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I have chronic low back ache. I have learned Danskos make my back feel like a million bucks!!! No back ache!!! I do say, they need to be broke in. I wore mine around my house for about a week before clinicals started and that helped a ton.

Tube feedings: We've been told YES, give meds together when they are compatable. The rationale is that they all end up in the stomach together. Is your question based on the fact that you are giving crushed and dissolved pills and are wondering abo...

The students in my program find errors on test all the time. The instructors rarely re-write the tests, so when given to us in 2010, some things (although not many) have changed. There is always a time and a place to discuss these things w/ the ins...

I'm not a single parent. I just wanted to put that the single parents that I do know and are doing this get my full admiration. They are an inspiration to me. Everytime I think I can't do this, I think of those who are doing it your way and I shape u...

Humor- even w/ things/people you distaste.

Yes. I have two children both under the age 5 and under. Some women can do it all. I'm not one of them, although I wish I was!!! I have to pick and choose the chores that get done at the house. My very supportive husband works many hours, most o...

I need to hit the books and videos from last year. I feel like I've got summer break fog. I think I've forgotten some skills. Let me know I'm not alone. lol

If you google Dosage Calculations, you will find thousands of websites you can sort through and find what it is you are looking for.

I don't regret it, but I do have days when I seriously look at myself in the mirror and say, "what have you gotten yourself into." Then I remember that the only person that can stop me from becoming a nurse is myself, not my school. I try my best t...

I don't have alot of advice here other than what some of the other posters have posted. I just wanted to say that it IS okay you feel saddened for yourself despite your grandmothers ailments. You can feel any way you want. I just ask that you don't g...

We were told from our director during orientation not to expect to get straight A's. I think it's possible as we get a few students a year that get straigt A's. Seriously, a few. I think they warn us so that students don't become too distraught du...

In my experience as a woman who has been pregnant twice, given birth twice and is raising two small children, I would say wait. My first pregnancy, birth, and newborn was a fairytale, no joke. After my first I would have believed I could have done ...

Look in your medical diagnosis handbook.

For the most part, my instructors have been amazing. The only thing I would say is, "I'm an adult learner, so please, treat me like and adult. I'm a wife, a mother of two, not some kid in HS w/ very little experience of daily living."

All the time.

I know you have to have your CPR. There was no question mark behind my comment. I was merely making a statement. I understand by making conditions worse by moving a person, such as broken bones. But if they're not breathing, clearly their bigges...

Somebody last year posted something about breakfast burritos they would pre-make and freeze. You could make these as healthy as you want. Burritos can generally be easy to eat on the road and eggs are very fufilling.

I would have stopped myself. If you're CPR certified, you have something to offer. It's amazing how many people are not certified, or do not keep up on certification. Just remember as a SN, you have more to offer than the person who has no medical...

I hate when you get a crabby nurse, who treats you like an idiot.

Take actual photographs w/ a digital camera of all the models, slides, or whatever else during lab. Label the photos w/ a thin black sharpie. Well, number points of interest on the picture on the front and put the answers on the back to quiz yourse...

Make it easy, and or the night before. X that. Make it the late afternoon/evening. I was too rushed in the morning and and too tired the night before. I never carried anything "easy" to bring. I ended up gaining 10 lucious pounds by the year was...

Exhaust all avenues if you truly want to become a nurse. If you don't, you will resent the people in your life. You will become resentful to the people in your future. I have seen this happen to so many people in my life, including myself. Unless...

Do nurses really make that much money? Really? I've stated that other posts why I really wanted to become a nurse. My reasons change time to time, but honestly, I want to be a role model for my daughter. I also need to have something to protect ...

A good one. lol

Lol- I'm not partying. I am a wife and mother of two and getting older by the day. My husband has a demanding job that requires him to be away from home for 14 hours a day. It's hard sometimes to maintain structure for two kids under 5 and go to n...