ShortStackRN

ShortStackRN

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  1. What is it most time-consuming you are studding now?

    ShortStackRN replied to Tiare's topic in General Students

    I would agree that Fluid and Electrolytes is a LOT of information to cram in a short amount of time...also I'm struggling a little with Cardio/Pulmonary these last few weeks of the semester...it's...

  2. UGHHHHHH

    ShortStackRN replied to pharmgirl's topic in General Students

    AHHHHHH UGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Okay so that felt better! Haha...I'm right where you are right now! Our spring break starts Monday BUT I've got 2 papers with presentations due the...

  3. Oh! The sacrifices we make just to get through nursing school

    ShortStackRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I'm so sorry you're hitting the "sacrifice" part of the equation that is NS! I am finishing my second semester and so far I have lost my job (not fired...just had to quit), lost valuable time with my...

  4. ABGs and EKGs

    ShortStackRN posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Does anyone know of any good web tutorials on deciphering ABGs and reading an EKG? I've got a 10 chapter Cardio/Pulmonary test coming up and I am panicking. I'm not sure I'll have the time to read...

  5. ABGs and EKGs

    ShortStackRN replied to ShortStackRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you for the info! I'm only having trouble with compensation and partial compensation with ABGs so hopefully some of these will

  6. I have a question about Hep B vaccine

    ShortStackRN replied to EllieBell's topic in General Students

    I would ask your school about the policy...in our program it's not the SCHOOL that will keep you from coming to clinical it's the FACILITY. All of our hospitals required that all rounds of Hep B have...

  7. Need your help - trying to change school policy

    ShortStackRN replied to CrystalShip's topic in General Students

    I'm in an ADN program at Aiken Technical College. An 80% is required in all classes to pass...also we are given a pass/fail math exam at midterm with criteria as follows: 1st semester-80% to pass,...

  8. Santal -anyone know what this is?

    ShortStackRN replied to Natingale's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It's spelled incorrectly...it's Santyl..it's a Collagenase used for would care...I use it ALL the time with my

  9. Nursing action question

    ShortStackRN replied to PinkCat8307's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree that you would check the HR FIRST...remember with these types of questions that it's not the RIGHT answer but the BEST answer...both B and D would be correct but you would want to check he HR...

  10. OB Care plan help

    ShortStackRN replied to SN09's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I had a patient similar to this and I used Deficient Fluid Volume r/t blood loss AEB low hemoglobin levels. I also used Anxiety r/t unexpected blood loss and uncertainty of outcome AEB patient's...

  11. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    ShortStackRN replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    Here's a great one that happened to me last night... You know you're in NS when you are sitting at Zaxby's with your best friend (who is a history major)...waiting on your to-go order...you cough...

  12. Dogs and Nurses

    ShortStackRN replied to Jayhawk4Life's topic in General Nursing

    I am in nursing school currently and I have 3 dogs! I had 2 of them before I started and took one off the hands of a fellow student who didn't know how to handle it. It's definitely a handful...but...

  13. Micro Case Study

    ShortStackRN posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So I'm taking Micro with my nursing classes this semester which is a nightmare within itself...but here's the thing. I have to do a case study with an unknown organism. I think I have broken the case,...

  14. Micro Case Study

    ShortStackRN replied to ShortStackRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I forgot to update my thread last night...after reading over it again I realized that the kid actually didn't get sick in Mexico...I read over one small sentence but MAJOR detail in the study...the...

  15. Desperately need help with a care plan tonight!

    ShortStackRN posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm doing my first care plan for Med Surg I, and I'm having the HARDEST time!! We were only with a patient for about 5 minutes last week, yet we are expected to write a care plan based on what little...

  16. Extremely frustrated @ clinicals!

    ShortStackRN replied to miss_pitty_pat's topic in General Students

    Just want to tell you that I'm feeling your pain. I'm not in a rural area, but the nurses and PCAs on our Med/Surg clinical floor act like they are just mad at the world. They apparently forget that...

  17. Desperately need help with a care plan tonight!

    ShortStackRN replied to ShortStackRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I believe what I failed to include in my original thread is that I was doing teamleading with an RN that day...so I actually wasn't the one doing the assessment. The whole story is this...I was told...

  18. Desperately need help with a care plan tonight!

    ShortStackRN replied to ShortStackRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That's exactly what I said to my instructor! But the form from our teacher has a column that says, "Nursing Diagnosis (related to and as evidenced by...). I was taught by my clinical instructor last...

  19. Micro with NS classes

    ShortStackRN posted a topic in General Students

    Did anyone ever take Micro with any of their nursing classes? I'm a second semester student taking Med Surg I and OB AND Micro. We were originally told that with "early acceptance" (not having taken...

  20. starting med surg, question

    ShortStackRN replied to robert2010's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm also in MedSurg this semester in an acute care unit and I'm loving my RNotes. It's not your whole 2000 page MedSurg book, but it's been a great quick reference for me so

  21. Back to being an ugly nursing student

    ShortStackRN replied to lovehospital's topic in General Students

    I know how you feel. I don't usually find it necessary to get all dressed up for 6 hours of lecture myself. I will usually get up, shower, and do my hair (because I think I look funny with it pulled...

  22. Please help with critical thinking question

    ShortStackRN replied to kikibibi's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think you are definitely on the right track...teach her to "dangle" before getting all the way up after rising from a resting position. I think the other concern that you should address is poor...

  23. cheating classmate

    ShortStackRN replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

    I had a girl like that in my A&P class...not in nursing classes though thank goodness...there is no way on God's green Earth we could get away with cheating in our classes. I had to tell on the...

  24. Is anyone else this nervous??

    ShortStackRN replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Students

    ALSO!! I realized that I didn't throw this in...though you may be nervous...try your best not to show that in clinical. You have got to be confident in yourself or you will never make it. I went to...

  25. Is anyone else this nervous??

    ShortStackRN replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Students

    It's COMPLETELY normal to be that nervous! I was the same way! Nervous and SO excited at the same time! I'm a second semester student now and STILL nervous! You will learn what to do with all of...