locolorenzo22

locolorenzo22 BSN, RN

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  1. Take my survey, its for class!!!

    locolorenzo22 replied to luvmyguys's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    1.) what is your highest level of education? No offical degree, 5 years college coursework, accounting/nursing, also have an activity director certificate. 2.) What type of facility do you work in?...

  2. Do you find it hard to tolerate Gen Ed classes after nursing school?

    locolorenzo22 replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Students

    If you're getting old, so am I. The school required me to take ENGLISH 1 of all things, even though they gave me credit for english 2! So, I'm taking a course with these students who don't post...

  3. Injections: to pinch or not to pinch

    locolorenzo22 replied to TRINI_RN's topic in General Students

    Our instructors tell us that generally subQ is a pinch, IM is a spread, and z-track is a spread to the side, inject, and release as you remove

  4. Songs before NCLEX

    locolorenzo22 replied to zuzi's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    "back in black" by AC/DC...just change black to white as you come back as an

  5. Medication Check Off!

    locolorenzo22 replied to 3KittiesRN's topic in General Students

    PASSED MY ORAL MED DEMO TODAY!! I went in to practice drawing med out of ampule and there were some slots that people didn't show up for so the 4 of us in the room agreed with instructor if we could...

  6. Sometimes I hate my current boss

    locolorenzo22 replied to Howie781's topic in Male Nursing Students

    There will always be those people that we have to deal with. I feel your pain because I am intensely private as well, and left my last job as it would interfere with school too much. Being only 1...

  7. Test- Class average 72%

    locolorenzo22 replied to Achoo!'s topic in General Students

    That may be true, but no one wants to be the patient of a nurse who gets by and "depends" on a curve. We have a lot we are expected to know. If we don't, it may have implications for the care of...

  8. How do you handle getting "Bad" grades?

    locolorenzo22 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Students

    Yep, retaining is the most important skill. Often, I feel like many of my classmates just memorize enough to get by each test and wonder what they're going to do when we can be tested on anything we...

  9. Medication Check Off!

    locolorenzo22 replied to 3KittiesRN's topic in General Students

    I'm not sure if we have to have them demoed before we can do them in clinical, as the only thing that has been said to us (and just e-mailed to us) is that our physical assessment has to be done...

  10. How early do you need to come to the clinicals?

    locolorenzo22 replied to mmr2's topic in General Students

    Mine don't start until 10-13, at 7AM. The catch is that we get our assignments 2-3 days ahead of time, and have to go in to research about our patients. I'm planning to be there by 6:40AM, and it's...

  11. Getting to know the men behind the names...

    locolorenzo22 replied to irwin's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Tom, what area of Portland do you live in? I'm out in IL, but planning to make the move to the portland area after obtaining my BSN in 4-5 years. I was out there 2 years ago, spent time doing...

  12. Problem: Abnormally large feet.

    locolorenzo22 replied to Ausculapius's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wear a size 14, not wide at least. Our school is understanding with the athletic portion, and will let us wear them as long as they're all white, no trim, no deep waffle soles, and no logos. Laces...

  13. Nervous about CPR

    locolorenzo22 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    Our school requires one that has a start date between May06 and Dec06, but you have to have a card to attend clinicals. So those 15 spots on next saturday's time are filled up. I was the first one...

  14. Suck at Clinicals...Should I just Quit Now?

    locolorenzo22 replied to Melcia060's topic in General Students

    I second the group. We haven't started clinicals yet, but mine has a rep for being hard on young AND male students (2 strikes already). We had to do Vitals and transfers in front of her to get...

  15. Is it Just me or is school too easy?

    locolorenzo22 replied to richardjboro1's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Ok, school's not that bad for me so far. The next 3 weeks I think will make or break a lot of people. Here's what it looks like. For our Seminar(legal/basis) course, we are covering the theory...

  16. Looking for Summer Nursing Internship

    locolorenzo22 replied to jjg003's topic in General Students

    You know, it may be very hard to find a place as many Nurse practice acts prohibit student nurses from doing nursing procedures/docs/etc. unless with program instructors/time.....I'd imagine it'd be a...

  17. Question on GRAINS and dosage calc

    locolorenzo22 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Students

    I've seen 60 & 65 in the book, but we're told to use 60 as it usually will result in an easier

  18. Help! I have an evil clinical instructor!

    locolorenzo22 replied to moog8746's topic in General Students

    Ok, mine has this reputation, but during clinical compentacies, she was ok towards me. In clinical, she may be a certain way, but there's nothing I can do about that except do my work and impress her...

  19. I got a 78% on my first exam.

    locolorenzo22 replied to StudentNurseAbby's topic in General Students

    Yep, first test is the hardest until you know for sure what to study for. We all studied many of the outline/class covered material, only to find the test was over a lot of book learning! I still...

  20. Psyc. clinical

    locolorenzo22 replied to LaxNP's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I worked as a Act. Director in a MI facility for 2.5 years. Many of your patients will be fine, a lot of them are stable on meds. It gives you the chance to remember that as a nurse, you are not...

  21. Getting to know the men behind the names...

    locolorenzo22 replied to irwin's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Enrollment decline? Where the heck did you hear that from? Nursing schools are so overrun that many have to turn away qualified applicants due to not having enough

  22. REPOST- pre clinical compentcies

    locolorenzo22 posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    Ok, so I posted this under general, but reposting it here, due to the favortism factor? How have you other men responded to the issue? We were doing basic VS and transfers in lab today, to show how...

  23. Need male nursing slogans.

    locolorenzo22 replied to Dynasty's topic in Male Nursing Students

    ok, that's the stereotype that keeps men out of nursing. Why does a man who looks like a "thug" have to have 2 strikes against him about caring for another human? Some of those who you may call a...

  24. Hearing BP's

    locolorenzo22 replied to FNPhopeful's topic in General Students

    With our doubles the instructor always seemed to be 6 beats up or down with em! I decided that as I'm palpating the radial pulse, when it obliterates, then I'm pumping 30mm above that point...I know...

  25. First day of clinicals tomorrow!!!! Advise please!

    locolorenzo22 replied to Leng27RN,BSN's topic in General Students

    I even had trouble getting a patient's b/p today. :uhoh21: I'm hoping things will be better tomorrow and I'll be less nervous! Really? Today we had our clinical compentencies, and they won't let us...