CharlieT

CharlieT

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  1. An airplane I have put up with so much crap in nursing school that I deserve it.
  2. Looking for student nurses, male and 50+

    45 here, will finish up with the spring semester. I have enjoyed my time in nursing school, but it has been a long and rocky road. I was ready to start making a difference in the world for people with my life instead of just making things.
  3. Five more weeks left in last semester....

    I am so tired as well. I have been looking forward to pinning for years. Now that its less than six weeks away, it just seems like another thing to try to work into my hetic schedule.
  4. Dear preceptor

    Dear preceptor, Thank you. You took me under your wing. You never made me feel stupid or incompetent. You explained what we were going to do and asked if I had any questions before we went into the patient's room. Every time. You were always there to...
  5. Who actually ENJOYS clinical?

    I am now doing my preceptership in the ER. I love it! I am using my nursing skills and using things I have learned from all of my classes. Peds, psyc, fundamentals, ....., all of them.
  6. Yes, starting with the first day of clinical. Of course we are practicing under the license of our preceptor.
  7. Senior nursing students I just want to say.....

    I am supposed to go to pinning in Dec. I failed my first psyc test, so I am now really under the gun to pull my grade up. Just 3 months till pinning, I really need to just suck it up and put in the study time.
  8. Who's graduating this semester?

    I light my candle Dec 15. Three and a half years to earn a two year degree.
  9. School starts tomorrow!

    Get to know a few people, they will be your support system. I am starting my last semester. Nursing school will come to an end one day.
  10. 3.5 for me
  11. help a student nurse out? :)

    Tara ann, Think of med surg as being a catch all for the bulk of adult patients in the hospital. This is where people go that don't belong in a speciality area such as the ER, ICU, NICU, peds, etc. You will see many general nursing procedures in med ...
  12. What are your future nursing plans??

    Three years ago I had dreams of CRNA. Now I just dream of passing NCLEX and obtaining gainful employment ;-). The ER is an area that I would like or some type of ICU perhaps.
  13. Senior year!!

    One more week and I start my last semester! Psyc and critical care classes, each seven weeks. I am also picking up an elective in phys. assessment. Pinning is in Dec. I am so glad to be wrapping up, I have been working on this for over 3 years.
  14. Having problem with math

    After posting this I see that my equation is hard to read. 5000mg,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,500mg -------,,,,,,,, =,,,,,,,,, -------- 12.5ml ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,X ml There we go, just ignore all of the commas.
  15. Having problem with math

    fosters girl On some problems you may need the total volume, it really depends on what they are asking you to solve for. ns88 and Bob are spot on for solving your second problem. Here is how I would attack it, this is a little different than most peo...