idahostudent2011

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  1. Opinion vs. legality -- a rant

    idahostudent2011 replied to PetiteOpRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a student, I want all the hands on that I can get, how else am I going to be able to care for patients when I graduate? I am also a scrub tech,(certified but unlicensed :) ) and I would be more...

  2. What do your hands say about you?

    idahostudent2011 replied to AltaEnfermera's topic in General Nursing

    I have callouses on my hands from shoveling horse poop and riding horses. I have dry hands from washing them lots during patient care. I have three broken fingers from ski racing when I was a kid....

  3. How many PAGES do you have to READ b4 TESTS?

    idahostudent2011 replied to rnintwo's topic in General Students

    I am in the third semester, and you have to read several books on the subject cause they like to pull from 4-5 different books, but I ususally go over the powerpoints and skim through the chapters,...

  4. New grad in December and I have an interview this coming Wednesday-Circulator

    idahostudent2011 replied to desert_MP's topic in General Students

    Congrats on the job! Don't worry about the naysayers, if that is where you want to go, that is great, it can be high paced and very exciting or slow and steady... ..That is where I am going as soon as...

  5. after all the horor stories.. here's a good one.

    idahostudent2011 replied to paramed1's topic in General Students

    I agree with the burnout, and those bleeping papers, but hey, its only for a little while longer. The instructors at the school that I go to are very interested in getting us through the program. Of...

  6. prioritizing nursing Dx

    idahostudent2011 replied to mom2emcal's topic in General Students

    just remember your ABC'S, impaired gas exchange is your top priortiy, and go down from there, imbalanced nutrition is a priority, but there really isn't much you can do for it right now, that is a...

  7. what is nursing school like?

    idahostudent2011 replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    We don't get to prep for clinicals, we get there at 0645 and get our assignments. Then we listen to report. We look up meds on the fly, get all the information from report and from the chart. I look...

  8. Need help with care plan: CKD stage II, Diabetes, Hypertension, HIV, Kidney Stones

    idahostudent2011 replied to ~Tinkerbell~'s topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    the most important short term goal is to control the pain, kidney stones are not a pleasant experence, I was going to say something about the uti and increasing the amount of fluid intake, but since...

  9. what is nursing school like?

    idahostudent2011 replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    just because someone says that it is easy, doesn't mean that you have to get all fired up about it. Tests might come easy to her(or she has figured out how to take the tests). I am the same way,...

  10. DO U HAVE......

    idahostudent2011 replied to EILEEN456's topic in General Students

    we just changed from all white to white scrub top and black scrub bottoms with school patch on sleeve. I just alternate between the black and white pants. We also have to wear all white shoes and...

  11. How do I approach Daddy?

    idahostudent2011 replied to LuLutheClown's topic in General Students

    Be direct in saying, "Dad, remember when you said that you would help me out finacially when I got into nursing school? As you know I got into a pretty competitve nursing school and I need some...

  12. Personality type for perioperative nursing?

    idahostudent2011 replied to Maddi_Rose's topic in Operating Room

    The biggest problem isn't the hospital, it is the school. Most of the instructors are not from a OR background, so they don't understand what is going on behind the scenes of the surgery. I am having...

  13. Nursing Students- Were Any of You "B" Students- and Still Got Accepted?

    idahostudent2011 replied to lifelearningrn's topic in General Students

    I was on a waiting list, it didn't matter if you had a 4.0, or if you just had a "C" ave. as long as all of your classes that you needed for nursing school was a c. That is a good thing or I wouldn't...

  14. Experienced nurses: What do student nurses do that drives you nuts?

    idahostudent2011 replied to aem31's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I'm one of the rare ones, I will help out in anyway that I can. However, I have charting to do, meds to give, assessments, etc. That is where prioritizing and delegating comes in, I have not...

  15. You Might Be A Nursing Student If......

    idahostudent2011 replied to SNBran's topic in Nursing Humor

    When you burst into tears over every little thing, when before school started you could let it just roll off your shoulders. Sorry for being so

  16. med

    idahostudent2011 posted a topic in General Students

    I am in the 3rd semester of my RN program. I just woke up in a cold sweat realizing I have made a Med error during clinical. I know the RN that I was working with caught it when she was giving the...

  17. Being late for classes in nursing program....

    idahostudent2011 replied to Awright162's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In one of my classes, if you are not there in the first five minutes, you are considered absent(yes, they do take role, they use the i-clicker) and every time you are absent they will deduct 15% of...

  18. Major nursing care plan C- section need one more diagnosis

    idahostudent2011 replied to jtejas1968's topic in General Students

    the priority would be pain. Since she is in pain she will not be able to move, learn anything. She will also be constipated because she isn't moving. so a NaNDA would be pain r/t surgical incision aeb...

  19. Unlicensed OR personnel

    idahostudent2011 replied to CAORRN's topic in Operating Room

    I don't know, scrubs are a very good asset to have, as long as they have been taught properly. I am a scrub tech who's surgical technology teacher was a RN, and before that a CST. She not only taught...

  20. Is Nursing School less mysterious than pre-req's?

    idahostudent2011 replied to Anne36's topic in General Students

    yes, rn school is even more mysterious than pre-reqs...Not only do you need to know the material, you need to use critical thinking to figure out a problem. The most difficult part is trying to figure...

  21. Utah surgeons against AA's

    idahostudent2011 replied to CPhT2RNstudent's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Even if it takes only 2-3 years to get your CRNA license after you get your 4 year nursing degree, it take 2 or more years in a critical care setting to even get looked at by a CRNA school. I alway...

  22. SO how was your first day of nursing school?

    idahostudent2011 replied to cjungen's topic in General Students

    Yesterday I was in class from 0800-1600 with a lunch break. My buttocks are very sore from sitting so long. We went over the syllabus, discussed clinicals, practiced a head to toe exam, freaked out...

  23. Just something fun

    idahostudent2011 replied to Ativan Salt Lick's topic in Nursing Humor

    I did get a shoe full of KY while I was scrubbed in....yes I did not have socks on, and I was standing with my foot halfway out of my danskos. The nurse was around my feet doing something or another,...

  24. What to expect on OB/psych/peds rotations?

    idahostudent2011 replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Students

    I have only done mental health, and have been on the med surg floor. The psyc program is very interesting, but my least favorite part of being in mental health was being in a lock down unit...can't...

  25. Major Algebra Help

    idahostudent2011 replied to my4helpers's topic in General Students

    I know the feeling, I have been struggling with math too, really don't enjoy it. What you can do, is go to a testing center(a private testing place, not a state run testing center) where they can test...