Mell Bell

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  1. NG Tube feeding, I am confused?

    Mell Bell posted a topic in General Students

    I understand that before each feeding, you check that the tube is in the stomach by air bolus and pulling out stomach contents. In the lab, my instructor had us pull out ALL of the stomach contents,...

  2. Seriously hating clinicals - please help

    Mell Bell posted a topic in General Students

    I am in my second semester of a RN program, on a basic med-surg floor. I love my clinical preceptor, my group, the hospital, but I feel as though whenever I am there that I am sort of "bothering" my...

  3. Seriously hating clinicals - please help

    Mell Bell replied to Mell Bell's topic in General Students

    Thank you guys so much for your replies, it honestly made me feel a lot better, I needed it. I'm going to go in there today and try to be assertive and find things to do. I feel prepared, so hopefully...

  4. Nursing interventions for patient with hip replacement dislocation?

    Mell Bell posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new nursing student, doing a clinical on an ortho floorr. My patient is in traction, history of COPD, GERD, asthma, diabetes, hypertension. So I'm trying to think of simple interventions, like...

  5. You walk into a pt room & they are not breathing, whats the 1st thing...

    Mell Bell replied to student_nurse24's topic in General Students

    OMG, they just left the room and hid!? I am pretty scared about haivng to call a code as well. I have been on the hospital floor for only 2 clinicals, and I got home and realized that I don't even...

  6. Am I approaching this in the wrong way?

    Mell Bell replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a little confused, there are only 6 of you in the program? Or is it just 5 girls in particular that are in this little clique? Either way, you should NOT let them get to you, at all. You are there...

  7. Question about head to toe physical assessments

    Mell Bell replied to Mell Bell's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you for your reply, I really like checking cap refill by leaving a ring with the stethoscope - I will definitely use

  8. Question about head to toe physical assessments

    Mell Bell posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am in my first hospital clinical rotation (orthopedic floor), and the main things we are doing is passing PO meds, physical assessments and vital signs. My question is, when you start working as an...

  9. What is your routine to clean-up and decompress after your shift?

    Mell Bell replied to kelsn's topic in General Nursing

    This is the

  10. Extremely nervous and intimidated by first hospital clinical - Help!

    Mell Bell posted a topic in General Students

    I just finished the long term care rotation, and tomorrow is the first day on the hospital floor. I am so nervous, I feel like I'm just not going to know what to do. I really just need some...

  11. How to study effectively

    Mell Bell replied to MsGreenBeauty's topic in General Students

    You have to find out what works best for you. I'm not a study group person, I have to have silence and I have to read everything. What I usually do is read and highlight the chapters first. Let that...

  12. Please tell me your typical week in nursing school....

    Mell Bell replied to Addy3's topic in General Students

    I'm in my first semester of an "evening-track" program: Mon: fundamentals lecture 5-9:30 Tues: pharmacology 3-6 Wed: Lab 5-9 Thurs: clinical 3-10 Fri: clinical 3-10 We have to go during summer, but...

  13. Question about when to hold G tube feeding

    Mell Bell posted a topic in General Students

    This was a test question yesterday, and it's really bothering me. You go to administer a patient's g tube feeding, for which situation would you hold the feeding? A. patient complains of constipation...

  14. Question about when to hold G tube feeding

    Mell Bell replied to Mell Bell's topic in General Students

    Got the results, I got an 84%, and I got the question wrong The answer that I forgot was "Patient complains of nausea", and that's the right answer. If you administer a feeding to a patient who says...

  15. Obsessed with death since entering the nursing profession

    Mell Bell replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Death bothers me too, you can go insane thinking about it. You have to just accept that it's a part of life, everyone dies. But that's easier said than done. It might be helpful to do a little...

  16. Nursing School/Life- whats it like?

    Mell Bell replied to arpita.m.'s topic in General Students

    Aw, come on, we do have

  17. Communication and Critical Thinking

    Mell Bell replied to number49's topic in General Nursing

    I am just finishing my first round of clinicals. It was at a long term care facility, and the first couple of days I was absolutely terrified, uncomfortable, nervous...I didn't know how to talk to...

  18. patient confidentiality

    Mell Bell replied to lauren3333's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I would stay out of it. Yeah, she shouldn't be telling her daughter that stuff, but when it comes down to it, it's all just heresay. I don't even think it would be investigated. Like the...

  19. Need some advice...

    Mell Bell replied to LnDrn3's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ask someone that you're fairly close with what's up. Do you think you could have done something to offend someone? Being friends with the charge nurse doesn't make people not like you unless you're...

  20. Nursing School/Life- whats it like?

    Mell Bell replied to arpita.m.'s topic in General Students

    I'm in my first semester of nursing school, and to tell you the truth, I'm breezing through. I'm rarely stressed and I have time to go out and have fun. It all depends on you situation. I'm 21, no...

  21. SO am I the only one who loves LTC?

    Mell Bell replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You're not the only one! I'm finishing up a clinical rotation at a LTC facility right now, and I can't believe how sad I am to leave. The first day I almost cried I hated it so much, I got so...

  22. Im / sq fail due to teacher misleading

    Mell Bell replied to darrarizer's topic in General Students

    Yeah, it sucks that they sort of mislead you like that, but it really will help you in the long run. Now you will always check and re-check, and I bet you won't ever fail another lab due to something...

  23. Had a Brain-fart on this one....

    Mell Bell replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think the best reaction is no reaction. If you're not being threatened or verbally abused, just let them talk, and let it roll off you. It seems your patient was just making some ignorant...

  24. I need a lot of help, failed out of nursing school

    Mell Bell replied to MakeMeABird's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    You know, all you can do now is just keep pushing. Go tomorrow with a positive attitude, and I think there's a good chance they will let you re-do the course. It's easy to beat yourself up about this,...

  25. how much time did you study a day in nursing school?

    Mell Bell replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    I generally study at least an hour a day. Just go over notes, read, do practice questions. Yesterday, though, I spent about 10 hours studying because I have 3 exams this week plus clinicals. I haven't...