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She is not wearing gloves. She has her mouth hanging open, just asking for that one in a million accident, blood spurt, pt vomit, etc. She is bending over, her back will be killing her tomorrow.

from what I've heard, go with the cardo from littmann over the classic, I use the DRG cardio Ti-Lite and I love it, I would totally recommend it. I like allheart.com the prices are great but the customer service can be lacking.

Dr Cooke is one of the best instructors I've ever had. Even after you finish the class you can always go back to her with questions (even 2 years later). She balances her class well with what nursing students need to know and what biology students ...

I have heard that sometimes the "sweet" breath of a diabetic can smell like urine to some people

The first question I have is did you keep your maiden name or take your husbands name? if you legally took his name your passport is invalid because you are not legally Mary Doe any more, you are Mary Smith. If your counselor told you that you need...

why don't you start with what you have come up with so far and we can help add to it.

I have started the last year of my ASN program, we had lost maybe 2-3 people in the first year but in the last six weeks we have lost 5 people in our class. Has anyone else had this happen? It has made me very nervous about my standing in the class.

pneumatoscopy: application of air into the ear canal during observation Tympanometry is an examination used to test the condition of the middle ear and mobility of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) and the conduction bones by creating variations of ai...

What are the reasons for reluctancy of receiving the influenza vaccination by nurses and nurse assistants? My whole family has received the seasonal flu vaccine. I am a nursing student doing clinicals in the hospital, and would hate to bring the f...

do you want the answers here or in a pm?

Just a little update, lost 10 people yesterday. I'm feeling a little off balance right now.

When I was extremely nervous, my clinical instructor gave me the best advice I've ever gotten: The patient has no idea of what you are "supposed" to be doing, if you act like you know what you are doing they will be comfortable, they won't know if yo...

Don't give up, make your appeal and when you argue your point focus on your own behavior (as your main argument), and if you bring up the other students try not to "blame" them. Don't say "well they got away with ....., why can't I?" A girl in my c...

Those shoes would not be allowed at my program. You need to check your school clinical dress code. My school requires pure white leather and preferably no laces... (lots of places for blood and feces to hide :barf01: )

always check with the nursing department and make sure that the classes will satisfy the requirements. For example don't take a science class that doesn't have a lab component if your nursing program requires it. That just wastes your time and mone...

My school requires "med sheets" to be completed for each new med we are dispensing. My clinical instructors also review each med, its purpose, s/e, expected dose, etc. before each administration. You could try using a modified med sheet for your st...

to start off... No, Univ of Phoenix is not like Devry, Devry actually has physical campuses, UoP does not. It is incorrect to say that you cannot transfer any of your credits from Devry, but many do not transfer. Something like math, English, or psy...

I use my Palm LifeDrive as a recorder. I tape all of the lectures and then convert them to mp4 and put them on my iPod. Come time for finals I don't have to worry if my notes are missing something, I can (and do) go back and re-listen to the lectur...

I would not skimp, I have a drg pure tone cardiology lite (titanium head) and I love it. I had to borrow a classmates scope once and all I could hear was the conversations going on around me, that never happens with the DRG. Allheart has great pric...

If your pt had a bp of 86/60 (elderly) and you just pumped the cuff up to 180 you could seriously injure them. If you are going to use a 1-step bp then you should always check their history first.

a quick explanation of the one step BP is that you "blindly" pump the cuff up and listen for the sound on the way down. The one step method is what the nurse probably does to you when you go for an office visit. I have never seen a 2-step BP done o...

I agree, a good pair of shoes and some good comfy socks. Also pay attention to how you are lifting/moving heavy items, it's not just our backs that will suffer.

Right out of high school I did poorly in college too. Over 10 years later my husband urged me to go back to school, and I eventually decided on Nursing. Luckily my new 3.96 gpa made up for my old 2.15 gpa. I am now in my first year of nursing scho...

I don't see why you can't call the school directly. I'm sure they want to know that there are prospective students interested.