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  1. Trivial matter

    Unknown member replied to studyjunky's topic in General Students

    I feel for you...I'd definitely feel nervous/uneasy about it, but you're right, you gotta do what you gotta do, you should NOT request another site because in the real world, you will be dealing with...

  2. amp of D50

    Unknown member replied to happyRN21's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks for the reply. I work for an infusion company that teaches IV classes. I talked to the educator yesterday and asked his opinon...he said in an emergency situation, you push the first half as...

  3. amp of D50

    Unknown member replied to happyRN21's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Haha, that is okay. I know, it sounds quite ridiculous but LOOK: 2011 Intravenous Medications by Gahart "50% solution, 3 mL over 1 minute" 3 mL/1 minute = 50 mL/x minutes = 16.66 = 17

  4. need help in math IV therapy

    Unknown member replied to edythe's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I also got 50 gtt/min.... but the OP stated the answer was 33.33, where did you get this answer OP, I hope not from the book?? if its drops per minute, it cannot be a

  5. amp of D50

    Unknown member replied to happyRN21's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm a nursing student so I can't speak from experience... but I can share with you all what I was taught in school last year. 1) Each facility has it's own protocol for hypoglycemia....LEARN IT AND...

  6. Realistic expectations of a nursing career

    Unknown member replied to jenoglv's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am a nursing student... and from what I hear, school is much different than the real world of nursing. Nursing school is a HUGE committment. Not only do you spend a lot of time in clinicals and in...

  7. What procedure/situation are you most nervous about encountering?

    Unknown member replied to studentsara's topic in General Students

    I don't believe we learn IV starts in school either...and FYI, you cannot try "a million times", by INS standards, 2 attempts and then you're done. We learned NG tubes in the lab, I had one patient...

  8. Which vitamin would the nurse recommend for tissue healing?

    Unknown member posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    a. Vitamin D b. Vitamin E c. Vitamin A d. Vitamin C I'm studying for my math/pharm test that is the first day of class. I chose Vitamin C after looking some stuff up but still am not 100%

  9. Which vitamin would the nurse recommend for tissue healing?

    Unknown member replied to Unknown member's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    thanks

  10. Wouldn't believe it if I told you

    Unknown member replied to WKredz5's topic in General Students

    why are you laughing and saying it's funny? nurses are OBLIGATED to report these types of

  11. Really, really surprised...........

    Unknown member replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't really heard about this "phenomenon"...I think now-a-days, in most areas, it's difficult for new grads to even get a job in a hospital unless you know someone. It seems to me that most plan...

  12. Need some help here, please!

    Unknown member replied to sarahanne's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    have you considered community college? much cheaper for ADN vs.

  13. which do you prefer

    Unknown member replied to JonB04's topic in General Students

    We do not have lectures with clinicals. Also, we only have one class at a time, example Nursing 211, but it's worth 9 credits and consists of the lecture/clinical schedule I gave you above. I'd still...

  14. New grad with little job experience vs New grad with alot

    Unknown member replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in General Nursing

    100% -- experience beats no experience (especially if you're applying to hospitals) I am a senior nursing student....with no experience. I am trying to find a job as a CNA so I can gain

  15. Food for thought for nursing students.

    Unknown member replied to Hope63's topic in General Students

    I'm a senior nursing student and would LOVE a job somewhere as a CNA. It's been difficult to find one though, specifically in the hospital. I am still just a nursing

  16. which do you prefer

    Unknown member replied to JonB04's topic in General Students

    Do you mean lecture vs. clinical? We have 2-3 hour lectures Mondays and Thursdays where one prof. stands up in front of us and lectures off of a powerpoint presentation (boring! :)). We have 8 hour...

  17. optional books the professor recommended, are they worth it?

    Unknown member replied to IUstudent's topic in General Students

    I am entering my senior year of nursing school (2-yr ASN program) Here's my advice: *Buy the books they tell you to, but don't buy the workbooks with them (I haven't used one at all, and I bought...

  18. What should I do?

    Unknown member replied to rusure's topic in General Nursing

    "One oxygen source! Humidified oxygen. Vasaline to the nose. " I am a nursing student (thus I cannot give appropriate input LOL) but anyway, I've been told that we CANNOT use vasaline or the like...

  19. I hate my job as a certified nursing assistant and want to quit after two weeks!

    Unknown member replied to DefaLucy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Question: Are you entering your first year of NURSING school? or Another major? I don't want to come off as rude or non-sympathetic, because I truly know how you feel as I've had already had my psych...

  20. Within scope of practice to insert a PICC line?

    Unknown member replied to klone's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I currently work at an infusion company in the office (I am a nursing student!) We have travel nurses that place periph IVs, midlines, and PICC lines at the bedside in hospitals and nursing homes. In...

  21. Depressed about student loans :(

    Unknown member replied to skulskcc01's topic in General Students

    My loans make me sick to my stomach on a daily basis. I was always a 4.0 student so at 18 years old, I thought a community college was out of the question. I chose a private college that cost $42,000...

  22. 6 weeks into school we start clinicals! How on earth

    Unknown member replied to MammaNurse2Be's topic in General Students

    The first week we had 2 days in the lab to learn basic skills. The 2nd week we were full blown LNAs on our own, thrown right into it! I had no experience at all and it freaked me out, but most of my...

  23. Posting your Exam Grades on Facebook

    Unknown member replied to Kateoh82's topic in General Students

    To be honest, I think it's an issue that has minimal to no importance.... but I have also felt annoyed when others posted test grades on facebook. Now, that's not to say that I didn't do well on the...

  24. Clinicals in nursing homes?

    Unknown member replied to ExodusPaige66's topic in General Students

    I am entering my senior year of a 2 yr program at a community college. The first semester, we were all placed in LTC clinicals...some were at hospitals such as the VA while others were at individual...

  25. CNA's want to share salary info?

    Unknown member replied to kimmy436's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    DreamyEyes, I'm in NH as well. Can I ask what hospital? My friend who works as an LNA in a hospital started at