sumrtime

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1. is oxygen considered a medication?.. what do you think?

   sumrtime replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Students

   Classmates and I brought this question to an instructor in class one day and here's how she explained it to us. Let's say you have a patient with COPD. Their normal O2 sat is around 90%, and even though we're trained that it need to be kept over 95%,...

2. frustrated

   sumrtime replied to amymina's topic in General Students

   I think you should definitely go talk to someone about this. It's not acceptable behavior in our profession. This display of her integrity could really cost someone their life in the long run.

3. Anyone experience this

   sumrtime replied to Darkpk55's topic in General Students

   Maybe this will help. Think about how you would take a complicated definition and explain it to a 10 year old. This makes you cut the bigger words out and allows you to get your point across in Your Own Words!

4. Don't let yourself get sucked in by BM'ers and DG'ers

   sumrtime replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

   Thank you so much for posting this. I really needed to hear that too. I've been a little down lately because I'm not real buddy-buddy with hardly any of my classmates anymore..but this reminded me why I backed away from them in the first place...they...

5. Starting 1st semester of nursing in the fall, advice please!

   sumrtime replied to Nikki819's topic in General Students

   A previous poster kinda touched on this but I'd like to reiterate...GET ORGANIZED!!! I'm almost finished, and I can't tell you how important being organized is. Your time is going to be Very Valuable, and so being as organized as possible will put yo...

6. Mississippi nurses roll call!!! (be known)

   sumrtime replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in Mississippi

   I just applied today for the BSN program at USM-Hattiesburg. I applied with a 2.9 GPA and 24 ACT, so I'm really hoping my ACT score helps me get in. Has anyone graduated from USM? Heard anything about their program? I am sooo excited about starting n...