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  1. Now the waiting begins.....

    4x4country replied to 2bNurse Elizabeth's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Yea you are out there soon! LTC you learn the basics, how to feed someone, use hoyers, ADL's, charting ( BP , temp, HR, O2) you learn how to obtain these in lab then apply your knowledge on the...

  2. Now the waiting begins.....

    4x4country replied to 2bNurse Elizabeth's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Fund you take the first five weeks of the program M & T and Lab is one day. The M & T is lecture this is where you learn the material, basics of nursing and CNA. Lab where you perform the...

  3. I can't believe it!

    4x4country replied to ann945n's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    :yeah:CONGRATS!!! Hip Hip Hooray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:yeah:...

  4. I just did chest compressions for the first time

    4x4country replied to Silver_Girl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :nurse:you sound like a great nurse. I am in NS and jsut learned about vents & ICU so reading this post was very education and brought a lot of the material together for me. So thx for the...

  5. Now the waiting begins.....

    4x4country replied to 2bNurse Elizabeth's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Clinicals times and days are planed ivytech but withheld threw the facutly. Everyone starts at 8:00 am in this area. This year the program is new and upto date with other ivytech's state wide so...

  6. are they supposed to know this by now?

    4x4country replied to labrador4122's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :yeah::yeah::yeah: I am currently a nursing student, however, have been raised in nursing. As a student, I have observed other students beening fearful to ask staff nurses questions d/t being...

  7. EKG on female patients

    4x4country replied to bill4745's topic in Male Nursing Students

    i wanted to add my since i have recently experienced a ekg and a cardiac visit. overall it is the only nursing facility i have been at the everyone was extermely nice and friendly. a young nurse did...

  8. Accepted!

    4x4country replied to OrlandoFLNurse2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    :yeah:congrats!!!!:yeah:

  9. Ivy Tech nursing uniforms

    4x4country replied to 2bNurse Elizabeth's topic in Indiana Nursing

    richmond campus is hunter green (lab jacket, scrub tops, and pants) with IVYTech logo on the shirt pocket, the brand is gelscrub, corporation distributer. All white shoes, closed back, no clogs. Of...

  10. Medications

    4x4country replied to bsugar888's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i use several tools while studying; however, in pharm i mostly used flash cards. the idea is actually reading the material (i read out loud so i can also get some auditory experience), write the drugs...

  11. First job: how'd you pick?

    4x4country replied to raerusse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OMG! I graduate this summer and will be licensed hopefully by august 08! It is so stressful. At this point of time, I really did not know what my dream job is. I work as a CNA in a LTC and their hire...

  12. Has anyone used ATI to study?

    4x4country replied to martha26's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    QUESTION!!! We use the ATI small handout books and get like demo CD's. Also we have to take the end of semester ATI test's and pass them to move on. Okay, here's my question, is there like a review...

  13. What would you do if you were to quit nursing?

    4x4country replied to linda2097's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly I would never quit :nurse:ing; however for a split second I thought about special education or advance math teacher. Now seeing my fiancee love welding, and learning that women in welding...

  14. What do you regret not asking on your job interview???

    4x4country replied to natnurse23's topic in General Nursing

    What is magnet

  15. Going back......I feel old!

    4x4country replied to Bennie44's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    EVERYONE WHO HAS POSTED IS SO YOUNG, EVERYONE IS IN THE :redbeathe. I personally am a young women, 21, however out of my graduating class, I am the baby. The oldest is 63! His factory shut down,...

  16. birth control and pap HELP SCARED

    4x4country posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I have several questions about birth control and pap smears. I have researched for days on this, this site plus goggle. Anyways Background information on myself: I am 21, I have been with my...

  17. LPN to RN what is your motivation?

    4x4country replied to fuerza757's topic in LPN to RN

    my personal motivation is doing the same job and sometimes more then the RN and getting paid less. Where I attend school the students in the RN ASN program only go for one more semester. And make 10...

  18. birth control and pap HELP SCARED

    4x4country replied to 4x4country's topic in General Nursing

    lol i can talk to my fiance about anything. I mean he is really into learning about all this, heck he is teaching me crap. However, all I have to say is anything with the word clot when this type of...

  19. birth control and pap HELP SCARED

    4x4country replied to 4x4country's topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone have any advise about which type of birth control is the best? I understand that hormones will affect everyone different. How many different types do you usually have to test run to find...

  20. birth control and pap HELP SCARED

    4x4country replied to 4x4country's topic in General Nursing

    Thx Arwen_U , i totally forgot to write down warming up the speculum. Once your the pt, its a totally different world.

  21. birth control and pap HELP SCARED

    4x4country replied to 4x4country's topic in General Nursing

    My fiance really wants to go, becuase he knows that I am scared. He even wants to miss a day of work, which is like a big deal, seeing he never calls in. I really wanted him to go at first, however,...

  22. birth control and pap HELP SCARED

    4x4country replied to 4x4country's topic in General Nursing

    I know I should not be this nervous, some people are afraid of hts, I am afraid of OB! I told her the lady at the desk that set up my appt that this is my first, i got a lot of pamplets of...

  23. Endocrine System help!

    4x4country replied to wackyj2000's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would do a search on here, there are a lot of people that ask about this because it can be tricky. A few sites that I have researched off here that I really like is :...

  24. Help How to keep pts IN Bed

    4x4country replied to Mazzi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    the use of pillows are a great way to keep someone in bed without crossing the lines of restraints. we use three or four pillows or body pillows. Also I can not remember the name of the item so i will...

  25. lifting correctly?

    4x4country replied to RNJess10's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    if you work in a lifting enviornment, you should lift with your muscles in your legs, not your back. Use the muscles that you have and build them up! Never lift with your back. To properly lift with...