roser13

roser13 ASN, RN

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  1. Seeking Advice

    Pick a college that offers an education degree. Minor in Health
  2. advise on long lasting insulin

    And again, you might feel better about carrying out orders if you had been educated on this topic. Thank you for being such a patient
  3. advise on long lasting insulin

    It's my understanding that long-acting insulins do not have the highs and lows associated with short-acting insulins. They traditionally are given regardless... But this is an education issue that...
  4. For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    I used to believe the same about orientate. Unfortunately, it actually is a word and I have been corrected many times. I still hate
  5. diabetic npo iv fluids

    NPO, diabetic... what are your guesses? Hoping this is a homework question and not an actual nurse asking the Internet for patient care
  6. White Scrubs and That "Time of the Month".

    Well, it may, just a little, but only the first time:roflmao: (sorry, couldn't
  7. For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    From Grammarist.com (we're both wrong) [h=1]Regard vs. regards[/h]The traditional distinction goes like this: the singular regard is correct in phrases like with regard to and in regard to where these...
  8. Nursing career? Advice.

    CAUTION: A general shortage of exclamation points exists. Please report any overuse of
  9. Overwhelmed and anxious new grad

    You have the world by the tail! Everything you've worked for is coming true! Try turning everything around.....what if you hadn't passed NCLEX? Landed a job? If all all else fails, visit your PCP...
  10. For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    Lately "in regards to" is putting me over the edge. It is "with regard (singular)
  11. Interesting that they don't mention
  12. LPN to RN Kent state twinsburg

    Very nice retort. Guaranteed to bring you many more
  13. LPN to RN Kent state twinsburg

    The only way to get 100% accurate information is to go to the source. Ask the counselors at Kent State. Even if someone here does give you an answer, how could you trust that person's memory? How...
  14. Eating Their Young

    I find that the special snowflakes are the yummiest. They melt in your
  15. LVN to RN via Excelsior

    Why not ask Excelsior and get 100% correct answers to your
  16. Eating Their Young

    I don't think of it so much as homeworky as provocative. But I don't know why. There's currently a 7-page NETY thread already
  17. You won't find anyone here who will advise you to "skip this" or "don't worry about learning that." You are in nursing school. Learn everything that you can. Stop looking for the quick notes....
  18. Michigan LPN Scope of Practice

    Seriously, OP, will you base your nursing practice on someone else's opinion on an online forum? Please take Horseshoe's advice and go to the
  19. Panic attacks following never event.

    I don't know what a never event is, but it's apparent that it was very traumatic for you. Do you have an EAP at your hospital? I know that some folks will tell you not to trust your EAP to maintain...
  20. Nurses Eating Nursing Students

    Amen, amen and AMEN. It's the control issue. To step out of a grueling report with 6 problematic patients and then be blindsided with the addition of a student to your load can feel unbearable. And...
  21. Should I pursue my dream?

    Absolutely! And shadow someone on a med/surg-type floor. Hiring directly into a NICU as a new grad may be unrealistic, depending upon your area. Observing med/surg will give you a general idea of...
  22. NCLEX practice question help

    NM. Totally misread the
  23. Should I pursue my dream?

    Go for your dream. But before you do, make sure that your "dream" is what you think it is. Read around here on the forums - not only the glowing "I have a calling to be a nurse," but also the reality...
  24. Nurses Eating Nursing Students

    I actually think the OP is doing ok handling
  25. Nurses Eating Nursing Students

    Soooo, a nurse with a (presumably) full assignment should not only accept 2 students, but arrange little threesomes throughout the shift in order to facilitate learning for the 2 students (for which...