Intern67

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  1. What do you wear to class?

    Intern67 replied to cmonkey's topic in General Students

    We are prohibited from wearing any scrubs to class unless they are required attire for a lab test/checkoff. I think they had a problem with complaints of students wearing scrubs straight from work....

  2. Study groups... To be or not to be?

    Intern67 replied to RPN_2012's topic in General Students

    Yes, it is worth joining or starting a study group. Like anything else, you get out of it what you put into it. I'm kind of a study group "person with loose morals who engages intimately with multiple...

  3. Metabolic/ respiratory acidosis and alkalosis

    Intern67 replied to jennielynn's topic in General Students

    Just yesterday, I was in a study group where we reviewed ABG analysis for the final exam. The students who relied on memorization had almost no clue where to even start. The ones who understood the...

  4. Adderall and nursing school

    Intern67 replied to struggles's topic in General Students

    If it wasn't OK to take adderall (or a laundry list of other prescriptions) during nursing school I think we would lose half our class. Oh, do try to make sure you are taking only your own...

  5. Metabolic/ respiratory acidosis and alkalosis

    Intern67 replied to jennielynn's topic in General Students

    Note to Vida Loca and everyone, I posted my response to the OP before seeing the previous responses. My characterization of the use of memory tools as "nonsense" was in no way a response to your...

  6. Metabolic/ respiratory acidosis and alkalosis

    Intern67 replied to jennielynn's topic in General Students

    ' By not remembering them, but *understanding* them. The book "Fluid and Electrolytes Made Easy" has a great ABG tutorial and very easy to understand acid base discussions. Honestly though your...

  7. My first Clinical class and how to best prepare for it

    Intern67 replied to Lawrence F's topic in General Students

    In my personal experience, hospitals rarely hire inexperienced CNAs (nursing school or not.) Nursing homes, however, are often happy to hire them, especially ones accepted to nursing schools. Nursing...

  8. Using gloves while bathing someone...

    Intern67 replied to Poi Dog's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You need to use equipment available as appropriate. If you are cleaning a very soiled resident in the shower, I suggest the use of towels for starting with the bigger messes. You seem to have a...

  9. My first Clinical class and how to best prepare for it

    Intern67 replied to Lawrence F's topic in General Students

    Hello, Have you been accepted into the RN program? If so, good for you for trying to be prepared. A word of warning: Self directed study in nursing textbooks is often nonproductive. Same goes for test...

  10. NCLEX review book(s)

    Intern67 replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

    This is NOT a dumb question! 2nd semester is a great time to buy a review book. Getting started early with NCLEX review books is not a bad idea, but I notice that I didn't get very much out of the...

  11. Are grades in your school shared?

    Intern67 replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    The grade distribution in our class is shared, but no individual grades. That's fine with

  12. Oh no. Accidentally left work with diazepam!

    Intern67 replied to LoneRN's topic in General Nursing

    If that was an option, you should not have told anyone (and for goodness sake not posted on the internet). Given your propensity to spread this type of information around, I wish you the best of luck...

  13. Where should I start in the nursing field?

    Intern67 replied to Tricia76's topic in General Students

    Many programs won't even accept a student who hasn't taken a boatload of prerequisites. Mine sure won't. I've heard that some programs make this possible. I have no idea how, but if the OP can find...

  14. My class just had 20ish ppl fail because of the HESI...

    Intern67 replied to ShannonRN2010's topic in General Students

    Not sure how I feel about this. Our school has us take HESI tests as part of our grades but they are not a must-pass exam. I would think a nursing program would be designed so a must pass exit exam...

  15. Where should I start in the nursing field?

    Intern67 replied to Tricia76's topic in General Students

    It takes WAY more than two years. The deadlines to apply for Fall are usually around February of that year. You usually have to sequentially take a bunch of prerequisites (Anatomy, Physiology,...

  16. homeostasis is functionally wrong??

    Intern67 replied to httamli's topic in General Students

    Stop googling. Start

  17. As a CNA, I'm now the assistant to the CMO, should I stay? Help!

    Intern67 replied to work&play's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations? In my state a CNA cert lasts for 2 years. To keep it current, you have to do 8 hours of patient care. I bet you could squeeze in an 8 hour shift of direct care every two years to...

  18. My mom has Pancreatic Cancer

    Intern67 replied to rxy1223's topic in General Students

    I'm very sorry to hear of your mom's diagnosis. It appears you are doing exactly what you should be doing - gathering support and assessing and addressing your demands and responsibilities. Just...

  19. Considering career change to nursing...any advice?

    Intern67 replied to avecar10's topic in Nursing Career

    Hello, I doubt I've ever seen a better stated motivation for going into nursing. When things get tough in nursing school (and they do), that is what gets you through. The support from working nurses...

  20. Anyone have experience working at an assisted living?

    Intern67 replied to bumLVN's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations! Pay attention, work hard and you will do

  21. Saint Kates BSN program

    Intern67 replied to Kamrun's topic in General Students

    That may apply only to the BSN program. At least one of my physiology classmates at Normandale is currently in a St Kate's nursing

  22. Nursing School vs. Family

    Intern67 replied to missdixie023's topic in General Students

    What your nursing advisor stated is a well known expression and it is not to be taken literally. It applies more to young nursing students who are living at home or just stopped living at home. The...

  23. Hesistant to do CNA work..

    Intern67 replied to Julsey's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    History is littered with nurses, doctors, ballplayers, soldiers, roofers, masonworkers, engineers... who all told their kids "Don't do what I did." Some of those kids listened. Others didn't and had...

  24. My proposed solution to being bullied, will it backfire on me?

    Intern67 replied to danceswithsnakes's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you are up crap creek. Your problem is not the bully, your problem is the DON and I have no idea what you can do about that. While you cannot control what the bully and the DON do, you...

  25. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    Intern67 replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    When I learned about anesthesia in class, I decided to never ever undergo general anesthesia outside of a hospital setting. More concerned with ABC issues rather than