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Got a big ole endocrine test coming up tomorrow and as I wrap up loking over my notes I found a side on the power point that I must've missed before. When discussing Diabetes Mellitus, my text references two forms of hyperglycemia Dawn's phenomenon and Somagyi effect. To me they seem to be the same thing: early am hyperglycemia. Can anyone explain the difference? THanks.

Apply and see what happens. If they ask during an interview why you left the first program tell them you had family issues which were resolved when you moved. Don't let "what if's" ever hold you back. EVER.

Hey hopefull, it sucks that this part of your journey seems to be over. I've had similar complaints about my instructors from time to time. It's just like any other job: Just cuz you're a great nurse doesn't necessarily make you a great teacher. I wish you all the best as you try to find the next path.

Sounds like a fantastic idea. I personally am not interested in going to my pinning/graduation since I've already graduated once before. But be that as it may, I've at least tried to be helpful, positive and supporting of those who are interested.

I second picking up the NCLEX study guide. I also recommend picking up any of the books in the reviews and rationales series. They have helped me immensely. When I have to wade through a load of reading, I break it down into manageable sections. Sometimes these means cutting chapters into five or six parts. I read one, grab a snack or whatever and then go back. I've also found that if I do some work/reading each regardless of when the exam is I tend to think about the info more because I'm constantly immersed in it. I also tend to learn well from the old school rote method of learning. When learning fluids and electrolytes, I wrote the values of each over and over and over until they finally stuck. To remember the signs/symptoms and causes I made a nmeunoic which was kind of fun to do because I related everything to stuff I enjoyed like sports and gaming and stuff. Even just making the nmeunoics was fun helpful and fun because it was liking making a code that only I could understand and again, it kept me thinking about the material. Best of luck.

Not sure that can actually be quantified. It's just like assessing a patient for pain. It's what the patient says it is. And nothing else. The OP has a valid point. Just because she is single or doesn't have kids doesn't mean for a minute that school isn't an overwhelming feeling for her. We all internalize the stress of the task before us in similar ways regardless of how we'd like to compare our individual stakes to each others.

Exactly like a high five. Everyone's brain is entitled to a nap at some point.

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Good thing my friend. Good thing.:w00t: Sorry force of habit from when I had time to actually use my XBOX.

hey, sorry it didn't work out. Listen, no matter what you choose to do in life there will always be obstacles. School, home, job, love everything. So even though right now it feels in vain and a big waste of time you can only allow yourself to dwell on for so long. Take a couple of days and be miserable, then start planning your next move. When I crapped out of medsurg the first time I wallowed in self pity for like two weeks feeling like the entire world was laughing at me. Turns out the world wasn't and most people I knew told me to get my but right back to the admissions office. I re-applied and before I knew if I was getting back in I spent the summer reviewing everything I messed up on the first time. When I got the reacceptance letter I knew everything (as cliched as it sounds) happened for a reason. it wasn't my time last semester and I wasn't ready. Now I am and I'm all guns blazing. One more thing. I had an old DI friend from the Marines who always said that when it comes to obstacles you can always find a way: you can go over, go under or around. Or you can drop your shoulder and run right through the SOB. I recommend the last part. All the best.

+1 redtshirt

We actually have to cut the demographic info off of anything we leave the floor with. So the little box with the name and acct# and stuff actually gets shredd ed.

Outstanding!! it's good to hear a success story on here. If we didn't have any it would make it really difficult to be able to support those who are struggling. Celebrate the day my friend, it's yours.

In my class we had to get a manual to lab and diagnostic procedures from Pagana. If you have something similar it should have an explanation for both and low values.

I highly recommend the Fluids and Elctrolytes Reviews and Rationales book. You can get it online cheap. The CD is pretty good and there are good questions with rationales in each chapter. I used it to make a decent table with the elecs I needed for my first exam and it worked wonders.