NurseGuy30

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  1. Students with young kids...how are you handling it?

    NurseGuy30 replied to brittanywatson's topic in General Students

    I'm a dad who works 36 hrs/wk as a CNA. I have a young boy and girl. Basically, my wife handles it. I'm able to study with kids on my lap--in small doses. Right now I'm at a coffee shop, taking a...

  2. First IV stick!

    NurseGuy30 replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in General Students

    I did my first stick on a lab partner today. First try was successful--now they'll let me do it in clinical. I tried a few hours later, just for the practice, but my lab partner's vein

  3. ADN Students Whom Already Hold a Bachelors in Another Field

    NurseGuy30 replied to TheCareerStudent's topic in General Students

    Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Practice Nursing in Kentucky offers both CNM and CFNP (that's "Community" family nurse practitioner) via an ADN to MSN distance program. From what I understand,...

  4. Do you get nervous when..?

    NurseGuy30 replied to Rebecca929's topic in General Students

    The only thing I can say is laugh at yourself. Try not to take yourself too seriously. The patient will know you're a nervous student no matter what. Realize that to them, that's usually okay. They...

  5. Medical Telemetry

    NurseGuy30 replied to NewToRX's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a CNA / telemetry tech. At my hospital they taught, trained, and tested me in-house. Central monitoring is something of a pain, to be honest. You have to learn the rythms--didn't mind that...

  6. Pneumonia and PaCO2

    NurseGuy30 replied to NurseGuy30's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    After looking around a little bit... The answer seems to be: Bubbles rise in fluids. According to Pathophys Made Incredibly Easy (4th ed, p. 77), patients in ARDS lose blow off CO2 without absorbing...

  7. Hello Semester #2!

    NurseGuy30 replied to hdawnRN's topic in General Students

    We started last week, for some reason. It is nice to have one semester under your

  8. Is a pathophys study book worth the money?

    NurseGuy30 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm starting a med/surg rotation and accompanying lectures. The processes involved with the various diseases are rather daunting, and I'm not even out of pulmonary yet. Have you found that any...

  9. Pneumonia and PaCO2

    NurseGuy30 replied to NurseGuy30's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Okay Mike, here's what I got. It's piecemeal, but I have no other ideas at this point. All of this is taken from Medical-Surgical Nursing, 7th ed., by Lewis, Heitkemper, Dirksen, O'Brien, and Bucher...

  10. OK we get it STUD, you're straight

    NurseGuy30 replied to bigrigcowboy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    As a new tech on a certain unit, a female tech got the impression, somehow, that I was gay. People don't usually (ever?) get this impression from me, so I was kind of amused. I believe she was...

  11. Has anyone ever put down your career choice?

    NurseGuy30 replied to Servingshots's topic in General Students

    The people--really, the patients whom I care for as a hospital CNA--are overwhelmingly supportive when they inquire if I'm in school. That being said, there are a few older ones who have asked, "So,...

  12. Advice: suggested order of prerequisites

    NurseGuy30 replied to jamaicanwanabenrs's topic in General Students

    If I had one piece of advice, it would be to take A&P classes before you start the nursing program, and work your butt off in them. I did, with a very touch instructor, and I've felt the...

  13. Pneumonia and PaCO2

    NurseGuy30 replied to NurseGuy30's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If anything I would expect CO2 to be high, because you're metabolic activity will increase r/t fever. Tachypnea is a good guess, but I would suppose impaired gas exchange would balance out increased...

  14. No She/he Did Not!!!

    NurseGuy30 replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    No he didn't say to a massive non-ST elevation MI patient, who had stents placed a few hours earlier, "Well, I'm done getting your vitals for a while. Now you can rest in peace. Um...well, I didn't...

  15. How do you overcome nervousness when with patients?

    NurseGuy30 replied to j_tay1981's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Very good advice in here! I'm a nontraditional (older) student, and I've been a CNA at a hospital for well over a year, so I was surprised when I was mugged by nervousness last week in clinical. They...

  16. Catheter in pierced penis

    NurseGuy30 replied to schaviano's topic in Male Nursing Students

    All I have to say is,

  17. Grief in Nursing

    NurseGuy30 replied to Silas's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm a first year student nurse, nontraditional. Been a hospital nursing tech for about a year and a half. I worked for the first year on a medical and oncology unit. I struggled with depression for...

  18. Tips for being a great Nursing Assistant

    NurseGuy30 replied to krimicrat's topic in General Nursing

    Being a CNA at a hospital is a lucky break, we get to do a bit more than the NH CNAs. Time management is everything. Accuracy is also everything. We caught one of my trainees making up blood glucose...

  19. I got accepted to a nursing program, but im about to give up my seat...HELP

    NurseGuy30 replied to RN2BKD's topic in General Students

    Forget living comfortably. You can live comfortably when you have RN behind your name. Just my

  20. Starting CNA Class on Monday Help!

    NurseGuy30 replied to ccasey013's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You'll be fine! Taking a CNA class was one of the best decisions I've ever made. Just remember: it's just smelly dirt and smelly water! But seriously, once you start working as a CNA you'll probably...