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  1. Question I got wrong on my test!

    semester1kid replied to Laurs14's topic in General Students

    I would guess weight loss because skin turgor can only tell you that there is a lack of hydration...not how much. And on a day to day basis, changes in your body's weight is affectly mostly by fluid...

  2. Which intervention cannot be delegated to the unlicensed nursing assistant?

    semester1kid replied to believeallispossible's topic in General Students

    At first I was at a loss too - but the hint given in the last post gave it away...think of all things you can you can do/perform/observe as part of your nursing

  3. Drug Cards

    semester1kid replied to klmomma's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Btw, I should mention this is for an entry level med admin by PO exam...we're basically expected to know the 5 'rights' (as far as dose, not only making sure the MAR matches the Dx order, but also if...

  4. Drug Cards

    semester1kid replied to klmomma's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Was there ever a resolution to the OP's question? I have a lab exam tonight which includes the necessity of 8 drug cards...I have 7 of them but can't find multivitamin in my (11th Edition) Davis Drug...

  5. Heart and breath sounds???

    semester1kid posted a topic in General Students

    I found a couple of sites with audio examples of heart and breath sounds (heart is from U of Wash, not sure about the breath one I found)...are there some better sites out there for this (not that I...

  6. How many of you shop around for books...

    semester1kid posted a topic in General Students

    ...and how many just want get the books in your hands so you can get started-so you just hit the school book store? I fall under the latter, but find a lot of students may only buy the text book up...

  7. Once done with school and in a real job, do nurses still wash their hands???

    semester1kid posted a topic in General Students

    I ask that somewhat facetiously...but on our last clinical, after observing that we use the sanitizer every time we enter and leave a room, some of the nurses on the staff asked if we were afraid that...

  8. How many of you shop around for books...

    semester1kid replied to semester1kid's topic in General Students

    One quirky aside to all this - I bought the Weber's Nurses' Handbook of Health Assessment from our bookstore (7th edition) while everyone else bought used/prior editions from whatever resources they...

  9. Is it illegal to force students who have financial aid to buy books from your school?

    semester1kid replied to sweetiepie98's topic in General Students

    I'm not sure if it's the same thing, but I have a Stafford loan and it's written right in the contract that the loan is for tuition, books and other necessities (up to and including a laptop had I so...

  10. Are females attracted to male nurses....or just really laugh at the males doing this?

    semester1kid replied to mpolo's topic in General Students

    Not sure why there's anything to laugh at - I'm a 45 year old married male student. No one's laughed at me and infact, I've had folks mention their admiration for taking this direction. Now to your...

  11. What the heck is up with nursing school tests??!!

    semester1kid replied to citylights89's topic in General Students

    I think this is just the way they test in Nursing school - more critical thinking based vs straight forward knowledge based. And sometimes it's a matter of picking the best answer even though it may...

  12. Heart and breath sounds???

    semester1kid replied to semester1kid's topic in General Students

    Thanks a lot for

  13. feeling discouraged

    semester1kid replied to all4ofus's topic in General Students

    It is natural to feel that way at times - but one thing to remember is that a majority of your classmates feel the same way. We've had three clinicals so far and I was starting to feel embarrassed...

  14. viewed cheating,what to do,if anythig?

    semester1kid replied to nursegc's topic in General Students

    Fortunately, this is unlikely in our classes - on test days, we have assigned seats far away from each other and all bags, jackets and electronic devices (except calculators during med cal exams) are...

  15. Anyone else out there who's similar to me...

    semester1kid posted a topic in General Students

    ...where in lab, I like being the first in various demonstrations and don't mind (too much) making mistakes because it 'sticks' in my mind better? I think too many people are afraid of making mistakes...

  16. what is a typical nursing school schedule like?

    semester1kid replied to mishy0208's topic in General Students

    When I say no work, I also mean not having to tend to kids all day as well - I too am a parent on top of working full time, so I understand how that works

  17. what is a typical nursing school schedule like?

    semester1kid replied to mishy0208's topic in General Students

    For me, change the clinical hours to 8 and we pretty much mirror eachother. There is a lot of info to keep up with. However, those who can do this without having to work (at least full time) are at a...

  18. You walk into a pt room & they are not breathing, whats the 1st thing...

    semester1kid replied to student_nurse24's topic in General Students

    i know that you need to know your patient before you get in the room - however, before i began properly working with a patient (this is our first clinical rounds in a long term facility), i was...

  19. getting past a horrible clinical experience?

    semester1kid replied to alicia_rae122's topic in General Students

    To further that point, although maybe not really pleasant, I thought assessing the smell of stool (to determine abnormalities) was one of the assessments you're responsible

  20. You walk into a pt room & they are not breathing, whats the 1st thing...

    semester1kid replied to student_nurse24's topic in General Students

    Initiate CPR - which starts by you trying to see if you can shake them

  21. Does your school allow you to keep your tests?

    semester1kid replied to DisneybearRN's topic in General Students

    The only people at our school who are allowed to review (look at) the test after the fact are students who failed. Otherwise it's a guessing game - typically after an exam, while we're all on break,...

  22. stethoscope placement

    semester1kid replied to tiffanyleigh0212's topic in General Students

    I hear you - I'm also in my first semester and I swear I have many more gray hairs than I did before the semester started. The only times I'm not stressed is when I step back and become bemused at the...

  23. What do you hate the most about nursing school?

    semester1kid replied to Jewl's topic in General Students

    One thing I find peculiar (but don't want to go as far as to say 'I hate') was when I was working on my pre-reqs, the classes often graded soft, and in fact, it was very common for tests to be graded...

  24. stethoscope placement

    semester1kid replied to tiffanyleigh0212's topic in General Students

    Congrats - one thing I find is that some of these tasks seem simple when just practicing...but get stressful and difficult when someone is observing me with the intentions of passing/failing

  25. CNA proficiency test

    semester1kid replied to lavery10's topic in General Students

    Here in MA, you can take the state test after successfully completing your first semester of NS. But you can't work as a CNA until you've taken and passed that test and obtain a license. I'm strongly...