twintoo

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1. looking for medication tray to pass meds

   twintoo posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   I am a new RN (2 months) and I work on a med surg floor. I would really like to have a tray to use to carry my meds from room to room to pass meds. One of the older nurses has a metal one that has...

2. New Nurse Tech in the ER, I would like some advice

   twintoo posted a topic in Emergency

   Hi all, I am a new Nurse Tech in the ER. My position allows me to do all of the things that I have checked off on in Nursing School. Along with that I must do the Tech duties (changing sheets,...

3. What is your grading scale in nursing school?

   twintoo replied to BGSUstudent's topic in General Students

   My grading scale is 91-100=A 80-90=B 74-79=C Therefore anything below a 74 is failing. My school also has >90% pass rate (usually in the HIGH 90s) on the

4. Fun way to present case studies..anyone have ideas?

   twintoo posted a topic in General Students

   Hi! At each of our post conferences we present these case studies. The teachers give us the topic and the questions that they want answered. Our group splits the questions and then we find a...

5. Langston or OU

   twintoo replied to Asiancutie's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

   Langston in Langston had a 71.43% pass rate in 2003 and Langston in Tulsa had a 76.92% in 2003. The first school only had 7 ppl take the boards in 2003 versus Langston Tulsa which had 26. Your call...

6. What does NPH stand for when talking about insulin?

   twintoo posted a topic in General Students

   This was a question in class yesterday that our teacher couldn't answer. I can't find the info anywhere, so do you know what it stands

7. Dreaded drug cards made a little easier

   twintoo replied to johnnrachel's topic in General Students

   We also use this book. As an optional purchase we could get the "Nurse's Med Deck" which are already made drug cards that we turn in. We highlight key info when we turn them in. Also, if when using...

8. My teacher humiliated me in front of the class

   twintoo replied to twintoo's topic in General Students

   Thanks Sashibeak and Mitchsmom! Those were well thought out explainations! I appreciate it so much! LPN2B2004, those were my thougts exactly! I am glad I am not the only one who felt she was...

9. Breast Exams

   twintoo replied to LeesieBug's topic in General Students

   wow now that is crazy!! we had to give each other bed baths but we were wearing swimsuits or shorts and tank tops. that in itself was uncomfortable enough. if this were our school i think i...

10. My teacher humiliated me in front of the class

    twintoo replied to twintoo's topic in General Students

    Thank you all(well not *ALL* LOL) so much for the compassion. As a BRAND NEW nursing student we don't all know exactly how to do everything and that includes approaching the teacher on issues that...

11. Head to Toe Assessment question.

    twintoo replied to jjbaby's topic in General Students

    We do not use gloves for head to toe. :)

12. My teacher humiliated me in front of the class

    twintoo replied to twintoo's topic in General Students

    First off, I LOVE giving bed baths. :) My point in the question was I had almost every person in my group come to me and say "Did you know the other group..." We were in a small group standing up...

13. Having trouble hearing with stethoscope

    twintoo replied to MisterArnold's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I changed my earpieces and could hear a TON better. I had to switch to some stubby hard ones but it worked! :) HTH

14. My teacher humiliated me in front of the class

    twintoo posted a topic in General Students

    Some background: Our "class" is divided into 3 campuses. Of those three campuses we are also divided into Mon/Tues groups and Wed/Thurs groups. I am part of the "wed/thurs" group. Of this group(and...

15. No, no, no, I am getting a bad cold!!!

    twintoo replied to TeresaRN2b's topic in General Students

    Our policy is that if we miss more than 3 clinical days we are removed from the program. We have 2 clinical days per week. I am battling this right now. Yesterday was my first clinical and today I...