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  1. The haunting scream of a mother

    sleepyRN2 replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    i am very saddened for the indelible images and sounds of this event has left you dealing with, and who knows for how long. however, if this bothers you to the point of actually affecting your mental...

  2. Pros/Cons to Working Night Shift

    sleepyRN2 replied to madden52's topic in General Nursing

    in response to the circadian rhythm comment, it's true of its existence. however, if you have a circadian rhythm that is in tuned with you being up and awake at night then you are more than at home...

  3. Help w/ finding a good school

    sleepyRN2 replied to tracey87's topic in General Nursing

    yeah take the community college route, ADN-RN. but if your heart is set into becoming an LVN first, then there is a private school in torrance, ca called homestead college. i believe that the ongoing...

  4. Clinical Simulation Nursing Labs: What Are They Like?

    sleepyRN2 replied to madden52's topic in General Nursing

    simslab is a great way to practice already learned skills, to learn new ones, and also to hone one's critical thinking skills. our in-school simslab facility can accommodate less than 10 students. we...

  5. stressed already.. highscshooler.

    sleepyRN2 replied to forest.red18's topic in General Nursing

    if you have the time, money and the courage to do some traveling, i achingly suggest that you do it. you'll be glad that you heed this advice as one responder here has suggested. for one, you get some...

  6. Help! Stuck between a rock and a hard place!

    sleepyRN2 replied to BKCinNOLA's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    i could only wish to be in stuck between a rock and a hard place like you, now. i, too, am looking of moving to NOLA, soon I hope. I would certainly take the job, just because the present sour...

  7. About the CPR certification

    sleepyRN2 replied to paxpax79's topic in General Nursing

    i'll get the exact information (when/where/who to contact) and will try my best to get back to you by wednesday. also, the last cpr class which attended was held in san pedro, ca. and if i remember it...

  8. whats in a typical day at nursing school

    sleepyRN2 replied to motherofgirls's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    rn-adn program is intense therefore time management is crucial, for all, in order to survive it. since the RN-ADN program is abbreviated compared to an RN-BSN, one has to be on top of things; hence,...

  9. Help with Math, Please.....

    sleepyRN2 replied to rita.kumar83's topic in General Nursing

    in the first question, it is asking for milliliters, so you have to convert the teaspoon (tsp) to milliliters, which is 1 tsp = 5 mls; that's the question, not teaspoon but it wants it converted to...

  10. Help with Math, Please.....

    sleepyRN2 replied to rita.kumar83's topic in General Nursing

    -A patient is to receive Phenergen elixer 25 mg. The bottle is labeled 10mg per tsp. How many milliters should be given? What I got:2.5? Note: Use Dimensional Analysis, leaves little room for error,...

  11. About the CPR certification

    sleepyRN2 replied to paxpax79's topic in General Nursing

    In my four (going to 4th in a wk, yay!) semesters of ADN-RN program, we are required to have our CPR card renewed twice. Twice because the CPR card/course approved by the American Heart Association is...

  12. Nclex Diagnosis Treatment!!

    sleepyRN2 replied to KAYBDT6's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    although i still have a semester to go of my ADN program, i've decided to tackle the nclex-rn now so i won't have to worry about it when my last and final semester ends. I desperately want it over and...

  13. New grad with no clinical skills

    sleepyRN2 replied to malone2192's topic in General Nursing

    we currently each have a personal check off list in our nursing program. it has become invaluable to have one, because it keeps one on the ball, q semester, as to which of the skills were completed...

  14. New grad with no clinical skills

    sleepyRN2 replied to malone2192's topic in General Nursing

    my apologies to you, roser13. that (APA comment) is a reply to mistersimba who gave his own thoughts regarding New Grad w/no Skills AND at the same time posed a different question concerning APA...

  15. I can't even believe that this recall even made the news....

    sleepyRN2 replied to BabyLady's topic in General Nursing

    i know it is kind of dumb after all the warnings. i'm guessing this one is a knee-jerk recall or a recall that is actually called for, maybe it's badly designed or

  16. New grad with no clinical skills

    sleepyRN2 replied to malone2192's topic in General Nursing

    APA papers are great tools. you may not see the importance of it right now but later on it might just help you, especially when you go into higher and higher education (MSN/Phd). you see a paper in...

  17. New grad with no clinical skills

    sleepyRN2 replied to malone2192's topic in General Nursing

    i dunno know where this student graduated from, but i am an el camino college nursing student, 4th sem (yay) and the tasks you've listed are things i've done, plus more. tsk tsk tsk. lol. yay

  18. Would you say this nurse has a ' problem?'

    sleepyRN2 replied to IMABSNRN's topic in General Nursing

    leave her alone. she has not shown anything that reflects in her ability to work, i.e. no negatives as yet. i hope that you leave her alone. people get so pumped out and release their prejudices in...

  19. EKG/ ECG help

    sleepyRN2 replied to ozmalenursie's topic in General Nursing

    here's an excellent youtube video which explains how to differentiate av blocks:

  20. sweaty hands- please help!!

    sleepyRN2 replied to NICURN22's topic in General Nursing

    omg. i have the same problem since way back when i can remember. although, i had never really thought of it as a problem until i went to school. it happened when i turned in a test paper which was...

  21. ED,,,,hmm, I think I might like it!

    sleepyRN2 replied to Virgo_RN's topic in Emergency

    i am so happy for you. i get the same feeling when the nurses i shadow let me do stuff. i try to learn as much as i can. i just finished acls & ekg classes this summer break to do some front...

  22. Ages of male nursing students?

    sleepyRN2 replied to Stearnsy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    37 y/o, graduating this december

  23. Why I want to be a nurse!

    sleepyRN2 replied to mmulligan23's topic in General Nursing

    this reminded me of the meanest patient i've ever had the pleasure of taking care of. he was mean spirited, and not one to be upped by him, i returned his meanest in kind. however, i acted the way i...

  24. False Negative HIV Results

    sleepyRN2 replied to bconcerned's topic in General Nursing

    i think what the doctor meant is that she has been "positive" for hiv for many years (5yrs?). However, due to the patient's low viral load and high T cell count as to make them undetectable by the...

  25. Why/how do meds work?

    sleepyRN2 replied to K os's topic in General Nursing

    this may take a year or two, just to barely cover the subject superficially. any way, at the cellular level, a drug or drugs must contend with many things such as interacting with a specific...