~Mi Vida Loca~RN ASN, RN

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    What did you do on your MedSurg I clinical?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to SummitRN's topic in General Students

    I did most stuff my third semester clinicals which was Med/Surg 2. I did a few things 2nd semester but by 3rd we were cleared to do everything and I was able to do a lot more. I also always sought out...
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    Medical words that make you cringe.

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    lol I don't know but I hate it! I won't say client. I had that
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    Failing Nursing School

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to nurseangel78's topic in General Students

    I am not one to usually place the blame of those that fail on the instructor, but when 80% of the class is failing? The instructor is taking blame somewhere. They are not teaching very well or writing...
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    Calculation question r/t rounding

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to litchi's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You will always need to go with what your instructor tells you for tests in school. In our program we never round until the end. With that we round to the hundredth if it's under 1 and to the tenth...
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    can anyone suggest an online PHARMACOLOGY course?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to fleurafor's topic in General Students

    Ours has to be done through our school and you can only register once you are accepted into the nursing program. We take 2 semesters of pharm, it's not a class just anyone can attend at our
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    Medical words that make you cringe.

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    I agree, my husband was watching this show, something Choppers, Sr. vs. Jr. Anyway, a man died and the state trooper tells the TV that the man fell and unfortunately expired. or something along those...
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    Does Oxygen need to be prescribed?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to seasoned hopeful's topic in General Students

    I would imagine had you not done anything about a patient having an 84% O2 sat, or went looking for the nurse to tell them and stuff you would have been in trouble for not immediately reacting to that...
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    If you FAIL a semester, how many chances do you get to finish?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to fleurafor's topic in General Students

    We started off with 50, we are in 4th semester now and I think have lost around 18 total (we have gained new students each semester as well)since first semester. This seems to be pretty average with...
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    differences among diagnostic tests with diabetes

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to ading's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes I agree with the other poster. They are all the same in the sense they are testing glucose levels, but the how and why and the process are different and important. They are very easy answers to...
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    I Did It!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to CBsMommy's topic in General Students

    That is awesome.
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    Nursing instructors and heart "palpations" ???

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to MumblesMahoney's topic in General Students

    Same here and I was diagnosed with it. I go in for a massage and have to tell them I have fibro whatever it's called LOL. Their are a few words that give me
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    Bad Day at Clinical

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to citylights89's topic in General Students

    Ortho was the worst for me, I think I would rather be in just about any other area of the hospital
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    Does Oxygen need to be prescribed?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to seasoned hopeful's topic in General Students

    With students I am not sure the protocol you would have to go with school policy, buy I know in both hospitals I have been in (different companies) O2 is one of those things you can give first and get...
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    students who don't seem to study and do so well

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to italy's topic in General Students

    I am equally visual and auditory. Primarily kinesthetic and reading was my lowest score. But when I am testing and read a question I will visually see where I saw it or replay my teacher saying it in...
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    What do you guys do to wake up in the morning?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to wannabeanRN90's topic in General Students

    Same here, I swear I was the only person in the Pacific Northwest that didn't drink it. I tried one of the fancy coffee with like 4 shots of chocolate and it still had that terrible coffee taste. I...
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    How long can a person last in Coma?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Newbiestudent18's topic in General Students

    Unless I was taught wrong, being in a coma and being brain dead are not the same thing. Their are varying degrees of comas. As far as menses the patient would be changed often. They would be turned...
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    First day of clinicals .. does this get easier?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Neldavi's topic in General Students

    I don't know about that, I am far from shy. But I was pretty intimidated my first day in clinical in both the LTC and Hospital. Especially having no prior medical experience outside of being a patient...
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    Nurse Residency Programs?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to pitaya's topic in General Students

    The Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, WY has a really good nurse residency program I just checked out. They are looking for new grads. Casper is out in the boonies so it's not sought a lot but the...
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    If you FAIL a semester, how many chances do you get to finish?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to fleurafor's topic in General Students

    That's how it is for us to with the reapplying. Our first med/surg class, everyone we lost re-applied the next semester and none of them got back in. 2 of them did the semester after that so now they...
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    If you FAIL a semester, how many chances do you get to finish?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to fleurafor's topic in General Students

    You can't fail a semester in my program. You can fail 1 class 1 time. We have 2-3 classes a
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    Is Drama a Pre req?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to echo56's topic in General Students

    Their is a handful of students in my class I hope to never see again after May 7th
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    First day of clinicals .. does this get easier?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Neldavi's topic in General Students

    Where are your clinicals at? It does get easier and you will get more comfortable. My first clinical was in a nursing home, it was much different than the hospital. Second semester we did clinicals...
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    Failing Nursing School

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to STRUGGLINGRN STUDENT's topic in General Students

    Definitely agree with talking to your instructor, since they can review your tests they can help you best to figure out what you need to focus on. Does your school offering any tutoring? Our program...
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    Does anyone else use 'lisa frank' school supplies as an adult?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to katebean04's topic in General Students

    Don't forget the 2 pair of socks, with opposite colors on each leg. The tapered rolled jeans, the little gizmo that hiked one side of our shirt up and the florescent color stretch pants and hammer...
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    mi vida loca

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to anonymousstudent's topic in General Students

    Thank you, Yes I agree, no pink or purple cars and homes and stuff.