RN_N_05

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1. Ob Hesi

   RN_N_05 replied to AmyB's topic in General Students

   I have to take and OB and a Peds Hesi, but not until the end of the semester. Are they just basically like nursing exams (NCLEX type questions)? It makes me kind of nervous since it counts for part...

2. scrub waists

   RN_N_05 replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

   Sometimes I wish I had that problem, but mine is the opposite! I have trouble finding pants that go up high enough. I hate the feeling that I'm going to look like the plumber (I know,a stereotype,...

3. nursing assessment forms

   RN_N_05 replied to bemory's topic in General Nursing

   I would ask the supervisor/director/charge nurse if I could make copies of the forms they use when the computers are down. Or you could just take the time some day and write down the areas you need...

4. Our nursing class grading scale is WAY easy...

   RN_N_05 replied to klone's topic in General Students

   Mine is the traditional 10 point scale. 90-100 = A 80-89 = B 70-79 = C Anything below a C is failing. But we do round up. So a 69.5 is

5. Question about Rebound Tenderness

   RN_N_05 replied to colleen10's topic in General Students

   We just finished up a unit on GI disorders and we were taught to palpate at McBurney's point in the right lower quadrant. That's also how we were taught in assessment. :uhoh21: Kinda scares me if...

6. Do you have a student nurses association...

   RN_N_05 replied to jenrninmi's topic in General Students

   We have a SNA at our school. I paid my $15 last semester and have been to one meeting. All of the officers are from the same semester, so they schedule meeting times when it is convenient for them....

7. Can someone please explain a grade curve??

   RN_N_05 replied to FutureNurse2005's topic in General Students

   At my school, they use item analysis to see if the majority of the class missed a particular question. If they did, the question is usually thrown out (everyone gets the points, so its extra if you...

8. No, no, no, I am getting a bad cold!!!

   RN_N_05 replied to TeresaRN2b's topic in General Students

   My mom's boss swears by Zykam. It's like a gel you spray in your nose. It worked for my mom last year too. She used it for like 2 days and felt (and sounded) better. From what I know, it just...

9. Mnemonic for cranial nerves

   RN_N_05 replied to KR's topic in General Students

   In A&P I learned the On Old Olympus one. For sensory, motor, or both, I leared Some Say Marry Money But My Brother Says Big Butts Matter

10. Help! Can't hear BP sounds

    RN_N_05 replied to Altra's topic in General Students

    I'm in my first semester of nursing classes and we did VS last week. I had so much trouble hearing, especially since I had practiced using my own steth and we had to use the double ones for test out....

11. Just how many nurses from IL do we have here at allnurses?

    RN_N_05 replied to jadednurse's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I'm from Southern IL (Edwardsville), about 20 min. from St.