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  1. N Day: 6/7/05

    Good luck to everyone testing
  2. Hospital infections on Good Morning Amercia.

    I watched it also and thought the same as you, sunny; the public is not always responsible with taking their abx as they should. Also, the woman was talking about foleys being the biggest source of...
  3. Anyone NCLEX today 6/6?

    I don't know what level those questions were, but I know that I considered them HARD!! I had a lot of those too.........plus, who to assign to a floating nurse & a ton of pediatric questions....
  4. Anyone NCLEX today 6/6?

    Sending out good vibes to all those who tested today or test this week!
  5. Anyone NCLEX today 6/6?

    I only had 1 dosage calc (I was hoping for more of them!) but about 8 select all that apply...including my #75 question. It was so hard & made me feel like an
  6. Anyone NCLEX today 6/6?

    Thanks! Good luck to you testing on the 13th! It is hard to make yourself study after so much time in school, eh? I felt the same way! Hope to hear something soon!
  7. Communicating with patients

    I was terrible at talking to patients when I first started! I had no clue what to say, I would just stand there like....DUH! I graduate in 34 days (WOOHOO!) and it is so much easier now. At first,...
  8. Hesi

    I think the HESI was similar to the practice CD, although there were some types of questions on the actual HESI that weren't on the disc.... like disaster situations, prioritizing, ect. I found it...
  9. Has Anyone Take Hesi

    Hi! We just took our exit HESI last week...one girl in our class bought the CD and passed it around. Once you install it on your computer, you don't need the disk anymore. Maybe your classmates...
  10. delegation and the nursing student

    I am a fourth semester RN student and this is a requirement of our clinicals, also. I think that I am going to have a hard time doing this, as I'm sure we will probably meet some resistance from the...
  11. Help at a crossroad??

    I had to respond to your post because a year ago I was in second semester and I posted something very similar to what you said. I hated it so much!! Everyone told me to stick with it and here I am 3...
  12. any ideas on this one?

    Just thought I'd throw my 2 cents in, since I just finished OB last semester....it is most definately "A"....185 is way too high for resting HR....we must have the same text book, that exact question...
  13. Proper use of cane

    Hi, Jennifer! Even though you answered your own question, I thought I'd offer up something that may help you remember it.....this is the only way I remember.... C ane O pposite A ffected L eg Using...
  14. Do nurses make bad patients?

    Hi! I'm sorry you are going through a bad time right now. I wanted to respond to how you are feeling because I have had previous "elective surgery" and I know exactly how you are feeling right now....
  15. RN to BSN question

    Okay, this might seem like a stupid question, but I want to make sure that I have it straight. There are RN to BSN programs that take like 1yr-1 1/2 yr to complete....but in order to do those and...
  16. quitting smoking....going to eat my own arm off!

    Thanks everyone for the support! Been keeping myself busy by cleaning the house, has kept my mind off eating & other things! Plus, my house has never looked so good!
  17. Okay, not really, but I feel like it. I am finally quitting smoking...after too many years.....and right now I just feel like crap! I am SOOOOO hungry it hurts....my stomach is growling and gnawing...
  18. Endometriosis

    Hi CNM2B! I also see that this is an older post, but wanted to reply to your last statement about the surgery instead of taking BC forever. From personal experience, surgery is not always a fix....
  19. Changing needles prior IM injection

    Okay now, I am only a lowly student, so this answer may be incomplete, or heck, just wrong all together! I am just going to tell you what we were taught (proud that I remember this!!). We were...
  20. You can take them together, it is alot of hard work though. My first semester in I took A&P II (backwards, I took II first, was very tough), Chemistry, Psych and Sociology + I worked. It can be...
  21. How common is Work Violence?

    Hi all! I am still a student and I have been hit by a patient, and my teacher too (same patient). She was pretty far gone to Alzheimer's, but she kicked me in the face, bit me, ect. We were just...
  22. Hey everyone! I live in a duplex,next door to an elderly couple, they just moved in about 2 months ago, and we don't know them well, but we are friendly when we see each other and they know I am in...
  23. Hi everyone! I was practicing IV on my husband this afternoon (I know, he's a good husband!), and saw something weird. I inserted the catheter, got flashback, and threaded the catheter all the way...
  24. Sad for my neighbor, didn't know what to say!

    Thank you everyone for all of your advice (and kudos!). Went to the store to pick her up a card, I know she is staying at the hospital for a while with her hubby, will probably cook or bake her up...
  25. Today was kind of a crazy day for me! I am feeling a little overwhelmed at the current moment (LOL BRAIN VOLUME OVERLOAD), so I thought I would come here and get it out. This AM in Med-Surg, my...