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For a few years now I've been interested in nutrition, specifically "traditional" or back-to-traditional. Being a procrastinator, I haven't gone very far.. although I did recently switch to raw milk! Anyway, I'm reading Nourishing Traditions by Sally...

From Wikipedia (I know, but I've been looking and looking...) In 2004, The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) in conjunction with the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) recommended that advanced practice registered nu...

I've bee a PCT on an abd tx unit for 2 months now. I figured drains should be emptied as often as possible/reasonable. Some RNs harass me to empty their pts drains when I am doing other things and it's not more than half full or near end of shift, wh...

I'm in 201/202 at allegheny right now and they are still irking me. My advice: get used to it, it gets worse for 102 and 201 (some of you know who I'm talking about!) Also, use the resources available: nrn computer lab - make friends with Mrs. Bell ...

I'm halfway through my ADN, and I got the same speech. "You won't make it in this program if your family doesn't help you." "Studying will have to be your full time job." "You'll get no sleep the night before clinical." I'm pretty sure most of their ...

That's weird. I try to pick male partners in clinical, assuming they'll be better lifters... esp in med-surg where half the pts are obese!

Update: I saw two pts with pigtails draining to IV fluid bags. It seems to just be an alternative to a JP...

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Some tips I've learned in the two months I've been working on an abdominal transplant floor... If your unit uses cordless/cell phones, tape/sticker RN's, PCT's, and any other frequently needed #s/information to back of phone. I usually write RN # wit...

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:redpinkheI can second this. I work on an abd tx floor, and I rarely get a chance to sit down and chart, let alone ask my RNs to let me watch them do skills or answer questions or explain things to me. I'm starting to think HUC (unit secretary) might...

Coworkers are like all other people, some are great and some are mean/lazy/etc. Chances are, if you're concerned about issues like being passive, you aren't being lazy, just busy. Things occasionally get passed to the next shift. Your coworker knows ...

I was hired two months ago on an abdominal transplant floor. I am responsible for 11 pts, 22 if I am alone. There are so many drains and assists (incontinent, bedpan, or BSC) and Q4 vitals. I am only just getting to the point where my shifts include ...

I'm a first year nursing student whose fiance is supporting me through school, with the mutual understanding that when I am a nurse, he is a stay at home whatever (eventually a farmer, hence the screen name). It just depends on the situation, but eve...

Allegheny Campus Day Nursing Program, here I come!!! Thanks everyone for all the helpful posts. :redbeathe I took a summer EMT program through CCAC last year, which helped me feel like I had a head start for nursing. However, it's probably too late t...

Has anyone heard about a drug calc seminar yet??

That's just what I want to hear as I'm applying for nursing school! In all seriousness, the main reason I decided on nursing was because I believed the hype about job security, benefits, flexibility, money. A year later on this site, I'm still inter...

I want to read "Fourfold Path to Healing" next. I just rediscovered it, and it seems even more applicable to nursing. As for probiotics.. this may be TMI, but I had severe constipation for as long as I can remember. I tried fiber, but it was weird. P...

Just took my app to the records department.. My stomach is doing flips, and it's a nowhere near May!!!!!!

Not about nursing, per se, but Nourishing Traditions is a good diet/cookbook. Focuses on traditional diet, very detailed yet easy to read.

https://allnurses.com/pa-nursing-programs/fall-2010-applicants-445746.html

https://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/pathophysiology-p-microbiology-145201.html This is the only one I found. Anytime you want to find something that was posted on allnurses, all you have to do is use the search bar at the top left of any...

CCAC's staff is next to useless. I only go through them for the necessities. Do your own research online for financial aid. There are some grants specifically through CCAC that the fin aid office SHOULD be able to tell you about. But, again, the CCAC...

No, see above. They add GPA, NET and if you took A&P 1, A&P 2, and/or Micro, they add .75 for each A, .5 for each B, .25 for each C. Those combined is the score they look at. So you want a good GPA, a good NET score (or now, PAX), and you wan...

I heard that after putting first and second choice for campus, you should also write "will accept any" just in case. I don't know if this makes a difference, if they will contact you if you're acceptable but the campuses you chose fill up. Better saf...