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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. If it still doesn't stop, and it really bothers you that bad, talk to a supervisor. Also, I know that it is frustrating, but you should give him a little bit of time to get out of the habbit. Not months, but maybe a week or two. Hope this helps. Good luck!

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)

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 diet therapy for each. For example cirrhosis... It states suggested energy needs, protein intake, sodium intake, texture that the food should be if esophageal varices are present; carb intake, fat intake, and vitamin and mineral needs for the patient. These are all things that need to be included in your careplan. Now I'm not sure if you just take nutrition how deep you will go into each of these because I had nutrition and diet therapy together, but I found it a helpful referance for my careplan. My resident had a colectomy, and illeostomy. She also suffered from asthma and osteoarthritis. I found all of my dietary needs inside of this book. I found it a very valuable source since everything you write has to have a reputable source and can't just be picked up off of a dot com website. I hope this helps.

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 older kids. I started when I was 32 and now at 34 have one year left and that is only because it was my first time and I had to get my pre-reqs done. I hope that you go for it. You never know what you can do till you try. If you love nursing you can do it! That thought has driven me through some hard semesters. But, I do love it and I'm not giving up till I graduate or they kick me out! :stdnrsrck:

It will help you with your careplans in the future.

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 had to take before my core nursing classes.

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 think there would probably be another nursing shortage and LPN's will become valuable again. Also I know that in my school you can get you RN after nine additional months of school after passing your boards. Oh and by the way there is no difference in pay between a ASN and BSN. The biggest differance is that if you have your BSN you can do more managerial stuff. One more thing that I would like to add is that LTC is NOT that bad. I work as a CNA in LTC and I love it. I love having an actual relationship with my patients and the fact that I can get to know them and their families.

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 it will be fine. Thanks for your replies! keep them coming!

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?

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 based soley on a weight issue. That just beggs for reprimanding and if any teacher cares about her job she will use better judgement than that.

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 worth all of it.

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

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

Lucky you! All of the classes I have taken have been very involved. This summer I took Western Civ. and had to do a 500 word report on a subject from the book along with three discussion questions and three responses to others. On the week of the tests I had to do all of the discussion and responses and also a 250 word report. It wasn't the piece of cake I expected it to be.

I took a couple of them last year and this last summer. I had a hard time with the summer class because they are so short, but I also had a hard time with my class on campus too. I think the biggest thing is not to get lazy. I had to set aside days that I was going to do my homework just like if I was going to class or work. I learn a lot from the lectures so I had a hard time with the class that didn't include a lecture.

I had someone that was allergic to cherries. I also take care of someone that is violently allergic to any lobster or crabs, but fish is ok. I thought the cherries were weird though, I have never heard of that one before.

I also use Calc. with confidence and it is a great book. I have a lot of problems with math and making it make sense to me. It is really good practice for figuring out dosages.

You should really copy some of nurs2b's notes. I had a hard time, but when you couple it with another form of notes that are worded different than yours it helps make things click for you. It really isn't that hard when you get into it. Last year when I was looking through my book early I thought oh my what have I gotten myself into. You'll be just fine, not saying that you won't struggle sometimes, but you will be ok, just make sure that you ask questions until things make sense and see about tutors too. I had to have one and it helps to be able to ask questions to someone else other than your teacher because maybe they can explain it in a different way that will make sense to you. Good Luck!

I am not sure if it was you or not (Nurz2b), but someone had some great notes for micro. I used some of your notes for A&P last year and they were very helpful. Just wondering.

I can't believe that you would make such a little amount of money starting as an aid. I live in little old ND and we start at 10.00 per hour, but if you try to work anywhere besides a nursing home you will make way less. Hospitals pay less than nursing homes here. Maybe that is because there are so many old people here.:redpinkhe. Ps I love old people too!!! You could find some employers that reimburse your tuition that is a pretty good deal too. I work for a Catholic facility and we have scholarships that we can apply for every year. Every bit helps.

I think that your answer would be B. The reason that I think that is because you always want your residents or patients to maintain any level of independence that they currently have. I think that if they were functioning on the left side then you would put the cup on that side as well as the silverware. I work in a nursing home and work with a couple of people that are paralyzed on one side. When it comes to breakfast I set them up with all of the drinks within reach and all silverware on the good side.

I myself wasn't sure about being a CNA. I first started the job because I needed money and when I started I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to do the job. I now have worked in a nursing home for three and a half years and I can tell you that you willbenefit from that experience. I am now in my second year of school and it has helped me tremendously. There are so many things that you learn about people and how to assess your patients. Our nurses have a great amount of respect for us and they know that if anyone knows what is going on with the residents we do. Plus you can watch the nurses do procedures that you will be learning to do and if you are anything like me you will learn a lot this way. Being a CNA isn't bad and personally I think that all nurses should have to be CNA's. Also I know that at our psych hospital they have psych techs and that might be an option for you so that you can get your foot in the door if you still have an interest in psych. I say quit banging your head against the wall and go for it. There are a lot of options and you'll never know if you don't explore them!

Thanks for the post. While I believe that grades do matter and I am upset when I get a C in a class; I know that I am trying hard balancing nursing school and a full time job coupled with a husband and two kids. I know that I'll be a great nurse because of the other skills that I posses. I don't think that a C makes anyone happy but there is so much more to a great nurse than grades.