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  1. L&D Nursing: How would you answer this pt's question?

    kfarinato replied to LoveLei's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Amniotic sac is broken to speed labor along, not d/t mec(would not be known before ROM) Mec stained fluid can often just indicate a baby that is ready to get out- ie 40+weeks gestation. Tell your...

  2. first psych clinical tomorrow - - really nervous, need help

    kfarinato replied to rainydayokay's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am 3 weeks into my psych rotation. I was petrified of being locked in, of possibly saying the wrong thing, and every other what if possible. For the first 2 days my classmates and I stuck together....

  3. Confused about detox

    kfarinato replied to kfarinato's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you Thunderwolf, I did her COWS scale when I got home and she was in moderate to severe withdrawal. I guess, unless she was detoxing from ETOH or Benzos, she was playing me regarding the...

  4. Pain is not a "vital sign"

    kfarinato replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    as a nursing student and as a nursing assistant, if a pt tells me they have 7-10/10 pain, i will take a quick glance at the faces scale and if they are laughing and appear relaxed and VS are fine,...

  5. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    kfarinato replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    I am not a nurse yet, but I will graduate in Dec, needless to say I'm exhausted all the time. So this week my mom says to me " don't be so miserable, nursing school is fun" My mom is not a nurse- I...

  6. Starting/ Going back on August 24th...

    kfarinato replied to ErinJane's topic in General Students

    I am starting my final semester 8/24 and I am scared to death! I know I can do it, and content wise it doesn't seem too bad- we are done with lecture the week before Thanksgiving! But I want to make...

  7. Age you will/were graduated?

    kfarinato replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

    I had a personal goal to be a RN by the time I turn 30. I am ahead of my goal, and when I graduate in Dec I will be 28, and I will hopefully take the NCLEX before I turn 29 at the end of

  8. 1st year student with a slight fear of needles

    kfarinato replied to rach_006's topic in General Students

    My fear of needles kept me from going to nursing school for 5 years. Then I got a job in an Operating room, and had so much exposure that it no longer bothers me. I think if you tell your instructors...

  9. Good News!

    kfarinato replied to WishfulThinker's topic in General Students

    well knowing that you juggled a&p 2 and micro together, and family and got A's, i think you'll do

  10. Good News!

    kfarinato replied to WishfulThinker's topic in General Students

    So you probably already have excellent time management skills, which will be a bonus. Just make sure you have quiet time to study. How old are your

  11. Good News!

    kfarinato replied to WishfulThinker's topic in General Students

    I hope I'm not scaring you, I am a tutor at the school, and an honor student. If you can dedicate yourself to the courses you will do

  12. Good News!

    kfarinato replied to WishfulThinker's topic in General Students

    I did Micro during 101, and Ethics last summer session. I also got married in the middle of 102 (which I do not recommend lol) Actually if at all possible seclude yourself during the second semester,...

  13. Good News!

    kfarinato replied to WishfulThinker's topic in General Students

    congrats!!!! As a LM/RC student going into my last semester I am very happy for you. It is an intense program, but I have enjoyed

  14. So impressed with the nursing assistants on our floor.

    kfarinato replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a float CNA at the hospital that Sarah works at I can also say that her floor has some of the best CNA's I have ever worked with. I love the craziness of post-ops, and the best part- from the CNA...

  15. St. Elizabeths Hospital?

    kfarinato posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I am in the early stages of job hunting (grad in Dec 09) and it looks like St. E's has a lot of RN positions open. Does anyone have any experience with St. E's or other Caritas

  16. St. Elizabeths Hospital?

    kfarinato replied to kfarinato's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    thank you very much, as soon as i finish tidying up my resume I will send it to them. Never hurts to

  17. St. Elizabeths Hospital?

    kfarinato replied to kfarinato's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    thanks, do you know if the pay is fair? I think I would do well in a Catholic Hospital, with the structure I imagine they might

  18. Transport safety and overhead trapeze use.

    kfarinato replied to jmheyrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    our trapezes are always on the ortho beds, and as far as I know its only a problem in the elevators. The post-op floor and the OR are on the same floor, just different wings. I have helped take an...

  19. What is the hardest clinical you've had?

    kfarinato replied to MWest2011's topic in General Students

    I loved OB as well, I really clicked with the mom's and dad's, and I had some super tough patients, one I was monitoring for postpartum depression/psychosis

  20. religious/cultural beliefs v. suggested treatment

    kfarinato replied to mcs1505's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My apologies, I was repeating what my Muslim friend had told me, not just what was learned in school. I never thought to ask him if it was specific to

  21. religious/cultural beliefs v. suggested treatment

    kfarinato replied to mcs1505's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    As nurses, when a cultural or religious belief interferes with suggested medical treatment, the only thing we can do is educate about the pros and cons of receiving vs not receiving said treatment. We...

  22. Random Thoughts: From a Nursing Student

    kfarinato replied to VidaUrbana's topic in General Students

    For the love of all thats sane, please do not change clinical reference books for the last semester only. I will now have $100 worth of nursing diagnosis handbooks, because this sememsters instuctors...

  23. taking CPR course

    kfarinato replied to nneokill175's topic in General Students

    Its not that hard, where I took it they basically walk you through everything. Did you have a pretest to do? There is a written post test at the end of the

  24. What is the hardest clinical you've had?

    kfarinato replied to MWest2011's topic in General Students

    I think my upcoming clinicals will be the hardest. Psych and Cardiac/ Critical Care. There's always some level of anxiety or nervousness d/t not knowing the

  25. Is this a bad sign??

    kfarinato replied to Nepenthe Sea's topic in General Students

    I make my bed the "hospital way" all the time, and I even have my husband doing it