LilRedRN1973

LilRedRN1973

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  1. HELP,HELP,HELP,HELP,HELP--student nurse in distress

    LilRedRN1973 replied to prairiegirl's topic in Nursing Career

    We had a student pass out the day we did a craniotomy on our cadavers. The instructor asked him to pull out the brain and he passed out. He claimed it was from not eating anything the entire day,...

  2. Is this legal???

    LilRedRN1973 replied to StacyC417's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Stacy....I live in Carson City...we are neighbors...I'm in the nursing program at WNCC...any advice you can give me on where NOT to work when I'm through??

  3. do you have 10mm TB reaction?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to itsnowbegun's topic in General Nursing

    We have a student in our nursing program who is 14mm but it's because she's from Czechoslovakia and has had the vaccine. I'm not sure what she does...I think she has the Xray done. But the woman at...

  4. Drug guide for PDA

    LilRedRN1973 replied to ecustudent's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Or better yet, save your money and get Epocrates for FREE. I downloaded it and absolutely LOVE it!!!! I just found out that my pharmacology instructor who is also an NP uses the same one. I...

  5. books on care plans by diagnosis

    LilRedRN1973 replied to rennod's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I think it's general care plans? I'm not too familiar with the differences so I can't say for sure, but since I'm not specializing in hospice care, it's probably for general care plans. I do know it...

  6. Question About Antidepressants

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Paxil has recently been to blame for several suicide and suicide attempts. You are not supposed to just stop taking it and even if you slowly withdrawal, you can still have terrible side effects,...

  7. San Marcos

    LilRedRN1973 replied to cargal's topic in Texas Nursing

    I went to school in San Marcos...LOVED IT!!!! Tubing down the Guadalupe, mountain biking in the hills, laying out by the river that went through campus....I enjoyed every minute I was there. I now...

  8. A & P Books

    LilRedRN1973 replied to hoppermom3's topic in General Students

    Try using a textbook that your professor HANDWROTE!! UGH....the drawings were all in black and white. We still had to pay about $140 for his books. His class was worth it because we were able to...

  9. books on care plans by diagnosis

    LilRedRN1973 replied to rennod's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Clinical Applications of Nursing Diagnosis: Adult, Child, Women's, Psychiatric, Gerontic, and Home Health Considerations by Helen C. Cox 4th edition ISBN 0-8036-0913-2 We are using this one along...

  10. Nervous about practicum

    LilRedRN1973 replied to bonjovigirl's topic in General Students

    We have labs on Monday and Tuesday for Foundations and then on Friday, we draw from a bag a scenario that usually consist of an easy skill and a more difficult one. Like last week was administering a...

  11. A & P Books

    LilRedRN1973 replied to hoppermom3's topic in General Students

    I have a great Anatomy and Physiology book by Elaine Marieb I would be more than happy to sell to you. I bought it a few years back, but then ended up taking a different professor who wrote his own...

  12. Nervous about practicum

    LilRedRN1973 replied to bonjovigirl's topic in General Students

    UGH...you had to remind me of my skills check off tomorrow. I absolutely detest the way they do the skills check off in my nursing program. We have the labs on Mondays and Tuesdays and then don't...

  13. checking NG tube placement

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Lorus's topic in MICU, SICU

    We just did this in school and whoopee!!! I know the answer to something...teehee. In our class, we are taught to check for placement by aspiration. Put in 30cc of air into NG tube then draw back...

  14. Mnemonic for cranial nerves

    LilRedRN1973 replied to KR's topic in General Students

    The one to remember whether it is sensory, motor or both is this.....Silly Sally's Mother Makes Big Maroon Balls Sail By Bob's Blue Mercedes. This is in order of the cranial nerves and the S's are...

  15. Mnemonic for cranial nerves

    LilRedRN1973 replied to KR's topic in General Students

    Our A & P professor taught us a clean version in class and then after class, taught us "Oh, Oh, Oh, To Touch and Feel A Virgin Girl's Hips And lady parts" ....it worked GREAT!!! Someone even got...