CapNurse09

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  1. I passed DRUG CALC TEST Whoo !

    CapNurse09 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    Congratulations ... I too once became over confident and missed a couple of med questions due to little mistakes. Ever since that test, when time permits I double check my calculations. Sometimes I'm...

  2. No five stages of grief

    CapNurse09 replied to aimeee's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Interesting article. Having been on this planet for a while now, I feel that if you truly experience grief you will at some point go through all five stages. You may regress, stay in one stage for a...

  3. Leave the phone at home !!

    CapNurse09 replied to disney158's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You're at work to work...that's why it's called work !!! Cell phone use by employees during their working hours needs to be banned. Use the phone on your break !! We are there to give ALL of our...

  4. Leave the phone at home !!

    CapNurse09 replied to disney158's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I totally agree ... finally someone who tells it like it is !!

  5. What kind of grading scale are you on??

    CapNurse09 replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

    92-100 = A 83-91.9 = B 75-82.9 = C Must maintain a

  6. If you weren't a nurse...

    CapNurse09 replied to jhns9vl's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'd probably teach .... and if I could make any money at it, I'd like to

  7. A Question about calories for Nutrition class

    CapNurse09 replied to mom23cam's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you want to keep your weight the same you should take in the same amount of calories you 'burn' during the day...take in less you lose weight...take in more you

  8. new to this

    CapNurse09 replied to Hannibal TT's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hi Hannibal TT Good luck to you. I have been an LPN for 28 years and have returned to school for my RN. Finally !! I am in an accelerated bridge program and will graduate in May. I hope you have a lot...

  9. student nurse

    CapNurse09 replied to leanne24's topic in General Nursing

    1. No 2.

  10. What do you want and need from your clinical experience?

    CapNurse09 replied to LuvCatsRN's topic in LPN to RN

    "Do students double up on a frequent basis and does that hinder the learning process? I fear loss of interest for my students." We just came off a LTC rotation and I see this both ways. Some of my...

  11. Nursing Interventions - Disruptive family processes

    CapNurse09 replied to tigers11's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Remember you can't assume anything. The AEB is objective and subjective data. I think a diagnosis related to her asthma/pneumonia would be appropriate (more important on Maslow's Hierarchy) if you...

  12. What do you want and need from your clinical experience?

    CapNurse09 replied to LuvCatsRN's topic in LPN to RN

    I agree with the above. I also feel rotation to different areas is needed. We learn skills on med-surg, but not all of us are going to work on med-surg. I think rotating through the different areas...

  13. Nursing Interventions - Disruptive family processes

    CapNurse09 replied to tigers11's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think you need to add something about the childs illness in the nursing diagnosis as this is part of the family problem, such as R/T illness of family member..... under the AEB something like: child...

  14. Nursing Interventions - Disruptive family processes

    CapNurse09 replied to tigers11's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think you must do your care plans a little different than we do. Are you using NIC interventions such as: Support System Enhancement or writing out interventions such as: (The nurse will) Refer the...

  15. Nursing Interventions - Disruptive family processes

    CapNurse09 replied to tigers11's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Related to .... AEB...... Can you give a little more info? Do you have and are you allowed to use a nursing care plan

  16. Help!!!!

    CapNurse09 replied to bdix1's topic in General Nursing

    http://ivythesis.typepad.com/term_paper_topics/2008/08/theoretical-f-1.html Here is a sample related to nursing. Note the

  17. A&P Midterm Grades

    CapNurse09 replied to 2bJoshRN9788's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Way to Go

  18. Flu Vaccine

    CapNurse09 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do you take a flu shot? I always do, but I guess many health care workers don't...here's something I ran across that I found interesting:...

  19. Flu Vaccine

    CapNurse09 replied to CapNurse09's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a different link...yahoo news ..hope it works !! http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081016/ap_on_he_me/med_flu_health_care Title of article: Flu shots a tough sell to health care workers I too feel a...

  20. Complications of falls

    CapNurse09 replied to student200977's topic in General Nursing

    Along with the immobility, rib and/or spinal fractures cause impaired

  21. nurse jobs with autonomy

    CapNurse09 replied to healthcarefome's topic in General Nursing

    School nurse

  22. How're your backs doing guys?

    CapNurse09 replied to baldee's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hang in there ...there are plenty of jobs for nurses that don't require lifting. I've been an LPN for many years, worked one year ICU then took an office job. Now in a LPN-RN bridge program and when...

  23. Orientation today

    CapNurse09 replied to ladynurse1's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Good luck to you....I hope an acceptance letter will soon be in your hands!! Keep us updated

  24. So Nervous...Going to take the LPN-RN entrance exam Thursday...

    CapNurse09 replied to ShannonRN2010's topic in LPN to RN

    Nothing like that was on the test. It was just basic, common sense nursing...I was terrified before I took it and read thru a couple of med surg books, peds, and OB texts...found out I didn't need to....

  25. So Nervous...Going to take the LPN-RN entrance exam Thursday...

    CapNurse09 replied to ShannonRN2010's topic in LPN to RN

    Good Luck to You !!! I'm not sure what your school is doing as far as testing. We had to take the NLN Mobility exam only. This entailed fundamentals of nursing and was not hard at all. I was very...