NursingIs4CoolPeople

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  1. Anbody Else Gain a Ton of Weight in Nursing School?

    i used to weigh 170 before i started the nursing program when i worked out. now i weigh 212. =( I need to go to the gym, but won't due to the incredible amount of homework and studying i have to
  2. Assessments - need help with terminology

    i think the standard is physical examination and health assessment by jarvis. there's a pocket edition which is great for carrying around during
  3. What class was/is your hardest????

    Peds and Pharm were equally the hardest so far. Maybe it's cuz they both start with P, or maybe it's because we had the same professor for both.
  4. Help! Care plan question

    That's a tough one, but how do you know the client is in alot of pain? If it was me (I could be wrong), I think one of my goals would be The Clients pain level will reduce from a ? to a ? according...
  5. OMG are you serious stress central

    it gets better.
  6. Nursing Student

    60 hrs a week? You might want to cut back if you can, because it will get stressful. As far as taking MC tests go, I recommend getting your hands on some NCLEX practice books (Saunders, Lippincott,...
  7. i hate pediatrics? =(

    I hate pediatrics, It's the professor that makes me hate it, she's a real nice lady and all, but she's just all over the place like she'll go over something for 3 or 4 classes, and only 5 questions...
  8. Nightmares

    lol i had one recently i went into my patients room and my patient had two heads and i had to take a blood pressure and i didn't know if i had to take it on both arms, one for each head =/ so i took...
  9. TV show "Scrubs"

    I love scrubs but it's quite dissapointing when entering the hospital. They have people everywhere doing things docs and lawyers and all but in reality the hallways are always empty and might find...
  10. Fear of Failure

    To the OP: Consider yourself lucky, you have 3 attempts, my school only allows 2 and you have to get a 9/10 to pass for math, and two tries for skill checks. You have 3 attempts, if you mess up, know...
  11. nursing program vs. prerequisite courses?

    I miss taking pre req classes. Those were some good times, when we weren't so isolated from everyone else at the college, where you could go to your first day of class and not fail out of a course...
  12. BUBBLEHE help?

    I wish i can thank you again :-D, thank you so much it helps
  13. What is your graduation gift?

    I thought about going skydiving after school, , and when I pass my NCLEX, I'm going to buy myself a motorcyle. Ninja250, cuz, that's all i can
  14. heh.. i need a girlfriend apparently.

    My GI/GU instructor i had last summer was incredibly tough on me...but i passed.... Then I saw here a couple weeks ago, and she said that I needed a girlfriend! And everytime I see her she brings it...
  15. OB clinicals for males

    Is it different in this rotation for males? =). I'm wondering how this is going to go down, seeing as i'll be the only male in my clinical group for OB. I hope i get to assess patients , but i don't...
  16. heh.. i need a girlfriend apparently.

    meh, i didn't take it personally at all, and no my scrubs are always clean =). I think she said it because I don't socialize much either like a previous poster said, but you know, now that I think...
  17. got a job as a cna!

    I start orientation this thursday and friday and im super nervous and excited about starting work, because i have no idea how i got the job, seeing as i don't have a cna license, (i finished...
  18. Best Way to Learn Skills for Check off

    You got it, Practice, Practice Practice. Practice enough so it becomes basically second nature, and also sometimes I try to break those bigger longer skills into smaller tasks and make sure i did...
  19. Funny charting error.

    This reminds me of when someone charted drainage that had pus in it as *****
  20. Broward Community College Students

    I did it! I passed med-surg and clinical with her, what a nightmare =) I did add you on my aim so don't be surprised if you get an IM from a total stranger =) im so glad med surg 1 is done =) psych/ob...
  21. med surg clinicals

    I was wondering what exactly does one do in clinicals for med surg? I'm asking because I haven't had a chance to practice my skills (foley, ng, wound care etc..) b/c I have to retake and pass a math...
  22. med surg clinicals

    My last day of clinical for med-surg is tomorrow =/. I got a Unsatisfactory for my mid-term for clinical, and tomorrow is my last day and i'm so down, and just can't wait until tomorrow is over, pass...
  23. Broward Community College Students

    wow, we should exchange emails or Instant Messenger Names, because I have so many questions for you LOL =) And I'm hoping I get dr. ykw out of my face come thursday too, i want to move
  24. Broward Community College Students

    Oh yeah, why only a little bit of peds? lol. I would hate having dr pharm for clinical.. she scares me, but others in my clinical group who had her for process says that she was never rude, but she...
  25. Broward Community College Students

    lol i think you mean good luck GUY!!!!! =) and