Jill2Shay

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  1. Med-Surg Care Plan Help

    Jill2Shay posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Our first care plan for block 2 is a case study. We have three pathos to write. Two are obvious and one requires a bit of critical thinking and I want to know if my thinking is sound. I've emailed my...

  2. Were you guys allowed the use of a calculator when you took your dosage test?

    Jill2Shay replied to Wannabe_Doc's topic in General Students

    Yes, and they provided

  3. Withholding Transcripts...

    Jill2Shay replied to KJoRN81's topic in General Students

    I would call your BON and tell them what is happening. Once you've graduated your school holds no authority over you. They're just worried about their pass rate, and want to force you to do questions...

  4. Med-Surg Care Plan Help

    Jill2Shay replied to Jill2Shay's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    None of that was included in the case study. It just said history of MI three years ago, CHF exacerbation and chronic A-fib. I was told to use critical thinking to figure out a third patho to do....

  5. Med-Surg Care Plan Help

    Jill2Shay replied to Jill2Shay's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks! I read that infiltrates can be caused by any number of things, one of which being CHF. His WBC count was normal, so I'm going to pick pulmonary edema as my third patho to write up. Then I get...

  6. Job shortage just for ADN or BSN as well?!

    Jill2Shay replied to Tally4970's topic in General Students

    Where do you

  7. What is your school's grading scale like?

    Jill2Shay replied to vc01ca's topic in General Students

    76-84 = c 85-91 = b 92+ =

  8. No Pharmacology paper....

    Jill2Shay replied to JessNZ's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm not sure I understand what you mean by paper. Research

  9. Help describing patient orientation

    Jill2Shay replied to Affsana's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There are levels to A&O. Alert means they're awake and will respond to you. I learned three levels of orientation: person, place and purpose. I would document 'alert and oriented to

  10. What made you decide to go for ASN or BSN?

    Jill2Shay replied to Idiosyncratic's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Time. I can get an ADN in 2 years and then a BSN in one calendar year all

  11. Students who have the summer off: Do you study anything or brush up on past material?

    Jill2Shay replied to EP10's topic in General Students

    I emailed our block 2 instructor and asked her what we could read to get a jump start and she gave us a list. I'm in a 5 week summer A&P II class so I'm not bored just yet. I have a patho book...

  12. FOOOOOOOOOD - What snacks/meals do you have for clinicals?

    Jill2Shay replied to bagface's topic in General Students

    Last semester we only got 30 minutes to eat and there was nothing close by so everyone packed lunch. I usually too something non-refrigerated like PBJ and fruit, or something I could keep cold with an...

  13. Sabbath Observing students of Excelsior?

    Jill2Shay replied to anrnshubby's topic in Excelsior College

    If I had to work more weekends so someone could have them off for religious reasons, I would be very

  14. Can they give you clinical times on weekends?

    Jill2Shay replied to nursing_student93's topic in General Students

    Yes. My clinicals for block 2 are 12 hours shifts on

  15. Nclex PN 6/5/2013...PVT?!

    Jill2Shay replied to nursejessica2013's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    There are a few people on this website that got the good pop up and

  16. Ordering used text books on Amazon??

    Jill2Shay replied to ilovemythreeguys's topic in General Students

    I have bought many of my books from previous students on

  17. School supplies?!

    Jill2Shay replied to aml1109's topic in General Students

    Little sticky flags for your lab and drug books. Amazon.com: Post-it Flags with On-the-Go Dispenser, Assorted Bright Colors, 1/2-Inch Wide, 100/Dispenser, 1-Dispenser/Pack: Unknown: Office Products I...

  18. Doing a project- I need you! Please read!!

    Jill2Shay replied to gabriellegoss's topic in General Students

    GPA relating to what? Just nursing or prereques and nursing? Or cumulative

  19. What am I in for?

    Jill2Shay replied to danielle.h's topic in General Students

    There are so many variables related to this. It depends on your program and how much busy work they have you doing, how many clinical hours and how easily you learn. Some people in my class lived and...

  20. Salary for pct?

    Jill2Shay replied to amanda_weinberger's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    AZ unlicensed PCT in a hospital is about $11.00 base plus

  21. What to wear to a volunteer interview?

    Jill2Shay posted a topic in General Students

    I just finished my first semester and have an interview for a volunteer position tomorrow. It's for ED of a local hospital, stocking and getting wheelchairs and stretchers, etc. Before nursing school,...

  22. What to wear to a volunteer interview?

    Jill2Shay replied to Jill2Shay's topic in General Students

    Thanks! I live in Arizona though... It's very warm here. There's no way I'm wearing la jacket or nylons

  23. Sterile Gloving Procedure

    Jill2Shay posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Question about sterile gloves... Are the folded-over cuffs considered non-sterile even before they've touched skin? So if you have on one glove, is the cuff of the other clove non sterile even before...

  24. Feeling really discouraged... Why do I suck so bad at IVs

    Jill2Shay replied to francoml's topic in General Students

    I don't get it. She blew your veins getting

  25. Did everyone have a 4.0?

    Jill2Shay replied to britthohenbrink's topic in General Students

    Nope. My program isn't competitive, so if you had a 2.0 in prereques, you can get in. I didn't have a 4.0, close, but not perfect and I'm doing just