Tree525

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  1. My Guide To Making The Grade And Maintaining Your Sanity

    Tree525 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Studying And Managing CourseworkIt's your first day of class. Your excited, scared, and eager. All the hard work in your pre-requisites has finally paid off, and you are officially a nursing student....

  2. Aspirating or flushing the catheter lock solution?

    Tree525 replied to pineau's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Flushing a citrate lock into the circulatory system can cause an unsafe drop in blood calcium levels. It is unlikely that such a small amount of citrate would be detrimental, but the concern still...

  3. Advice: Profile or Not?

    Tree525 replied to awheat's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Why don't you try for a smaller UF goal per tx, say 3500-3800, and have the patient come in for extra

  4. After 1 Year I am SICK of Dialysis

    Tree525 replied to SuperStarRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    SuperstarLPN, I can't agree more with your last reply to this thread. I have been an RN in dialysis for 9 months now, and I have never come across a patient population such as that found within...

  5. Seasoned Dialysis RN's ; tips for managing turnover

    Tree525 posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    How do you seasoned RN's do it? For example, lets say your 1st patient is due to come off in 6 minutes, and the next patient is due to come off in 10 min. What i've been doing is this: I will go to my...

  6. My Guide To Making The Grade And Maintaining Your Sanity

    Tree525 replied to Tree525's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Im thrilled to hear so many of you are benefiting from my post. How is everyone doing in class? Please keep me

  7. Took Nclex 7 times, any help!!

    Tree525 replied to faithduru's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I hear ya... Honestly I'm not sure I never bought the book. I don't see how it could hurt though. I know you said you tried Kaplan before but give it another shot. Completely soak yourself into the...

  8. Took Nclex 7 times, any help!!

    Tree525 replied to faithduru's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am so sorry that you have had to do this 7 times. I know you said you are tight on money, but if you can afford to spend 300 dollars, please invest in the hurst review. It is amazing, seriously. It...

  9. New Grad First Job Question

    Tree525 replied to SanDiegoCaliRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm wondering the same thing. At this point ive put in 30+ applications, and have been offered a full time position in dialysis. Am I making a mistake by accepting the position?? How will future...

  10. Good grades = job?

    Tree525 replied to Remeran's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Salutatorian of my class, received awards from my state league of nursing, president of my college's honor society, passed nclex 75 questions in 45 min, youth mentor, 25 job apps, worked as a student...

  11. My Guide To Making The Grade And Maintaining Your Sanity

    Tree525 replied to Tree525's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    First off, YOU WILL MAKE IT! Dont ever let anyone tell you that you wont. How can they even make that assumption? The fact that you are on this website several weeks before your class starts and...

  12. Which vitamin would the nurse recommend for tissue healing?

    Tree525 replied to Unknown member's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree with the posters above me. Everytime I see vitamin c ordered for a patient, it's always been for wound

  13. Do your RN's appreciate you as a PCT/CNA?

    Tree525 replied to mamaxmaria's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Just want to say I appreciate each and every one of you. THANK

  14. kaplan online

    Tree525 replied to juh_lee_suh's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My school enrolled us in the classroom version of Kaplan. Honestly, the classroom portion was a waste of time. All they do is go over questions outloud on a powerpoint, and you talk with the...

  15. My Guide To Making The Grade And Maintaining Your Sanity

    Tree525 replied to Tree525's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think you can still use the flashcard approach with nursing courses as long as you are practicing applying the information with nclex questions-- this is the most important part. Nursing exams will...

  16. Took the online hurst review exam and got a 55%!

    Tree525 replied to Zigy1983's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    How long have you been using Hurst? Have you given yourself enough time to learn the core content? Another possibility is nerves with your test date being so soon; I noticed that my practice test...

  17. My Guide To Making The Grade And Maintaining Your Sanity

    Tree525 replied to Tree525's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I honestly felt like I read a short story after finishing some of the syllabi in nursing school

  18. Captopril

    Tree525 replied to bsnwnab's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I could be wrong , but my understanding is that warmth causes vasodilation and cold causes vasoconstriction. Vasodilation causes your BP to go down. So if a client is on catopril, an ACE inhibitor...

  19. My Guide To Making The Grade And Maintaining Your Sanity

    Tree525 replied to Tree525's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would recommend Saunders comprehensive review, it is an amazing book and it is broken down by category. I used it all throughout nursing school and it is one of the best books out there in my...

  20. My Guide To Making The Grade And Maintaining Your Sanity

    Tree525 replied to Tree525's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You're welcome everyone. I hope you all excell in your studies. I'm thinking about possibly typing a guide for surviving clinicals as well.

  21. NCLEX questions

    Tree525 replied to NSGstudent12's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The best tip I can give you is to relax the day of your test. Instead of letting the thought of possibly failing plague my mind, I thought about how great my life would be as a new RN and all the...

  22. Someone help me...I'm in NCLEX HE$$

    Tree525 replied to somewhereoutthere's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Kazza, I couldn't have said it better myself. I used Hurst as well and I can't say enough good things about this review. It brings you to a whole new level of understanding and it has certainly made...

  23. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    Tree525 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The trick works. Took the exam yesterday, good pop up as soon as I got to my car and checked it on my phone, today my license appeared on the state BON website.

  24. JULY NCLEX-ers!!

    Tree525 replied to jelly221,RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    UPDATE: tested yesterday,75q, good pop up and..... MY LICENSE IS ACTIVE ON THE BOARD OF NURSING WEBSITE AS OF THIS AFTERNOON!!!! AHHHHH I CANT BELIEVE THIS!! YOU CAN DO IT GUYS BELIEVE IN YOUR...

  25. How much are you studying each day for NCLEX?

    Tree525 replied to jem4justice's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    On average I studied about 2 to 4 hours a day. There were days that I studied longer than that, but it was on my weaker areas. Took the nclex RN yesterday- shut off at 75 and got the good pop up. Good...