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    What to do when your patient adores you?

    metal_m0nk replied to dsf43's topic in General Students

    Incredibly astute and right on the
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    What to do when your patient adores you?

    metal_m0nk replied to dsf43's topic in General Students

    Sure we can offer all sorts of advice... Advice which might starkly conflict with this poster's clinical instructor's expectations.... And when she's trying to justify performing some action that is...
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    Most relevant/useful pre-nursing science class?

    metal_m0nk replied to bardone's topic in General Students

    Lifespan Development will come in handy when you get to pediatric nursing. The first part of your peds course will likely be a review of all those developmental
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    What to do when your patient adores you?

    metal_m0nk replied to dsf43's topic in General Students

    ONCE... Could be enough to get you axed from your program. If you were genuinely seeking guidance, you should have asked your clinical instructor. That's what they are there for - to help you LEARN...
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    Most relevant/useful pre-nursing science class?

    metal_m0nk replied to bardone's topic in General Students

    Either or both, really. I took both for my previous degree. Taking chemistry is useful for lots of reasons: 1) Stoichiometry - teaches you how to do unit conversions and dimensional analysis. You'll...
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    Most relevant/useful pre-nursing science class?

    metal_m0nk replied to bardone's topic in General Students

    Chemistry.
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    Why do people belittle others to make themselves feel better?

    metal_m0nk replied to maracuya's topic in General Students

    Individualized experience only goes so far. Only rare situations account for drastic differences in the human experience. For example, unless you have been diagnosed with and had to manage some...
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    Why do people belittle others to make themselves feel better?

    metal_m0nk replied to maracuya's topic in General Students

    Someone who is 30, 40, 50, 60 knows what 22 feels like. That is fact. You do not know what 30, 40, 50, 60 feels like. That is also fact. You can explain it away and pretend that other contingencies...
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    Why do people belittle others to make themselves feel better?

    metal_m0nk replied to maracuya's topic in General Students

    True statement from FMF. The responsibilities of a 30, 40, 50, 60 year old are very different from the responsibilities of a 20 year old. Your social status changes as you age, there's marriage,...
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    What to do when your patient adores you?

    metal_m0nk replied to dsf43's topic in General Students

    These questions are better suited for your clinical instructor. He/she is the one who evaluates your performance as a
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    If you eat your young... (venting)

    metal_m0nk replied to allie1230's topic in General Students

    Too late to edit, but wanted to add... As a type A personality, myself (not the bullying kind, but a type A nonetheless), I can tell you that I haven't met a type A personality yet who doesn't have a...
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    If you eat your young... (venting)

    metal_m0nk replied to allie1230's topic in General Students

    You're doing half the work for her. You need to learn to let go and take the bigger lesson. 1. There are type A people in the world. Not all of them are nice or happy or supportive of your hopes and...
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    Why do people belittle others to make themselves feel better?

    metal_m0nk replied to maracuya's topic in General Students

    I'm not going to try to imagine why someone might have said that because, not everyone who says or does something unlikable is mean, insecure or jealous. Sometimes they are just ill-informed. But I...
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    How to deal with a loud/mouthy fellow student

    metal_m0nk replied to Wrangler156's topic in General Students

    Avoid and/or ignore her and move on with your life. Seriously. There are far more important things to focus your attention
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    Burnt Out and Needing to Vent

    metal_m0nk replied to cupcake2013's topic in General Students

    I think you misunderstand what pathophysiology means. The DSM is a diagnostics manual. It contains criteria necessary for diagnosis (things you can observe, like behaviors). Pathophysiology refers to...
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    How do you listen to respirations on newborn?

    metal_m0nk replied to strawberryluv's topic in General Students

    Babies are belly breathers. Place your hand lightly on their tummy and feel for rise and fall. Remember one breath = 1 rise and 1
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    Indication for Nurse Competence?

    metal_m0nk replied to Jmiami's topic in General Students

    Aptitude in prerequisites does not foreshadow success with nursing school concepts. There are many who easily achieved exemplary marks in prerequisites without having to put in the time, who have...
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    The "Nursing Games" claims it's first victims...

    metal_m0nk replied to Klimpys's topic in General Students

    We had a girl fail out of our med math class because we weren't allowed to use calculators and she had never seen a long division bracket before because she'd never done math without a
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    Student Loan Forgiveness for Nurses??

    metal_m0nk posted a topic in General Nursing

    President Obama has enacted legislature that will allow Direct Loan holders to have their loans forgiven after 10 years of eligible employment in Public Service and 120 payments made to their loans....
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    Documenting HELP!!!

    metal_m0nk replied to Mrs.Priss's topic in General Students

    A written narrative is a written account of events. Your instructor wants you to describe how you performed your assessment. What did you do? In what order? What did you find along the way? Were your...
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    How can a Nurse prevent Spinal Anesthesia Headache?

    metal_m0nk replied to sjmagri's topic in General Students

    There are a few things you can do for spinal headache. 1. Call the doc and (unless contraindicated) request an order for IV fluids to increase fluid pressure. Caffeine can also help with this. 2. Help...
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    Advice on Dealing With Condescending Nurses Need

    metal_m0nk replied to MotherRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We did ask you questions. Much like your co-worker asked you a question. Guess we should never have dared. After all, you got a B+ in nursing
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    Advice on Dealing With Condescending Nurses Need

    metal_m0nk replied to MotherRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Reads pretty self-explanatory to
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    Advice on Dealing With Condescending Nurses Need

    metal_m0nk replied to MotherRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have the feeling this will not be as effective as I intend it to be, but it's worth a try... It doesn't seem as though you have confronted the situation appropriately. I understand wanting to seek...
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    Advice on Dealing With Condescending Nurses Need

    metal_m0nk replied to MotherRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, if there were any shadow of a doubt about that chip on your shoulder, it has been irrevocably quelled with your