kgh31386

kgh31386 BSN, MSN, RN

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  1. Complaints You've Heard During Nursing School

    kgh31386 replied to guiltysins's topic in General Students

    You do learn a lot once you are practicing, but in some students' minds...that turns into, "school doesn't matter, I'll learn everything on the job". How can you build on a foundation that isn't...

  2. Help with ideas for extra experience

    kgh31386 replied to greenfaery's topic in General Students

    Any and all volunteer experience haha. We have St. Jude here in town, and they're known worldwide for their cancer research, and they offer volunteer positions. What kind of specialty places do you...

  3. Help with ideas for extra experience

    kgh31386 replied to greenfaery's topic in General Students

    See if you can volunteer or use your clinical hours on a resume. I know a lot of ppl get to shadow or

  4. help on central line dressing changes/flushing!!!!!

    kgh31386 replied to shelbee1084's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    do the 2nd thing you said...when you prime it, leave it attached to the syringe(but make sure you keep the other end of your cap that will screw onto the line, sterile). that way when you take the old...

  5. please help me with my probelem

    kgh31386 replied to chipsy20's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    well first off...what have you come up with so

  6. Medications and Labs

    kgh31386 replied to LDstudent86's topic in General Students

    Usually the computers on the floor have a full drug database that you can look up information on..usually WAY more than you'd ever wanna know about any specific medication. We also had to pre-lab and...

  7. Question about vasodilators

    kgh31386 replied to worrywart's topic in General Students

    Well even though those 2 meds are in the same class, they're gonna work differently. A lot of times you read in the drug book that the Mechanism of Action is "unknown"..even though you know it's a...

  8. Starting Last Semester

    kgh31386 replied to chuckz's topic in General Students

    Yep, I start my last semester on January 25th I think...I hope I get a good preceptor for all my leadership hours. The toughest part of this semester will be to find a job in Texas...since I live in...

  9. ICP vs meningitis

    kgh31386 replied to zsoldier's topic in General Students

    I mean there are symptoms that are similar between the two..like the Kernig's and Brudzinki's signs. But you can have subarachnoid monitors, ventriculostomy, etc etc that measure your ICP. And with...

  10. Why do teachers tr to fail you???

    kgh31386 replied to NStiger88's topic in General Students

    Life is FULL of pressure though...It won't always been textbook or cut and dry, which is why some people claim tests are

  11. Help!! Math Question

    kgh31386 replied to dietcoke2010's topic in General Students

    Sorry, but I don't think you can argue for 41/hr. 42/hr would be correct depending on the pump...they're right, it doesn't say anything about avoiding air in the line because you can just get new...

  12. Complaints You've Heard During Nursing School

    kgh31386 replied to guiltysins's topic in General Students

    The #1 on my list....and this from a LONG LONG list was "We are NOT going to be doctors, why the H3LL do we have to learn this stuff about diseases and how drugs work?!?!?" She failed. But I've heard...

  13. At the very last minute...

    kgh31386 replied to sophie<3's topic in General Students

    I think you made the right choice. After you get your ADN, it's a short hop into the BSN world. I'm about to graduate with my BSN in May...I graduated from highschool in 2004 I changed major from...

  14. Why do teachers tr to fail you???

    kgh31386 replied to NStiger88's topic in General Students

    This is a summary of my impression because I could write 5 pages worth of how I feel on the issue of blaming teachers and programs...if you learn one thing in all of your schooling, learn how to take...

  15. HESI's unfair practice of holding nursing students back after completing the programs

    kgh31386 replied to bbrown6's topic in General Students

    It's definitely not the HESI's fault..it MIGHT be the schools fault, but not necessarily in their curriculum. The fact that a lot of schools are passing students along just to pass them along is...

  16. Why do people fail the NCLEX?

    kgh31386 replied to Yayamaya's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    lol let's hope that's

  17. Why do people fail the NCLEX?

    kgh31386 replied to Yayamaya's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    some may have never learned it in school...or just memorized for school and forgot it all. You could write an entire book on reasons why people

  18. HELP>> Advice of grades

    kgh31386 replied to reader23's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If emails aren't working, I would go in person and talk to someone...whether it's the teacher, clinical instructor, dean...or anyone who can talk to someone else. Maybe the teacher can argue on your...

  19. IV math question- help...

    kgh31386 replied to Starfish1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I probably would have put it in ml/hr instead of ml/min because it said what would you set the pump at...and it's in ml/hr..I would ask the teacher about that

  20. Ati Ob Test

    kgh31386 replied to StepbyStep's topic in General Students

    I honestly don't like ATI..I've said it numerous other threads. I got a below Level I on the OB ATI...but got a high B in the class. The lecture grades often do NOT reflect the ATI score. A lot of...

  21. How to get into and through Nursing School with NO MONEY!?

    kgh31386 replied to hakunamatata's topic in General Students

    I ended up getting a nursing scholarship each semester that paid for it all... apply for all the scholarships you can and keep your grades up, don't get any C's or fail a course. Also look for grant...

  22. HELP! What am I doing wrong with this calculation?

    kgh31386 replied to californiadreaming's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    that is

  23. Thoughts on ATI: Assessment Technologies Institute

    kgh31386 replied to StudentNurseElle's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I honestly do NOT like ATI at all. It counts 10% of our grade for each class now...the problem is that the questions do not reflect a lot of the material we learn each semester. Also the Levels...

  24. BIG question about relocating right after graduation...

    kgh31386 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    The way I have it laid out seems like a big risk here. I currently live in TN, but I really want to move to Austin as soon as possible after graduation next May. I plan on getting in touch with...

  25. Fluid & Electrolyte Assistance

    kgh31386 replied to cyncopia's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have no idea what "inge" meant haha. But does it sort of make