mitchsmom

mitchsmom

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  1. Avascular necrosis patho. Help please!

    mitchsmom replied to StudentC's topic in General Students

    Lots of times I find my patho (& other good info) on emedicine.com - just google "avascular necrosis emedicine" (or "[whatever condition] emedicine")

  2. Gave my first heparin shot wrong, had a horrible clinicle day!!

    mitchsmom replied to CrystalClear75's topic in General Students

    Sorry you had such a bad day and that your teacher isn't really being helpful. I would start taking my skills book (we use Clinical Nursing Skills: Basic to Advanced by Smith & Duell which has...

  3. Help with obstetrics please

    mitchsmom replied to sanchy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Vicki, would you mind if I post your attachments on this study site?

  4. Best way to determine death has occurred?

    mitchsmom posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I know this probably seems like a dumb question... but my instructor said to know this specifically for the test & I can't find anything in my notes about it. It would apply mainly to hospice/...

  5. Best way to determine death has occurred?

    mitchsmom replied to mitchsmom's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I just took the test (it was online); the choices were auscultate apical pulse, cartid pulse, watch chest rise/rall respirations, and something else that I forgot but was out there... I put apical...

  6. CNM Program

    mitchsmom replied to maledi's topic in Online Distance Learning

    maledi, I think SUNY Stony Brook also has a true distance CNM program: http://tinyurl.com/a9jhk If you look at http://www.acnm.org, they list all the approved CNM programs (just be careful with their...

  7. at what age did you start studying nursing?

    mitchsmom replied to cksl's topic in General Students

    I started pre-req's at 31. I'll graduate in April & I'm 35 now (I am a part-time student). This is my second degree though, I started my first bachelor's after high school graduation at 18 &...

  8. Breast Implants

    mitchsmom replied to GiantHeart21's topic in General Nursing

    I am a small B, droopier after 3 pregnancies, etc. etc. but I wouln't get augmentation, for all of the reasons already listed. A friend of mine plans on getting them after her next (last) baby and...

  9. languages

    mitchsmom replied to guest64485's topic in General Nursing

    I majored in Spanish education back in 1992 & I've used it a lot since I've been in nursing school and I anticipate that I'll use it everyday when I get a job (there are many hispanics in my...

  10. Pass-Fail Clinical Grades. Are educators lazy?

    mitchsmom replied to 1Tulip's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I'm a student. In our rotations most of our performance is pass/fail, but this last semester three of our numerous care plans were graded as part of the accompaning lecture class. We also each had a...

  11. >>Registered Nurse or Dental Hygienist?<<

    mitchsmom replied to ILuvMyKittyKat&Gerbs's topic in Nursing Career

    My stepsister and a couple of other people I know have pursued dental hygiene, basically for the reasons you listed: good money, no nights/holidays/weekends, etc. I thought about it because the...

  12. How do you deal with anti-OB people?

    mitchsmom replied to ParasMom's topic in General Nursing

    rn/writer, Sorry to hear you had that experience. Like I said, there are good and bad everywhere.

  13. Meds you hate to give....

    mitchsmom replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    About Mucomyst- I'm a student so maybe all of you already do this, but when I had to give it in my last rotation the RN got me to inject it into a juice (the kind with the aluminum foil top) and then...

  14. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    mitchsmom replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am in a small town further south in FL (south of Orlando) and real estate has skyrocketed here too. I think it has everywhere in my region. My house is worth triple what is was 2 years ago....

  15. How do you deal with anti-OB people?

    mitchsmom replied to ParasMom's topic in General Nursing

    This is actually not far off for my town. Some of the docs are overworked and in a hurry and I know one (who I used to go to) who out and out makes no bones about it, he'll tell you he does it. No...

  16. Anyone deal with people badmouthing your school nursing program?

    mitchsmom replied to eandgsma's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would be tempted to say "Wow, are you serious? That's funny, because I have heard that the instructors at your school are really unprofessional, that they even go around gossiping to students about...

  17. Pediatric Clinical Rotations

    mitchsmom replied to KES's topic in General Students

    Mine was ok... I have three kids and have always been around kids so from that standpoint I was comfortable. If you are looking for advice on being around kids, I say just be genuine - kids pick up on...

  18. New BLS and ACLS Guidelines--How do you feel about the changes?

    mitchsmom replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3035674 There is a link there to a great booklet with all the changes! "PDF of the 2005-2006 Winter issue of the ECC free quarterly newsletter,...

  19. Started New Job and I feel like Crying

    mitchsmom replied to BowlerRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Reminds me of the quote "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. " -Eleanor Roosevelt I hope things look up for you soon!!

  20. Anyone have a huge student loan bill?

    mitchsmom replied to dreamBIG's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'll have about $30k to repay when I get done this Spring. Joy. My husband's job supports us so I'm going to try to put almost all of my pay into paying it off... I'll be essentially working for...

  21. advice on nursing school please

    mitchsmom replied to OB_or_NICU_hopeful's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with what's already been said... I was wondering if being a doula would be an option for you. Also, you could be a childbirth educator. I know a lady who is happy doing both of these (doesn't...

  22. pain med...

    mitchsmom replied to stephera's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Doesn't Demerol also make babies a lot sleepier/drugged when they are born than Stadol/Nubain? I'm pretty sure I've read that that is also a big reason it isn't used in L&D

  23. Propofol

    mitchsmom replied to czipp's topic in Gastroenterology

    Did jwk mean for unintubated people? I've seen it used by RN's in ICU and flight nursing here in FL. As a soon-to-graduate student I'd be interested to see the official FL rules for it's

  24. med surg

    mitchsmom replied to TamaraG's topic in General Students

    I'm going into my last semester & I have used these books a lot & I wish I'd had them during my first med-surg semester, I think they would have helped a lot & I'd beg, borrow, or steal to...

  25. Soooo, you're observing in the Operating Room (O.R.)...

    mitchsmom replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Students

    Thanks for posting this. :) I know that a lot of students in my clinical groups don't know this stuff (the instructors don't tell us and sometimes the OR nurse we are with doesn't or can't