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In addition to those mentioned, I took Physics. Surprised myself and got an A...and it comes in handy. It's not directly RN school related, but I understand things better and techniques come more logically to me, because I understand the principles...

notes from first year on the floor at los angeles county rn school... things to tell your patients: ~if you have a whoopsy stomach at the sight of blood, don't lean over and watch me change the surgical dressing on your leg. that will lead to vomitu...

First, I didn't get into any difficulty or trouble. Phew. LOL. But this experience has me a bit baffled... I'm a second semester student, doing a med/surg rotation on a trauma/neuro floor. I am utterly loving it...it can get really hairy, but hey,...

In re: changing the level to 4...there are a whole lot of economic implications with level 4 and above; large companies have plans to deal with things like this, which include closing operations, and bringing people home, stopping shipping, et cetera...

Ditto...Nebraska it is for me too. It is a great book. I'd rather it stay in fictional land, though. I've been doing a lot of reading about this today; it seems there is a lot of concern, and the CDC/WHO is not producing much reassurance. I live i...

What have I sacrificed for NS? My sanity. But I have to say, it's worth it. Being sane wasn't too much fun anyway, and I don't actually miss it **too** much. Best- Lovin' Learning

I just wanted to update the thread... Spring break, and that rotation has been successfully completed. I had my evals by my professor, and nowhere on the evaluation was any comment about this incident whatsoever. He did say that I took initiative, ...

Thanks for the support, you guys...I appreciate it a lot. There has been zero issues regarding this event, literally NONE. Apparently, no complaints from staff, none from my instructor, and none from the patient, so I figure it's all good. As a ma...

Hugs, love and prayers to you, as you start this new part of your life. You are not alone; God sees, knows, and holds each dream and tear in His hands. Your beloved is watching you through the holes in the floor of Heaven, and will not leave your s...

Just wondering how you're doing? Despite my fear that I was going to have nightmares, I haven't, at least not yet. I will say I'm taking a lot of good natured teasing from my colleagues, but that's to be expected. LOL. Hope you're handling it well...

She's not going to help you because you need to learn how to break down a question...I'm learning that, too. 1. If a patient has pneumonia and becomes restless: vital signs are T 100F, P 110, RR 28, BP 130/72, what should you suspect? O.K., let's see...

Hey back, All Star... Thanks a bunch. With this instructor, he is all about applying the nursing process, and doing what needs to get done - as long as we stay within the parameters of what the school has cleared us for, and as long as he knows we c...

I hear you. Bear in mind I wasn't running down the hall screaming or anything. I was also a little startled when the charge nurse said "well, call the Dr. and let him know." But I hear you. Thanks for your input. Best- Lovin' Learning

Thanks, Nurse educator. I was concerned enough to go through the chart, check allergies (both chart and with the patient and her oldest daughter), take vitals and look at last labs, pull my med book and review this particular med's contraindications...

Daytonite said I don't know which rules I broke? I asked the staff rn twice to help the patient, and asked her what I should do to start the process. She declined to either give me instructions or to take care of the patient herself. I went up the...

I don't think you should give up...you've got a lot going on right now, between the struggles with studying and with your father's health issues on top of it. Take the break, but don't give up... And I'll share my favorite "secret study tip": tape t...

Seeing as I had my first post mortem care tonight, and it was a very similar situation...all I can say is I'm right there with you (he wasn't my patient, though...). After we were done, I nearly passed out and then vomited. The RN with me told me it...

Let me clarify a few things...in my first post, Daytonite, I stated clearly that my instructor let me into the pyxis, and that he was aware something was afoot, but didn't have all the details but enough of them to know what was going on (in general)...

First, let's clarify the stairs issue. We can go DOWN them, but cannot go UP them (except to the roof...). They do not exit into the hospital or on floors, but rather outside the hospital, and thus bypasses security. So if you go into the stairwell, ...

I do it a bit differently. I have separate binders for each topic, and the syllabus is three holed and put in right off. Then, as the lecture occurs, I put notes, PPs, and other handouts behind the syllabus page for that topic. That way, everythin...

I've found reading the whole question to be really important...figuring out what's being asked for, instead of just going by gut response. For example, a question on my last test read: "Jim has to get an insulin injection. 25 units, 70/30. What wo...

It's starting to come together, I think...thank God for that. I'm in second semester, and I have a rocking professor and clinical group/assignment. It's tough, but I'm lovin' it. But on Wednesday, I could feel things clicking in my head, and I was...

Thanks, you guys...I just feel so good that I can feel this stuff starting to come together. The muddle of first semester, the f/e of second...and all the stuff in between, have managed to find space in this poor brain and come together when I need ...

Tn Butterfly, thank you. I dunno if I was right, but it was enough that the Dr. wrote new orders...addressing all of my concerns (eg the haldol, the effusion...). Rbezemek, I don't know if I saved her life, but something was going on for sure...an...

I had a great week, filled with learning things. I even taught a patient a thing or two they didn't already know. Like: ~If you have a whoopsy stomach at the sight of blood, don't lean over and watch me change the surgical dressing on your leg. That ...