healthybee

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1. Tough day on the psych unit

   healthybee posted a topic in General Students

   Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww- absolutely heartbreaking how the mind can turn on its own. I just spent the morning with the toughest case of paranoid schizophrenia that I've ever seen...and when he picked up a...

2. I Contracted HIV

   healthybee replied to sarahwv's topic in General Nursing

   Oh Sarah, my heart just broke for you. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Be

3. My RN venture ended today.

   healthybee replied to justme1972's topic in General Students

   Nice

4. My RN venture ended today.

   healthybee replied to justme1972's topic in General Students

   I think you should try to get back in (tell the board that it was the stress talking) and ACE every test from here on out. YOU CAN DO IT. You've come this far- it seems a shame to give up

5. Best route of temp for intubated pt

   healthybee replied to healthybee's topic in General Students

   Thank you! I thought that sounded

6. Best route of temp for intubated pt

   healthybee posted a topic in General Students

   I read in one of my books that an advantage to taking an oral temp is that it's a reliable route for intubated pt's. Can anyone tell me WHY this is the case? Wouldn't it be easier to take a tympanic...

7. Failed a validation today

   healthybee replied to Dream2BANurse's topic in General Students

   We started in Sept. and I started clinicals today (had first pt today, started orientation 2 weeks ago). I'm in an associates program, so it's just two yrs to

8. First day of clinical

   healthybee replied to healthybee's topic in General Students

   Yea...I know I learned a lot today, and I know that technically it was a "good" pt- and I suppose you could even say I'm thankful (?!) for the experience. I think it was all so much, for my first...

9. Failed a validation today

   healthybee replied to Dream2BANurse's topic in General Students

   No worries!! Almost half of my class failed our re-dems on vitals this past week--it's tough, and it's hard with the instructors standing over us...I have a hard time with the apical because of all...

10. First day of clinical

    healthybee posted a topic in General Students

    I had my first clinical today. I'm on the medsurg unit at our small community hospital. I had no idea what to expect when I showed up for chart study last night..... I ended up with a severely obese...