Student Mom to Three

Student Mom to Three

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  1. omg ginving heparin and insulin

    Student Mom to Three replied to AngelofSeduction's topic in General Students

    Slow is okay and don't let anyone push you to go too fast. I know....easier said than done. It took me quite a while to find a process that works for me. It's hard when you're nervous and there is...

  2. omg ginving heparin and insulin

    Student Mom to Three replied to AngelofSeduction's topic in General Students

    Are you taking just one patient right now? If so, I would take a minute to look at their meds first thing and determine what types of assessment you need to do for those particular meds. For example...

  3. hydromorphone effects

    Student Mom to Three replied to ading's topic in General Students

    This one is important.....very important. I suggest you look it up and remember it because Dilaudid is something you will come in contact with a lot in nursing and its effects can be severe. It is...

  4. Positive TB test?

    Student Mom to Three replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    I've had a positive PPD, clear CXR. My doctor prescribed 9 months of INH, nonetheless. I don't get either PPDs or CXRs any longer. There is a blood test, Quantiferon Gold -TB (QFGT) that is used...

  5. low gpa, BA in psychology, want to be a RN

    Student Mom to Three replied to mxgandhi's topic in General Students

    Well- my first degree was in Psych- and I am just about finishing up my ADN. My GPA from my BA was a 3.5 and I had a 4.0 for all my required nursing pre-reqs. I was rejected by the ABSN program to...

  6. Bookish, low common sense... will I fit in?

    Student Mom to Three replied to FRESH_90's topic in General Students

    Ha! You just described me! I am almost finished with nursing school, have a 4.0 GPA and am a super-klutz! How to prime an IV line? Took me several tries to figure that one out. I have managed to...

  7. Giving meds "on time"......

    Student Mom to Three replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    This is how I handle the crazy morning rush........ After report I would quickly look at patients and make sure they were in no distress. I would figure out which one was most acute, would grab their...

  8. First Clinical Tomorrow in Oncology... Any Tips?

    Student Mom to Three replied to StephPR's topic in Oncology

    I just finished up my oncology clinical rotation a few weeks ago. Loved it! You will need to remember that many of the patients are severely immunocompromised. Wash, wash, wash. Be extra careful...

  9. mnemonic for remembering heart sounds?

    Student Mom to Three replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Students

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  10. Floated to the Tele, forgot how hard it was!

    Student Mom to Three replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting! I am a student- just 2 qtrs left to go. Next qtr we are expected to take a full load of 5 and a lot of us are really panicked about it. It is made even more challenging because we will...

  11. ipod touch applications for clinical

    Student Mom to Three replied to anonymousstudent's topic in General Students

    I have Nursing Central. It has several components but I use Davis Drug Guide, the lab reference and Taber's. I also have a free app called Med Calculations- it will do a quick BMI, GCS and so on....

  12. Cesarean Section Care Plan

    Student Mom to Three replied to tsprink72's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Prior to section: Anxiety Knowledge deficit During section: Risk for injury Nausea (?) After section: Pain Risk for infection (incision, epidural puncture, cath) Risk for falls (epidural) Nausea (?)...

  13. Fundal height after delivery of twins?

    Student Mom to Three replied to hazelstudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Don't know the fundal height, either. But am reading OB right now and according to my book, para refers to a pregnancy that ends after 20 weeks, not the number of children delivered. So, after twins...

  14. LPN/ADN Schools in Washington State that DO NOT require pre requisites!

    Student Mom to Three replied to Jeninejones's topic in General Nursing

    Hi- I am currently at Clark in Vancouver. It is an RN program- no LPN option. They do not require you to have ALL of your pre-reqs done. I still had one quarter of A&P to go when I got accepted,...

  15. Physicals

    Student Mom to Three replied to patientlywaitinagain's topic in General Nursing

    All I needed was the negative QFG-TB test- no documentation about the meds or anything. Like another poster, I have heard the test is a bit expensive. Luckily, I have fantastic insurance and all my...

  16. Physicals

    Student Mom to Three replied to patientlywaitinagain's topic in General Nursing

    I have also had a postive PPD, 9 months of Isoniazid, and a clear xray. My school requires a Quanti- Feron Gold TB test every year for those who have had a + PPD in the past. It requires a blood...

  17. Is it too late for me?

    Student Mom to Three replied to kalinka's topic in General Nursing

    I'll be 42 when I finish. There are a few students older than me in my class. I figure I have lots of experience- already have a BS in Psych and had a career in social work, have raised three boys,...