CharlieT

CharlieT

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  1. What are good shoes, socks, and a watch for a nursing student?

    CharlieT replied to J-Swish's topic in General Students

    I did spend some money on a nice 'scope. Littman cardiology, a little over $200. No

  2. What are good shoes, socks, and a watch for a nursing student?

    CharlieT replied to J-Swish's topic in General Students

    This is what works for me, to each his/her own. Shoes, I go with cheap white sneakers which I replace every semester. I tried expensive leather shoes that killed my feet, so they now gather dust in my...

  3. Spanish Immersion Anyone?

    CharlieT replied to MCGNurse's topic in General Students

    Last summer I went to Guatemala on a medical mission trip. I only picked up a few new words but used a great deal of the Spanish that I knew. Not always perfect grammer but as long as communication...

  4. ACLS....is the exam hard?

    CharlieT replied to neil890123's topic in General Students

    I did it back in 1991, it took about 20 minutes and was VERY intense. I am not sure what they are like now. Its where a simulated patient that has coded ( had a heart attack ). You go through the...

  5. Wish You Had Known Then What You Do Now?

    CharlieT replied to KatePasa's topic in General Students

    Just showing up for class won't cut it any more. You and your classmates, youtube, your book, google, etc, these are your real teachers now. You will now spend more hours in study than you can...

  6. ACLS....is the exam hard?

    CharlieT replied to neil890123's topic in General Students

    You will have to do a mega code at the end of the ACLS

  7. ACLS....is the exam hard?

    CharlieT replied to neil890123's topic in General Students

    Since you just finished your RN, I don't think you will have too much trouble with ACLS. I had to do ACLS as part of my paramedic training, and it was much the same thing in my ADN advanced med

  8. Crazily Masochistic or Somewhat Sane?

    CharlieT replied to KatePasa's topic in General Students

    Considering that you are strong in spanish, I think you should go ahead and add that in to the first semester. Just be carefull not to overload yourself. Its a very slippery slope that can really hurt...

  9. Fresh new nursing student looking for advice/direction

    CharlieT replied to mom22many's topic in General Students

    Look into drug calculations, lb to kilogram conversions, mg to g to mcg, drops per minute. That should keep you busy for a

  10. What kind of car do you drive for those 1+ hour commutes?

    CharlieT replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    1995 one ton dually truck, 5 speed, no AC, 328 thousand miles on it, paint falling off I park out of the way because I am embarresed to be seen in

  11. Nursing school pins?

    CharlieT replied to ForeverLearner2010's topic in General Students

    Stand your ground. It's your pinning

  12. Am I too old to just be starting?

    CharlieT replied to Roxy0628's topic in General Students

    I will finish in december at 45 and am enjoying nursing school. I am not the oldest in my class. You are far, far, far from being too old. Perhaps 90 is a little old for nursing

  13. What do you guys do to wake up in the morning?

    CharlieT replied to wannabeanRN90's topic in General Students

    Hmmm....., are we related? Are you my long lost twin perhaps? Do you drive to the wrong town sometimes because of your own confusion on where you are supposed to be that

  14. No school til 2012, now what?!

    CharlieT replied to Lilbit's topic in General Students

    You could take some classes towards your

  15. 2 yr ADN students..question on IV's and blood draws

    CharlieT replied to CT Pixie's topic in General Students

    Advanced med surg, but then again a few of us got some IV starts before

  16. For Fun--Kudos 2 Me...The "toot your own horn" thread

    CharlieT replied to tammy1974's topic in General Students

    I am teaching my classmates how to read EKGs in my advanced med surg clinicals, as I went to paramedic school and took ACLS many years ago. It's really nice to be able to help my classmates after I...

  17. Countdown to Pinning

    CharlieT replied to Turd Ferguson's topic in General Students

    8

  18. how do i become a wound care nurse

    CharlieT replied to jpearsonrn's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    yes, BSN

  19. Nursing Made Incredibly Easy books...

    CharlieT replied to my3suns's topic in General Students

    I like them. They also have another version "made incredibly visual" You can find them on ebay at better

  20. One math prob that could help please regarding infusion rate

    CharlieT replied to TJG21's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I do this a little different than most, but we all get the same answer. 500ml x 15gtt = 7500 total drops to be infused 7500 drops divided by 4 hours = 1875 drops per hour 1875 divided by 60 (minutes...

  21. Thinking about finishing last year of nursing school part time?

    CharlieT replied to koko2002's topic in General Students

    I am in the same boat as you, currently retaking med surg 1. I will only take nursing classes from now on 'till pinning. Taking too many other classes put me in this

  22. What's your school's cut-off for passing?

    CharlieT replied to cobee's topic in General Students

    ADN, 78 = pass, 77.9 =

  23. How does it feel to fail a nursing course?

    CharlieT replied to NayD_RN's topic in General Students

    As tbert said "awful" esp when one has helped several classmates over bumps in the road, don't ask me how I know. Those classmates are approaching the last semester. I have over a year to go. IF...

  24. Feeling a Bit Stressed -- Just need to share

    CharlieT replied to DolceVita's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hang in there, I had a bad day at clinical today. I couldn't do anything right. I was waiting for my CI so I could give 0900 meds to my primary patient at around 0830. Went to help a classmate turn a...

  25. Fainting....Please HELP!

    CharlieT replied to nineteenandnursing's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Food on your tummy will help, I sometimes feel a little light headed when observing in OR, the smells really get to me. When I am actually doing something, I can handle it, no