awalker1015

awalker1015

Member

  • Content

    52

  • Visitors

    3,205

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    2

All Content by awalker1015

  1. Foley catheter insertion and dc

    awalker1015 replied to llabahn's topic in General Students

    Well, CaDad, I totally agree with you there. I have seen them ordered when it really did not seem necessary. To me the risk of infection is too great to order them

  2. Foley catheter insertion and dc

    awalker1015 replied to llabahn's topic in General Students

    We learned to do it to the bifurcation. As far as DC, at my facility we do it the day before discharge to make sure the pt voids on his own. If they discontinued Foleys, what would be used? That...

  3. Any Aquinas Nusing Students out there??

    awalker1015 replied to kac1107's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Hey there - 2nd semester Aquinas nursing student here... I have taken Moral, still need Ethics (mistake to wait, I know! :) ) Anyway, I didn't think Moral was all that hard. And I hear from my...

  4. Anyone have anything positive to say about nursing school?

    awalker1015 replied to AllThingsPink's topic in General Students

    I am in the 3rd week of my second semester and I have only mostly positive things to say about nursing school. For the most part, I love the students I am in class with. There are definitely a few...

  5. starting nursing classes in february! :) need some answers

    awalker1015 replied to jtrinidad86's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree with the previous poster. I just finished Fundamentals and Pharmacology last semester and found Fundamentals Success and Pharmacology Success to be helpful. My NCLEX book has been more...

  6. Best Stethoscope for Nursing Students

    awalker1015 replied to Connie1109's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Most of my classmates have Littmans. I actually have an ADC stethoscope, which I love. I don't know how much the scope alone would have been as I got mine in a set with a BP cuff for

  7. AGN help

    awalker1015 replied to marlonAAPN's topic in General Students

    Do you have any ideas? Think about the kidneys and what happens when their function is compromised in any

  8. Has anyone or does anyone feel this way?

    awalker1015 replied to Mmae's topic in General Students

    All fundamentals students have to do ADLs and basic care in clinicals. It gets better with each semester. I was a little apprehensive my first day of clinicals, but I learned so much that semester....

  9. Please help with this math!!

    awalker1015 replied to Starfish1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think it is odd, too, that you have a dosage in mg/min when you have an infusion pump ( I am specifically referring to the second problem). I thought universally all pumps were calculated for...

  10. learning ABG's

    awalker1015 replied to lder0426's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If there is full compensation, the pH will be normal. Example: pH 7.35 (low side, but still within normal limits) CO2 52 (high-acid) HCO3 30 (high-alkaline) The above would be compensated respiratory...

  11. Curious..What classes were in everyone's first semester?

    awalker1015 replied to CBsMommy's topic in General Students

    Fundamentals (6 credit hours) and Pharmacology (2 credit hours). This semester, my second, is Med-Surg I (7 credit hours) and Mental Health Nursing (4 credit

  12. Moving to Tenn. Schools??

    awalker1015 replied to calliern3711's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    No problem- if you need more info, feel free to ask. I did pretty hard research before deciding where to apply and this was just the best fit for me. I have been lucky to get some financial aid,...

  13. Moving to Tenn. Schools??

    awalker1015 replied to calliern3711's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I am at Aquinas in Nashville and love it. It is private, hence not cheap, but I am finishing my 1st semester and so far really feel I am getting a good education. Pretty much everyone I know here in...

  14. Iam failing my first semester in nursing school .......

    awalker1015 replied to curlylights06's topic in General Students

    I agree with everyone else! Practice NCLEX style questions as much as you can. When I take a test, I also try to think like a nurse. Remember the ABC priority. That alone has helped me answer a...

  15. Nursing Diagnoses Help!

    awalker1015 replied to b_howard's topic in General Students

    KellT1203~ Which nursing diagnosis book do you have? Mine isn't organized like that and yours sounds much more helpful... Thanks!

  16. CNA in Memphis

    awalker1015 replied to TalleyGirl's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    NHC's CNA classes are free. I completed the one in Franklin, TN this summer. At my facility, you are not required to work for them, but they do hire from the pool of students. The only cost...

  17. CNA in Memphis

    awalker1015 replied to TalleyGirl's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    deleted for double

  18. how to pay for school

    awalker1015 replied to Mommy Of Two 87's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Your EFC is actually more of an index, rather than a dollar amount. Its is somewhat complicated,but to be succinct, 0 represents the greatest amount of assistance needed. If your selected school is...

  19. Need Opinions Please

    awalker1015 replied to ladynurse1's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Thanks for replying. Yes, I am at Aquinas College, off Harding Rd. I spent the past 2 semesters taking science pre-reqs and officially start the nursing program in August. I am planning to get my...

  20. Need Opinions Please

    awalker1015 replied to ladynurse1's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    TNMommy - I now this is an old thread and I would have sent you a pm, but I do not have pm privileges! Anyway, great info. I am starting the CNA training program at NHC Cool Springs next month. I...