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  1. How should a student nurse approach an uncooperative CNA for help?

    bluehippo posted a topic in General Students

    I'm in the last semester of nursing school. CNAs at all of the hospitals I've been at have been extremely helpful to me. Prior to the past few weeks, I have been responsible for total patient care...

  2. How should a student nurse approach an uncooperative CNA for help?

    bluehippo replied to bluehippo's topic in General Students

    Thanks

  3. Flu shots

    bluehippo replied to Aisha29's topic in General Students

    No, this is not required at every school or

  4. HELP>> Advice of grades

    bluehippo replied to reader23's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There was a post recently, maybe within the past month, that was very similar to your post. Try to find that one because a lot of people had some really great suggestions like talking to the...

  5. HELP! Student debt

    bluehippo replied to purple_zen's topic in General Students

    Some of my nursing instructors have told me that there is no difference in pay between a BSN or ADN. Two people that have graduated from this same ADN program are making very decent money, and they...

  6. How much is school costing you?

    bluehippo replied to tbell2's topic in General Students

    I also attend a community college in a Chicago suburb. With tuition, books, and child care for one child I will have spent about $9400. Maybe I should add my salon bill in there since nursing school...

  7. Nurses love DRAMA???

    bluehippo replied to Missy89's topic in General Students

    Ya, it stinks that people talk so much smack and can be pretty judgemental. 95% of the time I stay out of it. But I don't think RNs talk more than people in other businesses. I can kind of see...

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

    bluehippo replied to morningland's topic in General Students

    I cried (loud movie-style sobbing crying) in the car on the way home from clinical. My clinical instructor took me into the conference room, dropped her clipboard on the table, kept standing, and...

  9. STOP - Don't buy your textbooks from the school bookstore

    bluehippo replied to DolceVita's topic in General Students

    Barnes & Noble has great prices, too. Lately B&N has been a better deal than Amazon. Especially if you join their member club (it's $25 a year). My books were still cheaper through them,...

  10. Leukocytosis

    bluehippo replied to 123_y_321's topic in General Students

    Look for interventions relating to infection/infection control, especially with her

  11. I don't think I can do this anymore...

    bluehippo replied to mc3's topic in General Nursing

    I can only imagine how you feel. What do you think about taking a leave of absence and talking to a counselor before you quit? I used to work for an HMO. The RNs there worked Monday through Friday...

  12. People are dropping like flies

    bluehippo replied to 20mom10's topic in General Students

    I'm in my third semester. We started out with 50 (in first semester) and are down to about 30. And every semester you hear about how many people in fourth semester are told to go home from clinical-...

  13. BMCC Policy

    bluehippo replied to missjayda's topic in General Students

    If you want to be a nurse, and not an EMT or respiratory therapist, please don't follow the suggestions from the counselor. You should really do what your passion is. From my personal experience it...

  14. Withdrew

    bluehippo replied to Nightingale11's topic in General Students

    I have known a few people who have withdrawn or received an F after completing a class. They just re-entered the following semester and keep on going (and passing, too!). Withdrawing does stink but...

  15. Help! Advice Needed! Social work vs. Nursing

    bluehippo replied to cjohns889's topic in General Students

    I am still in nursing school. But you really sound like you have a wonderful heart, and I think the nursing profession needs you (and more people like you). It sounds to me that you are on the right...

  16. First Clinicals....any advice??

    bluehippo replied to 1234student's topic in General Students

    Even though it's hard, try to act like you've been doing this for awhile. Confidence (even false) goes a very long way. Good

  17. Help! I think I won't pass!

    bluehippo replied to lalastudent's topic in General Students

    I am half way through my third semester. I have 3 NCLEX books that I study from in addition to my notes. Also, many textbooks have a CD and website that have NCLEX style questions that correspond to...

  18. Pediatric Dosage Calculation Question

    bluehippo replied to crissik's topic in General Students

    My clinical instructor told us that in pediatrics we are always to round to the hundreth, if applicable. 28 lbs/2.2=12.7272 75 mg x 1 kg 12.7272 kg =954.5454 At my clinical my...

  19. Opinions on OB/Peds rotation???

    bluehippo replied to Sl1011's topic in General Students

    In maternity, which was 8 weeks, I was lucky enough to have something to do for most of the day. Other students weren't as lucky and were waiting around the nurse station. It was nice to work with...