Rhoresmith

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1. A few questions

   Rhoresmith replied to ArmyNavySis's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Not sure where you are located but our BSN program requires as prereq's English, Statistics, A&P I and II , Microbiology, Speech, Nutrition for nurses, basic Psychology and Developmental all this...

2. ANS Parasympathetic/Sympathetic question

   Rhoresmith replied to BoonersmomRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I would say anytime sympathetic kicks in then the para kicks in to counter act this. The body has to calm down can't stay in this state what would that do to the heart,resp system etc. So I feel there...

3. migraines and nursing

   Rhoresmith replied to Jen,SN's topic in General Nursing

   My daughter suffers from migraines she had 30-60 a month. She goes to Diamond Headache clinic in Chicago it took 5 years and many many many combinations of drugs to get the headaches under control....

4. This is sick

   Rhoresmith replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

   I worked hospice as an aide for a long time and I saw many many clients screamining in pain. It is the most horrifing thing I have ever witnessed. Doctor refuses more pain medication becasue it could...

5. Lotus Birth...What do yall think about this?

   Rhoresmith replied to JVanRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I think what someone said earlier about maybe no medical benefit but if the mother/father feels this helps with the bonding of the child let it be. I worked at a protrait studio in a large chain store...

6. Question about criminal record/ability to find job

   Rhoresmith replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

   You were able to take you NCLEX test, how did you list this for that? They are really tough in most states on this and if you were able to do this then maybe it is not on your record anymore. Go to...

7. help advice needed about blood issue

   Rhoresmith replied to nessa1982's topic in General Nursing

   We talked about this in one of my classes. We had two students who were very much against abortions and said they would refuse to care for someone with complications from this. Our director contacted...

8. MD's giving bad news to patients

   Rhoresmith replied to medpsychRN's topic in General Nursing

   Good luck, and come here anytime and vent! My thoughts and prayers are with you and your

9. Game: Name that smelly drug

   Rhoresmith replied to Rhoresmith's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah I mentioned mucomyst I was a Rt and that is what came to mind but this was an elderly lady, no OD or respiratory problems so we eliminated that one. She said that just wasn't the name she...

10. Game: Name that smelly drug

    Rhoresmith posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey a question about a med. I am talking to a friend on the phone that is working as an aide waiting to get her papers to test. Last night the LPN she was working with brought a liquid medication in...

11. help me buck the system, please! super-traditional pinning ceremony that nobody wants

    Rhoresmith replied to rach_nc_03's topic in General Nursing

    My CC until this year had the "recognition ceremony" in a church, our school had no place big enough to have it until this year (we added a new building) and our class was the first to use the...

12. dec grads, when r u taking the nclex?

    Rhoresmith replied to SpecFuz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The testing centers won't even talk to you until you have your ATT, they test every weekday but only have so many slots available. Many other types of test are taken there besides NCLEX, insurance,...

13. nursing school really FULL TIME???

    Rhoresmith replied to brandy119's topic in General Nursing

    Brandy It may not look full time on paper but it is with study time, my school says 2 hours per credit hour for non-nursing classes our instructors told us 3-4 hours per credit hours and then 4-6 per...

14. what do you use: notebooks/binders/other??

    Rhoresmith replied to Maycee's topic in General Students

    I used one large binder for all my classes, that way I had all my material with me and if I had extra time I could study. Sometimes the material from one class overlaps with another and having another...

15. What was your Pinning Ceremony like?

    Rhoresmith replied to Nurse2bSandy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My pinning and recognition ceremony was on December 17th at 6 pm. We used the brand new school auditorium (first group to use it) and it was very nice. We had 3 speakers and we were pinned by one of...