KimN

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1. Kicked out of nursing school for leaving a bed in the high position...

   KimN replied to rocketsurgeon87's topic in General Students

   I am very sorry that you are going through this, I can only imagine how heartbroken you must be. However, I think it is wise for you not to go to the BON .. it is the instructor's responsibility to...

2. Sweet relaxation

   KimN posted a topic in General Students

   After two weeks jam packed with midterms, lectures, seminar, CWE hours in the emergency department, and a group project - I am overjoyously happy to say that I have THE WHOLE AFTERNOON TO MYSELF! I...

3. Nursing dx & careplan help

   KimN replied to smansur's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   What information have YOU come up with? If you provide what you have done so far then we can try and help you organize or clarify those thoughts/issues. Without any information from you we can't help...

4. Care plan diagnoses

   KimN replied to falleclipse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Well here is my two cents on the BP issue. Based on what is presented here we do not know what is normal for this patient. Yes it is unlikely that her BP is normally that high, however, we cannot...

5. New Graduation Requirements, Can They Do This?

   KimN replied to Jen D's topic in General Students

   Seems unfair to throw it on you last minute but usually you have more than one opportunity to take it .. many schools allow two - do you know if your school will allow this? I'm sorry I am really not...

6. Need help with Nursing Diagnoses: Preeclampsia

   KimN replied to samiam4's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Okay okay let's see if I can make any sense here from student to student. It seems that maybe prioritizion is the issue here? I know when I started nursing school I would be so stressed about these...

7. New Grads vs Me. I hate this economy.

   KimN replied to SushiRN's topic in Nursing Career

   Also I completely agree with Biffbradford's comment. The hospital I am working in does post jobs on their website etc. but primarily uses internal nurses already working for their facility to fill...

8. New Grads vs Me. I hate this economy.

   KimN replied to SushiRN's topic in Nursing Career

   I have no advice that can help you with securing a hospital position, but I do have some insight on the new grad hiring thing. It seems that in my area many facilities are hiring straight from their...

9. Soon to graduate and still don't know what I'm doing

   KimN replied to greyL's topic in General Students

   I completely agree with the above poster. I used to be that first year student that complained about not doing catheters, etc. (although payback has been a you-know-what this term .. it's been...

10. How'd You Get Your ER Job?

    KimN replied to commonsense's topic in Emergency

    I am in my last year of nursing school and asked my program director about signing up for clinical work experience credits on top of my class and clinical schedule. There are about five of us doing it...

11. Would keeping my own birth book be a HIPAA violation?

    KimN replied to somedayCNM's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't know ... that sounds pretty. scary. I can just imagine the looks from other staff members you will receive when they see you writing patient information down for your own records and then...

12. Failing Nursing School(Life Story)

    KimN replied to louis345's topic in General Students

    Please don't ever believe you are dumb for having a rough patch in your program. This website is here for a reason, and there is a 'student' section for all of us, who just like you, are struggling at...

13. Anyone make it into nursing school with below a 3.0 GPA?

    KimN replied to Dre2416's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey, as a senior nursing student I can tell you that there were people who made it into my program with less than excellent GPAs. The key is nursing specific pre-requisites ... in which case they...

14. Pediatric patient with DKA - insulin bolus vs no bolus

    KimN replied to KimN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks for the responses! I don't think I did a very good job of wording my question. I was actually not intending it to sound like I was seeking advice about what I personally would do in that...

15. Pediatric patient with DKA - insulin bolus vs no bolus

    KimN posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hey guys, So I have been working on my case study for a pediatric patient that presents to the ED with DKA. As i'm doing my research I have been finding a lot of conflicting information about whether...