tfleuter

tfleuter BSN, RN

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  1. Dirty hospitals and inconsiderate nurses during clinical

    tfleuter replied to ham5090's topic in General Students

    Even though your schools don't want to burn bridges, some of these circumstances seem disturbing (like the incontinent residents sitting in wheelchairs all day). These sound like neglect/abuse...

  2. What would you answer for this test question?

    tfleuter replied to tbell2's topic in General Students

    I haven't had OB yet, but I'll take a stab. I would say A. The question is asking what is the reason for temp drop. Even though a newborn may have immature thermoregulation, if their enviroment is...

  3. Afraid I'm not going to cut it

    tfleuter replied to TerpGal02's topic in General Students

    As others have said, experience in that skill will quickly decrease the nervousness you feel about peforming them in front of others. Even more so, I think you may find that the actual experience of...

  4. What the heck is up with nursing school tests??!!

    tfleuter replied to citylights89's topic in General Students

    My first semester I had one instructor who I felt was not very skilled at writing tests. Similar to what you are mentioning, I thought her rationales were sometimes weak and even faulty. Like she...

  5. Finish Co-Reqs before the Program or During?

    tfleuter replied to Noel1221's topic in General Students

    See if you can talk with any students who are further along in the nursing program. Find out how difficult and time the first semester is so you can make the best decision. For example, my first...

  6. My father recently started to complain of pain in his legs...

    tfleuter replied to bigboy18's topic in General Students

    All you can really do is respect his wishes and try to spend as much quality time as you can with him. Sounds like the both of you are going through some major regret over the father/son...

  7. Just because you are a nurse...

    tfleuter replied to silentRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So if you are agaisnt "Obamacare" or whatever other terms of endearment other choose to use, then you better have an alternative in place to validate your view? Can't a person admit that they don't...

  8. Nurse with potty mouth.

    tfleuter replied to Born2BWild's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Someone previously mentioned that swearing only really mattered in peds units or where children were present; where as adult units it's acceptable since they can handle it, it's expected, ect. Well I...

  9. Just venting about something dumb

    tfleuter replied to K nurse-one-day's topic in General Students

    This is too funny. Just yesterday I was eating in the school's cafeteria when I heard a girl slopping down her meal. She was sitting at least 15 ft away from me and the room was not quiet either. I...

  10. Moms w/ little ones, who watches the kids?

    tfleuter replied to 2bnurseTV's topic in General Students

    My youngest (14mo) is being watched by my cousin who is a SAHM. Before this semester I had him in a daycare 2 full days a week and that was expensive enough. My oldest (5yr) is going to a full day...

  11. Is there anyone who thinks school is not that bad?

    tfleuter replied to 2bnurseTV's topic in General Students

    I was already for the "doom and gloom" I read on AN before I started my first semester, and honestly I was almost disappointed when it didn't turn out to be that bad. I'm in my second semester and...

  12. Pre-Nursing Job Decision: Package Handler or Patient Care Technician

    tfleuter replied to simplyashley21's topic in General Students

    I don't think it's a no brainer. There's a lot to consider here. I'm assuming you are looking for work because you need the additional income as well, not soley for the experience and resume boost....

  13. Second Semester with Med Surg and Mental Health

    tfleuter replied to Fundamentals(1986)'s topic in General Students

    It really is going to depend on your school. I'm in my second semester as well with med-surg and pysch disorders. My first semester of fundamentals really wasn't that bad, but that's something my...

  14. Germ Cell Tumors

    tfleuter replied to stellina615's topic in General Nursing

    I was told, as it was explained to him, that as a developing embryo, not all cells reach their intended destination. In his case, a germ cell did not travel to the gential region and instead stopped...

  15. Failed lpn school after 9 months ...

    tfleuter replied to Nolan09's topic in General Students

    It's whatever works best for you and your situation. The shorter route sounds like a good idea, if you can make it work for your schedule. I'm not sure that you've given us enough info to say go one...

  16. How many hours of sleep did you get a night when you were in nursing school?

    tfleuter replied to 2bnurseofchrist's topic in General Students

    Usually between 6-8. I used to think that if I didn't get at least 7 hours of sleep the night before that I would be dragging the whole next day. I've now learned that 6 hours here and there really...

  17. Germ Cell Tumors

    tfleuter replied to stellina615's topic in General Nursing

    A family member of mine had a germ cell tumor several years ago. It was found in his thoracic cavity and when removed, approx 4.5lbs. It did not involve any other part of his body and a couple...

  18. RN's how much do you make here in Utah?

    tfleuter replied to blueyezz71's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it comes back to the bigger picture then. If someone has found an area that they love so much, that moving is not an option, then I would think the sacrifice in pay is understandable. At the...

  19. My multiple answer question rant.

    tfleuter replied to Fermin Hernandez's topic in General Students

    Ok, once I used my reading skills and realized you were talking about multiple answer questions and not multiple choice questions, your post made a little more sense. I don't care for those type of...

  20. average Accepted GPA

    tfleuter replied to cupcake231's topic in General Students

    Utah Valley University Avg GPA accepted last year: 3.93 (specific pre-reqs only) Avg TEAS score accepted last year: 89 (I think?) HESI not

  21. Quickest Crna Route

    tfleuter replied to appltini25's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    CRNA school is difficult to get into for sure. Much more so than your average nursing program. Impossible? No. Difficult and competitive?

  22. help plz! LPN or Healthcare Admin.?

    tfleuter replied to busta0978's topic in General Students

    The LPN makes more sense to me. At least then you could do a LPN-RN bridge program which would take less time then a regular ASN/ADN program. The healthcare admin doesn't make any sense to me if RN...

  23. 700 pages of reading, per week, for one class

    tfleuter replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Students

    I still think even 300 pages per week for one class is ridiculous. At what point are instructors going beyond what is a reasonable amount of information for a student to learn and retain for testing?...

  24. lateral violence in school

    tfleuter replied to bigd123's topic in General Students

    I've got to admit, I'm not sure how nursing students questioning you on why you switched majors leads to lateral violence? If anything it's a bit dissappointing to see that they think so little of...

  25. Nursing Texts Highest Rate of Theft in Barnes and Noble

    tfleuter replied to DawnSue's topic in General Nursing

    I've been to my local B&N and the nursing books are still on the shelfs. How dissappointing (and embarrassing) to see what kind of stigma this must create about the nursing profession, deserved...