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pharmgirl

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  1. Pt with Pneumonia clarifying nursing problems

    pharmgirl replied to Coop_696's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    wow. I'm at a loss. Granted airway clearance and gas exchange are similar but they are 2 different things. I wouldve gone with both of them as well. However, since that isn't what she is...

  2. hyperthyroidism

    pharmgirl replied to deepurple's topic in General Students

    I'm gonna take a stab at this and hopefully a more experienced nurse will be by soon to clarify. I've not heard of "pressure symptom" but that doesn't mean anything lol. I am thinking that what is...

  3. NEED help....revising my personal statement

    pharmgirl replied to swtgurl's topic in General Students

    all the events during my life,death and sufferings (did you die? lol), i have encountered in my own life have made me an emotionally stable and mentally strong individual (i just don't like this for...

  4. NEED help....revising my personal statement

    pharmgirl replied to swtgurl's topic in General Students

    from my earliest memories, i have always wanted to pursue a career in the healthcare field and nursing was my only option. (why is nursing your only option? sounds like a last ditch effort to the...

  5. Graduate in May!!!!!! Who else?

    pharmgirl replied to Rylee2008's topic in General Students

    Count me in too! God willing I'll be finally graduating in May. I remember when I first started this journey and 3 years just seemed so far away, now I can't believe its almost over. Looking...

  6. Labs for possible MI???

    pharmgirl replied to momandstudent's topic in General Students

    I dont really have too much to add but I would think that you wouldn't type and cross or check liver and kidney stuff until you had reason to suspect involvement or the H&H was low (for type and...

  7. New NCLEX format?

    pharmgirl replied to Ivanabanonymous's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    yeah they change focus every 3(?) years I think. The problem with this is that they announce exactly what focus they are changing mid-fall and implement in April. Doesn't give much chance for...

  8. Acute confusion care plan help?

    pharmgirl replied to saffronclover's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ok since Dilaudid seems to be the focus here, lets start with that. On the floor we usually give between 1-2mg of Dilauded the first time around. 4mg seems an awful lot, especially for a first time...

  9. online rn to bsn chamberlain college

    pharmgirl replied to MVgal's topic in Chamberlain College

    Please let me know how you both like it.. I"m due to graduate with my ASN in May and am looking for an online RN-BSN program. I would be real interested in hearing about both of your

  10. LVN to RN Bridge with no Prior working Exp. as LVN

    pharmgirl replied to futurenurse310's topic in LPN to RN

    I am in a bridge program as well. First year LPN, second year RN. I worked as an LPN over the summer and on xmas break but thats about it. During the semester, I do all but quit. I may work a day...

  11. nervous nervous nervous

    pharmgirl replied to fahari's topic in LPN to RN

    I just wouldn't even bring up that you are an LPN. Im in a bridge program, we were all LPN's going into our final year but we picked up a few new students who had been LPN's for 10+ years. We never...

  12. Please Help: Confused on schools and other things

    pharmgirl replied to Pyrai's topic in General Students

    I am not that familiar with either of the programs, even though I lived in Toledo for 4 years. However, from a nursing standpoint. I would apply to both schools. It can't hurt. If you get into...

  13. Someone to read over nursing school essay? (:

    pharmgirl replied to Anxious In NE's topic in General Students

    Watch your paragraphs. There are a few thoughts that should be broken into their own paragraphs. Overall very well written and great points. Maybe find a few sentences where you could reword them...

  14. We've lost so many students . How many have u lost ?

    pharmgirl replied to Elleveein's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    We started our LPN with 40 students and graduated 26. When the RN year started we were again up to 41 with a lot of new transition students. We were down to 19 as of the end of the fall 2009...

  15. If you don't mind...

    pharmgirl replied to cupcake231's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    4.0 going into the Nursing program. Most in our program had between 3.5 and 4.0 with an ACT of at least 20, but only a few people were under

  16. Accepting Gifts from Patient

    pharmgirl replied to MPKH's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I dont know the fine line of answering this question. However, personally I am too afraid to cross the line so I would err on the side of caution and just say "No thank you, I'm full, but I...

  17. ICU clinical rotation

    pharmgirl replied to w120hmb's topic in General Students

    I've spent a lot of extern hours in the ICU...I love it, its one of my favorite areas. We are in a small rural area and most of the major stuff gets shipped out. But in addition to the above poster,...

  18. 2 Tests down 2 Fails Need Help!

    pharmgirl replied to jalana's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think you might need to look at your critical thinking. If you are reading and taking notes, are you learning the stuff or memorizing? You need to be able to apply what you have read to real...

  19. being told we can't have a pinning ceremony

    pharmgirl replied to kristy2657's topic in General Students

    oh boy this is a controversary that my class is facing also. Last year we wanted a pinning when we graduated LPN because a lot of our classmates wouldn't be joining us or wouldn't make it through RN...

  20. Student Nurse tshirts

    pharmgirl replied to Kilika421's topic in General Students

    I saw the greatest t-shirt one of my fellow classmates had on the other day. It had on the back all kinds of nursing diagnosis but they were funny ones....like Diagnosis: tad stressed r/t academic...

  21. Advice about to start school

    pharmgirl replied to projectsarah's topic in General Students

    Stay on top of your reading when school starts. Make school a priority and just do it. Prepare to be overwhelmed. Prepare to be frazzled and make a plan now of how you will deal with it later. When...

  22. Notes from the First Year of RN school

    pharmgirl replied to LovingLearning's topic in General Students

    Thank you for your post. I've bookmarked it and plan to refer to it when I have had "one of those days". You gave me inspiration and I'm not even sure how. LOL. Thank

  23. My Crazy Month

    pharmgirl replied to elizabeth8503RN's topic in General Nursing

    My heart goes out to you. You are a beautiful soul who has had the courage to tell their loved one its ok to go. That is a wonderfully unselfish act. Being there with someone while they face end of...

  24. Fluid and Electrolytes

    pharmgirl replied to STL2008, RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    OK I'm gonna try and draw a picture verbally but let's start at the beginning. Remember water chases salt. For the sake of simplicity, let's just say our solute is salt. When you have a hypo (hypo,...

  25. Where have all the Lpns gone??

    pharmgirl replied to Jaybby's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    This is obviously only my opinion, and what I see in my area but, a lot of hospitals in my area are going to all rn staffs. There are a few around that still hire LPN's but only a handful. That...