missmoe27 replied to Nurse J0RDAN's topic in Texas Nursing
Awww...I want to cry:heartbeat. I get some strange kinda joy in helping people...go figure! Sooo....did you get in?!? If you did then we must meet up and celebrate...if not, we will cry together...
missmoe27 replied to Nurse J0RDAN's topic in Texas Nursing
I am not saying that it will be FUN, but it will help me understand what is going on with my patient so I don't feel so lost. I don't mind long assignments, as long as there is meaning behind it. I...
missmoe27 replied to Nurse J0RDAN's topic in Texas Nursing
I am only excited about the care plans because I have a great clinical instructor that went over EVERYTHING line by line. I feel like it is something that I can tackle...but the NG tube is a totally...
missmoe27 replied to Nurse J0RDAN's topic in Texas Nursing
I almost read all of chapter 19 yesterday until I fell asleep on the abnormals section...that was truly boring:yawn:!! Hopefully you will ace the quiz:D. BTW, hopefully there is a quiz after all of...
missmoe27 replied to Nurse J0RDAN's topic in Texas Nursing
Excited?!?! I think I have narrowed my excitement down to pure fear and anxiety. I think I will feel better once I have an actual patient and can plan goals to help them with. Oddly enough, I am...
missmoe27 replied to Nurse J0RDAN's topic in Texas Nursing
Sooo...I was going over all of the objectives for the subjects on the test and I was shocked to see that I knew nearly all of the answers:yeah:. Like Ryan said...we have been beaten over the head...
missmoe27 replied to Nurse J0RDAN's topic in Texas Nursing
No it must have been a different show, but they did use a huge scale to weigh the patient. I believe the hospital was a specialty hospital especially for obese
missmoe27 replied to Nurse J0RDAN's topic in Texas Nursing
Holy Guacamole!!! If anyone is watching tv...there is a special on Discovery Health that is showcasing extremely obese people. The largest woman, man, and teenager all live in Houston Texas!!! They...
missmoe27 replied to Nurse J0RDAN's topic in Texas Nursing
I guess I should start to study for concepts since I have nothing to do today:uhoh3:. I was hoping for a complete day of rest but... Hope everyone did well on their checkoffs this week. If you...
missmoe27 replied to Nurse J0RDAN's topic in Texas Nursing
The wall suction is an electric machine with a big bucket and tubes that I had never ever seen before!! If you have the option of going to the lab prior to your check-off, you might need to
missmoe27 replied to Nurse J0RDAN's topic in Texas Nursing
If you read the sections in the book that talk about the different techniques, you will do fine on the NG tube. You might also want to read the section about wound care and steril technique. As far...
missmoe27 replied to Nurse J0RDAN's topic in Texas Nursing
Ok, so I did my check off today and I happened to pick the scenario with the kangaroo pump. I had everything else right but when I got ready to connect it to the pump I flat out told the instructor...
missmoe27 replied to Nurse J0RDAN's topic in Texas Nursing
Assessment Review? Are you talking about the test review? If so, the meeting starts at 12:15 and ends at 2:00. If there is a test review then I will more than likely leave the meeting and go to the...
missmoe27 replied to Nurse J0RDAN's topic in Texas Nursing
Well, I will be back on here tomorrow to complain about my concepts results. I do however agree with you that random people should not be failing students. That is just rude! Dolsen, I wish I had...
missmoe27 replied to Nurse J0RDAN's topic in Texas Nursing
I need some time to vent and what better place to do it than here: I want to yank all of my hair out at the root! I do not like the way that concepts checkoff is being organized why in the world can...
missmoe27 replied to Nurse J0RDAN's topic in Texas Nursing
If there is anyone that wanted to go to the meeting on Monday (TNSA) that did not RSVP but the deadline, send me an email on allnurses with your REAL name and I will get you on the list. You have...
missmoe27 replied to Nurse J0RDAN's topic in Texas Nursing
Bender, Go ahead and RSVP anyways, and I will email the correct board member and let you know if it was really "too late". I will let you know once I get a response