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This happened to me, and it was because I recorded my email address incorrectly on the application. Just a thought!

Here's the situation we were given: 82 year-old male with a history of renal insufficiency and CHF taking the following PO medication: Lasix 60 mg BID, K-dur 20mgEq Bid, Digoxin 0.125 mg QD, and Niforex (renal multivitamin) QD. He is transfer...

Thanks Daytonite! This was what I was thinking, but just needed the reassurance. :)

if not a normal diet, then what kind of diet would be appropriate??

I'm working on a case study/concept map, and need a little bit of help. The case study is about a 52 year old with a right comminuted pelvic fracture that is stabilized by an external fixation device. He is on strict bedrest. I'm thinking a nursing ...

I'll give you the Powerlessness. There's a diagnosis there, but I'm just unsure of which one to use. The information we were given is: John also expresses a great deal of concern and anxiety about his current situation. Because he works for a con...

Thank you Bug Out! This was exactly what I was struggling with as far as going with the "risk for" or straight to the "impaired skin integrity". What you said makes total sense. Nursing diagnosis should focus on things I can fix or prevent! That'...

I don't know how to beat the semester end lazies. I suffered from it big time this past semester!! I'll be following this thread for ideas!

My plan is to not slack the last part of the semester. I went strong for the first 2/3 of the semester, but really started to slack and fall behind the last 1/3 of the semester. I plan on finding a way to keep me motivated throughout the whole semest...

I received a B on my final, but an A- in the class. I care far more about my total course grade rather than any one grade on an exam.

I live on Diet Mountain Dew, and lots of it!! I am also a lover of a well placed nap. My naps are usually a couple hours long, but they help so much. A lot of times I'll go to bed at a decent hour and wake up 2-3 hours before I have to be to clinic...

My first semester of nursing school is over, and our class has become very close this semester. We're all friends and we all get along so well. It makes me sad that, as I move on to my second semester, many of my class mates won't be going with me....

My grades came in. I received two A's and one A- for my 1st semester of classes. I'll certainly take those grades!!!!!!!!!!

I'm playing the waiting game as well . . .

I'm a nontraditional student. I'm 30 years old. Married 10 years. Have 2 young children, and have been a stay at home mom for the last 6 years. I did attend college right out of high school, but did not get a degree because I decided 4 years in tha...

I guess I'm feeling a bit alone and want to know that there are others like me. It seems all the nursing students I go to school with are thin. I'm the only big girl, and I feel like everyone is looking at me. Worse yet, we had to get fitted for scr...

I work full time, 40 hours a week, as a night auditor at a hotel. I make $8.25 an hour, which is enough to cover my expenses. My job allows me 4-6 hours a night of study time. I am in the night and weekend program at my nursing school.

I'm in my first semester of the night and weekend program at Kirkwood. So far, it rocks!!

I can't wait to vote tomorrow! I'm so excited! I'm voting as soon as I get off work at 7:30am.

There is also the National Sudent Nurses Association. You do have to pay to join, but you get access to the NSNA as well as your state student nurses association too. http://www.nsna.org/

We have clinical from 7am-12pm Saturday and from 7am-12am Sunday. That's the amount of time we spend on the floor with our patient. On Saturdays, we are required to have all our paper work done for clinical. If you don't come in on Thursday or Fri...

Our first day of clinicals was orientation to the hospital and the unit. The next week we were thrown into the fray! We were totally responsible for our patients, except any skill we were not trained to do (mostly IV related stuff). We got report, ...

I am a nursing student and I did not have to disclose my Bipolar diagnosis to anyone at the college I am attending. I did have to have a physical and have a form filled out and signed by my doctor, and on that form was a list of my medications, Bipo...

This sounds just like me before a clinical. Right down to the Ativan!!!!!!!

I love nurses like you madwife! I had my first clinical experience this past weekend, and I had a nurse who really loved having students . . . which was good because she had three!! She allowed me to do the things I was qualified to do, and pushed me...