Marette S.

Yeah, this is what i am talking about. We need a basis or standard against which to compare a clinical behavior. Something predetermined that will help dictate if an action does constitute and unsatisfactory or if it is just something that needs to be worked out. For example, if a student comes to clinical without a piece of uniform, is that an unsatisfactory? Some say yes because the student is not prepared. Others say no because it is not that important in the bigger scheme of things like being safe for your patient. Any more information you can give me on this would be helpful! I am the student-faculty liaison as part of my position as nursing teaching assistant. The lack of standard is causing a huge breakdown of communication between our faculty and students. It is something that we have to fix and I need all the help I can get!

I need help from you more experienced nurses. I am a senior BSN student in a program that is reworking the Nursing Student Handbook for our department. After numerous unsatisfactories that seem petty to many students, the faculty is trying to meet us in the middle and formulate some way of FAIRLY determining what actually constitutes an unsatisfactory. So, what do you think constitues an unsatisfactory? Please be specific. Maybe give an example or rationale. THANKS!!!!

I am starting my senior year in the fall (just a few short days away). I have worked all summer in the VA ER in Lexington and LOVED it! I would like to keep doing this after i graduate but have heard over and over that i need to work medsurg before, for the practice in skills, etc. What do you think? Since i really dislike medsurg, would ICU be an ok subsitute? Also, what can i do to make myself more appealing so i can get a job at the VA?

Did some more looking and found this on another thread... " K+ 3.5 â€" 5 Ca+ 4.5.- 5 Mg 1.5-2.5 Phos 1.8-2.6 Na+ 135-145 Cl 95-105 Crt .5-1.2 BUN 10-20 PTT 60-70 or 1 ½ times higher if on Heparin PT 11.0 - 12.5 or 2.o -3.5 times higher if on coumadin INR 2.0-3.5 for coumadin WBC 5-10 RBC 5 HCT 40 Hgb 15 pH 7.35-7.45 (40) co2 35-35 On vacation I - Ate 4 bananas with 5 glasses of milk, read 2 magazines about 2 fossils. Spent $140 on Napkins and a $100 on Clear heals. Did 15 BUN exercises and drank 1 Creatine shake . Met, 3 Idiots , 11 Pets and 65 Hunks. Ate 4 bananas (K+ found in bananas) with 5 glasses of milk (ca+ found in milk), read 2 magazines (magnesium) about 2 fossils (phosphorus). Spent $140 on Napkins (Na+)and a $100 on Clear heals. (Cl) Did 15 BUN exercises and drank 1 Creatine shake (Creatinine) . Met, 3 Idiots (I for INR), 11 Pets ( P is for PT) and 65 Hunks. (H is for heparin's PTT)" Some people didnt get it but i thought it helped. If you want to find the thread again, search lab values on the top right hand side of the screen and it is the very last hit on the first page. Hope this helps! :wink2:

I was wondering the same thing. I have to commute an hour each day so as i drive i try to review them in my head. I too was wondering if there was an easier way than just pure memorization. Let me know if you get any better ideas concerning learning these values.