tachybradyRN

tachybradyRN

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  1. How to solve the shortage of new grad jobs?

    tachybradyRN replied to BonnieSc's topic in General Nursing

    *shrugs* I don't know what the general picture looks like, but new grads don't seem to have a problem getting hired in my

  2. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    tachybradyRN replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    I agree, that about sums it up. I love this

  3. Student Nurse Externships/Internships

    tachybradyRN replied to CCURN87's topic in General Students

    Which one(s) are you interested in and why? I was interested in whatever I could get, basically! Which one(s) have you applied to? I applied to the Nurse Externship prgram through the North Shore-LIJ...

  4. Nutrition Subject

    tachybradyRN replied to deanikins211's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You can find rationales in any good nutrition

  5. Grading scale for Nusing school???

    tachybradyRN replied to COLPN's topic in General Students

    mine is the same as

  6. Wondering about NCC

    tachybradyRN replied to cantwait2nurse1016's topic in New York Nursing

    It is very difficult. I know at least two or three people who had 3.7 GPAs or HIGHER that were not accepted for this upcoming fall semester. They get over 1000 applicants and take around 150 for...

  7. nursing reference pocket book

    tachybradyRN replied to Dancin'Mom's topic in General Nursing

    RNotes and MedSurgNotes are pretty good, and you can write on them in pen and erase it later with an alcohol wipe. Check amazon.com or barnes and noble.. I got mine at B.

  8. Inspirational song for graduation.

    tachybradyRN replied to leielaine's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I second the Carrie Underwood song. What beautiful

  9. ACCEPTED to Nassau Community College Fall 08

    tachybradyRN replied to AnotherMaleFocker's topic in General Students

    :ancong!: I'm about to finish my first year in nursing at NCC. My #1 piece of advice: Get your Kozier fundamentals of nursing textbook early and start reading. This book will become your BIBLE for...

  10. Please help with subjective care plan data

    tachybradyRN replied to astronautswife's topic in General Students

    Subjective data is also anything the patient states, i.e. "I have pain in the incision site" or "I feel itchy" or "It looks to me like my legs are getting red" We were taught: OBJECTIVE DATA: What...

  11. HELP Needed on importance of bathing needs of a stroke pt

    tachybradyRN replied to kaynurse's topic in General Students

    Remember that with right sided weakness, patients may also have unilateral neglect syndrome. Always place the bathing items on their unaffected side and encourage them to do as much self-care...

  12. For Fun: Nsg Dx for a Flat Tire

    tachybradyRN replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    jjjoy, you have entirely too much time on your hands but thank you for the laugh

  13. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    tachybradyRN replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    Ever since reading this, I think of it every time I get a bathroom break. Haha,

  14. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    tachybradyRN replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    bump. this thread needs to be on top so we can all see it

  15. What do you do to de-stress?

    tachybradyRN replied to arynberg's topic in General Nursing

    I chase my cat around the room. No kidding. Great destresser, watching the cat run in circles! I also like to read (yes, books that are not r/t nursing still exist!), play PC games occasionally and...

  16. Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    tachybradyRN replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    To one in particular: Thank you for building my confidence when I thought I was going to crumble. Your caring personality and desire for us to succeed, combined with your little compliments here and...

  17. Kennedy Terminal Ulcer

    tachybradyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was told today that my patient has one and that his chance of dying within the next two weeks is something like 90% or greater... I was able to find limited information on the internet, but not...

  18. Kennedy Terminal Ulcer

    tachybradyRN replied to tachybradyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I did, but that seemed to be the ONLY site I could find on it, and I was wondering if KTU's were well-documented or only believed to exist by a small group of healthcare professionals. I ask because...

  19. Correct Nursing Diagnosis

    tachybradyRN replied to emailmetoday817's topic in General Students

    For my clinical professor, we are not allowed to use medical diagnoses (i.e. pancreatitis) as related to's.. only as secondary to's. I would word the diagnosis like this: Acute pain r/t inflammatory...

  20. Nursing Interventions w/ Rationales

    tachybradyRN replied to tavo_80816's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't have a class on learning how to write them. We had to just wing it, and pick it up as we went

  21. Need a bit of assistance regarding cholecystitis.

    tachybradyRN posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have to do a D-Record (Diagnosis Record) on cholecystitis which is basically an outline of the pathophysiology, s&s, treatments, assessments, adaptations and three possible nursing diagnoses....

  22. Nursing Interventions w/ Rationales

    tachybradyRN replied to tavo_80816's topic in General Nursing

    Kozier's textbook of Fundamentals of Nursing was a godsend in finding rationales for my interventions in first semester. Second semester, I've used Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical...

  23. Careplan Craziness

    tachybradyRN replied to ack237's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You should probably list more data, i.e.: Patient's age/gender PMH/PSH Current problems & comorbidities Just based off a few medical diagnoses, it's very hard to come up with

  24. I want to move to NYC after I graduate

    tachybradyRN replied to myrose's topic in New York Nursing

    There are plenty of nice areas in Queens that aren't a terribly far commute from Manhattan and a heck of a lot more affordable. I currently live on Long Island w/ my parents, but my boyfriend teaches...

  25. I guess NCC started sending out acceptance letters

    tachybradyRN replied to Natingale's topic in New York Nursing

    Ahh, okay. You're going to do just fine. Smile, be polite and be yourself. NCC is a trip, that's for