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  1. What Dx to use for asthma exacerbation?

    newbie08 posted a topic in General Students

    We're supposed to pick 3 and we are not supposed to use 'risk for' unless the CI approves it. So I'm thinking: 1. Ineffective Breathing Patterns 2. Ineffective Airway Clearance 3. Anxiety I really...

  2. Nursing student or student nurse?

    newbie08 posted a topic in General Students

    I figured since I am in a 2-year program, I would call myself a nursing student the first year then a student nurse the 2nd year since it sounds more official to me. How do you refer to

  3. Nursing student or student nurse?

    newbie08 replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

    I just like asking random, off-the-wall questions once in a while. I think it lightens the

  4. RN student assigned to LPN???

    newbie08 replied to Sara5229's topic in General Students

    I didn't say that it was based on their title. I just said in my experience it seems that the LPNs are

  5. RN student assigned to LPN???

    newbie08 replied to Sara5229's topic in General Students

    I am also an RN student and have been assigned to both RNs and LPNs and in my experience the LPNs have been much nicer to me, more caring toward the pts and happier to answer questions than the RNs...

  6. Any other ADNs wishing they had done BSN??

    newbie08 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm in an ADN program and plan to get my BSN through an RN-to-BSN program. I was looking at the school that I plan on doing that through and you still have to do all the courses that any other BSN...

  7. Any other ADNs wishing they had done BSN??

    newbie08 replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

    I haven't really looked much into other school's programs because the hospital this RN-BSN program is affiliated with is the hospital I want to work at and (according to the little recruiting party...

  8. Any other ADNs wishing they had done BSN??

    newbie08 replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

    That's my plan as well. I want to become a NP. The RN-BSN program I am looking at is supposed to be for the 'working nurse' but when I looked at it today, it was showing that all the regular BSN...

  9. Class sizes

    newbie08 replied to sproeber89's topic in General Students

    There are 48 in my Adult Nursing I class. That's including at least 5 who are auditing the

  10. Taking two anatomy classes at once

    newbie08 replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Students

    It depends on how in depth the instructor goes in to A&P. With the instructor I have now, I wouldn't even think about taking A&P I and II at the same time!! Way TMI to absorb at once!!My...

  11. Gearing up for next semester : )

    newbie08 posted a topic in General Students

    Anyone else getting excited for next semester to start?? I was telling my husband how excited I was then I got to thinking that it must mean that as hard as the first semester was to adjust to, it...

  12. Gearing up for next semester : )

    newbie08 replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

    I'm glad to hear I am not the only one to get up super early for clinicals!! I normally set my alarm for 0400 so I can wake up (I am NOT a morning person), get a shower, get my daughter up, get her...

  13. Cheap books online? Textbook website suggestions??

    newbie08 replied to ccac international's topic in General Students

    I am considering buying my textbooks for this semester somewhere other than the college bookstore. Any suggestions for websites??

  14. Mnemonic for cranial nerves

    newbie08 replied to KR's topic in General Students

    The one in my A&P book was : On Occassion Our Trusty Truck Acts Funny, Very Good Vehicle AnyHow. And for if they are motor, sensory or both: Some Say Marry Money But My Brother Says it's Bad...

  15. Gearing up for next semester : )

    newbie08 replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

    This will probably sound dumb but what is a practicuum? I have seen it in other schools' curriculum but I have never heard it at my school. What is

  16. Skin to skin contact

    newbie08 replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My daughter was born 10 weeks early by emergency caesarian due to severe preeclampsia so I didn't get to touch her at all until 2 days after she was born. The NICU nurses strongly suggested...

  17. ATI Testing!!!!

    newbie08 replied to clvjackson's topic in General Students

    We have the books and stuff but we just got the access codes about 2 weeks before the end of the semester. This is the first year the school has used them so I don't think they have quite figured out...

  18. What Dx to use for asthma exacerbation?

    newbie08 replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

    Thanks!! That was very

  19. Anyone else experiencing burnout??

    newbie08 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm not sure if it's just because it's the end of the semester or stress or what but I am all of a sudden feeling incredibly burned out!! My daughter was sick this past week and I missed both clinical...

  20. Anyone else experiencing burnout??

    newbie08 replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

    It's not that I thought this was going to be an easy program, it's all of the outside stuff (like my kid getting sick and having to miss school) on top of the stress that the end of the semester...

  21. Had foley checkoffs today!

    newbie08 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm a competent foley inserter!! Woohoo!! It's funny. So far this has been the most 'technical' checkoff we've been required to perform and yet it's the one I was least worried about. Go figure... I...

  22. Does this nursing dx sound right??

    newbie08 posted a topic in General Students

    We haven't gone too deep into nursing dx yet but does this sound about right as far as nursing dx go: Impaired Physical Mobility r/t pain secondary to abdominal surgery?? Pt had laparoscopic colon...

  23. Pharmacology & Dosage Calc Tests - What did you have to know?

    newbie08 replied to Gabesmomma's topic in General Students

    We were taught to round up. So as another poster replied:

  24. Only a nursing student...

    newbie08 posted a topic in General Students

    ...would get a little excited about having to get a CT scan done! I have a small hard mass (1-2cm) in my RLQ and my doctor scheduled me for a CT scan tomorrow since I have had conflicting diagnoses...

  25. Only a nursing student...

    newbie08 replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

    Sounds like fun times... This stuff is 'lemon-vanilla' flavored (who in the world came up with that combination?! lol) and they recommended mixing it with Sprite. My appt got moved to Friday at the...