Nursey103

Nursey103 ADN, RN

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  1. Interview for a med/surg unit this Friday!

    Nursey103 replied to jollydogg_RN's topic in General Students

    Good luck

  2. Interview for a med/surg unit this Friday!

    Nursey103 replied to jollydogg_RN's topic in General Students

    I would definitely dress business professional!! I'm in my 2nd semester of an ADN program and recently had an interview for a summer externship as an RN Extern. The Directer of Nursing asked me some...

  3. Are there any others who don't 'love' nursing school?

    Nursey103 replied to Hotdharma2011's topic in General Students

    It does get better!! I'm in 2nd semester of an ADN program. I hated first semester - I felt so uncomfortable and YES....an assistant to the CNA who hated having me around. I feel so much more...

  4. Interview Tomorrow....HELP!!!

    Nursey103 posted a topic in General Students

    I am a 2nd semester student in an ADN program. We have the opportunity to work over the summer at a really great hospital (summer externship - RN Extern). I have my interview tomorrow and had a...

  5. Cheaters in my med/surg class

    Nursey103 replied to brandy1215's topic in General Students

    I wouldn't say anything - instructors are likely to make things harder on you and other "honest" students - like punishing everyone for the few who are possibly cheating. In my school, there was a...

  6. Anbody Else Gain a Ton of Weight in Nursing School?

    Nursey103 replied to CandyGyrl's topic in General Students

    Exactly.....no time for grocery shopping so you eat out and get fat!!!!! I'm small to begin with and have no time for grocery shopping or cooking so I've been eating out and have gained about 10 lbs...

  7. I Have No Memory Recall!!!!

    Nursey103 replied to rectal itch's topic in General Students

    I'm an A student and I have the same problem as well!!!!! It's soooo frustrating - but like someone above said....once we're in the real world, we'll be doing the same things over and over and...

  8. Need help understanding lab values

    Nursey103 replied to 9A8K6F's topic in General Students

    I don't think you can really get the whole picture from one day's worth of labs....you need a trend and even then...sometimes it's hard!! Our lab book is ok....I just try not to base a lab on the...

  9. HIPAA violation by another student

    Nursey103 replied to Dianacabana's topic in General Students

    I have a feeling that the people who think that this isn't a big deal or an EKG is insignificant are probably the ones that look in other people's medical

  10. smoker: goblet cells, ciliated cells, epithelial thickness

    Nursey103 replied to future nicu nurse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Also...smokers have increased number and sizes of goblet cells which leads to hypersecretion of mucous --> chronic bronchitis and inability to clear secretions from damaged

  11. pain

    Nursey103 replied to hope4thebest's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Maybe the pain was already too bad that oxycodone didn't work and his pain kept increasing... I'd say definitely a

  12. Nursing care plan for prostatectomy

    Nursey103 replied to asims08's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It doesnt make sense to me that he would pass out during the exam and then he would be taken straight to the OR to have a prlostate u/s & bx. Unless he had something else going on and was take to...

  13. Drug cards/references HELPPPP!!!!

    Nursey103 replied to pepperoni's topic in General Students

    You're right....Mosby 2009 isn't that great. But I do find that I can make my med sheets from it. I also use drugs.com & medicinenet.com. Is there something specific that you're looking for or...

  14. Nursing care plan for prostatectomy

    Nursey103 replied to asims08's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I worked urology for 5 years and you just dont go to the MD and find out you have prostate cancer! You either have an elevated PSA, BPH symptoms, family history, prostate nodule felt on a digital...

  15. What Weekly Assignments do you have to turn in... Are they a real pain?

    Nursey103 replied to CandyGyrl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I work a 12 hour shift at the hospital for our clinical one day/week and have a 4 hour lecture another day. We have a TON of reading to do for lecture but as far as paperwork for clinical....this is...

  16. Need Help Coming up with a Nursing Diagnosis Please :)

    Nursey103 replied to Sl1011's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We had to do something similar at my school also ...we called it our gero paper. We couldn't do ours on someone healthy though - we had to interview a patient in the hospital and it needed to be...

  17. Help with Chest Tubes Please!!!

    Nursey103 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello...we're studying chest tubes right now and I'm answering some questions but can't seem to figure one out! Chest tubes are a bit confusing when all you have available are a few pages in the book...

  18. Need Help with Smoking Issue!!!!!!!

    Nursey103 posted a topic in General Students

    Ok...I've been with my boyfriend for 8 years and we live together. I quit my job in August and he's been supporting me while I'm going to nursing school. He's a smoker and has continuously tried to...

  19. Back to being an ugly nursing student

    Nursey103 replied to lovehospital's topic in General Students

    Lovehospital......you can't find time to put yourself together a little but you sure do find time to post on this site

  20. Need Help with Smoking Issue!!!!!!!

    Nursey103 replied to Nursey103's topic in General Students

    Hahaha!!! :chuckle I wish I could do that but I am really not a good liar!! Thank you though....I will stash that idea away for possible future

  21. What have I done?!

    Nursey103 replied to PreRN Katie's topic in General Students

    prern....i saw this poem in on this site somewhere before and i kept it. i'm in my 2nd semester and i think we've all felt the way you do right now. i'm sure i'll be balling my eyes out next week when...

  22. Need Help with Smoking Issue!!!!!!!

    Nursey103 replied to Nursey103's topic in General Students

    Also doesn't help that we're covering respiratory in class with emphasis on lung cancer, head & neck cancer, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, &

  23. Need Help with Smoking Issue!!!!!!!

    Nursey103 replied to Nursey103's topic in General Students

    i understand he's supporting me financially right now but i'm going to school to gain a great career to which i will be able to contribute nicely for us and our future. he's not just paying all the...

  24. Need Help with Smoking Issue!!!!!!!

    Nursey103 replied to Nursey103's topic in General Students

    I know! I don't know how we've made it this long...ha! We met at work and I didn't know he smoked - he never smoked at work. We went out a few times and he never smoked then either. I think he...

  25. Need Help with Smoking Issue!!!!!!!

    Nursey103 replied to Nursey103's topic in General Students

    so when he asks me to help him.....should i tell him no?? he's always asking me to help him quit and those were the things i've tried. i'm not a smoker and that's why it's hard for me to get it. i...