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    IV Piggyback

    chevyv replied to busybee88's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Also, remember if its push, you may need to give it over a certain amount of time. Be sure to look it up. Remember SASH Saline-Antibiotic (or med)- Saline- Heparin (if protocol- not for a...
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    Severe PMS issues

    chevyv replied to Jw1724's topic in General Students

    I've had severe pms for years. If it's really bad its called something like pmdd (premenstual dysphoric disorder). My symptoms last about 2 weeks. Oh, its absolutely terrible. Not only do I have...
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    Pregnant and not know it?

    chevyv replied to ToxicShock's topic in General Nursing

    I had a friend that just started BC and went in complaining to the doc of weight gain and fatigue. Doc attributed it to beginning bc (same with the very light to nonexistent periods). This went on...
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    Last semester-bombed 1st exam!!!!

    chevyv replied to healinghands201's topic in First Year After Licensure

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    ? Why are people saying that nursing is tough? i dont understand whats so hard about

    chevyv replied to Jelet's topic in General Nursing

    All of these opinions for this poor guy. I really feel for the opinions regarding grammer. I've read many posts from college degreed professionals on this site and many of us have many grammatical...
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    Stool sample for Micro class?????

    chevyv replied to RXtech's topic in General Students

    Just seems kind of wrong to me. Do you dispose of them in the trash? I mean I hope they let the custodians know if they're the ones takeing that nasty trash out. I think its a bit overkill for a...
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    What is the best thing to put on diaper rash?

    chevyv replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    When my son was an infant, he spent about 6wks at Childrens Hospital. They used Triple Paste and it is the best for diaper rash. I've passed it on at every baby shower I've been to since and always...
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    ? Why are people saying that nursing is tough? i dont understand whats so hard about

    chevyv replied to Jelet's topic in General Nursing

    I just know your not a nurse. A 'B' average in high school doesn't mean you'll do fine as a ns. What a load of crap! I'm a ns now and I can tell you that even being the 2nd from top in ACT's in...
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    how do/did you study in RN school?

    chevyv replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in 4th semester (last big theory) and I'm wondering the same thing. How to go about studying. I've pretty much breezed through so far and thought I was doing fine with studying, but this last...
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    Carrying all that stuff to clinicals . . .

    chevyv replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    Trauma sheers? What's the difference? Are the stronger or sharper? I looked them up and they looked the
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    ? Why are people saying that nursing is tough? i dont understand whats so hard about

    chevyv replied to Jelet's topic in General Nursing

    I think you should really consider looking into a CNA course. I read this in another poster and I couldn't agree more. It's a short course and many colleges are beginning to require it to get into...
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    Per diem in a hospital.. please help

    chevyv replied to samsam22's topic in General Nursing

    Typically when census is down, you might get called off, but for cna's, you might float to other areas in the hospital. I worked as a cna for about 12 yrs and can count on 1 hand how many times I...
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    Carrying all that stuff to clinicals . . .

    chevyv replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    I too use a clipboard with a storage area, it also has a solar calculator built in. We are not allowed to bring any bags onto the unit. I always have my drug med book with me for the fast look ups...
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    In need of some advice

    chevyv replied to eliz15's topic in General Nursing

    At least you know going in....I worked as a pca in er and a young girl came in with a dog bite to her upper lip. Now, it wasn't bad, just a few stitches, but I thought I was going down right then and...
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    Is Nursing is what I really want? [Warning: Long Rant]

    chevyv replied to ecl4's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you've got some soul searching ahead of you. One thing you'll always need, if you go on in college, are you basic classes like english, lit, soc, psych, even stats (think masters some...
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    How do Nursing Instructors deal with this? Clinical site RNs don't want us around

    chevyv replied to chicagrl's topic in General Students

    Just go in there and be as confident as you can. Many times that first semester, you will find the cna's to be more friendly. After all, you are basically doing their job at the moment. Let the...
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    new to the site- and I NEED HELP!

    chevyv replied to ad_lpn09's topic in General Students

    You took A&P and other courses, but not through a college? Once you become a LPN, you can go for a LPN to RN bridge program. It usually takes 1 yr at a tech college, but if you need to take...
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    No hot water or electric for 1 1/2 weeks now

    chevyv replied to nurse_in_ohio's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Could you all just imagine having a loved one in that place?
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    Overwhelming # of Nars and Nurses Quitting

    chevyv replied to Doughertyz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I hate that places have that little no tell in their hand book. If everyone is leaving, you know they'll talk about their pay simply because they could care less at that point. Maybe you should just...
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    Nurses and Doctors Dating Each Other

    chevyv replied to lunden's topic in General Nursing

    It kind of comes down to that old saying about ******** where you eat. Can you imagine the difficulties when the relationship goes south? Just doesn't seem worth it to me. My father was a cancer pt...
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    Is Nursing is what I really want? [Warning: Long Rant]

    chevyv replied to ecl4's topic in General Nursing

    If you enjoyed criminology, why don't you investigate the investigating field (Tee Hee). Seriously, you like it, were alert, and law enforcement is an area where you can still help people. No matter...
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    HELP! Having trouble in fundamentals and need advice!

    chevyv replied to punkindoodl's topic in General Students

    What your going through is very typical of a ns. It's shell shock so to speak. The exams are very different than any exams you have had before. You can't just memorize and spew it back out. The...
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    Anyone here a prison nurse? Have an interview with them Wed.

    chevyv replied to mondkmondk's topic in Correctional

    I was hoping someone could tell me more about working in corrections. I'm still a student, but would like to start off in corrections. I've heard the benefits are really good. I'm looking for good...
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    Arrrgh! Impossible Instructor!

    chevyv replied to Quark09's topic in General Students

    It's been my understanding that if you can prove it in the book, the instructor has to either throw out the question or accept that the question has more than one correct answer. This can be...
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    No She/he Did Not!!!

    chevyv replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    OMG!!! I just had the best laugh of the day