nursing diagnosis *thanks*

    vashtee replied to bugcompany's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was taught that ABCs are always the first priority, so I would do respiratory

  14. care plan direction

    vashtee replied to serenity59's topic in General Nursing

    Have a look here. It is very useful.

  15. Confused: Nursing Diagnosis

    vashtee replied to gaajr1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The fact that his troponin levels were normal points away from an MI. That's why I would use "pain" as a priority diagnosis. He hasn't had a heart attack, but perhaps anxiety or

  16. ADN People - what was your hardest semester?

    vashtee replied to NursingGeek's topic in General Students

    I'm in 4th right now. Everyone told us this was supposed to be the best semester, and so much fun! Meh, they were lying. It all depends on your instructor. Ours is a nurse practitioner who insists...

  17. Confused: Nursing Diagnosis

    vashtee replied to gaajr1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    His respiratory rate is a normal value, and since you don't list any abnormalities in the depth or effort of breathing, I don't think I'd use "ineffective breathing pattern" at all. I'd probably go...

  18. Best area to learn the most?

    vashtee replied to elsabelles's topic in General Nursing

    I would choose an area that you might eventually consider working in. I just finished my ICU rotation, and I enjoyed

  19. How do Nursing Instructors deal with this? Clinical site RNs don't want us around

    vashtee replied to chicagrl's topic in General Students

    I am a little surprised by how much of a "burden" the students apparently are considered. Honestly, I work pretty independently on med-surg. We are responsible for total care of progressively more...

  20. OB nursing is not my thing

    vashtee replied to Jw1724's topic in General Students

    I understand your point. Honestly, I think a lot of this will come down to on-the-job experience. My experiences in OB were run-of-the-mill deliveries, and as such, I would be unprepared to deal with...

  21. OB nursing is not my thing

    vashtee replied to Jw1724's topic in General Students

    I have no problem with the academic part of the OB education. Of course we should have a pretty good idea of how to respond to a patient's needs regardless of age, but unless you are working in OB,...

  22. OB nursing is not my thing

    vashtee replied to Jw1724's topic in General Students

    I hated it, too. And despite Jolie's post, I was also bored. We had to SHARE patients. Plus, the ones we got? They were mostly 14 - 18 years old. What a depressing rotation. I don't really understand...

  23. How do Nursing Instructors deal with this? Clinical site RNs don't want us around

    vashtee replied to chicagrl's topic in General Students

    I think most of us understand that. In fact, I had an ICU nurse refuse to work with me this week. I wasn't offended - I know she had one of my classmates the previous week (and whoever else might...

  24. How do Nursing Instructors deal with this? Clinical site RNs don't want us around

    vashtee replied to chicagrl's topic in General Students

    Our first semester nurses weren't very friendly or helpful, either. I can understand why - we couldn't do much of anything, really. Now I am in my last semester, and the nurses don't seem to mind the...

  25. ? Why are people saying that nursing is tough? i dont understand whats so hard about

    vashtee replied to Jelet's topic in General Nursing

    Guess again, sweety. The doctors spend a few minutes with the critically ill patients every day (maybe), and the nurses are the ones who are aorund when things go