shescoolie

shescoolie

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  1. Dependant Nursing Action

    shescoolie replied to Chris189's topic in General Students

    How about the use of a foley since she is

  2. First Clinical This Week...Any Advice?

    shescoolie replied to Deeda-Lynn's topic in General Students

    Be calm with your patients. The last thing they need is a nervous student fumbling with a blood pressure cuff or pressing all the buttons on the bead manically! lol my partner and I did that to the...

  3. Anybody else seeing this at clinicals?

    shescoolie replied to Nepenthe Sea's topic in General Students

    NOPE you are definitely not alone. In my last rotation I saw a doctor roll up in a pt with MRSAs room with NOTHING on AAAAND he unwrapped his wound which was bleeding, oozing, infected and not...

  4. Need help with care plan: Unresponsive patient

    shescoolie replied to AwesomeNiks's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the book suggestion. :up:I'll have to add that to my

  5. Need help with care plan: Unresponsive patient

    shescoolie replied to AwesomeNiks's topic in General Students

    I'm thinking risk for impaired skin integrity should be your priority due to the patient's

  6. It's been 5 yrs since AP1&2, starting nursing program in Jan. Should I be worried?

    shescoolie replied to kayty2339's topic in General Students

    I took A&P back in 2002 and 2003 and started my program in August. So far I've been fine but I did keep my books and had to refresh myself on the circulatory system. You're course content will...

  7. Broward College applicants for Fall 2009

    shescoolie replied to RNnow2016's topic in Florida Nursing

    Thanks BumbleBee. My friend just gave me this book about 3 weeks ago. I'm going to study from it for my next test. Any other

  8. Broward College applicants for Fall 2009

    shescoolie replied to RNnow2016's topic in Florida Nursing

    He didnt get one of the VS within 2. We all know the "within 2" rule and that he messed up, but it just really sucked to be out before you really even get to start. Thats why we felt so bad. On a...

  9. Broward College applicants for Fall 2009

    shescoolie replied to RNnow2016's topic in Florida Nursing

    I'm at South. Yes we get a second attempt, but I think it's the reason why he failed that made us all feel reallllly bad. I think we may have it a lot harder down here at

  10. Broward College applicants for Fall 2009

    shescoolie replied to RNnow2016's topic in Florida Nursing

    Okay sooooo maybe my initial assessment was off. OKAY A LOT OFF. Sometimes I wonder what I was thinking. The program itself is not designed to make you fail BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE TOUGH SKIN. The...

  11. Advice to Students: say "thank you"

    shescoolie replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Students

    :yeahthat:i totally agree. isn't is second nature to say thank you when anyone has shown any act of kindness towards you? shame on those students and nurses who need to be

  12. So embarrassed today and nervous (re vital signs)

    shescoolie replied to Kringe38's topic in General Students

    Hey OP don't feel embarrassed. Just practice practice practice. I just took my VS clinical test Tuesday and was one of only 2 people out of 10 who passed that VS portion. I was fumbling MISERABLY with...

  13. Nursing students!What has been the hardest part of NURSING school?!

    shescoolie replied to anon321d's topic in General Students

    As most everyone has said, time management is the hardest part. This is my 3rd week and I am trying to juggle 4 classes. So far I'm doing well

  14. Broward College RN Program Winter Jan 2010

    shescoolie replied to Kimmyann0527's topic in Florida Nursing

    **JUST A HEADS UP** My study partner told me that today she overheard the Dean informing the administrative staff that beginning with the August 2010 class, HESI testing will be a requirement for...

  15. Broward College applicants for Fall 2009

    shescoolie replied to RNnow2016's topic in Florida Nursing

    Well seeing that it's just the first week, I don't know if my initial impression of the program will truly reflect how it really it. Also, everyone learns on different levels and some have been...

  16. Broward College applicants for Fall 2009

    shescoolie replied to RNnow2016's topic in Florida Nursing

    I finally got a chance to exhale today! :bugeyes:What a week! I'm at South (wusup all my south peeps:w00t:) and for the first time, they split our process class into two seperate groups with two...

  17. Broward College applicants for Fall 2009

    shescoolie replied to RNnow2016's topic in Florida Nursing

    thats good to

  18. Broward College applicants for Fall 2009

    shescoolie replied to RNnow2016's topic in Florida Nursing

    Thanks Honeybee!! :bowingpurThis is sooooo helpful!

  19. Broward College RN Program Winter Jan 2010

    shescoolie replied to Kimmyann0527's topic in Florida Nursing

    Kudos on your perseverance Faith! Stay prayerful...you'll get

  20. Broward College applicants for Fall 2009

    shescoolie replied to RNnow2016's topic in Florida Nursing

    Did anybody figure out which/how many packets we are supposed to get? I found 3: Mandatory Orientation Packet (yellow) Nursing Process I Handout Packet (blue) NUR 1020-1020L Nursing Process Module...

  21. Broward College applicants for Fall 2009

    shescoolie replied to RNnow2016's topic in Florida Nursing

    Sorry to hear about that mzz. I went to fin aid monday because they still had not made a decision on my loan. I finally met with one of the lead advisors who approved my loan THANK GOD and she...

  22. Broward College applicants for Fall 2009

    shescoolie replied to RNnow2016's topic in Florida Nursing

    Check ur

  23. Broward College applicants for Fall 2009

    shescoolie replied to RNnow2016's topic in Florida Nursing

    Yeah my HOSA classes said Health Careers I, Health Careers II and Allied Hlth Asst. ******* will be able to evaluate the classes and convert them to HOSA credit if applicable. When she was done it was...

  24. Broward College applicants for Fall 2009

    shescoolie replied to RNnow2016's topic in Florida Nursing

    There's a lady named *********** who will evaluate ur high school transcript. BC has agreement with certain high schools and ur school will need to be one of them to get the credit. I didn't get the...

  25. Broward College applicants for Fall 2009

    shescoolie replied to RNnow2016's topic in Florida Nursing

    That's okay. Study very hard and do your best. You will do just fine and get that