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  1. I feel TERRIBLE!

    TRR8021 replied to SNjamie's topic in General Nursing

    A similar thing happened to me (sort of). I was driving at night in the rain and I thought I saw an injured dog by the side of the road. I kept going down the street, but I felt guilty and I kept...

  2. Help me understand the bicarbonate buffer system

    TRR8021 replied to Pachinko's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hmm, let me see if my chemistry skills are on point! lol Well CO2 is neutral, but in the presence of water in our bodies it dissolves to form bicarbonate/carbonic acid. So if you have an excess of...

  3. Pharm gurus, test your knowledge (multiple choice)

    TRR8021 replied to ZionsWrath's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi, I'm a student as well, but I was thinking #10 is A. because you would want to know when it peaks before you give another ABx. That's just my guess so I'm not 100% certain. I was also thinking...

  4. NSA positions at Lifespan

    TRR8021 replied to sleepingbeauty7's topic in General Nursing

    So is it true that you have to work all 3 shifts (days, evenings, nights?) I'm hesitant to apply because of that. I already have a regular full time job, plus school so the internship would be a...

  5. RIC's med/surg summer classes

    TRR8021 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, has anyone taken Med/Surg I or II during the summer at RIC? What was your experience like? Would you recommend it? I heard there's no ATI? Could that be true?

  6. New Grad RN Positions

    TRR8021 replied to funfunfun's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with RhodyGirl. It's hard to get a job in RI, period. I'm nearly done with my BSN as well and I am willing to

  7. Applying to the nurse practitioner program right after BSN

    TRR8021 replied to rlhtsvm's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hmm, I'm thinking about doing the same thing, OP. I'm working on a BSN in a second degree program and I really want to get all my schooling done now. I never thought about applying before finishing...

  8. Complaints You've Heard During Nursing School

    TRR8021 replied to guiltysins's topic in General Students

    Students in my program (it's a BSN program) are always complaining about the ATI. We have to pass it in order to pass each nursing class. I think it's a good thing. We all want to pass the boards...

  9. What is the "BEST" post-operative position in pacu?

    TRR8021 replied to NurseBobbyJack's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My guess was supine because when I've accompanied patients to surgery and recovery, they were always in that position. At least, that's been my experience so far. I haven't taken med/surg though so I...

  10. Nursing Textbooks: Keep or Toss?

    TRR8021 replied to StudentNurseElle's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I also have kept the introductory nursing books like pathophysiology, fundamentals, nursing research etc. I plan to keep my med/surg book but all the others I have sold. I still have my chemistry...

  11. ATI for each class

    TRR8021 replied to KathyRN2B's topic in General Students

    At my program, the ATI doesn't count for any percentage of your grade. We just have to pass within the 50th percentile or better in order to pass the class. So, theoretically, you could have an A in...

  12. Why is this not in ANY of my books?

    TRR8021 replied to Jay2daq's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    This is a postpartum fundus? There shouldn't be a breech presentation because she's already delivered the baby. I would think it's a distended bladder too. Since it's firm and not boggy, she...

  13. Goodbye Fall Semester '09 :)

    TRR8021 replied to RhodyGirl, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad the semester is over too!! Definitely need a break! I'm on to Med/Surg I as well for the Spring

  14. NP or MD?

    TRR8021 replied to RNnurse07's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I wouldn't say pre-med is competitive. If you want to be a pre-med major, you can. It's not like nursing school where you have to be on a waiting list and things like that. On the other hand,...

  15. NP or MD?

    TRR8021 replied to RNnurse07's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I used to be back and forth between MD and NP like you too. Now, I've pretty much decided on NP because the MD route would take more time. You could look into doing a formal post-bacc program to...

  16. texting at work

    TRR8021 replied to questionsforall's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm in my late 20's and am still in nursing school, but when I'm at my job I don't want to be bothered with personal calls or texts. My mom loves to call my sister at work and vice versa and it's...

  17. Whats the deal with all the crying?!?!....

    TRR8021 replied to morningland's topic in General Students

    There's been a couple of students crying in my psych rotation. I thought to myself I didn't know this semester was going to be so emotionally draining!! lol I have a problem seeing other people cry...

  18. What type of experience for FNP?

    TRR8021 replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'd like to know opinions on this too. I'm still a BSN student, but school nursing really interests me so far, and I was considering being a school nurse before grad school (that's if I can get hired...

  19. Vanderbilt FNP/CNM program - Has anyone done the program?

    TRR8021 replied to vjhappy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi, Is there anything you can share publicly in this thread about your experience at Vandy? I'm interested in just the FNP program because it's so short. Has anyone out there actually finished it in 3...

  20. Priority Nursing diagnosis Second Stage Labor

    TRR8021 replied to MyBrainIsFull's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yeah, I've heard of that but I haven't actually seen it done in my rotation. I was just putting myself in the patient's shoes with that joke.... I would think pain would be the priority because you...

  21. Priority Nursing diagnosis Second Stage Labor

    TRR8021 replied to MyBrainIsFull's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Um, I hope my nurse doesn't stretch my lady parts when I'm in the second stage of labor! lol.... All kidding aside, the first thing I thought about was acute pain, maybe anxiety/fear (maybe depending...

  22. Chem help!!!

    TRR8021 replied to Kamdyn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hmm, I don't know about the volume thing. The water loses volume when it freezes? Kamdyn, you'll have to let us know what your teacher says on that one lol. I think the trick of the question is...

  23. Chem help!!!

    TRR8021 replied to Kamdyn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well, the answer to the 1st question is that yes, the container will rupture. Water has a unique property in that it expands as it freezes and the molecules spread out instead of packing together...

  24. Salaries for FNP

    TRR8021 replied to drfitness's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Interesting to know. Those figures are what I imagined NP's would make. In my doctor's practice, the physicians have the 9-5 schedules and the NP's and PA's in the practice work a little later (I...

  25. RIC's med/surg summer classes

    TRR8021 replied to TRR8021's topic in General Nursing

    Oh really? I swear that they offered Med/surg II during the summer a year or so ago. Maybe I'm wrong though. Everyone speaks of how tough med/surg is (including my advisor) but I think I'll...