mmm cdiff

mmm cdiff

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  1. Is it too hard to take Microbiology, AP II, and Chemistry together?

    mmm cdiff replied to Christine22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh goodness no, don't. At the most, take two at a time, but that's if you're really eager. Most people I know who took two per semester dropped one anyway, and that's just extra frustration and lost...

  2. Isolation Gowns

    mmm cdiff replied to Redhead28's topic in General Nursing

    Oh god, yeah. My facility uses the blue plastic gowns and I sweat like a creature in them. My arms were literally dripping with sweat the last time I had to use them, in a pt's room that involved...

  3. What are some crazy things you've seen since being a nurse?

    mmm cdiff replied to MsbossyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I like that idea! Very

  4. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    mmm cdiff replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Really, you guys. Can you take the bickering/preaching/whatever elsewhere, or at least agree to

  5. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    mmm cdiff replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    40-something year old morbidly obese patient with a [recurring] UTI and no pertinent PMH (during clinicals)... "So, [patient], who changes your diaper at home?" "Oh, no one, I just use the bathroom."...

  6. Taking BP on infants

    mmm cdiff posted a topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Hi all, I'm a new patient care tech on a pediatric floor. It seems that I have terrible luck getting BPs on the very young patients (under one year); the machine shows up with dashed lines as the...

  7. Test-taking tips

    mmm cdiff posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi everyone. I've been searching far and wide for a book on test-taking tips for nursing exams, but can't really find anything. My school tends to use more NCLEX-like questions on exams ("select all...

  8. When did you "Know" you wanted to be a nurse?

    mmm cdiff replied to markuskristian's topic in General Nursing

    I was sick a lot with severe asthma as a kid, and ended up in ICU when I was 17. I met a nurse named Sarah there, who had such a heart of gold. I decided soon after that that I wanted to be just like...

  9. What do you learn in Nursing 1?

    mmm cdiff posted a topic in General Students

    Hi everybody, I'm relatively new on this forum (I've been lurking for a while as a pre-clinical nursing student). But I was just accepted to my local community college's nursing program yesterday!...