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kgh31386 BSN, MSN, RN

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  1. IV Piggyback

    kgh31386 replied to busybee88's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i mis-read that. for some reason i thought it said

  2. Help with IVPB's?

    kgh31386 replied to ainaya7's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    well first off you should check your skills book. and when doing a piggyback you should pick the port FARTHEST from the patient. if you're doin a push, you pick the port closest to the patient. really...

  3. Would your teacher have failed your IV piggyback for this?

    kgh31386 posted a topic in General Students

    We have a teacher who failed a student for the following. Our CPE sheet has a certain number of things that must be verbalized and/or done. The student checked the MD order in the chart, did the 5...

  4. Would your teacher have failed your IV piggyback for this?

    kgh31386 replied to kgh31386's topic in General Students

    well now the truth came out. the student was me, and i like gettin stuff right to the fullest. and she told me she likes givin me a hard time to get me to do better. and it works to an extent, i used...

  5. Would your teacher have failed your IV piggyback for this?

    kgh31386 replied to kgh31386's topic in General Students

    true i should be careful with that. i shouldn't place everyone into a category. i was partly basing it upon the people who claim they "studied" for weeks and failed. but these are the same people who...

  6. Would your teacher have failed your IV piggyback for this?

    kgh31386 replied to kgh31386's topic in General Students

    oh let me change it. she said it was going to be a piggyback, and now i realize it wasn't actually a piggyback. there was nothing flowing into the patient, nothing continuous. so the student was...

  7. IV Piggyback

    kgh31386 replied to busybee88's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I've seen recently some piggybacks that are actually a syringe. Kind of weird looking, but you hang the syringe just like a piggyback. Even though it's only a few cc's. They come with instructions,...

  8. how often do you study?

    kgh31386 replied to hTx87's topic in General Students

    Everyone studies differently. I usually don't study everyday. If we have a test on say the 4th week of the semester. I usually just briefly skim(like 20 minutes) the reading before class. And then...

  9. My RN venture ended today.

    kgh31386 replied to justme1972's topic in General Students

    Yea I agree with some of the comments about some schools and teachers being concerned with tricking and flunking people as opposed to educating them. On our first adult health test this semester I had...

  10. PLEASE HELP!!! Does my care plan need changes?

    kgh31386 replied to AquariusAngl916's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    that goes to show you...a quick glance vs. detailed assessment haha. she brings up good

  11. HELP PLEASE!!! Do I need to make any changes to my care plan?

    kgh31386 replied to AquariusAngl916's topic in General Students

    that's actually a pretty good

  12. what happens if someone forgets to initial the MAR?

    kgh31386 replied to kgh31386's topic in General Students

    both.

  13. Not going for the gold right now...

    kgh31386 replied to GoingfortheGOLD's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    just because this one class isn't what you enjoy...doesn't mean being a nurse is the same. you can ask ANY nurse and they'll tell you,"it's nothing like school, they can't teach you how to be a nurse...

  14. Teaching the Elderly about Eye Care

    kgh31386 replied to laurenb721's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    you could make a little sheet of small eye care tips such as....wear glasses instead of trying to squint to read, don't read in the dark, wear sunglasses in the sun, eat a healthy diet(carrots,...

  15. IV Piggyback

    kgh31386 replied to busybee88's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    yea the infusion rate will always be in the drug

  16. Guys: Just Curious - Need Your Opinions

    kgh31386 replied to Dottie78's topic in Male Nursing Students

    lol if you have to go to nursing school and all that fun stuff for years to even have the chance for dates......enough said. plus he has a kid and wife? come on. i guarantee you there aren't many...

  17. IV Piggyback

    kgh31386 replied to busybee88's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    remember to flush before hand too. AND, flush after at the same rate you pushed the medication. small things like that, instructors watch. also wipe the hub with alcohol too. and yea you wouldn't give...

  18. IV Piggyback

    kgh31386 replied to busybee88's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    are you sure it's a piggyback and not an IV push? i agree, i thought you'd need a lot more solution to have a piggyback. but you can do an IV push with something that

  19. Clinicals???

    kgh31386 replied to seasoned hopeful's topic in General Students

    clinicals is fun i think. people always complain in classes that you never use what you learn...this is the exact opposite. you actually get to learn a skill and use it in real life. plus nurse's tell...

  20. How to do better during clinical

    kgh31386 replied to NoeIssa's topic in General Students

    do you guys get to pre-lab? we go the night before and do a full write up of our patient....their past medical history, medications, orders, labs, everything. and we gotta know WHY they're gettin all...

  21. Feedback needed on first care plan!

    kgh31386 replied to dlkjmk's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    the AEB refers to the symptoms that are present. the only time you don't have the AEB is if you use a dx that is "risk for_________". when you use risk for, it hasn't happened YET so there aren't any...

  22. Feedback needed on first care plan!

    kgh31386 replied to dlkjmk's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    see that's the problem with my school this semester. each teacher is saying something different. i said it would be an AEB because one of my teacher said that you can add that sort of thing. and i...

  23. please guide-nursing diagnosis

    kgh31386 replied to gaajr1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    you might also try Knowledge deficit because he admits the things he does wrong. I'm not saying daytonite is wrong(her years of experience vs my 1 year of nursing school haha). but i was gonna say the...

  24. Feedback needed on first care plan!

    kgh31386 replied to dlkjmk's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    yea make sure you put an AEB(very important). the only way you don't put that part is if you say "risk for ______". also don't put a R/t that has stuff that isn't presented like stated above. another...

  25. health assessment question

    kgh31386 posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hey in health assessment do you have to touch bare breasts when examining the other person? I'm the only guy in my section, I doubt my girlfriend would like that idea haha, nor would the boyfriends of...