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  1. Nurse/Surgical Tech question please help

    idahostudent2011 replied to lovesunsets's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a scrub tech that is in the middle of nursing school(just about 1.5 semesters in) Yes, you do get points for being in the medical field but that is about it. As the other posters stated, the...

  2. Safety Glasses in the OR ???

    idahostudent2011 replied to kerric511's topic in General Nursing

    It is not manditory to wear eye protection at my hospital, and a lot of people don't, but as a scrub tech, I do, because who wants to get some nasty body fluid or bone chip in your eye? I also double...

  3. sex in the work place...really?

    idahostudent2011 replied to Mr. Evans's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    oh yea, I heard about a few...OR room on surgical table(ick), dr lounge why?, bathroom, dark room..sleep room...I think the people that I used to work with had way too much time on their...

  4. ATI graduation test

    idahostudent2011 replied to asoonernurse's topic in General Students

    we have to have level 2 proficency to pass the ATI, if you don't pass the first time, you have to do remediation and the you have to pass with a 90% bleh...glad we all passed, don't have time for...

  5. Can't Clean Sanita Shoes! Help!

    idahostudent2011 replied to southernbelle4lu's topic in General Nursing

    just remember that oiled leather is really hard to clean if they have been subjected to any type of body fluid...ask me how I know...ew...as to the white sanitas....I have the same problem, I'm...

  6. How does it work in your school when you have to miss clinical?

    idahostudent2011 replied to knittingmonster's topic in General Students

    I missed a day of clinical because of being really ill...like vomiting non stop and having to go to the er and getting 4 liters of NaCl in 2 hrs and some phenergen. Even for that i wasn't able to make...

  7. Please be careful where you put your tylenol!

    idahostudent2011 replied to Reno1978's topic in Nursing Humor

    would this be considered a med error? ya know right route? thats pretty funny, but ya know what I

  8. Anyone going to the NSNA conference in Disney this April?

    idahostudent2011 replied to DolceVita's topic in General Students

    unfortunatly our chapter is only taking two reps, it is also during the school year and I can't miss any classes(ya know missing 2 clinicals=failing) Of course i would love to go...but oh well :)...

  9. As a Nurse what are some things that make you sick?

    idahostudent2011 replied to Josh.P's topic in General Nursing

    probally one of the worst things for me is when anesthesia starts suctioning the pt and starts pulling out crusty old loogies out of little old people who can't cough properly (they love to show the...

  10. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    idahostudent2011 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was working in surgery as a scrub tech, and the anesthisist was extubating the paitent. I was still completly covered(goggles, mask, gown gloves) but the orderly that was standing at the foot of the...

  11. Nursing school starts Tuesday!!

    idahostudent2011 replied to capemay5143's topic in General Students

    I start my second semester of an ADN program on tuesday too! I'm in Idaho...Bit nervous, especially since we have to do drug calc the first

  12. Good Dosage Calculation Help

    idahostudent2011 replied to cupcake231's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks for the link! that is so helpful...I really like that there is instant grading for correct or incorrect answers...and if you get it wrong it tells you what you need to do..so

  13. The strangest thing you've ever seen on an x-ray?

    idahostudent2011 replied to Spirit of Humor's topic in Nursing Humor

    Did not see it on x-ray. but in person(in the OR)A spray can of lysol disinfectant spray up someone's butt...got the can out, but the cap was stuck up there....yes, we had to surgically remove it...

  14. Spontaneous bilateral collapsed lungs

    idahostudent2011 posted a topic in Pediatric

    Hey, I have a question. There is a two month old, who was born at 33 weeks, went in for a bilateral inguinal hernia surgery. The surgery went well,(they were pretty big hernias that did need to be...

  15. Spontaneous bilateral collapsed lungs

    idahostudent2011 replied to idahostudent2011's topic in Pediatric

    Thank you for your reply, Atelectasis sounds right....poor baby...this all is very interesting, and I can't wait to learn more about peds....that is first up in this

  16. Anyone at all willing to give any input? Please

    idahostudent2011 replied to FutrNurse123's topic in General Students

    Being in the medical field before going to nursing school has its advantages, and doing not well on your first semester of school ever it is ok, if you need to do over some of your classes I would do...

  17. I survived my first semester!

    idahostudent2011 replied to us2uk4u's topic in General Students

    I too passed my first semester....I did fairly well on all my tests till the final, which I unfortunatly didn't pass...luckly there was an average of all the grades, thank goodness....yes I didn't...

  18. Grades in nursing school

    idahostudent2011 replied to redvelvet20's topic in General Students

    wow-that is certainly high...we have to pass or drug caculations with a 90% or higher or you will not get to go on(that is about halfway thru the first semester)then the over all grade is just a 70%...

  19. Know of Any ADN Programs With No Wait List?

    idahostudent2011 replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunatly there is a shortage of nursing instructors around the country. There just isn't enough instructors for the amount of people that want to get into the program. From my experence, even...

  20. If you have rec' d the H1N1 vaccine - please report

    idahostudent2011 replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had the H1N1 nasal spray, no side effects of any kind...The seasonal flu i had a bit of a sore arm but that was all....Tetorifice on the other

  21. What color are your school uniforms?

    idahostudent2011 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    White everything, with a gold and black arm patch with 1 year student on it....Have to wear a white cami or t-shirt under the top...white underwear(no thongs), someone last semester actually got sent...