KarmaInMotion

Hello! New member and also recently accepted into the fall JJC program (yay!)... So now that I have a summer off before I become submerged in student nurse life, I have been trying to find all the info I can possibly get! I did a search and found onl...

Anyone used or have experience with these? I came across a few places selling them. I found both a digital and analog style. I thought it was a cool concept, but if the steth isn't so good, or too heavy to lug around, what's the point then, right?...

Daytonite, you are so awesome ... I am very interested in how HTN falls under decreased cardiac output. Could you perhapse start me on the path to understanding. Something related to pressure and yet inadequate movement? If you get the chance to t...

Sounds like you and I have smilar brains lol. The power of skimming can be great when the reading adds up. I always feel like I am playing catch up if I read word for word every little thing. I try to skim and look for things that I feel may be i...

well, this means the pt is urinating bilirubin and albumin. Do you have a lab book to refer to? Also, from a google I found the bili and albumin are linked

If I understood, your pt is getting the procedure b/c of evidence of a GI bleed? Just wanted to add, b/c the pt's colon has been cleansed and is NPO, does not mean the bleading has stopped. This just means there are no food substances present to he...

It can be done. It takes time mgmt - which i was never great at, but i am getting better. I think that says alot lol. For me and my family, sometimes because they can't read all that is going on in our minds, I have to keep reminding them, individual...

around me they don't hire you as a PCT unless you get the training for it, or have gone through your first semester of nursing school. you have to have some kind of clinical time in, be it through a certification program or part of NS. at least from ...

roflmao, me to a T 28 years of my life here. I seriously live on the north side of the edge of 80 and any visits to the other side are brief and considered "trips". thanks so much for this post. gotta sent it to FIL, he worked construction in chica...

hey cuteazz1. Classes usually start at 4. Some days it's only couple of hours, some days until 9 - one of those longer days for me is b/c I am not a CNA, so I'm getting some further instruction/class time. But the other day is our clinical day. W...

Practice your acting skills. If you appear "clueless", lost, or scared, your poor patient will become terrified. lol Really, you have to project confidence. Even if you are uncertain, that is when you tactfully excuse yourself and go ask for help.

Maybe something else cute and germ related similar to hand washing. My sister always had an odd nose phobia with my kids. lol She was afraid they would stick things up their nose and have them get things lodged or something... Anyway, what evolved...

check out their admissions criteria page http://www.jjc.edu/new/admissions/nursing-admissions-criteria.aspx It took me 2 yrs to get co/pre reqs out of the way. A's and B's on the courses they look at. My application GPA was better than my entering G...

I was out of school for about the same lenth of time as you. I knew my math skills would be weaker than I was comfortable with. The best thing I did was take a math class even if I met the minimum requirment. The worst thig I did was stopping to u...

I'm with locolorenzo22. All the tough teachers I've ever heard about have turned out to be so in order to prepare you. Always turn things into a positive. Look at it as a challenge you want to take on. This teach wants to shape you up, so make su...

I was considering taking supplements for memory and wondering if any others are currently doing so. If so, for how long have you been doing it, do you find any noticable differences, what are your experiences, and do you have any suggestions? TIA!

:)I have been finding more and more probiotic foods at stores. That's a route I prefer taking over tons of different pills. My MIL always takes probiotics in pill forms and suggests them. I preffer all the yogurts and dairies. I did also find in ...

I also have to watch close all ingredients on OTC drugs/supplements for caffeine. Durring school I am already pumped full and don't want to go over the line, so I read my labels! This includes my pms, diet, and pain meds. It can add up if we consu...

Hmmm I wonder if we'll get a calculation for volume of fluids given per pound/kilo over a set amount of time based on different S/S? 'Cause I sure do recall a few times of being sick or with sick ones in the ED, where they just pumped ya full of flu...

If the fluid volume is not adequate, then the cells do not have access to the adequate amount of fluid, correct? Whatever the method of fluid loss, there is not enough input to supply the continued fluid needs.

Oh, it's not just you. As each class progresses I feel the same. I felt that way durring A&P and Micro. I feel that way now worried that I don't have enough of those building blocks in my brain to start my first semester. One thing that has a...

well, a CC will cost less (smaller loans) than a university. Then you can start working as an RN a bit sooner than at a universtiy too. You can also look into employers that will pay your loans based on a contract after you graduate. And if you wa...

Just read this whole thread. And CONGRATS on getting it taken care of and staying the course! And not trying to freak you out or anything, but start thinking ahead for next semester too - so you're not caught off guard again. I can only imagine ho...

I think my list fits in well with everyone elses :wink2: lab coat and scrub top(s) with school logo on them scrub pants white or maroon - syllabus said only from specific vendor, but are they gonna look at my receipts and tags? - really? shoes pen li...

Lots of good info here under specialty forums - https://allnurses.com/forums/f253/ I think I would like to go into women's health. Still have more research and tons of schooling to get there tho