Nursey103

Nursey103 ADN, RN

M/S, Tele, Sub (stepdown), Hospice

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  1. Math brain fart - help

    I'm so confused with your question. I've never seen a mcg/kg/min. I've seen mcg (or whatever wt)/kg/dose or day. Tried to work out your question & don't know how you even got the mg/hr or...
  2. ATI at the end of each semester...

    What happens if you don't do well? Do you not advance to other semesters? Nothing happens if we don't do well.....it's just nice to see what we need to focus on. Plus there are always things on ATI...
  3. ATI at the end of each semester...

    Yes, we do ATI testing at the end of each class or semester. We get to do two practice tests (version A & B) at home, then come in & take the proctored test at school. I don't do too well on...
  4. Study hours

    On average.....I study somewhere between a few hours a day to 16 hours (with multiple breaks!)......& of course that's not everyday either. I usually can only go a day (maybe 2) without studying...
  5. Ok....about the poem. Let's just agree to disagree. Some found it funny & some found it sexist. We all come from different genders, ages, generations, & cultures. It's also off topic from...
  6. I didn't feel offended by that poem. I think it's meant as a joke & I laughed because my laundry & dishes have piled up too! I think it's pointing more at the fact that in nursing school,...
  7. Anyone Cath themselves?

    LOL.........have
  8. Never been an OB nurse help!

    Is this a personal question rather than a nursing
  9. (RN) Associate's Degree to Master's Degree

    I thought UCLA's program for ADN to MSN was 3 years. You also need 1 year of working experience. Has it
  10. help me pick my career plz

    There is no waiting list at Golden West or any of the colleges around OC right now. Santa Ana still might be working off a waiting list but they are taking new students based on GPA. All of the OC...
  11. ATI testing cost per semester

    Wow........we don't have to pay for ATI tests. We take a couple per
  12. Please help with psychiatric mental health nursing class

    The book "Reviews and Rationales" by Mary Fontaine for Mental Health was very helpful for
  13. Random Question

    Posted this on the LVN thread but didn't get any replies... Is it common or possible for an LVN to work in the NICU? I'm clueless as to what is in their scope of practice. If so, what are their...
  14. Random Question

    Thanks for all the replies & discussions....good info!!
  15. Random Question

    Commuter, that's what I thought. Someone I know claims to have worked as an LVN in a well-known children's hospital. She said she was in the NICU but couldn't stand it anymore because she hated...
  16. Random Question

    Is it common or possible for an LVN to work in the NICU? I'm clueless to the LVN's scope of practice. I'm in California by the way. Thanks!
  17. I was doing my RN externship this summer working nights (7p-7a). My boyfriend asks me one day... BF: Honey, are you depressed? Me: Noooo....why? BF: Well because you sleep all day & people who...
  18. Study groups?I dont know how

    I actually love study groups. I study by myself and try to learn the material on my own before going to our study groups. Once I'm there, people will ask questions that I would never think of....
  19. Peds Math....Please Help!!!!!

    Our first class is in a couple of weeks so I'll find out exactly what the rounding rules are. Thanks for all your
  20. Here is the problem w/ my answers. Please help me if I'm doing this all wrong.....Thanks A 2 year old, 10 kg patient has Fortaz 450 mg q 8 hours IVPB ordered. Dilute to a concentration of 40mg/ml....
  21. Peds Math....Please Help!!!!!

    :rcgtku:
  22. Peds Math....Please Help!!!!!

    Anyone.....help...?!
  23. hmmm....well things have changed a bit. i don't think we go to uci anymore and i think kaiser is now on the list. there's orange coast, western med, hoag, saddleback, mission, choc, millers,...
  24. i was at orange coast & college for 1st semester. i know people that were at western med & had good experiences. college hospital is fun . i loved mental
  25. since i also didn't get in right away, i was able to get all those classes done before starting the nursing program. you should definitely try to do pharm before 1st semester.....you get a lot thrown...