RN9742

RN9742

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  1. NG tube and Ice Chips

    RN9742 replied to mondee619's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There is a big difference between real world nursing and text book world nursing. And as far as textbook goes, UAP can do very little. I would very likely choose disconnecting the suction as well...

  2. YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS

    RN9742 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    That would hurt! In my program you would have gotten the A since they round to the whole number for final

  3. Not wanting to take care of male resident

    RN9742 replied to MileyFans's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In short, no you won't. At least not in the program I took, we had check offs specifically for male and female patients. As a nurse you will be required to do the same, so how do you plan on getting...

  4. Does anyone enjoy Nursing School?

    RN9742 replied to Mommy_RN1211's topic in General Students

    I know people who have kids (although older ones), work 60 hours a week, and still manage to pull off nursing school. Now I cannot attest to how much actual time they spend with said kids at home, but...

  5. Would you do nursing school all over again from start to get your degree?

    RN9742 replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    If I was going to fail because of that at the last moment, I would probably speak to higher ups in the program. See if there was something I could do to make up for that. In my program at least, as...

  6. Why does school have to be made to be (seemingly) unneccesarily difficult?

    RN9742 replied to Guitarstrings's topic in General Students

    Not being spoon fed has made me a better student, seriously! And you know what, I retain the information so much longer, which I am pretty sure is the point. Nursing school should be hard, we are...

  7. Help with double acceptance

    RN9742 replied to Meeh619's topic in General Students

    If it helps look and see if the books are still the same for the BSN program, also you likely will need a new physical and drug test ( at least my school would require that). Overall it may not save...

  8. Should I not buy (or rent) any text books?

    RN9742 replied to ThatNursingDude's topic in General Students

    In past classes I have very often barely touched my textbooks, if I used them at all. However I reference my nursing textbooks often. Here's a few reasons why. 1. There is entirely too much material...

  9. Dear Cheaters

    RN9742 replied to RN9742's topic in General Students

    I thought the same. I work very hard, and passed all my skills with flying colors. However I have yet to encounter a pt with a trach in the clinical setting, in the moment I am not sure I could...

  10. Dear Cheaters

    RN9742 posted a topic in General Students

    Open letter to cheaters: If you think you are not harming anyone by your actions, you are wrong. You are very likely hurting not only yourself, and cheating yourself out of becoming the best nurse you...

  11. Cost of Skills bag?

    RN9742 replied to FrogRN15's topic in General Students

    My program supplied all our stuff for skills lab, I assume the cost is built into tuition. It ended up just being a plastic bag with all the needed supplies for check offs. We were allowed to...

  12. Dear Cheaters

    RN9742 replied to RN9742's topic in General Students

  13. Dear Cheaters

    RN9742 replied to RN9742's topic in General Students

    I know because we were told, threatened, and scolded as well as treated like we were all cheaters prior to our last exam. However we were not told who the culprit was, or which semester the cheaters...

  14. Dear Cheaters

    RN9742 replied to RN9742's topic in General Students

  15. Dear Cheaters

    RN9742 replied to RN9742's topic in General Students

    The teachers are aware, which is part of what has caused the punishments to the rest of the

  16. Driving an hour to school there and back

    RN9742 replied to SarahStoddard14's topic in General Students

    I had a 45min drive to and from, twice a week, before I had a clinical rotation, I hated it. I'm just not the type of person who likes being in a car for extended periods of time, especially if I am...

  17. Aspirin in the hospital

    RN9742 replied to chwcbesteph's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Probably related to his hypertension, and overall heart health. Many pts are put on 81mg of aspirin, he was likely on it at home so they just continued the regimen. As an anti platelet it would be...

  18. BP cuff not required?!

    RN9742 replied to erint91DC's topic in General Students

    Honestly I have rarely used my BP cuff, most clinical sites have them in pt rooms connected to the wall (or they use disposable). I have yet to have a clinical instructor that is ok with us using the...

  19. Nursing supply vs. Demand in america

    RN9742 replied to byrone's topic in General Students

    In my area there are tons of nursing jobs, for ADN and BSN. Those facilities you mentioned are at greatest need for nurses, although it may not be an ideal job, it is still a job that needs to be...

  20. How is having a dog during nursing school?

    RN9742 replied to remotefuse's topic in General Students

    With that kind of schedule, I do not think I would take on a new animal. Even if the animal is well behaved, your time is going to be extremely limited. We already had a dog and cat when I started...

  21. Chamberlain College of Nursing-St. Louis

    RN9742 replied to dnelson120's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the negative I see about Chamberlain either does not come from the STL campus, or comes from people who are bitter about something. The program is tough, but worth it if you can handle the...

  22. Marijuana and Nursing School

    RN9742 replied to heather19's topic in General Students

    My school requires drug testing, because the clinical sites require it. If you fail you cannot work at those clinical sites and therefore cannot successfully complete the program, so you are removed....

  23. Hospital Clinicals

    RN9742 replied to doxielover304's topic in General Students

    We started 4 weeks in, that said we only did very basic stuff our first few weeks. Mostly vitals, changing beds, helping with showers and other "CNA" type stuff. It was a great learning experience,...

  24. OMG!! It's almost time! How Should I Prepare!!??

    RN9742 replied to ToyaB's topic in General Students

    I agree, especially as a parent! Deep clean, and organize as much as possible, it will make life much simpler while working, taking care of kiddos, and trying to tackle nursing school. I might also...

  25. Circumcision

    RN9742 replied to TexRN's topic in General Students

    I observed one while doing my OB rotation, the doc asked our group if it was medically necessary, I was quick to say No. He then proceeded to agree with me, and explain that it is indeed a cosmetic...