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I just want to say, I'm only a nursing student and this is NOT a medical question. It is regarding my grandfather. I guess my question is, have any of you experienced delusional patients because of a UTI?? Is that a common side effect for geriatrics ...

I don't think an ADN says anything about a person. Afterall, I just finished my ADN, however I also hold a BS in biology/animal science. I have had statistics and probably more science than any BSN prepared student. I have performed my own research, ...

I did put my clinical experience on my resume, but labeled it as such, with the name of the hospital, the area, and how long. I list my true work experience totally separate. Alot of BSN programs have their students in one area, but at our school we ...

I suggest shadowing both if you can. Quite honestly, I thought about being a rad tech for 5 minutes before I decided on nursing, because there are so many options. I recently went down with a patient to get a CT for possible CVA and O>M>G. I WA...

WE DOOOOO have the talking breathing sim man and it still sucks!!! You still can't tell WHAT is going on with that thing half the time.

Wait a minute... you said sim lab. With that stupid mannequin??? I HATE that thing. The best nurse could go in there and think WTH is this??? You have no facial expressions or body language, just a bunch of fake sounds and a monitor to look at... the...

I'm in NJ in an ADN program in my last semester and yes, we have a minimum of 3 patients. If we have 3 we have to do everything (vitals, linens, etc.). We are on a med/surg floor. If we have 4 or more we can delegate the vitals and such. I have to sa...

LOL!! You think???

I agree with hiddencat. Sometimes you have to show them that you aren't going to let them get to you. Chances are the other instructors don't take her seriously if she acts in that manner, but I would confront her exactly the way hidden cat suggested...

Watch out all you crusty old bats with "only" ADN's... I had a nurse manager tell me that BSN's are trained with better critical thinking skills. Seeing as I am in an ADN program, I was a bit put off to say the least.

Yup... been done already. What about the "I want to be an NP but want an online only program. Can you help me find one in my area?"

OMG this stuff is hilarious!! Love you guys!!

omg i love it!!! Hahhahahahahaha!

Anyone else going?

They don't have the handbook on the website. You should go to the school and stop in to the nursing secretary and get the pamphlet and handbook. Here is a list of prereq's for the program.... page down for the LPN transition. http://www.cccnj.edu/dep...

We don't start again until monday but I'm already reading. I am SO glad this is the last semester, but I am still burnt out from the 3rd honestly, and NOT wanting to do this. Anyway, we have a good 8 chapters to read just for the first week. First 2 ...

I totally understand!! I have to say, I do not cram until the last minute or freak out for an exam. Mostly because, at that point, I have kept up with my reading and organized my study time before an exam so I feel that "if I don't do well on this ex...

I think its balls that they are having new material one day and the final the next. We have the same issue at our school with flunking, but 100% of graduates passed the nclex. You can do this. I know I had some serious crap happen every semester too ...

I would buy the patho and psych. You're going to have more psych than you think. The others are spot on. Fundamentals you will only heavily use your first semester, but there are things you will look up later than aren't in the med surg texts believe...

Holy crap pecan you're so right. Brainfried at the end of the semester... just 8 days left. I have no idea how I messed that up, and have no idea what the heck I was thinking!! I guess my brain was subconsciously trying to make the best sense out of ...

Okay. 0.1 mcg = 100mg, so you have 100mg in 100mL, which equals, 1mg/mL. If, 1mg = 1mL, and you are to give 25mg/hr, then the answer is 25 mL/hr. I've never seen a question written like this, and I think it was just meant to try and confuse you. Its ...

Its funny. Back when I had my daughter, she got shipped off to a NICU. The hospital I had her at gave me the supplies in the room (diapers and stuff that would have been thrown out). I never would have thought of taking them actually. When we left th...

I too am getting ready to finish my ADN and already have a BS in biology. I personally am going to get my MSN after this. Not because I need it to pay more, but I will need a higher nursing degree than an ADN in the upcoming years. Where I live there...

If you are working with alot of patients with PICCs I highly suggest the clinical nursing skills book by smith, duell and martin (its a really really good book, especially for a new nurse to take to work incase you don't want to ask coworkers about a...

LMAO!!! I know!!!