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  1. Which book is the best for lab reference values when at clinicals?

    vmoh18 replied to notthereyet0's topic in General Students

    I went with the Labnotes. It has the lab values that you will see most often and is

  2. Grades- do instructors round up?

    vmoh18 replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Students

    No there isn't. But as my CI told the students in our class what are you going to do when you are on the job when you are having to look everything up because you did not learn it while in school. You...

  3. Grades- do instructors round up?

    vmoh18 replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Students

    I was being sarcastic. Anything below 80 at my school is failing. I believe the same as

  4. Grades- do instructors round up?

    vmoh18 replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Students

    Again, I was talking about some of the students in my class. And no they did not make a 90 on the final. They were no where close to 90, so they did not learn the material. I also am going to school...

  5. Grades- do instructors round up?

    vmoh18 replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Students

    i was speaking specifically about the students in my class. i do not want them taking care of me or anyone in my family, because i know what kind of nurse they are going to

  6. Grades- do instructors round up?

    vmoh18 replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Students

    Please, 75% means they mastered the material. In my classes, most the C students slack off all semeter and then worry about maintaining their C at the end. I know of at least 4 students who had to...

  7. FAFSA QUESTION

    vmoh18 replied to nolimitam's topic in General Students

    2008/2009 will cover this summer's semester. 2009/20010 will start with this fall's semester and end next summer provided you have funds left. If you are a full time student both fall and spring...

  8. What mantra is getting you through nursing school?

    vmoh18 replied to MySimplePlan's topic in General Students

    My grandmother always told me to remember "If it is to be, it is up to me." Every time I want to give up, I hear her saying this to

  9. Working Full-Time

    vmoh18 replied to Fedwork10's topic in General Students

    I am currently in the nursing program and I work any where from 40-50 hours a week. I work mostly on the weekends and two days through the week. Alot of doubles on the weekend because of short...

  10. What good veins should feel like

    vmoh18 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have read the threads about starting IV's and have gotten some good advice. We have check-offs Friday on IV starts. The only thing I am unsure off is what a good vein should feel like. My instructor...

  11. What good veins should feel like

    vmoh18 replied to vmoh18's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks for all the help. I used my husband as a guinea pig last night. I practiced with and without the tourniquet. I know what they feel like

  12. Does anyone know what this means?.......

    vmoh18 replied to adorblepuppy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I also went through the Red Cross training for school, but when I went for my interview for work they told me that they would not accept my certification. When I asked why they told me that they...

  13. Does anyone know what this means?.......

    vmoh18 replied to adorblepuppy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    BCLS is a certification that is offered through the AHA. It covers basic heart saver, two person rescue, infant and child CPR, and obstructed airway. Where I work, they require this certification and...

  14. Who got an A on their final...

    vmoh18 replied to lovehospital's topic in General Students

    I made a 97 on my Fundamentals final and got the highest grade in the class. I was shocked because I felt like I did not study

  15. Test Reviews.... a poll

    vmoh18 replied to CRIMSON's topic in General Students

    We have two forms that we put the answers on, a scantron sheet and the test form. We turn in the scantron, you know the fill in the bubble sheets, and keep the test form. After everyone has completed...

  16. Edema and Third space fluid shift

    vmoh18 posted a topic in General Students

    I hope someone can help with this. We are currently doing fluids and electrolytes and acid base balance. The question on our study guide is ____ is the accumulation of fluid in spaces that usually has...

  17. Care Plan/ Concept Maps

    vmoh18 replied to vmoh18's topic in General Students

    I do not know if this will help, but this is what our blank concept maps look like.

  18. Care Plan/ Concept Maps

    vmoh18 posted a topic in General Students

    Have any of you had experience with the concept maps. We start clinicals Friday and have to have a concept map for our patient. My school is no longer teaching the traditional care plans and the...

  19. Dealing with medical emergencies

    vmoh18 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I want to share my experience I had at work yesterday. I was getting a resident dressed and was putting on her socks. I heard her tell me to hurry up so I looked up and she was laying over the side of...

  20. Dealing with medical emergencies

    vmoh18 replied to vmoh18's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I forgot to add that this woman is DNR so if she stoped breathing there was nothing I could do. I think that is what scared me the

  21. Care Plan/ Concept Maps

    vmoh18 replied to vmoh18's topic in General Students

    I have the book also and have been reading it since my post. I understand now that the concept map is a care plan. The way my instructors were explaining it made it sound allot harder than the book....

  22. Running out of gas

    vmoh18 replied to PEBBLES1's topic in General Students

    Please do what ever you have to to relieve your stress. I found myself in the ER today with a severe anxiety attack. The DR told me that I could not keep on going the way I was. He said that I was...

  23. Forced to stay at work...?

    vmoh18 replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It is our facility policy that if it is a CNA that calls in then a CNA must stay. We have three halls with some being private rooms and some semi private. There are 3 CNAs per shift and one nurse. So...

  24. Forced to stay at work...?

    vmoh18 replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    This place is really not a bad place to work. I love working there and even if I didn't thier pay rate is so much higher than other places in my area that I would deal with it. Call outs do not happen...

  25. Forced to stay at work...?

    vmoh18 replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I have not found anything in the rules for CNAs in North Carolina only for licensed staff. Here is what it says in our employee handbook. IF YOU ARE DUE TO LEAVE (AT THE END OF YOUR SHIFT) YOU MUST...