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    Chewing Gum

    "are auditioning to be a cow." LOL! Some people just go crazy with the gum chewing. I grew up going to private Catholic schools (taught by nuns!) and gum-chewing was strictly prohibited. To this day,...
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    Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    Yes, it
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    Put on probation first time administering meds

    I don't mean any of this is a snarky way, but...I've bolded, underlined, and italicized the only part of your post that is relevant. You didn't know and you made an excuse. The excuse part is probably...
  4. Which school did you
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    case study: Burn

    LOL riiiiiiight... People post responses like mine (and you can read what I'm about to write anywhere on the site) b/c students are constantly posting verbatim homework questions without so much as an...
  6. Dialysis patients are usually pretty protective of the arm that has their fistula, so I doubt that they'd let anyone with a BP cuff get close enough to that arm to
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    case study: Burn

    In the time it took you to post this case study multiple times, you could've gotten out your books and finished the assignment. Just my What have you come up with so
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    Done with first clinical rotation!

    Isn't a wonderful feeling to mark a clinical rotation off your list?? I have my last clinical of my last semester this Friday and I actually cannot wait to get up at 4:30am to get there at 6...
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    OSHA VIOLATION?

    Not sure about OSHA, but some states don't require consent for HIV testing when a needle stick is involved. And if she is employed in a hospital, the patient signs a consent to treat form upon...
  10. Grrr I fell for it in the Florastor thread! Oh well, at least one of us learned something
  11. How have you tried setting it up so
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    What do they teach about med pass in Nursing School?

    see purple
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    How do you get A's in Nursing School?

    "I want A's because most nurses were the ones that got A's in nursing school and didn't fail." Let me take some pressure off...this is not true at all. I'd say most nurses got a wide range of grades...
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    How much homework for CNA class?

    I don't remember having any homework at all in my CNA class. It was 5 days/week, 8 hours/day, for 4 weeks, so there was ample time to absorb things during
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    Nitropaste questions

    My drug book says transdermal patches should be removed before having a MRI, cardioversion, or defibrillation because there's a risk of the patient getting burned. Nothing about the ointment. The only...
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    Do you ever get mysterious fees??

    Has anyone in your class asked what the fee is for? I certainly wouldn't pay it until there is a legitimate explanation as to what it's
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    nursing diagnosis help plz!?!

    I've had patients with trachs who eat hamburgers, salad, rice, etc. As long as the cuff was deflated, there was no problem. Not saying aspiration wasn't a risk, just saying that not all patients with...
  18. Today was a particularly annoying day... #1.) While I'm SO happy that you've had babies, I really do NOT want/need to hear how the OB/GYN "ripped your ***** to shreds." A.) That's disgusting. B.) It...
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    What should have been said? Did i do the right thing?

    In vitro still requires a uterus...and in this case, it would also require a
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    Help with diagnosis for care plan: Imbalanced nutrition

    Did you explore why he hasn't taken his insulin or checked his blood glucose in more than two years? Imbalanced Nutrition: More Than Body Requirements is an appropriate nursing diagnosis for the fact...
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    Nursing Pin for $115

    You only have one option? My program offers four pins. The designs are all the same, but one is gold, one is sterling silver, one is gold-plated, and the last is rhodium. The prices vary from...
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    do you have Private Health Insurance??

    If you're single, relatively healthy, and only go to the doctor for routine exams, you can get private insurance for a very reasonable price. My insurance has a high deductible, but everything I use...
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    For Fun--Kudos 2 Me...The "toot your own horn" thread

    Got a 1315 on my renal HESI (conversion score of 99.99%)...of course, I thought I completely bombed
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    clinical/grading system

    Our clinical grades are 0-4. The numbers pretty much line up with the A, B, C, D, F grading system. 4=A, 3=B, etc. We have to have an average of a 2 (2=C) to pass clinically. Btw, you say you're...
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    Pinning Song

    I suggested we play "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor, but that got a lot of