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  1. Just Kill ME!

    shygoofyone replied to SnarfGirl's topic in General Students

    I was getting concerned, because the area I'm in there are several hiring freezes. So, I sent out resumes to the hospitals, explaining that I was looking for a job to gain experience in the hospital...

  2. Did you take the TEAS test? What was it like?

    shygoofyone replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    I felt the TEAS was mostly common sense and critical thinking. There was some math, but nothing extreme (as I remember). There were a lot of "If all As are Bs and all Bs are Cs, then all As are Cs"...

  3. Now its getting outta HAND !

    shygoofyone replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    We had a very similar situation last semester. our instructor was telling so many stories that were off topic that we wouldn't get any of the lecture done. Then, we had four weeks worth in one...

  4. newly hired at a rural hospital

    shygoofyone replied to mittels's topic in Rural

    I have to say thank you for all your input. I know I didn't ask the original question, but I've really been struggling with where to work when leaving school. I'm currently working as an aide at a...

  5. Clinical lab sheet with values

    shygoofyone replied to littlelight98's topic in General Students

    Have you ever seen the Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, written by Pagana? It's excellent in helping you determine how each result reflects the patient's current

  6. Clinical lab sheet with values

    shygoofyone replied to littlelight98's topic in General Students

    This is what I use. I can't take credit, since it's a part of our assigned clinical paperwork....The "normal" values are the ones that our hospital's lab lists, so you may want to change it to meet...

  7. What to do after graduation? Unit or floor?

    shygoofyone replied to Morgan,BSN,RN-NICU's topic in General Students

    I'm struggling with a similar decision...I know I want some great med-surg experience, but...do I do it in the small, rural hospital that doesn't see any critical care cases in order to build up my...

  8. About Saunders NCLEX study guide

    shygoofyone replied to HeatherTN's topic in General Students

    I have been using the comprehensive review throughout school for help with patho and studying for tests/quizzes. My friend bought the q&a to help as well. We use both in our study

  9. What I learned at rotation this week.

    shygoofyone replied to LovingLearning's topic in General Students

    I have to say....double-wow! I just busted out laughing at story 1!!! So, then I had to share with my nightshift peers...who all started laughing. We feel for you, darling....hope all is well next...

  10. Not allowed to tape nursing lectures

    shygoofyone replied to Amy'sGrandbaby's topic in General Students

    We have never been able to tape our lectures, and I'm in my fourth semester. We're lucky in the fact that our profs provide us with powerpoint slides for us to print out prior to class. However, I...

  11. 186 Days to Go! (would like info on Chicago!)

    shygoofyone posted a topic in Illinois Nursing

    There are only 186 days until I get pinned. But, with that...comes panic! My boyfriend (God bless him!) and I have been together since before I got into nursing school (three years ago!) He lives in...

  12. Continuous O2 effect on O2 sat and CO2 Levels

    shygoofyone posted a topic in General Students

    I'm hoping some of you nurses out there can help me. I live with my grandmother, who is on hospice for advanced COPD. Her nurse consistently raves that her O2 sat is 98-99%. Yes, that's great, but...

  13. Continuous O2 effect on O2 sat and CO2 Levels

    shygoofyone replied to shygoofyone's topic in General Students

    Thank you all for your responses. I know that hospice if more about comfort than cure. As you can imagine, it's hard to know so much about A&P and see a loved one going through all of this. This...

  14. 186 Days to Go! (would like info on Chicago!)

    shygoofyone replied to shygoofyone's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Thank you all so much! One more question....being from "down south," when would you recommend I start applying for positions in

  15. Plus size scrubs that are CUTE!!!!!!

    shygoofyone replied to Helping_Hands's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Wow...I'm bookmarking this posting! But...any ideas on styles/brands to look at for pinning dresses? I'm getting bummed out looking at cute ones that only go up to 1x and ugly frumps that go to 7x....

  16. First day of clinicals

    shygoofyone replied to nurse2btracy's topic in General Students

    On our very first clinical, we had only an orientation to the hospital's policies surrounding privacy, HIPAA, emergency, etc. We toured the floor that we would be on and took a "post-quiz" on where...

  17. Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    shygoofyone replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    amen!!!!!!! the other day, our instructor was going over a quiz and couldn't tell us what one of the words meant.

  18. Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act, HR 5924

    shygoofyone replied to alan headbloom's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think it's important to know that contact your elected officials is so important. I've participated in Lobby Days in Illinois and in telephone drives to elected official's offices and have actually...

  19. What Do You do During Clinicals

    shygoofyone replied to cutensweet2's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Those are the best instructors! We had one patient each day for the first semester, then we picked up two patients (a primary and secondary) for the following semesters. I'm in semester three now,...

  20. Older Nursing Students

    shygoofyone replied to Neats's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was working FULL time and going to school FULL time for most of my schooling (had to leave my position October 3). I used an NCLEX review book to study alot of the time. Saunder's is a great...

  21. Year Off And Cna Certification Necessary?

    shygoofyone replied to gkbroaro's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Having had no experience in nursing when I started school, I would take the CNA classes and get a job to get those basic skills downpat. It's so helpful and really helps you to feel more at ease when...

  22. What specialties of nursing have shortages??

    shygoofyone replied to princesasabia's topic in General Students

    AMEN!!!! If only I could go straight through, get my MSN and teach....but sometimes, I think that's the kind of teachers I have....so...I'll wait and get some experience

  23. Does this nursing dx sound right??

    shygoofyone replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

    Our instructors are very picky and every nursing dx must be in exact NANDA structure: Impaired Mobility related to pain from abdominal incision and recent surgery as evidenced by patient complaints of...

  24. Validations......

    shygoofyone replied to jorla9903's topic in General Students

    Practice, practice, practice! In my class, we got to pick our partners, even for our "OSCE" (check-off). My partner and I had signals for the things that we would forget in practice. Simple non-verbal...

  25. Validations......

    shygoofyone replied to jorla9903's topic in General Students

    Practice, practice, practice! In my class, we got to pick our partners, even for our "OSCE" (check-off). My partner and I had signals for the things that we would forget in practice. Simple...