Zookeeper44

Zookeeper44 RN

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B.A. Psychology, M.Ed. Counseling

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  1. Service learning

    Zookeeper44 posted a topic in General Students

    I am in my last semester of nursing school, and I have been offered an opportunity to follow a very experienced home health nurse just to see what home health is like and to learn a thing or two (on...

  2. Psychiatric Nursing

    Zookeeper44 replied to DreamyEyes's topic in Psychiatric

    I don't know about availability of jobs for LPNs specifically where you are, I know the only jobs I have seen here in psych are for RNs. I am like you, one of the very rare people in nursing school...

  3. Breastfeeding support by HCPs

    Zookeeper44 replied to mappers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    DebblesRN...thanks for ALL your insight. That is very eye-opening, although I don't know why I would be surprised. I was one of the few I guess who was bound and determined to BF no matter what, but...

  4. Did you choose your specialty area or did it choose you?

    Zookeeper44 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I suppose I am going through the same thing thousands of other nursing students have, but I am not sure what area I would like to work in upon graduation. I thought that I knew that I knew that I...

  5. Breastfeeding support by HCPs

    Zookeeper44 replied to mappers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My personal experience is that I encountered ALL of the things you listed in the OP as ways healthcare professionals are unsupportive of a mother attempting to BF. And this was in a "baby" hospital....

  6. What to expect on OB/psych/peds rotations?

    Zookeeper44 replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Students

    I am more nervous about this type of situation than anything else in nursing school. I don't get squeamish, nothing else bothers me (well, maybe except personality disorders in nursing instructors )...

  7. Homework? How much in 1st year?

    Zookeeper44 replied to JWnurse2b's topic in General Students

    Well, here's my $.02. Last year I finished my first year of nursing in an ASN program, and I figured I spent at LEAST 40 hrs. a week between reading/studying, papers, service learning, clinicals,...

  8. How important is GPA while in Nursing school?

    Zookeeper44 replied to AcousticFoodie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Without having read all the other replies...I see a big difference between those who truly are "poor test takers" but who are studying hard, learning and understanding the content and concepts, and...

  9. Activity Intoleranc- Priority Diagnosis?

    Zookeeper44 replied to blabberbrain's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Activity Intolerance is a priority dx due to its being a pt. safety issue, IMO. Agreeing that anemia is not the same as impaired gas exchange so that would not be an appropriate

  10. Newbie - - help with nursing problem statements

    Zookeeper44 replied to melissa1216's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Wouldn't that be the same as a Nursing Diagnosis? That is how we are learning to do it. We do a Concept Map which includes "priority issues" but in the care plan itself we give nursing diagnoses,...

  11. A really good student nurse

    Zookeeper44 replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, make sure the student hears this!! Nursing school is so often about "not failing" and negative feedback much more than positive feedback, it makes my YEAR on the rare occasion I have received...

  12. beta blockers for anxiety?

    Zookeeper44 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a nursing student...I have done great with everything they have thrown at me so far and I even do well in clinical and do not really get nervous (not to the point where I can't function anyway)....

  13. beta blockers for anxiety?

    Zookeeper44 replied to Zookeeper44's topic in General Nursing

    Wow...thanks for all the replies. I would not consider taking benzos due to the well-known issues with those. If they were my only choice I guess I'd just suffer I will try and talk to a provider...

  14. beta blockers for anxiety?

    Zookeeper44 replied to Zookeeper44's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks...didn't see this before my last post...I will look into it. We don't get to this category of drugs for another couple weeks in our pharm class so hadn't read that far

  15. beta blockers for anxiety?

    Zookeeper44 replied to Zookeeper44's topic in General Nursing

    The reason I was interested in beta blockers in particular is that my understanding is that you can take one here and one there, when needed. I don't want meds like prozac that you must take...

  16. What specialty do you want and not want to work in?

    Zookeeper44 replied to guiltysins's topic in General Students

    Does anyone know if lactation consultants are RNs? I have researched it some online but I wasn't quite clear from what I found if you necessarily have to be an RN first. It is an area I am...

  17. What specialty do you want and not want to work in?

    Zookeeper44 replied to guiltysins's topic in General Students

    I plan to work in psych, and also want to do part-time/PRN in possibly home health, hospice, mother/baby or lactation. Do not want to work in ED, LTC, general

  18. Nursing externships...are they helpful?

    Zookeeper44 posted a topic in General Students

    I have looked into a couple of externships in my area for next summer. I am just wondering if anyone has done one and what you thought of it, i.e. was it well-organized, were you able to pick up new...

  19. Nursing externships...are they helpful?

    Zookeeper44 replied to Zookeeper44's topic in General Students

    Thanks for you replies. I understand completely what you are saying about an extern needing to be available for extra educational opportunities and such. That was one thing I was afraid of...that I...

  20. Much Older People Going Into Nursing

    Zookeeper44 replied to MissMaryMack12's topic in General Students

    Well here's an interesting twist for you. When I was barely 18 and out of high school, I started nursing school. I did horribly, barely passed everything. I was intellectually far above average and...

  21. medical terminology, reading, spelling.......

    Zookeeper44 replied to nursingstudent221's topic in General Students

    Our med terminology book came with a CD which has an audio pronunciation glossary...maybe you could find one of

  22. How can I prepare for RN school?

    Zookeeper44 replied to Julian87's topic in General Students

    I just started nursing classes this past semester and IMO the best thing you could do is to find out from your nursing instructors what you'll be reading for your first semester of nursing and read...

  23. What do you think is the best type of loan for nursing school

    Zookeeper44 replied to RNS5's topic in General Students

    Wondering why no one has mentioned service cancellable loans? Is Georgia the only state that still has those? I will take those 1st if awarded, then I've been approved for enough subsidized loans to...

  24. Accepted at North Georgia! Now what?

    Zookeeper44 replied to MOM2000's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I do know we have clinical one day a week our first year and twice a week the second year. I don't know about shoes...I would call the school but I don't think the brand of shoes matters as long as...

  25. Accepted at North Georgia! Now what?

    Zookeeper44 replied to MOM2000's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I got the postcard, but I wasn't able to to go. It was Monday the 13th