TerpGal02 ASN

Psych

Member

  • Content

    540

  • Visitors

    15,001

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    17

All Content by TerpGal02

  1. TerpGal02

    MD vs DO

    TerpGal02 replied to Mulan's topic in General Nursing

    My primary care doc is a DO. I do notice that she takes a bit more of a holistic approach to the care she provides but other than that, I really don't see a difference between the way she practices...
  2. TerpGal02

    Excited for psych clinical!!

    TerpGal02 replied to decembergrad2011's topic in General Students

    I have psych next semester too and I am SOOOOOOOO excited! Psych is the area of nursing I feel most drawn to as well. I can't
  3. TerpGal02

    Another nurse bites the dust due to facebook

    TerpGal02 replied to siringe's topic in Nursing News

    Why why WHY do people post questionable stuff on FB, MySpace, Twitter, etc and are SURPRISED when there are ramafications to what they say? The internet is NOT private, in fact I think you lose a...
  4. TerpGal02

    Would any of you do this?

    TerpGal02 posted a topic in General Nursing

    My uncle (father's older brother, he is 61 years old) has been living at one of the houses he owns (the house I grew up in, my parents have since purchased their "dream home" on an acre wooded lot...
  5. TerpGal02

    1st semester down!!

    TerpGal02 replied to Bhebe55's topic in General Students

    Congrats all! I just finished my first year last week :) Its a good feeling. We lost a few people after the first semester, but no one because they failed. We lost a few that dropped before summer...
  6. TerpGal02

    Would any of you do this?

    TerpGal02 replied to TerpGal02's topic in General Nursing

    Well as far as day care goes, that is when I would be there, during the day. I am in a evening/weekend RN program. We have one evening of lecture each week and clinicals sat and sun. I honestly...
  7. TerpGal02

    Would any of you do this?

    TerpGal02 replied to TerpGal02's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for your thoughtful responses. Here's the thing though. My dad WOULDNT let me do this for free. Even when I was in high school and expressed interest in helping him out at his...
  8. TerpGal02

    so, today my clinical instructor told me to "move it along" during med admin.

    TerpGal02 replied to amianurseyet?'s topic in General Students

    Our instructors have always made us wash hands AND glove during med administration. I guess I am just a little clumsy with my fingers. Like at the grocery store, if you are bagging yourself and the...
  9. TerpGal02

    Bipolar-Should I ask for ADA accomodations?

    TerpGal02 replied to AZRN2112's topic in General Nursing

    I think you really need to feel your management out before you pull the ADA card. If giving you a set schedule is going to put them off, or you think they are going to stigmatize you for your...
  10. TerpGal02

    so, today my clinical instructor told me to "move it along" during med admin.

    TerpGal02 replied to amianurseyet?'s topic in General Students

    I have gotten that too this semester with medication administration. At our clinical site, every med was unit-dispensed in these little plastic bags you had to tear open. I am, and have always been...
  11. TerpGal02

    Frederick Community College?

    TerpGal02 replied to jenniepaige's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Now I never had Dr Rosebrock for A&P but many of my classmates did. Those classmates are the ones that are doing the best so far in the program. From what they have said, his test questions...
  12. TerpGal02

    wise nurses, desperately need some insight

    TerpGal02 replied to thekid's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of job is the insurance job? Is it evaluating claims, or assessing clients at home prior to access to care? If its evaluating claims I personally wouldn't go for it. I have worked in the...
  13. TerpGal02

    A New Recruitment Trend?

    TerpGal02 replied to Wishinonastar's topic in General Nursing

    I have noticed too that most hospitals are now going with job announcements on their own websites, and you actually apply through the individual hospital's
  14. TerpGal02

    Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    TerpGal02 replied to sethmctenn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Not necessarily funny, but we had a doc at my clinical site thiss semester named William Miller. Every time I heard him paged I thought of that movie "Almost
  15. TerpGal02

    What is the largest number of BP meds have you have ever seen?

    TerpGal02 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I personally am on 4, atenolol, HCTZ, amlodipine, and olmesartan annd I'm only 30, not overweight, kidneys fine,
  16. TerpGal02

    Frederick Community College?

    TerpGal02 replied to jenniepaige's topic in Maryland Nursing

    So all you pre-req ladies, the semester is quickly coming to a close! How have you been faring so far? Tonight was our LAST Med/Surg 1 lecture, next week the final, and then I will OFFICIALLY be a...
  17. TerpGal02

    Anyone regret ever having stepped foot in nursing school?

    TerpGal02 replied to summersent's topic in General Students

    I have no regrets about nursing school at all. I am really in a wonderful program with caring, nurturing, and scary-smart instructors, but I had to quit my job to do this. And the lack of my income...
  18. TerpGal02

    At Your Clinical Site

    TerpGal02 replied to JaimeC's topic in General Students

    Thankfully, I haven't had this experience at EITHER clinical placement I have had so far. One hospital had a much higher nurse-patient ratio, and I noticed there that the nurses didn't really have a...
  19. TerpGal02

    It's really happening!

    TerpGal02 replied to MermiesGreatGig's topic in General Students

    Congrats! Be proud, this is a HUGE accomplishment! I will be in your shoes in exactly one year and I can't wait! Each semester that goes by seems faster and
  20. TerpGal02

    Feeling overwhelmed

    TerpGal02 replied to doublehelix's topic in General Students

    Oh hun, I understand where you are coming from. Nursing school IS stressful! I am kind of a "Type A" when it comes to grades and skills and such. It IS a lot of information to cover, and it seems...
  21. TerpGal02

    Rank these classes by how hard they are

    TerpGal02 replied to RevolutioN2013's topic in General Students

    A&P 1 Concepts: 3 Volume: 5 At my school, the large bulk of memorization happens in AP1. Bones, muscles, nervous system are covered the first semester. The physio was far less challenging to me...
  22. TerpGal02

    Only an ADN

    TerpGal02 replied to latebloomer74's topic in General Students

    This certainly is not the case where I live. A good chunk of the RN's that work at our local hospital graduated from my program, which is an ADN
  23. TerpGal02

    Prioritizing Nursing Dx's

    TerpGal02 replied to aphillipi's topic in General Students

    Depending on how the pt is rating their pain, I might swap #1 and #2. Constipation needs to be before skin IMO esp since she has not had a BM in 5 days. She needs to get those bowels moving stat or...
  24. TerpGal02

    Nclex Pass rate for your school

    TerpGal02 replied to CNM2B201?'s topic in General Students

    Our school's current pass rate is 94%. The state ADN pass rate is 89%. We are consistently in the 90's, and our program is highly regarded state-wide for not only NCLEX pass rates, but the quality...
  25. TerpGal02

    Please enlighten me;is the cna allowed to insert urinary catherer in any state?

    TerpGal02 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I know in my local hospital ED Techs can perform caths, and they have to be licensed CNA's according to our state BON. ED Techs also start IV's and do minor