whiteoleander5

whiteoleander5

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  1. Graduate RN--How do I work abroad? Any info needed!

    whiteoleander5 posted a topic in Immigration Advice

    Hello all, So a friend recently traveled to Bermuda, and was told that RN's are in demand over there... You can get a 3 year working contract, plus they pay for your apt right next to the hospital,...

  2. Medicare/Medicaid Provider RN, can't find hospital job, can't continue for my bsn...

    whiteoleander5 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello everyone. I graduated in May '10 with my ADN, and passed my boards in August... I applied everywhere for an RN job, even in other states, and found nothing. Then a few months ago, I found a...

  3. Collaborative problems Vs. Complications...?

    whiteoleander5 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am doing a postop care plan of my patient who recieved ACL reconstruction surgery. I have to list two collaborative problems (w/ interventions), and then five complications (w/ rationales) that the...

  4. Should I buy a Saunders review book, when I already have ATI materials?

    whiteoleander5 posted a topic in General Students

    The ATI books dont really contain that many critical thinking questions. They are better for reviewing.. But I want a crapload (pardon my french) of critical thinking questions. I have heard many...

  5. Is anyone attending Suffolk Community College

    whiteoleander5 replied to Mom2J&B's topic in New York Nursing

    Hello all-- I just graduated from the SCCC nursing program in May '10 ... Just wanted to wish you all luck who just got accepted! Its tough, but not impossible. And it goes by SO fast, I feel like I...

  6. Lasik Eye Surgery: Whats Everyones Opinion?

    whiteoleander5 posted a topic in General Students

    (This can probably be posted somewhere else, right?... ) Anyway, so I have had glasses since the second grade, and my eyesight has gotten increasingly worse as I am getting older. I am currently at R:...

  7. Need help with this dosage calculation.

    whiteoleander5 posted a topic in General Students

    Hello all, Im doing practice questions, and came across this one... Its throwing me for a loop!...Please show me how to do it. :wink2: ***The nurse checks the physican order that reads: Ancef 500 mg q...

  8. Somebody shake me..

    whiteoleander5 replied to Pink.Ninja's topic in General Students

    I am going into my final year of an ADN program, and can tell you that clinicals do get better. Not that it gets easier, but you get more comfortable with the routine of it. My very first clinical was...

  9. Need help with this dosage calculation.

    whiteoleander5 replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

    Thank you so much! Also, another question regarding infusion pumps... I know you can round to the tenths place, but that is only if a medication is added to the solution, right? If the situation...

  10. I tried so hard.

    whiteoleander5 posted a topic in General Students

    So on my first medsurg exam I got a 72, with a class average of 74. I am completely bummed about this because I KNOW that I have more knowledge than what my 72 reflects... I really studied so hard for...

  11. I'm I wrong? Honest answers please!

    whiteoleander5 replied to redraven_y2k's topic in General Students

    Why where these "kids" not paying tuition? Every single one of them had scholarships?... I think not. There are plenty of immature little snots in my program, BUT there are also plenty of immature...

  12. Anbody Else Gain a Ton of Weight in Nursing School?

    whiteoleander5 replied to CandyGyrl's topic in General Students

    I think Ive lost another 5 lbs on top of last semesters 5+ lbs. I cant even say that I dont eat or am eating extra healthy... I feel like the stress of it all just burns it away. I'll have breakfast...

  13. Falling into severe depression ...(vent)

    whiteoleander5 replied to TaylorNursing's topic in General Nursing

    I am in my second semester, and can say that going through nursing school is so much harder when personal issues get in the way. I also notice that even minor personal issues seem exacerbated while in...

  14. What I learned at rotation this week.

    whiteoleander5 replied to LovingLearning's topic in General Students

    WOW what a week. I thought my week was bad, but you win the

  15. My clinical instructor threw me out of clinical!

    whiteoleander5 replied to Nightbloom's topic in General Students

    Good point. Perhaps I was just venting for myself....

  16. Has any one felt like quiting

    whiteoleander5 replied to bthsp's topic in General Students

    I am in medsurg right now, and honestly, could cry at this very moment. My eyes burn because I am so exhausted, and Im starting to get a headache. I AM SO FREAKIN TIRED! So, oh yeah... I feel that way...

  17. My clinical instructor threw me out of clinical!

    whiteoleander5 replied to Nightbloom's topic in General Students

    I dont understand clinical instructors. I feel like pretty much all of them are the same, that I have seen/heard about: obnoxious, condescending, intimidating. We are there to LEARN. Not want to go...

  18. Heart palpitations as Im studying. Omg!

    whiteoleander5 replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

    There are many days where I am like "Why am I doing this again?"... Lol. I feel like I am shooting myself in the foot. I just cant wait for all this hard work to PAY OFF. I cant wait for the day when...

  19. Heart palpitations as Im studying. Omg!

    whiteoleander5 posted a topic in General Students

    Im in medsurg, and I cant believe how much there is to study in SUCH a short amount of time! This is the beginning of my third week of the class, and we have an exam next week. I have been doing okay...

  20. hhhheeeelllllppp!

    whiteoleander5 replied to mlrios2003's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Be happy that you are in your final semester. I am only im my second, and right now... the road seems long and daunting. Just focus on the progress you have made. Dont you remember being in my shoes?...

  21. Studying TIP needed

    whiteoleander5 replied to Bella Monroe's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I really hate textbooks. I find that my brain only retains a tiny fraction of what I actually read. That is why, I strictly review the powerpoints. I just go over them repetitively. They are a more...

  22. Medsurg: Advice?

    whiteoleander5 posted a topic in General Students

    So I just started MedsurgI, and would appreciate any feedback. Study tips? Do's/dont's? Ways to memorize certain things? ANYTHING. I am kinda freaking out, to say the least.

  23. How My Instructor Affected My Life

    whiteoleander5 replied to raebabelvn's topic in General Students

    I am terrified to get an instructor like this. I am happy that you found something positive out of it. However, I still would not want someone like that teaching me. Was she nasty in order to get...

  24. Dosage Problem--Help me find solution!

    whiteoleander5 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello all, Can you help me with this problem? I think I am reading too much into it, and it might be easier than I am thinking it is... 500ml of a solution was ordered at 35ml/hr. You have a 60...

  25. Help: Taking out stains on uniform?

    whiteoleander5 posted a topic in General Students

    This is exactly why I hate white pants.. I have a stubborn blood stain on one of my pairs of new white clinical pants. (Gosh, I love being a female!) I tried using bleach but that didn't work. Anyone...