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  1. "Sorry, I can't... I have to study!"

    redtshirt replied to Brookes1129's topic in General Students

    Sorry i came off as insensitive in my last reply. Ive missed family members anniversaries and important dates too. Your friend is probably proud of you and would want to see you suceed. Not everyone...

  2. Carrying all that stuff to clinicals . . .

    redtshirt replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    I don't bring books with me just a few articles and my documents. I carry everything in my backpack because i walk to clinicals in the morning. Ive a locker in the hospital and get change and leave...

  3. How do Nursing Instructors deal with this? Clinical site RNs don't want us around

    redtshirt replied to chicagrl's topic in General Students

    I have had similar problems with a few nurses too. My first day we clung to a nurse so much so that she asked us not to follow her to the toilet. We were told by our instructor to use our initiative...

  4. Please help!!!!Med-Surg 1

    redtshirt replied to aminaasad's topic in General Students

    Youll suprise yourself with how much you know when you get to it. You're letting nerves creep in at the moment. If in doubt always ask! You'll be

  5. "Sorry, I can't... I have to study!"

    redtshirt replied to Brookes1129's topic in General Students

    Ah the infamous words. Also on my list are "you try saving lives all day" and "Have you seen 6am

  6. I'm feeling very low right now.

    redtshirt replied to bsugar888's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    we all make mistakes, the main point with them is to learn from them. Although you feel down in the dumps right now speak with your tutor or examiner and just see where you went wrong and maybe look...

  7. Personal clinical goals, ideas?

    redtshirt posted a topic in General Students

    In clinicals we are given our assessment forms, they contain strangths, needs and goals. At the moment I think that i have so much to learn, but i don't want to discuss it with whoever will be my...

  8. Arrrgh! Impossible Instructor!

    redtshirt replied to Quark09's topic in General Students

    You and your classmates are given the wrong information, something should be done about it. Have you a class rep that could go to the dean on the classes behalf? you're probably paying for her...

  9. nurses as patients

    redtshirt replied to cariad's topic in International Nursing

    I was going under a GA, I cried and sobbed and cried somemore. The anaestetist didnt unerstand what i was allergic to and i couldnt explain it any better to him between my tears. The nurses tried to...

  10. Electrolytes/Acid Base

    redtshirt replied to WanaBaNurse's topic in General Students

    Can't personally help you on that, however.....i was wandering abou the forums yesterday and there was a thread that had a list of really good websites all in one place. Its one of the stickys up the...

  11. First Year--Gain Weight or Lose Weight?

    redtshirt replied to kellyo's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I bent down one day in a full room of inerns and my trousers ripped. I can laugh about it now..... ive learned to always have spare uniforms in my locker

  12. First clinical. Where was yours??

    redtshirt replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    Mine was in an acute medical admissions unit. I was very young and very timid starting but by the end of the six weeks id learned more than my peers and experienced so much more. There was a lot of...

  13. A little help with my homework plz...

    redtshirt replied to tavo_80816's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'd start off with haemeostasis- vasoconstriction element of it, to help with blood clotting. the platelets come into contact with exposed colagen from damaged bloodvessels and release chemicals that...

  14. Wound Management

    redtshirt replied to redtshirt's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    thanks a

  15. Wound Management

    redtshirt posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi there, Im heading back to placement on Monday and haven't been out on the wards in a while. Ive been on mainly medical placements so far but am going to a surgical one this time. One of my main...

  16. maggots?

    redtshirt replied to billsnurse's topic in Emergency

    I saw leeches used on two patients. One had amputated four digits and had three surgically put back on. One digits vascular supply wasn't great and blood was pooling in the tip. A leech was used to...

  17. Passing rate for your school?

    redtshirt replied to ashemson's topic in General Students

    our is 50% but nobody ever gets above 80 in