NPS (Family and Acute Care)
Knowing what you know now. Would you prefer to have a Dual Role (Family NP/Adult-Gerontological Acute Care NP) degree or just one of the two? If so, what are...
Nurses, Have you ever had a patient become disinhibited with a benzo (e.g., ativan)? I know it happens in patients with mental issues around 13% but it was the first time that I saw it. Have you seen...
How do you get your patients to change their bad health behaviors? In the Transtheoretical model of change it states that nurses need to get the patients on board with changing their health behaviors...
Crew2Nursing replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Students
I find the comments and opinions of some of you posters to be to be very elitist. I understand that your personal views of these universities might be based on your own perceptions. I would like to...
I go to Chamberlain College of Nursing in Atlanta, GA. People will say that a for-profit school is not worth the time/money/etc. However, I have found a few problems, but that's life in general. I am...
Hello, Do you guys/gals feel sometime that you are getting burnout of school. I feel this and I work out, I eat better, try to get sleep (haha). However, I seem to feel numb with school. It feels as...
Think about it this way. Do you know an elderly neighborhood lady in your community. Have you ever cut her grass or work around her house for chores? Now take this same lady and Imagine giving her a...
As a medic student we practiced on the fake arms before we practiced on each other. My partner stuck the needed though my hand almost half way. HE panicked and left it in my hand just sticking up....
I am in a BSN program and we do have alot of papers and other extra documentation/papers to write. However, I don't feel as if I am a better nurse than ADN nurses. I think alot of ADN programs are...
Crew2Nursing replied to lizlopez0253's topic in General Students
I like a laptop personally because my educational institution uses a few programs that are not currently programed for a Mac. Now this is specific to certain programs and computer access. However, I...
What! My adviser for nursing school to me it was going to be like this: 1) Great way to pick up chicks/dudes:blink: 2) Easy way to make fast money! 3) Glamorous:nurse: 4) Give me feelings of being a...
Ok, I've been the the health care a while and I took a break.... Not to mention I am much older now. My feet kill me at the end of the day. I know this is nothing new to most if not all of you after...
Crew2Nursing replied to Themostsupreme's topic in General Students
This can be one of the best experiences you may have with your nursing knowledge. I for one have been a patient care tech, surgical tech, medic, and many other roles. All areas have their low and high...
I have read James Kelly's - Where night is Day "The world of the ICU" Does anyone else know of good books that explain ICU nursing - that's not a text books on critical care. "A day in the life" so...