JROregon

JROregon ASN, BSN, RN

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  1. Medical Diagnosis/Pathophysiology/Signs and Symptoms Help

    JROregon replied to jaymay588's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    GrnTea is probably right about what you should focus on :

  2. Medical Diagnosis/Pathophysiology/Signs and Symptoms Help

    JROregon replied to jaymay588's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well, that wouldn't be a medical diagnosis. What caused the need for the surgery in the first place? Was it Crohn's, ulcerative colitis, cancer? See if you can find it in the medical history. That...

  3. How soon you will be drug tested after admission?

    JROregon replied to The ER Biker's topic in General Students

    We did our pee test about 2 weeks before clinicals began. As for feeding ducks, you know you are giving them proteins that they can't digest and in doing so, they are just making excessive poop and...

  4. nurse practitioner?

    JROregon replied to babyv15's topic in General Students

    Yes, and that's just the beginning. You'll need at least a master's degree. Might require a doctorate degree at some point. Check out your state's board of nursing for advance practice nurse. Here is...

  5. Potassium Levels

    JROregon replied to LPN trying for RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You know, until I picked up a patient that was in DKA, I could not understand where stuff was shifting and why. Once I saw the insulin in action and watched the potassium levels, it sunk right in....

  6. Help with references using APA format..

    JROregon replied to windmill182's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    See if this site helps:

  7. Is this even realistic?

    JROregon replied to 3rdgenRN2B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm a medium risk person and I too would wait it out. What I wouldn't do is get into debt with a degree in paralegal unless this is a really good paying career with lots of job openings in your area....

  8. Potassium Levels

    JROregon replied to LPN trying for RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Dolce Vita has it right. After getting that insulin, those cells will be taking up potassium pretty quickly and the patient will be low again. Look what happens to potassium as a person goes into...

  9. Medication math problem

    JROregon replied to salvadorian's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yeah, where's the math

  10. Working While Attending RN Program?

    JROregon replied to Pilot76's topic in General Students

    2nd year here. I'm watching my working friends really struggle with sleep deprivation and a lousy first test score. Of course some of the non-employed are also struggling but not as bad. If you can...

  11. IV problem help

    JROregon replied to taylor9582's topic in General Students

    Okay, how many total drips are in that 500 ml bag? Okay, how many drips per hour is that IV running at? Now divide the top over the bottom, what do you get? Hint: it won't be a whole

  12. Does your state let you administer parental meds as a NS student?

    JROregon replied to Striving2BG8's topic in General Students

    All but chemo and blood but it's taken until the 2nd year to even be able to touch IV meds and lines. Can't begin an IV until we take a specific IV class and even then, can't start an IV without...

  13. Differences between Comm. College and Private?

    JROregon replied to Student InNJ's topic in General Students

    The difference is about $50,000. Just keep plugging away. Every term, I set my sights on the hour that begins after the final exam. Nursing instructors, especially at community colleges, have to put...

  14. Is it normal to be asked to perform skills in clinical before testing off?

    JROregon replied to LolaVenice's topic in General Students

    No way in heck at my school would that take place. Our clinical sites want us to take it as slowly and carefully as possible. A patient has every right to decline a student and you have no reason to...

  15. Why are students going into LPN programs?

    JROregon replied to leo8686's topic in General Students

    Well there are places where LPNs are still in hospitals. Those are the areas that have community college programs for LPNs. My niece is going to LPN school and will be able to get through a very...

  16. advice for soon-entering student

    JROregon replied to bigeyes4's topic in General Students

    Middle-aged mom here. My kiddos are younger though. My advice; find a way to read smarter. Unless you absolutely love reading text books and can stay awake through 80 pages of acronyms and technical...

  17. Is it harder to find a job as an RN with an ADN only than with a BSN? (San Francisco)

    JROregon replied to guevarrar's topic in California Nursing

    Rural and semi-rural areas are far more accepting of ADN new grads than big city hospitals. That's what I've found around

  18. How do you handle leechers aka LAZY STUDENTS in your class?

    JROregon replied to live&love&heal's topic in General Students

    I believe you can lead another student to techniques for studying but you shouldn't be copying your study aids that you worked so hard to prepare. I actually don't tell anybody how I study for tests...

  19. I find Fundamentals to be extremely dry. Is it just me?

    JROregon replied to QuarterLife88's topic in General Students

    zzzzzzz ..... .... zzzzz huh what? Yeah, try to like it a little because all that nursing philosophy is gonna keep coming back at you. I really started digging lectures when we got into med-surg and...

  20. Terrible clinical site!

    JROregon replied to KianaM's topic in General Students

    Wow, no RN ever had to take on a student nurse in my whole first year of clinicals. I'm surprised your school or clinical instructor would foist you all onto a very busy staff of nurses. Here's what...

  21. Clincal Paperwork

    JROregon replied to Pneumothorax's topic in General Students

    Okay, you will get faster at this. One thing you might want to do is make yourself a spreadsheet with the most commonly prescribed drugs and the info needed for each medication. In the winter, you may...

  22. treatment of student nurses on the floor

    JROregon replied to teterichko123's topic in General Students

    I think just about every student nurse has the same complaint in the first weeks or even months of clinicals. It's okay to complain but you might want to keep your complaints among your clinical...

  23. Oregon State Hospital??

    JROregon replied to aprilhaney44's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Are all of the Salem CNA programs drying

  24. Oregon State Hospital??

    JROregon replied to aprilhaney44's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Try this link: http://nursing.cocc.edu/NAProg/default.aspx I don't know anything about their

  25. difference in-dwelling and foley catheter

    JROregon replied to ading's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    A Foley is a type of indwelling catheter, probably the one you'll become most familiar with. A straight catheter is something that is used for a one time situation where the patient is unable to...