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flyingchange

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  1. Posted elsewhere:no response. Tub bath info pls!

    flyingchange replied to Saralynelle's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work in home health and have given lots of in-home tub baths; the most dangerous part of them is always transferring into/out of the tub. If her home is set up properly then there should be...

  2. nursing interventions in adult health

    flyingchange replied to pippylockstocking's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Picking a nursing intervention for that topic is quite vague. If that was my assignment, I'd do exactly as the prev poster suggested and browse through my notes for one that interested me. It kind of...

  3. How can I maximize my learning experience at clinical?

    flyingchange replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    Why on earth not? As students we are in a position to actually have the time to talk to our patients. I talk up all of my patients. Irrelevant personal stuff, no, but things that are relevant to your...

  4. First injection

    flyingchange replied to VMSR's topic in General Students

    I gave insulin, heparin, morphine, etc. sub Q shots all day long in clinical. However, with IM being the much-less-preferred route, I only gave one of them outside of lab, in my full second year...

  5. Help with NANDA Statement

    flyingchange replied to soldiermedic1's topic in General Students

    Evolve: Ackley: Nursing Diagnosis Handbook, 7th Edition - Care Plan Constructor is a good resource for forming your overall nursing diagnosis. NANDA publishes a specific list of diagnoses for profit....

  6. Favorite Clinical rotation?

    flyingchange replied to reeta116's topic in General Students

    I'm halfway done my degree. I've really enjoyed Surgery although I loved all my clinicals so far. I have ICU & maternity upcoming this year. I liked Surg the best because of how fast the turnover...

  7. Urinary retention with no foley drainage(long)

    flyingchange replied to eegrnbsn's topic in General Nursing

    One of my pts at clinical had generalized edema and wasn't voiding much even with a foley placed. He was in acute delirium and kept complaining of a need to urinate. Bladder scans showed him at...

  8. WOW!!! I just saw how much first semester books cost!!!

    flyingchange replied to Waitingtill2010's topic in General Students

    Ah, books. SO overpriced. After spending $1200 for my first year and cracking some of the books only once or twice, I learned my lesson. Now I utilize the school library, which often has copies of...

  9. Any advice for a prospective BSN student?

    flyingchange replied to haners02's topic in General Students

    I think getting an NCLEX book wouldn't help you much, other than for curiousity's sake, since you don't have the knowledge base yet to understand the questions and rationales. However something that...

  10. Is working during Nursing School a good idea?

    flyingchange replied to BtownRNHopeful12's topic in General Students

    I have been working a steady 24 hour/week job since I started NS in 2008. My job is not one that I can do homework at. It was *tolerable* - I was busy as hell but it was not overly bad - until I...

  11. My knees are killing me!

    flyingchange replied to JMoney's topic in Health, Stress Management

    If you go to a specialty shoe store, they will often have done the shopping for you to find excellent brands. They tend to also have a really good return policy as their reputation is based on getting...

  12. Patient Response to Terry Belmont, CEO of UCIMC

    flyingchange posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I am not an American citizen and I don't personally know any American nurses, but this response was from a patient who "gets" why it is that nurses strike. It's not for more money or stock options....

  13. So what is the deal with nursing.....

    flyingchange replied to spacemom1's topic in General Nursing

    I have never been bullied in the workplace as a student nurse. Staff nurses have treated me with nothing but respect. I believe that it's because I try to have a reciprocal attitude of maturity,...

  14. Continuing with UofA or go to Grant MacEwan?

    flyingchange replied to AllThingsConsidered's topic in International Nursing

    A friend of mine took the after degree BScN from the U of A. She said it has a 50% dropout rate, if that's any indication. I have only ever heard good things about GMU's program during my

  15. Having a hard time fitting in!

    flyingchange replied to Goldeeloxx's topic in General Students

    I was extremely shy and felt very alone for the first several months of NS. Once I loosened up and stopped trying to be known as ONLY the model student, and started just having fun, I gained some...

  16. Early Admission for University of Alberta

    flyingchange replied to Mrs_Mack's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    You'd have to be pretty motived to finish the U of A's after degree program. A friend of mine was in it and said it had close to a 50% drop out rate. Since you're done your prereqs when you apply, you...

  17. The Best Nursing Guide for Nursing Students

    flyingchange replied to Nurs2Bii's topic in General Students

    The Mosby's drug guide is excellent, as is the Davis drug guide. They're all pretty much the same. I bought the Davis because it has related NANDA diagnoses with all of the drugs and I like the...

  18. Pregnant during nursing school?

    flyingchange replied to heatherhammy's topic in General Students

    2 girls in my 4 year BSN program have had babies within the last few months. One has taken a semester off and the other had her baby after Christmas and just kept right on going. It's going to be...

  19. How to not suck at clinical

    flyingchange replied to ERsn's topic in General Students

    Pro-tip: If you're inserting your first foley, don't let it look like you're inserting your first

  20. uh oh- the drama begins.....

    flyingchange replied to LunaFae's topic in General Students

    Bah, let 'em be. A lot of the people in my school are still teenagers with zero life experience. Nursing school is like an extension of high school to them. There's a group of girls in my clinical...

  21. stethoscope placement

    flyingchange replied to tiffanyleigh0212's topic in General Students

    Depends on the woman. Is the fifth intercostal midclavicular landmark obscured by the breast? Someone with pendulous large breasts may need them moved, someone with smaller breasts may not. For your...

  22. Clinical assignment frustration! <rant>

    flyingchange posted a topic in General Students

    This is just a short rant because I have no one else who will understand! I'm on my third consecutive 5-week rotation which is the last one of this term. It's my psych placement which I understand is...

  23. Med Clinical... Pt Hygiene

    flyingchange posted a topic in General Students

    Hi all, I am currently finishing off a 5-week rotation on a medicine unit. I am in second year and right now am doing all meds and care for 2 pts. What I am finding to be my biggest challenge is not...

  24. Bathing Classmates and Other Personal Boundaries?

    flyingchange replied to brownhairedgal's topic in General Students

    We had arms and legs washed by each other. It was valuable because I'd never have known what it felt like to get a tepid cloth on me and then not get dried immediately - brrrr! Also oral care and...

  25. I think peri/rectal swabs are a humiliating 'welcome' to the hospital

    flyingchange replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I just learned how to swab on Monday. I agree, 3 different locations kind of seemed overkill. Plus my 40-something pt was mortified that I had barely introduced myself and then was poking his rear...