Sunset87

Sunset87 ASN, BSN, MSN, RN, CNM

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  1. How old were you when you began nursing school?

    How old were you when you
  2. How old were you when you began nursing school?

    20. I was homeschooled and took the GED. I started university (pre-reqs) right after my 20th
  3. what is nursing school like

    I'm in the second semester of my first year. This is the way my schedule was set up. First Semester: Monday: Nursing Fundamentals lecture Wednesday: Skills lecture and lab all day Thursday: Clinicals...
  4. Help with Care Plans

    My instructor said my nursing care plans lack depth. Any tips? I try to pick interventions that make sense and write rationales, but my care plans are always
  5. Any Muslim Nurses/Student Nurses in Allnurses?

    Thank you,
  6. For Fun - Things You Want to Buy Once You're a Nurse

    I also want a Mini Cooper(probably won't get it) and some MAC makeup(most likely will get this). I really want some MAC makeup, but can't afford it with the costs of nursing
  7. I am currently attending the University of the Virgin Islands. Which campus are you applying to? St. Thomas or St.
  8. Any Muslim Nurses/Student Nurses in Allnurses?

    Are there any muslim nurses that work in the OR? Or nursing students that have experience? I'm going in the OR this semester and I know they make you change out of your scrubs into the OR outfit. I...
  9. USVI on St.Thomas

    When I mentioned needing a visa, I was talking about to go to the International University of Nursing on St. Kitts. I know you don't need a visa to come to the Virgin Islands. I should've made my...
  10. These Pre-reqs... are making me nuts!

    Wow! That's really strange that A&P has 2 pre-reqs. I took A&P I and II online at Mayville State University. I really liked the class and it didn't require any pre-reqs. Maybe you could look...
  11. what will you be doing over the break?

    i was planning on studying, taking a break for thanksgiving, and studying, but i am sick so i am being completely
  12. Do you study from your text books ?

    I usually don't have time to read my text books. I will try to read the chapter that has the most questions on the test and skim the rest. If I don't have time to skim the other chapters, I will at...
  13. Help with Care Plans

    Thanks so much! I thought since the skin is no longer intact I could use that
  14. Help with Care Plans

    There is no problem with the incision. What if I used Impaired Skin Integrity? Do these diagnoses apply to surgical wounds or only naturally occurring
  15. How are your clinicals graded?

    yes, my school grades clinicals pass/fail as
  16. Help with Care Plans

    If my patient just had abdominal surgery, is Impaired Tissue Integrity a good
  17. Abnormal Lab Values

    I have to list the abnormal lab values for my patient and write a brief statement of why values are abnormal. I don't know why the values are abnormal. One abnormal value is low neutrophils at 33.9%....
  18. Abnormal Lab Values

    Thanks, I do have a lab book, but it lists 7 causes for decreased neutrophils. I can't fit the 7 causes on the line for the brief statement. Am I supposed to list the cause that my patient
  19. How old were you when you began nursing school?

    I just started and I am 20 years old, but I'm in an ADN program not
  20. Finally!!!!!!!!!!!

    Congrats! Do you want to let us in on how you study? I'm doing the opposite. I started out with good grades, but they are slowly going
  21. Microbiology - Fall 2008

    I got 96% on my first exam. I got points off for not drawing pictures to go with my essay
  22. Help with Care Plans

    I'm having trouble with writing outcomes that are timed. I don't know how long these outcomes should
  23. Help with Care Plans

    Thanks so much Daytonite for responding so quickly. I know that my problem was in the assessment. It was my first day in clinicals on Thursday and I had no idea what I was doing. I was told to do a...
  24. Help with Care Plans

    I'm writing my first care plan. I really don't know where to start. I'm supposed to be focusing on skin, so I'm trying to pick diagnoses and the priority diagnosis. Would having an enterostomal...
  25. Fall 08 start . . .what are you studying now??

    Psychological Safety and Physical