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  1. Nursing Care Plan

    gumby1411 replied to BANJ's topic in General Students

    Is pulmonary aspiration considered "risk for injury?" It seems more appropriate to use ineffective breathing pattern r/t to increased abdominal girth (due to the ascites) or imbalanced nutrition r/t...

  2. Staying Healthy through Clinicals

    gumby1411 replied to mater44's topic in General Students

    There's no food or drink allowed on the floor? Is there a break room you could stash a bottle of water in? Is there a locker room you keep your coat/lunch in during the shift? I throw my bag (with...

  3. Goodbye social life.

    gumby1411 replied to Reach4theStars's topic in General Students

    Find the balance between school and your social life. Sure, the weekend before an exam, you'll spend the entire time studying, but after the exam, make sure to spend time with your boyfriend and...

  4. Where did my Motivation go?

    gumby1411 replied to MystyqueOne's topic in General Students

    Yeah, I'm a little confused, too. How is an accelerated BSN program 2 1/2 years long? I'm in an accelerated BSN program that's 12 months long. Granted it's a second degree program, so I'm only...

  5. School is interfering with my personal relationships

    gumby1411 replied to TC1087271's topic in General Students

    Hmmm....well. I know this will sound kinda "mother-like", but if she doesn't understand what you're going through (and therefore doesn't support you) and breaks up with you over your busy school...

  6. Appropriate gift for preceptor...thank you letter for charge nurse and other RN's?

    gumby1411 replied to BSNmwsu's topic in General Students

    The hospital I'm at now doesn't allow staff to accept gifts worth monetary value from anyone (venders, patients, anyone). Check with your hospital's policy before you spend money on gift cards. A...

  7. low confidence

    gumby1411 replied to deetrain's topic in General Students

    I agree with the PP. No one can build your confidence for you. Your clinical instructor isn't there to build up your self-esteem. He/she is there to teach you and make sure you don't kill anyone. From...

  8. apical pulse

    gumby1411 replied to deetrain's topic in General Students

    I'd go with B. It's not easily palpable on all adults and like the PP, I was taught to palpate it while the patient was sitting or supine. Also, on someone that has an enlarged heart, the PMI isn't...

  9. Age of graduates coming out of Nursing School!?

    gumby1411 replied to Blessed S.N.23's topic in General Students

    I'll be 32 when I graduate next summer (this will be my 2nd career). I'm in a second-degree program, so the youngest people in my class are 22-23. The oldest are in the upper 40s-low 50s. The...

  10. For Fun--Kudos 2 Me...The "toot your own horn" thread

    gumby1411 replied to tammy1974's topic in General Students

    Okay, I'll chime in: I earned a 97% on my first exam in my health maintenance class. BUT what I'm really proud of: I held the bucket for a patient yesterday while she threw up into it...and I didn't...

  11. 30+ page care plans

    gumby1411 replied to Boog'sCRRN246's topic in General Students

    We only have to do 2 care plans for the entire semester, not one before each clinical. And it's not 30 pages worth of drug info. It includes the labs, nursing dx, NOCs, NICs, etc. And yes, I almost...

  12. 30+ page care plans

    gumby1411 replied to Boog'sCRRN246's topic in General Students

    I'm in the process of writing my first care plan and it's going to amount to about 30 pages. I have to include a short patho paper based on my patient, all their meds (incl the mechanism of action,...

  13. Need help with setting timelines to Nursing Outcomes

    gumby1411 posted a topic in General Students

    How do I know what an appropriate timeline would be for setting a patient's desired outcomes, in particular in an outpatient setting (with a fictitious patient). Seems like it's easier with patients...

  14. Broke Foot=withdraw from nursing school

    gumby1411 replied to tattooedlilfreak's topic in General Students

    Yeah, that doesn't seem right that you had to withdrawal b/c of an injury. My friend's appendix ruptured last week and she spent 3 days in the hospital. We have 2 exams tomorrow and our professor told...

  15. adult bully

    gumby1411 replied to deetrain's topic in General Students

    I completely agree. This goes back to grade school: he'll keep doing it because he knows he's getting a rise out of you. His behavior is completely unprofessional and it'll catch up to him. Now if...

  16. Classmate making me feel uncomfortable.

    gumby1411 replied to agua's topic in General Students

    I had an issue with a classmate last year, let's call him Steve (not his real name). In Chemistry lab, Steve had this habit of telling my lab group the answers as we were trying to do our...

  17. NANDA Help

    gumby1411 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm having a little trouble writing a NANDA. My patient is fictitious. Her reason for seeking care is she got up in the middle of the night to use the restroom, experienced urinary leakage, fell and...

  18. NANDA Help

    gumby1411 replied to gumby1411's topic in General Students

    I forgot to write that she has Alzhiemer's as well (hence the reason she's confused and combative). Thanks Shanfuturenurse. I think I understand how to prioritize, but I just don't understand how...

  19. Washtenaw Community College Nursing Program

    gumby1411 replied to Emt05's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Right next to the "students" tab, is the "region" tab. Click on that and scroll down to Michigan. It's nice b/c the people looking through that tab are from Michigan and therefore know more about...

  20. Washtenaw Community College Nursing Program

    gumby1411 replied to Emt05's topic in Michigan Nursing

    You might want to post this under the regional category - there's a section for Michigan related stuff. I don't have any info on WCC, but Schoolcraft's waitlist is up to 5 years now. Insane! For...

  21. Your Favorite Drug Handbook

    gumby1411 replied to Connie1109's topic in General Students

    I have the Mosby's 2010 drug guide. At my school, I've used a couple of the other ones. From what I've seen, they're all about the

  22. Ethical Dilemma re: Tests

    gumby1411 replied to ziggysgal,RN's topic in General Students

    Uhhhh....:uhoh21: I want to say no, but that gives an advantage to those particular students that happen to be standing there listening to Student A's advice...an advantage that their classmates may...

  23. Ethical Dilemma re: Tests

    gumby1411 replied to ziggysgal,RN's topic in General Students

    That's a good point. I guess I was afraid of some kind of confrontation or being dubbed as a tattle-tale (as immature as that sounds). I figured that there was nothing that the instructor could do...

  24. Ethical Dilemma re: Tests

    gumby1411 replied to ziggysgal,RN's topic in General Students

    They're getting specific information about a test before they take it...that's cheating. I understand how you feel, spending so much time studying to earn your grade while others take the easy route...

  25. Confusing homework question- what's your input?

    gumby1411 replied to heatherhammy's topic in General Students

    This was my initial thought as well. Some people are reluctant to discuss their sexual activity with health care providers out of embarassement or shame, etc. They may not understand why the nurse...