9livesRN BSN, RN

SNU/SNF/MedSurg, SPCU Ortho/Neuro/Spine

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  1. 9livesRN

    My school's Nursing Program Requirements

    same here dude, just go for it and pick up the slack! you will be
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    Pinning Ceremony Songs

    The students from my nursing school have been given the opportunity to suggest songs for our pinning ceremony. Do any of you have some good ideas for the following: 1) When the students and family...
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    Glomerulonephritis vs Pyelonephritis

    I use to associate pyelonephritis with utis, since it usually starts from the bottom up moving to the kidneys, also with back flow bringing "Dirty studd up the clean tubes". This could be chronic,...
  4. I was typing up a whole bunch of things here for you... but i came across a link from a clinic that was also part of my pediatrics rotation here in Florida, we had 10 hospital and 4 clinics shifts.......
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    Failed Lab today...

    When I attempted IV's in the lab, I missed the vein twice, when I tried it in a real person I got my sticks right on! its way different then the dummy, same with foleys! Now back to the IV... on my...
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    Nursing school is awful in so many ways....

    I am glad to only have 11 days worth of class left... and i will be done with the
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    Assignment for class, Two questions

    Q#1 With all the up roar about the H1N1 vaccine do you think it is right that they add it to the seasonal flu vaccine and not give people the opportunity to chose whether they get it? ... That just...
  8. if you don't have to work full time, than... it is not too time consuming, when you do have to work full time while going to school, prepare to become a
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    Favortism in Nursing School

    I just use the term race sarcastically to involve all "favorites" as their own race! because they certainly feel superior then all of us! this "race" comes in all collors and shape but with the same...
  10. Hello Molly! My nickname was csantos here on Allnurses, and today I just finished my leadership clinicals, and starting practicum on the middle of the month. I have done all my clinicals on EAST WP...
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    Favortism in Nursing School

    I close my eyes, and whistle around when i see stuff like that! the further away I am from this kind of creature the better for me! I avoid them as much as possible, don't answer the phone when they...
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    i feels awkward!

    Hi there, don't you feel bad!!! On my first clinical day, I was on a SNU, got report, which I barely understood, and then my instructor gave me a little pet in the back and said go get them tiger!...
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    Last semester: any body overwhelmed?

    I am so thankfull for the autonomy given to me on my last semester, today I was informed on the floor that I have successfully completed my clinicals for the last semester, and got clearance to...
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    Passed med-surg 2

    :dancgrp: GO tbell2 GO tbell2 GO
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    Scary Classmate

    I could not get the "safety" issue
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    Instructors

    i go by the 10 second rule, if no one answer I will, just because, when teachers stop to ask something, and we waste blank time, it kinda takes the focus out of my mind, so i just answer to get the...
  17. hate psych, loved critical
  18. I have not gone, but will be there this year! I would love to meet some of
  19. 9livesRN

    Is anyone here loving nursing school?

    loving every minute of it! looking forward to have some time off to play videogames
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    Had the WORST shadow experience, am shaking

    So... OP are you going to finish RN school or going to jump to OT? - I admire your assertiveness! best of
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    "Language Barrier" I AM CURSED!!

    Brazilian here, and I will tell you what, just be confident and competent! try to be as clear as you can when it comes to pronunciation... and you will have no
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    first clinicals this week..HELP

    read over the chart. become familiar with the way they put it together, look at what was done from the time he was admitted until now, look at the progress notes and doctor orders.. read the labs.......
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    im stuck :(

    the only thing here is that I think it said to dilute into, not reconstitute to, and the med is given in ML so it is in liquid form not powder. so we have to add the liquid amount we calculated which...
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    im stuck :(

    step 1-convert patients weight from lb-kg =96.36 kg step 2- multiply the dosage ordered by the patients weight= 2mg/kg * 96.36kg= 192.7mg/1hr then you do: 192.7mg required per hour so in 10mg/1ml...
  25. knock on your neighbors doors(the ones you know) and take their bp! try every body you can!! i use to full around with my own arm all the time!!! when you get familiar with that stigmometer you will...