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    anyone NOT buy their textbooks?

    ashleyisawesome replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Students

    i do.. i have tutored people too... scary? i consider myself i pretty aural
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    ATI Testing

    ashleyisawesome replied to mamayogibear's topic in General Students

    we have ATI, but are not assigned readings from it.. i sometimes use the codes for practice tests on areas we are studying to see where im at, but they are waaay harder than the actual tests.. then we...
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    Medication administration, not following the rules

    ashleyisawesome replied to hotflashion's topic in General Nursing

    thats weird, do you just have one med cart for all those people? i work in ALF too and we only have two floors. floor one has about 10 residents, floor two has like 28 i think. each floor has its own...
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    What do you learn in Nursing 1?

    ashleyisawesome replied to nickster10's topic in General Students

    im sure its different depending on school/type of program... in theory we learned fundamentals- a little bit of history, nursing process, etc. skills we learned and were expected to be able to do in...
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    I have the Stink Gag

    ashleyisawesome replied to uRN4it's topic in General Students

    ive tried that, then i feel like i can TASTE it. :barf01: however, as a pca and a nursing student entering my 3rd semester of clinicals, im pretty used to normal poop and pee smells... c. diff, or...
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    What are your other degrees in?

    ashleyisawesome replied to nurse2b013's topic in General Students

    simultaneously working on my B.A. in deaf studies (very part time.. like one class at a time part time.. haha) while completing my diploma in nursing... hoping to become a part time medical ASL...
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    Possible nursing career path

    ashleyisawesome replied to NurseKitty2013's topic in General Students

    critical care is still bedside nursing. im still undecided as well.. i love ICU, i also am very interested in Peds.. im thinking PICU would be a good combination. I've also thought about PACU, psych,...
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    Help please, apical pulse before metoprolol?

    ashleyisawesome replied to angbarrett's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    its just common sense... if their pulse is lower than 50 before you give them something that will lower their heart rate further, why would you give it and risk them become severely bradychardic?...
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    Layman's dictionary of medical terms

    ashleyisawesome replied to Poi Dog's topic in Nursing Humor

    ok ill admit this is slightly humorous, but it is not slightly humorous when you clinical instructor uses it to waste time at the end of clinical and gives us this whole list (the definitions) and...
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    Trivial matter

    ashleyisawesome replied to studyjunky's topic in General Students

    at our school i the beginning they asked us if we either work on any of the floors we may be assigned to or are related/know anyone that works on these floors, and they tried to not put us on those...
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    Please help me understand what ATI is exactly

    ashleyisawesome replied to dayshad's topic in General Students

    double post.
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    Please help me understand what ATI is exactly

    ashleyisawesome replied to dayshad's topic in General Students

    oh believe me you pay for them, its just included in your tuition. but anyway, i never use the books, i have on occasion used the practice tests, which are 10 times harder than the actual tests. we...
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    shafted

    ashleyisawesome replied to JonB04's topic in General Students

    that seems rediculous. there are male nurses and male PCAs... they have to know how to cath a woman, and put ekg leads on someone, even if they have breasts. I understand if the patient (the...
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    No sick adults please.....can I still be a nurse?

    ashleyisawesome replied to FLhusker's topic in General Students

    what might you mean by "half-gorked out
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    Lehigh Valley Graduate Nurse Internship

    ashleyisawesome replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    thanks for the info.. yeah i am really hoping to get a job at st lukes, but was planning on applying to all the hospitals in the
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    What procedure/situation are you most nervous about encountering?

    ashleyisawesome replied to studentsara's topic in General Students

    im going into my third semester and have yet to do an IM on a real person.. and next semester is peds. i dont really want some poor little kid to have to suffer through my first IM... and kids can...
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    Anyone ever took a nursing exam on make up day?

    ashleyisawesome replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    our make up exams are all fill ins... so its more like studying for an a&p exam.. ther are no critical thinking questions... i actually think they are
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    choosing profs

    ashleyisawesome replied to JonB04's topic in General Students

    pre reqs i picked, nursing the first two semesters all 65 of us were in the same class so there was no choice. this semester we are being broken up into 4 groups for specialties: peds, OB, psych, and...
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    some advice on my resume

    ashleyisawesome posted a topic in General Nursing

    im trying to improve my resume to get a tech job while im in school to get more acute care experience, and maybe help my chances of getting a job when i graduate. ive applied for maybe 40-50 positions...
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    Graduated 12/10, still no job, giving up...

    ashleyisawesome replied to RNtslifka's topic in First Year After Licensure

    if you are willing to join the navy, then are you willing to relocate? ive heard its very hard to find a nursing job in FL compared to some other states... but if you do join the navy or any other...
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    Does anyone feel as restless as me????

    ashleyisawesome replied to OB-nurse2013's topic in General Students

    i feel the same way.. we get one month breaks after each semester, and our last one in april i was totally able to relax and forget about school... this time i feel on edge like i cant relax. i have...
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    Is your clinical experience like mine?

    ashleyisawesome replied to dee78's topic in General Students

    im so glad my school is different than most schools i hear about on here. 1. we dont go in the night before to get our patients. we are assigned 2-3 patients the day we get there (at 6:30). --- and im...
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    ATI Critical Thinking Exam

    ashleyisawesome posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Has anyone taken it? It's an entrance requirement in the program I'm trying to get into and I have to take it in April.. I've looked all over the internet and cant find any kind of sample questions!...
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    Pass/fail at your school

    ashleyisawesome replied to NSGstudent12's topic in General Students

    we must get an average of 78 on all of our exams before they count any quizzes, papers, projects in. then when they factor those in we still need to have a 78 or above (the quizzes, papers, etc are...
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    Couple of questions...

    ashleyisawesome replied to b204060's topic in General Students

    getting a job as a tech in your area of interest is a good way to get your foot in the door.. the hospital i do my clinicals at said they will hire new grads into specialties, but about 95% of them...