nurse0977

I have a great care plan book by Doenges, Moorhouse and Giesser-Murr that has a whole bunch of interventions for patients with cirrhosis Here are some of the interventions: (I am assuming you want nutritional) nsg dx: nutrition, imbalanced, less than...

I too have another degree, and considered the accelerated BSN, but didn't do it because I thought that 12 months wasn't long enough. Two years in nursing school is taxing enough, and I didn't feel like I got enough clinical experience. In our progr...

I always wanted to be a nurse, but ended up getting a teaching degree and regretting it. I think that if you feel strongly about being a nurse, you should do it. I am now back in nursing school (almost done! ), and am so happy that I am finally doin...

In our school, we get three attempts at the medication calculation test. They get shorter and easier each time, and by the third time there is basically someone sitting beside you helping you. They want you to get a 100%, because there is no room for...

Don't ever let an instructor or nurse make you think you are inadequate. We have ALL been there! Keep your head up and keep working hard. Here is something that has worked for me: Instead of fuming (which I can tend to do), I try to frame everyth...

I have had my hair both short and long enough to put in a pony tail. In my case, I have the bad habit of tucking my hair behind my ears when it is down, which is a big no-no in the NICU where I want to work, so I wear mine at my shoulders so I can pu...

I would be going straight to the dean, personally. I have a WONDERFUL sense of humor. Those of you who said to blow it off haven't been to nursing school lately. I know our presentations make me nervous, and we are graded on OUR professionalism, so w...

I think it is really strange they want you to take the HESI in the beginning. Maybe there are different kinds, but at my school we take the HESI our last semester. They tell us it is a predictor of how we will do on the NCLEX.

I plan on working in a critical care unit in a children's hospital where I did my clinicals. I am a little leery about working somewhere I have never stepped foot in, and I know the staff on this unit is wonderful. Just a sidenote: I think if you w...

I just finished my ICU rotation at a children's hospital. I spent 3 weeks in the NICU, and three in the PICU. I am having a really hard time deciding which one I like better. I feel a lot more comfortable and confident in the NICU, and love getting...

Great advice. I have met nothing but helpful and friendly nurses in the NICU, and think it would be a great place to start my career. It's amazing how it all makes sense when you get someone's insight who has actually been there! :) Anyway, I t...

I am a senior nursing student, and can't wait to graduate in May and get a Peds job. I have a great friend who started her first job at a local children's hospital. When she was going through orientation on days, she couldn't tell me enough about h...

Please help a nursing student. I am sure this is a no brainer to you, but I want to make sure I have it right. A 30 week old preemie (32 days old) has a low Hgb and Hct, which I am sure is a norm. I know with adults anemia has many causes. My text...

My husband's uvula was swollen--it took up the entire back of his throat. It was quite freakish, to be honest. I told him to go get a strep screen, and his doctor said he had uvula-itis (not sure if that would be uvulitis or uvulaitis). Anyway, it ju...

Before heading in for a clinical day, know EVERYTHING about your patient. Know their meds, side effects, their disease, its treatment, labs, etc. Nurses on the unit where you are doing clinicals hate it when students come and want to take care of t...

I feel lucky! We have blue uniforms, and can pick between two different tops and bottoms. I love that I can have drawstring pants and a scrub tunic with those awesome pockets. We DO look like smurfs, but I would hate whites---- I was so pumped---fo...

I thought it started off slow, but it seems like one day they dump it all on you at once. I too was ready to get to the "meat" of nursing, but that really didn't come until my second semester of nursing school. Hang in there!!

I eat lots of popcorn. Its healthy and easy to carry in my bag, and no lunch box to take home. To get technical, it has a lot of fiber, which gets me through the afternoon so I don't pig out when I get home. I also love Craisins, although they are ...

I was excited to come back this fall and have had a smile on my face non-stop.:) I can see the light at the end of the tunnel and it is so exciting. It's also a little surreal to think that one year from now we will be "real" nurses! And I am no...

ANNA--I posted a reply to your thread, but accidentally started a new thread....sorry:rolleyes: Sometimes my blondness comes through too well. Nurse 0977

When I was a teacher I had a student named Chevy, and his sister's name was Harley. Also....a girl named Fabulous Blunt. OMG!!! Her mom needs to be shook...hard!

Thanks for the input. My friend thought she would like nights because she is not a morning person. She said that when she comes home after working an overnight, she is worthless for the rest of the day. I am a little scared because I worked a coup...

I have a Dell also, and love it. I purchased the pediatric drug book (i'm a peds person) from Lexi.com, which is awesome. They also have a great nursing drug guide. My favorite program is their Lexi-interact. You check off the drugs your patient i...

BSN P.S. I am so excited to graduate in May 04---how bout the rest of you??? :)

Ours are already posted online, and my printer is a dinosaur and pretty slow. Good thing my husband works at a big company with awesome printers---he is going to print it for me. It does make me wonder though...for those students who don't have a...