Bob_N_VA

Bob_N_VA

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  1. So, My Clinical Instructor Hates Me...

    Bob_N_VA replied to MissJulie's topic in General Students

    I don't think she hates you, though she may have drawn the wrong conclusion without knowing all the facts. You may want to try and develop a thicker skin toward situations like this, if you get...

  2. Nursing Ethical Dilemma

    Bob_N_VA replied to studentnursehelp's topic in General Students

    It seems like an unlikely scenario, but I would keep in mind that you are a student and the RN is probably not going to respond to anything critical you may say to her. If she is that insensitive to...

  3. How do you do school and work?

    Bob_N_VA replied to penaheather's topic in General Students

    Good luck on getting a straight answer to that question. Too many depends. If you can get a part time job, then you will have less time for hubby, family and school work. No way around it. Lots of...

  4. treatment of student nurses on the floor

    Bob_N_VA replied to teterichko123's topic in General Students

    ruby i'm sorry you're so burnt out on students, but if the op was venting a bit, you are too and you should know better. i guess i'm lucky, i have never had a truly bad experience with with any of...

  5. in nursing school had a stroke

    Bob_N_VA replied to niklas's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Wow, I'm so sorry to hear about it, but glad you are making progress recovering. If you don't mind my asking, how old are you? I'm a couple of weeks away from 55 and issues like that scare the crap...

  6. The consequences of religious belief..

    Bob_N_VA replied to collins anyiam's topic in General Students

    I don't think I could improve upon this. We all make our own choices in life, he made his. Not for you or me to

  7. Do you actually read the assigned reading?

    Bob_N_VA replied to windmill182's topic in General Students

    I skim the pages that are assigned. Sometimes they give at home quizzes and you need to get into the book to get those right, so in that respect its a help. I also go through the end of chapter...

  8. Fluid and electrolytes/metabolic acidosis

    Bob_N_VA replied to AngelofSeduction's topic in General Students

    Real easy. If the blood ph is > 7.45 it's alkalosis. If it's Here is one online ref for abg's: http://www.webmd.com/lung/arterial-blood-gases This guy has an online calculator to play with:...

  9. Nursing School while still working?

    Bob_N_VA replied to djdietz's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I started on my pre-reqs in May 09, started school on an evening/weekend program in Jan 10 and have about 14 more months to go before I graduate and have been working full time all along. Granted,...

  10. Why your school pushes Kaplan and do you need it for NCLEX?

    Bob_N_VA replied to KATRN78's topic in General Students

    We get signed up for Kaplan as part of our tuition. Each class has several kaplan tests assoiciated with it that we need to take before we take the final exam in that class. You can go through them...

  11. Need to vent. Diagnose that.

    Bob_N_VA replied to SeeTheMoon's topic in General Students

    You'll get no argument from me. I have yet to see where a nursing diagnosis is used in an actual clinical setting. If it is, somebody please enlighten me, I've only been a student now for 4...

  12. I need some advice!

    Bob_N_VA replied to sbishop4455's topic in General Students

    If I can follow everything you are saying, here is what I think. If you go for the LPN over the AS-RN, then you can work as an LPN when you pass your boards. As for the BSN, most of those programs...

  13. Can someone explaine dimensional analysis to me?

    Bob_N_VA replied to Pia Mater's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ratios. Thats what it's all about. If that is a bit hard to grasp, then think about it this way. You start the problem with what it is you want to solve for. It can be drops/hr or ml/hr or number of...

  14. Second Career Nurses

    Bob_N_VA replied to DAL2010's topic in General Students

    You're not alone. Just about everyone in my class is a second career student, some like me are looking at their third career. We go to school at night, so most work some sort of day job. Many of the...

  15. Head to toe assessments on classmates?

    Bob_N_VA replied to Clovery's topic in General Students

    It's not bad, you wear shorts and a t-shirt. College girls seem to wear less than that during the summer. Since I was the only guy in class, my shirt came off so they practiced lungs and heart on...

  16. Nursing student-need advice please!

    Bob_N_VA replied to ixcelticsxi22's topic in General Students

    Just a quick question for ya. The acceptance into the 4 year school in FL, is that for direct entry into the BSN program or acceptance into the school and then entry into the program if you keep your...

  17. Success in Mother Baby?

    Bob_N_VA replied to knursing54's topic in General Students

    We finished it up last semester, it was not a fun class for the majority of us (me especially, I was the only guy). There is a lot of information to absorb and it is one of those classes where you...

  18. The real state of affairs in the academic system

    Bob_N_VA replied to state_of_affairs's topic in General Students

    OK, Mr/Ms State of Affairs. You join up today, post this one little diatribe (Multiple times on different sections of the forum), but no information on who you are. Does this post help anything or...

  19. To sell m nursing books or not to sell them...

    Bob_N_VA replied to larien37's topic in General Students

    Some folks were advertising their used nursing books on the schools own website and they weren't through the program yet. That made the school director come out with a message chastising them about...

  20. question about retaining infomation from pre-reqs.....

    Bob_N_VA replied to rayne215's topic in General Students

    Like everyone else has stated, you will surprise yourself with what you retain. And lots of the A&P is reviewed in each course, for example when you study the pathology of a specific disease, as...

  21. Hampton Rds nursing programs

    Bob_N_VA replied to turtlesrus's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I go to school in the evenings, we start at 6 and finish up sometime between 9 and 10 usually and then every other weekend. Study time really depends on the student, some folks need quite a few hours,...

  22. men in NS

    Bob_N_VA replied to JonB04's topic in Male Nursing Students

    19 years old in a target rich environment, that is your pro. Surrounded by half the population who are heavilly influenced by their hormones, that may be a con... I think 19 is a bit young for...

  23. Surgery this morning- prayers if you can spare!

    Bob_N_VA replied to MammaNurse2Be's topic in General Students

    Glad to hear you made it through ok. I have a few surgeries under my belt, its never any fun, but it keeps us all going. Best of luck with the recovery.

  24. Hampton Rds nursing programs

    Bob_N_VA replied to turtlesrus's topic in Virginia Nursing

    We have a few students in my class that cross that bridge every day, and it can be a bear, but we are talking during the late afternoon, not really early in the am. I'm not sure how much of a backup...

  25. I feel so embarrassed, overwhelmed...

    Bob_N_VA replied to cccormier's topic in General Students

    Just wait till you start doing assessments on real patients... We all experience the same nervousness and self-doubts. It just takes time and, well, experience. You do a little bit better each time...