PlanetCaroline

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1. MCP Closing

   PlanetCaroline replied to bonjovigirl's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   I'm a nursing student at Drexel & got an email saying that the closing of MCP will not affect med or nursing students & Drexel is committed to education, blah, blah. Of course the hospital...

2. Student nurse Jack MacFarland... Discuss

   PlanetCaroline posted a topic in General Students

   Not a huge Will & Grace fan, but am loving Jack in nursing school. I love it for these reasons: Instead of getting dumb blond & bimbo jokes, the show using humor related to nursing. How...

3. Why can't I be a nurse?

   PlanetCaroline replied to Cali's topic in General Nursing

   When I was 21, I ordered an alcoholic beverage and the bartender looked at me and gasped, "I can't serve you. You must be 13." At the time I was hurt and embarrassed. Now that I am over 30, I have...

4. I had a panic attack at clinical last night...

   PlanetCaroline replied to hrjqtpie's topic in General Students

   See a psychiatrist to get treatment for your panic attack right away. I never got proper treatment for my panic attacks (started when I was 14) & as a result I have developed phobias of places...

5. Nurse Strike at MCP/Hahnemann???

   PlanetCaroline replied to PlanetCaroline's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   Thanks for the info. I am a nursing student at Hahnemann (now Drexel University) and will try to talk to any picketers about the situation this week. After all, my nursing school is attached to...

6. Nurse Strike at MCP/Hahnemann???

   PlanetCaroline posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

   Heard a rumor about a nurse strike happening at MCP/Hahnemann on Tuesday November 11th. Did a Google search and found nothing, so I am asking if it true and any details. Anyone willing to supply some...

7. Is nursing school making me sick?

   PlanetCaroline posted a topic in General Students

   Two weeks ago I caught a minor cold. I had swollen glands, a scratchy throat, dry cough and no fever or stuffy nose. The cough caused me some sleepless nights, but 8 days later I was better. But...

8. IM injections

   PlanetCaroline replied to ragingmomster's topic in General Nursing

   This is really interesting how education varies. Potter & Perry 5th edition (2003) says there should be no air bubble in IM, use the Z-track method, an aspirate the needle to make sure that we...

9. Mnemonic for cranial nerves

   PlanetCaroline replied to KR's topic in General Students

   My instructor (a 23 yo grad student) never told us the dirty mnemonics because last term one of her students was her mom's age (40's) & she thought she'd make her older student feel uncomfortable....

10. Can new grads work in ER?

    PlanetCaroline replied to ManyQuestions's topic in General Nursing

    As an emergency nursing hopeful, I have read the to "enter ER right away" threads avidly. I have one question to the experienced ER nurses who suggest us new grads doing med surg first... When I...

11. Looking for a new gyn

    PlanetCaroline posted a topic in General Nursing

    No idea where to post this question, so I'm posting this is the General Nursing discussion. In grad school in Chicago, my general practitoner (an NP) also acted as my gyn. I liked her & it was...

12. Contraceptives and Weight Gain

    PlanetCaroline replied to sunnyside's topic in General Nursing

    I thought birth control was a total b*tch when I was in my twenties. Used the pill & condoms and hated them-- gained weight, didn't like the latex smell, blah, blah, blah. Now that I am in my...

13. Tardive Dyskinesia?

    PlanetCaroline replied to nurseygrrl's topic in General Nursing

    Disclaimer: This is only my opinion. I am not qualified (nor smart enough) to diagnose diddly-squat. With that said... I think your pt needs to be carefully evaluated to identify the cause of the...

14. Having trouble hearing with stethoscope

    PlanetCaroline replied to MisterArnold's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Happens to me too. I think you are doing just fine. I think b/c people's anatomies are different your steth might not be at the precise location to detect an apical or brachial pulse. A hearing...

15. For Fun: Weirdest Thing in Pt. Bed

    PlanetCaroline posted a topic in General Nursing

    Clinical instructor told us newbie students about not putting anything on a patient's bed (eg. syringe cap) b/c it might get lost under pt. She then said we wouldn't believe the things found in...