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  1. Starting rn pay in memphis area

    Leomom replied to kcoday's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Depending on where you work, hospital pay averages about $21 base, plus shift differentials. There are hospitals that start at a little more & a little less, but $21 is about mid-ground. COngrats...

  2. Failed Med/Surg by 3/10 point

    Leomom replied to Ciale's topic in General Students

    Yes it is entirely possible to fail MedSurg & still graduate. I failed MedSurg 2 by about 2 pts. No matter how hard I tried, it seemd the harder I tried the worse my test scores got. However, I...

  3. Curious, re nursing and weight loss

    Leomom replied to Bonnie86's topic in General Nursing

    I have lost weight since starting work as an RN, about 7 pounds so far but I am also trying. As others have said pack your lunch, I do, I don't even take my bank card or $$$ in with me I drink hot tea...

  4. Austin Peay nursing or a better school?

    Leomom replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I don't know about anyone else, but I just graduated form the program May 6, 2011. I did fail one class but re-took it & passed without a problem. Good luck with finding a program it;s hard work...

  5. need help with interventions for decreased cardiac output!!!

    Leomom replied to christiestudentnurse's topic in General Students

    I'm going into my last semester so I will give you my thoughts on this. My first suggestion is to write out your nsg dx, depending on what its r/t & aeb will help to guide you towards your...

  6. finally...... a break!!! or is it??

    Leomom replied to reeta116's topic in General Students

    Definitely take some time to rest & relax, then catch up on whatever housework has fallen behind. I take my last finl this afternoon for adult health 2 & then I'm done till January but I know...

  7. Careplan help/review

    Leomom posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am working on getting this posted so please bear with me, I'm having some technical

  8. Careplan help/review

    Leomom replied to Leomom's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Nsg Diagnosis: Acute pain r/t CABG incision & tunneling of surgical incision aeb pt stating “I need a pain pill I hurt here” while drawing a line with her finger over her incision, pt....

  9. Careplan help/review

    Leomom replied to Leomom's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Pt info: Pt is a 52yo female, 1mo post-op CABG, wound dehisence wound is now infected w/ 6cm of tunneling & about 1in in depth. Admitted w/ pneumonia & pain at incision site. on 2L NC, IV...

  10. Careplan help/review

    Leomom replied to Leomom's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ok, I will try not to be too long winded here & just give the needed info. Written careplans have been a challenge for me in the past, so this semester I really want to "nail" them. This was my...

  11. I don't get it

    Leomom posted a topic in General Students

    I met with one of my instructors last week to try & figure out where I'm going wrong with my tests. Well I thought I had it figured out, studied hard for my test I had today & did worse on it...

  12. I don't get it

    Leomom replied to Leomom's topic in General Students

    Well it's official as it gets until grades come out. It's not possible for me to pass this class even if I get a 100 on the final. No matter how I figure it there is no way to pass this class, just...

  13. I don't get it

    Leomom replied to Leomom's topic in General Students

    From everything I could tell looing over my tests I wasn't paying 110% attention to the questions/answers. So I took extra time & red all the questions 2 or 3 times, underlined what was...

  14. I don't get it

    Leomom replied to Leomom's topic in General Students

    I just don't get it. The harder I try the worse I do & this was supposed to be the easy test. Now I have to basically reapply to take the class. If I fail anything else before I graduate then I'm...

  15. I want to help anyone who is needing help with cardiac rhythms

    Leomom replied to bethtruexrn's topic in General Students

    I would love the help. I took a class before this semester on cardiac rhythms but I still don't have them down. With the end of the semester basically here it would definitely help to have the summer...

  16. Ideas for a clinical "cheat sheet" ?

    Leomom replied to AOx1's topic in General Students

    How about adding the Glasgow Coma Scale to it if you want it to be used in later

  17. Time of the month in light colored scrubs

    Leomom replied to jkmk's topic in General Students

    This was something I had to figure out to. Our uniforms are all white (evil in my mind) & I tend to be really heavy for about 3 days of my period. I wear a pair of leggings under my scrub pants...

  18. Confused & hurt

    Leomom posted a topic in General Students

    I will make this short since longer posts aren't posting. It doesn't look like i'm going to pass my Adult Health 2 class. I just dont get where I'm going wrong i stidy my butt off & yet I've only...

  19. Confused & hurt

    Leomom replied to Leomom's topic in General Students

    i wanted to say coffeematecna that i have emailed one of the instructors about setting up a meeting to figure out where i am going wrong. like you said even if it can't help me this semester to pass...

  20. Confused & hurt

    Leomom replied to Leomom's topic in General Students

    Actually for the last test I went through around 200 NCLEX questions from my Saunders book & actually felt really good about the test but I wound up getting a 73 on it. I feel like I'm taking...

  21. Confused & hurt

    Leomom replied to Leomom's topic in General Students

    I am working on getting up the nerve to speak with one of my instructors. It's been a trying semester & I am turly not comfortable speaking with my instructors. I feel like the first part of the...

  22. Confused & hurt

    Leomom replied to Leomom's topic in General Students

    The previous 2 posts are the original post that wouldn't go thru, it would only work in 2 parts. That's a more in depth idea of what I'm looking

  23. Confused & hurt

    Leomom replied to Leomom's topic in General Students

    I have had alot going on this semester outside of school with family & I know that didn't help things at all. I don't know what I'm doing wrong with studying! I spend hours going over the notes...

  24. Confused & hurt

    Leomom replied to Leomom's topic in General Students

    A little background I guess is in order I am in my first senior semester. I have 2 tests left counting the ATI final for Adult Health II. I am really struggling with this class. I did fairly good on...

  25. Paper help, looking for articles

    Leomom posted a topic in General Students

    I have an ethics paper to write on the ethical dilemma r/t organ transplants in pts with a hx of alcohol/drug abuse. I have searched through the databases available to me thru school but I havent had...