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  1. Had a Great Experience Today

    Tuesday and Wednesday are our clinical days. I'm still very stressed at what happened last week, but decided that just going about my business of learning and being a student nurse was what I was...
  2. Did you ever scare yourself as a student?

    I still scare myself, and I'm in RN school. I hear this or that phrase, and wonder when in heck we actually learned anything about it...I just can't remember! And then I relax a bit, and realize I do...
  3. 'do' in a care plan

    i get care plans. they're not hard, per se...just sometimes tedious. we have two 'monster' care plans due this semester, and i turned one in. i have a revision on it to get full points, and can't,...
  4. 'do' in a care plan

    Thanks, everyone! Got it! I appreciate your help and time very much! Best- Lovin
  5. 'do' in a care plan

    Sorry, guys. Let me see if I can't be more concise. In the 5 columns, there are 'Assessment', 'Diagnosis', 'Planning', 'Implementation', and 'Evaulation.' The 'do' that my instructor is speaking of...
  6. 'do' in a care plan

    Hey, Erin. Here's what I have. " Goal: Patient will state reason for extra caution while using crutches; patient will demonstrate acceptable use of crutches pre-operatively, by 1330 today 1. Assess:...
  7. Very upset.

    please excuse the lack of appropriate capitalization...my cat spilled milk on the keyboard, and I am still having trouble... i'm a first semester student, a-b grades. clinical reviews were fine...
  8. Second-order priority setting, question.

    i'm just a first semester student nurse, as well, but the way we were taught was if it's not vital to living, it's not first order. abc's, which are 'b' and 'c', but not 'a' or 'd'. adls are not...
  9. Very upset.

    thanks, steph. i will be blowing pharm outta the water; i enjoy that class a lot...and yes, i'm in a two year program. and i can't wait for the holidays; we've got a lot between now and then, but...
  10. Very upset.

    so....here is the excerpt discussing misconduct results; students charged with misconduct may be subject to the following; -exoneration or clearance from charges -a verbal warning -a written conduct...
  11. Very upset.

    morte, as much as i'd like to say i am....i can't, in all honesty, say that i am in physical fear of him. atomic woman said; what happened was this. the lady i am speaking of was pulled into the...
  12. Very upset.

    heloisea said no, they didn't care about my human dignity; they didn't treat me with respect; and they most certainly didn't care about the humiliation i have endured. what boggles me is that folks...
  13. Very upset.

    i agree...the instructor and administrator set this situation up. i spoke with a student who was there, and she had heard that this was going to happen. she said to the instructor that she thought...
  14. What do you wish students knew?

    what an interesting thing to say. i am always interested. fascinated, actually, in the things my assigned rn does. i even let them know to bring me in to observe on anything they do if it looks...
  15. Very upset.

    jolie and morte, you're both correct when you say it wouldn't have been disrespectful, and in hindsight, if i could do it over again, i'd walk out; both for my own boundary controls as well as in not...
  16. Nursing student, and two deaths this week (very long, sorry...)

    i spent a lot of time astride this last weekend; and on tueday, did a rare bareback and leadline ride. he was fantastic for me; a great big tb who spooks at everything, and me only riding this way a...
  17. Very upset.

    thank you all...thank you so much. i went to class, and despite some looks and attitude, made it through. two instructors i enjoy very much were teaching on pharm and tb; enjoyed the lectures, and...
  18. Very upset.

    ddrn, see, that's the problem. i already did speak with my clinical instructor, we discussed the issues, and i was not warned nor written up. additionally, when i heard that this person wanted a...
  19. Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    Dear instructor; If you really believe the way to deal with a personality conflict between one student and one or two others is by having the entire clinical group, a total of 13 and two others not...
  20. Nursing student, and two deaths this week (very long, sorry...)

    I did consider it a compliment, and yes, there was a student nurse who came into the ward during that, turned green, and walked out retching. The stench and the sight were overwhelming to be sure,...
  21. Nursing student, and two deaths this week (very long, sorry...)

    You all may never know what a huge help you've been. I finally got some good sleep last night, and today I'm planning on a long trail ride on my horse. I have made two decisions: ~To ask the...
  22. Nursing student, and two deaths this week (very long, sorry...)

    Tait, good morning. I apologize, I mayn't have been clear. I was on my way onto the floor from the elevator, and she came past, saw me, and called for my help. I was just beginnning my day; and it...
  23. Nursing student, and two deaths this week (very long, sorry...)

    Morte said: Thanks for the vote, but I don't think I want to teach that particular class. I did do the best I could with what little knowledge I had, and I did what seemed right at the time. But...
  24. Nursing student, and two deaths this week (very long, sorry...)

    Lady Jane said: No, I'm not in England. I love England, but I live on the West Coast of the US... You're right; the transcultural nursing aspect was in play completely. I am caucasian, and...
  25. Nursing student, and two deaths this week (very long, sorry...)

    Wow, everyone, thank you, thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart. It really helps to hear that you all think I did the right thing(s), and that how I behaved was the right thing under the...