I wear a Vostok automatic (self-winding), made in Russia originally for their military. They're sort of unique looking (i.e. not a Timex or Casio), bomb-proof, waterproof, and the one I have has...
I was very glad to have paid focused attention on pathophysiology which was in the first semester of my program. If you understand how body systems are supposed to work and what happens when they...
It's not stupid - ABG interpretation takes some practice. Acidosis is either too much acid or not enough base / alkalosis is too much base or not enough acid. The acidosis or alkalosis in question...
I reviewed my application from 2008 for my ACP position (I save everything). I also had no medical experience going into nursing school and my ACP position, but I was candid about that in the...
You've already started gathering bedside skills as a CNA so good for you - you'll be ahead of a lot of your classmates who have never been in a hospital setting prior to starting school (as I was)....
Everyone with whom I went to nursing school came out of the NCLEX testing room with the same stunned expression. I ran into questions about things I had never heard of, but did pass with 75 questions....
Timex Expedition: 24 hour time option, analog/digital, Indiglo, basically indestructible. A quick search on eBay revealed at least thirty options for less than
I graduated about a year ago and have been working for nine months. I had some students on our floor yesterday and it made me remember how much I liked this forum when I was a student. What you're...
Nursing Process: ADPIE Assess (Pt's needs) Diagnose (nursing diagnosis - how the pt is responding to stressor) Plan (Pt's care) Implement (care) Evaluate (did the implemented care work) If I had known...
I had a great L&D clinical. Eight rotations: 3 x Labor, 2 x transition, 2 x postpartum, 1 x NICU. Labor: had outstanding preceptors two of the times and a short-tempered impatient one the third,...
There are several hospitals in the Denver area that have positions that are sort of nursing interns ("clinical assistant," "advanced care partner," "nurse work-study"). The responsibilities are...
Here is a map of Denver, broken up into neighborhoods. http://www.denvergov.com/Area_Planning/AreaMapNeighborhoods/tabid/378065/Default.aspx (DSON is in the Union Station neighborhood) Neighborhoods...
If there is one course in which you should pay attention during the first semester, it's pathophysiology. The information that you'll learn is directly applicable to future classes. Dr. Sampson is...