nikki.p

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1. What are you learning in nursing school?

   nikki.p replied to ArkansasFan's topic in Male Students

   Who would be liable if the nurse had pulled up the wrong drug, you administered it, and the patient had a bad outcome? You NEVER administer something you didn't draw up yourself and would never expect someone to do it either. You are BOTH liable.

2. What are you learning in nursing school?

   nikki.p replied to ArkansasFan's topic in Male Students

   I am in going into my third semester of LPN school. I have learned everything from basic functions of the body to diseases and the disease process. I have also learned a ton of microbiology which really does help. I took pharm. and learned a lot abou...

3. Stop calling me kid...

   nikki.p replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

   If you haven't told him that you do not like to be called kid you need to. Just explain that you feel disrespected and hopefully it stops. If it doesn't stop kindly remind him again. I do mean kindly, you don't want to make any waves in the workplace...

4. What classes are you taking for Fall2009

   nikki.p replied to monkeykiss's topic in Pre-Nursing

   This Fall I am taking Adult Nursing 232 and 233 ( 240 clinical hours) and a math. I think intermediate Algebra. I hate math sooooo bad! :hdvwl: (that's the math book)

5. What classes are you taking for Fall2009

   nikki.p replied to monkeykiss's topic in Pre-Nursing

   There is a dietary section on your careplan. I used Williams' Essentials of Nutrition and Diet Therapy (ninth edition). Inside of this book there are diseases such as ulcerative colitis, cirrhosis and epilepsy for example. Under all of these there is...

6. How old is too old?!?!?

   nikki.p replied to Amy Married to Art's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I go to school with ladies that are around your age and maybe older. You are not too old. Go for it! If nursing is your dream then don't give it up for anything including age. It is a huge committment and hey, you might have the advantage of having o...

7. What classes are you taking for Fall2009

   nikki.p replied to monkeykiss's topic in Pre-Nursing

   It will help you with your careplans in the future.

8. What classes are you taking for Fall2009

   nikki.p replied to monkeykiss's topic in Pre-Nursing

   i think that all schools are different. i know that at my school i had to take nutrition, sociology, two psych classes, and ethics. some of the lpns that i work with are going back for their asn and they are taking some of the classes that i already ...

9. LPN Gets No Respect

   nikki.p replied to Angela.RN2B's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   I am currently working for my LPN and I have say that in my little state of ND they tried to eliminate LPN's entirely. That didn't work and soon there was another nursing shortage. I have heard that they were trying to eliminate LPN's again, but I th...

10. Psych clinical fear

    nikki.p replied to nikki.p's topic in General Students

    I do work with patients in a nursing home and a lot of them have mental problems. So for me it isn't that I am working with the mentally ill, but maybe the new setting. I don't know, clinicals in general freak me out! But I am a big girl and I'm sure...

11. Psych clinical fear

    nikki.p posted a topic in General Students

    I am just starting my psych rotation and I am a little intimidated by the thought of clinicals. Does anybody have any information or past experiences that could help me out?

12. Should a nursing instructor tell a student they are not nursing material.

    nikki.p replied to motivated2nurse's topic in General Students

    I agree with you. I have known people that were very smart but just didn't have what it takes. Nursing school is tough and if you are not prepared for the worst then you gotta go. I also think that a teacher would have to be stupid to make a comment ...

13. If you could study before A & P I, what would you have done to get ahead before it??

    nikki.p replied to vizzle's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I have gotten a n Anatomy coloring book and you have to label and fill in the blanks. Also it has the answers and suggests ways to color the pictures that are consistant. it is called Anaotmy coloring book by Kaplan medical it was like $20.00 but wor...

14. Chem Spring 2008

    nikki.p replied to kristi1111's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Anyone taking organic bio chem??? (Spring 2009)

15. Online Classes...

    nikki.p replied to Hoping2beRN's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I have had to get a proctor for all of my online classes. I have never had an open book test online.