NamasteNurse BSN, RN

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    I feel like I'm not learning much! HELP!!!

    NamasteNurse replied to misshartman2003's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I guess it's just the way your school does the curriculum. My program is a one year LPN program and we are going sooo fast! We started in January and were in our first round of clinicals by the...
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    TEAM LEADER??? Any tips ? Panic is setting in...

    NamasteNurse replied to Delag5's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am team leader this week too and have done it before. No need to panic. You are the bridge between the other students and the instructor. I have no idea why your instructor balked at you talking...
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    Care Plan for Mentally Retarded Patient

    NamasteNurse replied to Dianacabana's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    http://www1.us.elsevierhealth.com/MERLIN/Gulanick/Constructor/index.cfm Try this site. Also, just because you haven't covered MR doesn't mean you can't look it up. Research on the net, you can find...
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    I feel like I'm not learning much! HELP!!!

    NamasteNurse replied to misshartman2003's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You are a year into the program and don't know meds?? How is that possible? I have found that most of the learning is done by you by yourself in nursing school, and well, in school in general. The...
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    Need Advice On Wife

    NamasteNurse replied to prthd's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I think women and men use the word "friend" very differently. My husband calls the guys he works with friends even though he doesn't spend any time outside of work with them. I think women call...
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    HOW CAN I PASS ATI?

    NamasteNurse replied to KAYBDT6's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    If you've been in class doing well it shouldn't be a
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    MATH>>Help please.. If i dont pass this class I wont get to start clinical!!!!!

    NamasteNurse replied to manage1121's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    first of all people on this site (rightfully so) will get upset if you flat out ask them to do your homework. We had to do grains too, so I understand that part, I don't know why other people are...
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    People are dropping like flies

    NamasteNurse replied to 20mom10's topic in General Students

    It happens all the time. We started in January with 52 and we now have 14 with one who was failed just yesterday and another on the verge of failing. It's the way of nursing school
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    "The Mean Girl"

    NamasteNurse posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am brand new at a LTC facility. My 'partner' is a young grouchy mean and bitter person. She breaks every CNA rule in the book that I learned in school. She's verbally mean to patients, calling...
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    working as cna while in lpn school?

    NamasteNurse replied to rhonda1976's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I go to school full time M-F and work Friday night 3-11 and Sat 3-11. It's very hard but do-able. That leaves just Sunday for all day homework, don't expect to go to school, work and have a
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    Let's Talk Clinical!

    NamasteNurse replied to karraj123's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    my instructor goes strictly by the book which is soooo boring! But in clinicals she's a bear! Never underestimate class time, the teacher will expect you to do the applications in clinicals exactly...
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    HELP!! I need guidance I saw someone cheating

    NamasteNurse replied to Brie80's topic in General Students

    let it
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    I really do not like going to work as a CNA everyday...what do I do?

    NamasteNurse replied to Duice88's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I could have written your post. I started CNA-ing in June and after the first night I almost quit. I love the residents and constantly think and say "these poor people". I'm slow and my co-workers...
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    Failure rate of nursing schools.

    NamasteNurse replied to merrywhiterose's topic in General Students

    we started with 52 in January, we are now
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    Rare Illnesses please!

    NamasteNurse replied to Fuji James's topic in General Students

    Scleroderma is pretty unusual. I have it so if you need help,
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    LPN/LVN Additional Certifications

    NamasteNurse replied to antidote's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Wound care
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    Best state to get LVN license in a timely manner

    NamasteNurse replied to makingitright's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    NY BOCES programs offer an LPN in one year, minus the summer. It's an intensely difficult course but worth the education you
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    Can a LPN be a school Nurse

    NamasteNurse replied to KIMYNURSE2B's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I see plenty of job openings for school nurses that are LPN's. I'm in NY
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    Very depressed & q for older students

    NamasteNurse replied to Christine43's topic in General Students

    I am 51 and will be nearly 52 when I graduate. Age doesn't matter, in fact I am at the top of my class. There's a lot to be said for maturity. You will be amazed at how like High School most of the...
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    Should I be a CNA -- I'm 44yrs old!!! Is it too late for me?

    NamasteNurse replied to CuriousChrys's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    First of all, stop referring to yourself as old and and saying things like "at this late date".. Plenty of people older than you are on these forums. There's a whole bunch of threads on people over...
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    "The Mean Girl"

    NamasteNurse replied to NamasteNurse's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Still suffering and still working there.....in answer to your questions, I have started keeping a log of offenses. I did call the ombudsman but haven't seen anything happen yet. Apparently everyone...
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    As a nursing student, will I be prodded to become Prochoice?

    NamasteNurse replied to avidhunter3's topic in General Students

    we were told that we could ask to opt out of assisting during the actual procedure but that we had to provide care once the pt was on the floor. You shouldn't be prodded one way or the
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    Best Place to purchase books

    NamasteNurse replied to silliemunkie's topic in General Students

    half.com
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    How do CNAs "shave" patients?

    NamasteNurse replied to Green1972's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We also shave women! You'd be amazed at how much hair they grow on their
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    4 years to my LVN dream...worth it?

    NamasteNurse replied to luckygal5571's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    "Oh Gosh I'll be really old by then but like people said you'll be an age no matter what. 2012 will come and go...just like 2009 came so fast...sometimes I wonder what happened to the year 2000. At...