LuckyinKY

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  1. Second Bachelors degree???

    LuckyinKY replied to neva2late's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Some nursing programs will give more "points" for having a BS degree in another field, along with points for pre-req grades, and ACT/SAT scores. I know Eastern Kentucky University does this, they...

  2. How many hours a week are you in class, lab or clinical?

    LuckyinKY replied to Copperismydog's topic in General Students

    Lecture - 5 hours a week, one 1 hour lecture and two 2 hour lectures (attendance not mandatory, but highly recommended) Media Lab-Computer Assisted Learning and Videos 1 hour a week (often takes less...

  3. Nursing Students- Were Any of You "B" Students- and Still Got Accepted?

    LuckyinKY replied to lifelearningrn's topic in General Students

    Got into a highly competitive CC ADN program with a 2.8 GPA. I was waitlisted but was number 7 on the list. I had a bachelor's degree and all of my non-nursing pre-reqs done except for a a computer...

  4. Has anyone else gained weight in NS?

    LuckyinKY replied to SCSUStudent's topic in General Students

    Gained 10 lbs so far. Lots of stress eating and grazing while studying. I may try the ice water (or crystal light) trick. No time at all for working out between work, NS, and

  5. First Semester Student - is this normal?

    LuckyinKY replied to FunkyMama1733's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We are already doing fluid and electrolytes in my fundamentals but like other posters have stated, you should have had this in anatomy and physiology and even freshman biology for some of it. The...

  6. If you go to the ER or doctor's office, do you tell them you're a nurse?

    LuckyinKY replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    This cracks me up, I am a lab person too doing physiology research and so I am familiar with all of the jargon and alot of the actual material but lack the skills still. I do animal surgeries which...

  7. Experienced nurses: What do student nurses do that drives you nuts?

    LuckyinKY replied to aem31's topic in General Nursing

    I have had a few weeks of clinicals now and I am starting to feel so bad for the nurses where we do clinicals. We are given stacks of assessment sheets to fill out and our clinical site uses...

  8. What to give- Percocet or Norco's

    LuckyinKY replied to ccrnmomnb's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with asking the patient. Especially if it is a repeat birth, they may know what worked and what didn't last time. I was given morphine via a PCA with my first c-section and got violently...

  9. Attacking a Doctor Makes News; Attacking a Nurse is Business As Usual

    LuckyinKY replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I haven't read everything yet, but if I recall correctly, Hopkins does have metal detectors. I know that they had better security than most hospitals. You had to sign in and state where your were...

  10. I think I've ruined my chances of getting into a RN nursing program

    LuckyinKY replied to antajshalakiag's topic in General Students

    I screwed up when I first went to college and failed an entire semester. I had a baby, grew up and returned to school and aced most of my classes. I graduated with a 2.8 GPA because of that bad...

  11. The Hospital Robot

    LuckyinKY replied to kd2010's topic in General Nursing

    We have a robot at the hospital where I work, I have never had to interact with it, but pass it in the hallways. It is always funny to see it going around. I think the patients are always confused...

  12. The inverted T incision

    LuckyinKY replied to RNmilwife's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Did the doctor say anything about the condition of your uterus at the last c-section? I have the same thing and my OB stated that the uterine wall is very thin around the incision site and I would be...

  13. Experienced nurses: What do student nurses do that drives you nuts?

    LuckyinKY replied to aem31's topic in General Nursing

    Yes,

  14. Experienced nurses: What do student nurses do that drives you nuts?

    LuckyinKY replied to aem31's topic in General Nursing

    That is terrible, I can't believe that someone who is nursing school would act that way. I cannot wait until we do our OB rotation, who can resist a newborn

  15. Experienced nurses: What do student nurses do that drives you nuts?

    LuckyinKY replied to aem31's topic in General Nursing

    My class just finished our first clinical rotation and I like to think that we were not very obnoxious. We mainly were there to practice taking a nursing history and patient assessments. We did...

  16. Why I love allnurses ... seriously

    LuckyinKY replied to grandmawrinkle's topic in General Nursing

    That forum is so obnoxious. It made me realize why I want to be a nurse and not a doctor. I used to have my lab near where the med students attended lecture, they were mostly a but of conceited...

  17. Any 22 weekers out there?

    LuckyinKY replied to mauigal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    28 weeks? My son was a 27 week preemie with IUGR, born 1lb. 12 oz. He had relatively few complications, only was the ventilator for 18 hours at which point he needed a nasocanula for 40 days. He is...

  18. Need Help Taking BP

    LuckyinKY replied to j.brooks49's topic in General Students

    Watch letting the air out too slowly. I did this on my first check off and they failed me. I was taught to let it out slowly in my required CNA class, but when we did Fundamentals checkoffs, they...

  19. Please help? First test results ...

    LuckyinKY replied to Pinky16's topic in General Students

    i do the same thing almost, i type outlines as i read. i like the idea of bringing them to class and adding notes. i also have been collecting nclex guides and studying

  20. If you had a choice, what area/state would you live for nursing school/working?

    LuckyinKY replied to leenak's topic in General Nursing

    I am from MD and now living in Kentucky. I am currently earning my ADN here at a CC, but dream of doing my DNP at Hopkins or University of MD. The cost of living in MD (and in-laws who still live...

  21. Failed drug calculations quiz, need some encouragement...

    LuckyinKY replied to Katie803's topic in General Students

    It was 1 quart equals 946.xx mL, but on Procalc, it was 1 quart = 1 L or 1000 mL. I guess it was meant to keep it simple, but I am used to knowing more exact

  22. Failed drug calculations quiz, need some encouragement...

    LuckyinKY replied to Katie803's topic in General Students

    I hate the way some medical math tests require you to round. We use Procalc which has some odd rounding conventions and conversions. My background is in research where you use exact conversions, so...

  23. Ambien psychosis?

    LuckyinKY replied to Cat_RN's topic in Patient Medications

    That exactly what I started doing. It still helps me sleep but I don't feel as drugged the next

  24. Ambien psychosis?

    LuckyinKY replied to Cat_RN's topic in Patient Medications

    Yikes, I am worried about taking it now. My doctor prescribed 10 mg because of my insomnia. I will often stay up past 2 am and cannot sleep. The Ambien works, but I do notice that I eat alot more...

  25. It's actually NOT so bad!

    LuckyinKY replied to JBMmom's topic in General Students

    I am so glad to hear from others who worked full time while going to school and managed to do well. I am working 40 hours and have 2 kids on top of a full time schedule. So far it hasn't been too...