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  1. anyone NOT buy their textbooks?

    coast2coast replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Students

    I bought very few books for nursing school. Having been through university education once already, the content for nursing school was pretty straightforward. I never needed a textbook to supplement...

  2. Just passed AANP!!!!

    coast2coast replied to buster4's topic in Advanced Practice

    :dncgbby: congratulations

  3. not good with lab values. Albumin 1.6

    coast2coast replied to jennifers's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts exactly. Bad news for the patient

  4. Gripes Galore...Need ADVICE!!

    coast2coast replied to TopSecret's topic in General Students

    OP. Welcome to the world of nursing. I had pretty much the same reaction you are having now when I moved from a "higher" level of education to nursing. You are comparing your experience in a PhD...

  5. Dansko Help!

    coast2coast replied to mreio's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    dansko's should fit very loosely on your feet - you should be able to fit a finger between your foot and the shoe all the way around. your feet sort of flop around inside the shoe when you walk if...

  6. Do you have your clinicals in the hospital?

    coast2coast replied to SummitRN's topic in General Students

    Went to hospitals for everything but the community nursing portion of the program. I wouldn't pay a cent for a nursing school that sent me to nursing homes instead of hospitals for

  7. My patient suddenly begings c/o pain in the right side, around the rib cage.

    coast2coast replied to emmanuil's topic in General Nursing

    What, you all have never heard of the fatal condition sorus pectoralis ? This rare and un-treatable disease is caused by laying patients on their faces in reverse trendelburg for hours at a time....

  8. Nursing class Who's Who - for fun

    coast2coast replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in General Students

    Most likely to still be unemployed in 12

  9. Do doctors deal with the same stuff?

    coast2coast replied to Mrs. Sparkle Pants's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Two moving excerpts from the same physician-writer illustrating this: http://docsontheweb.blogspot.com/2011/04/resistance-is-futile.html http://docsontheweb.blogspot.com/2011/03/world-gone-mad.html...

  10. Owe an outrageous amount of money to community college

    coast2coast replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in General Students

    If the dispute is purely about pell grants and/or federal student loans - maybe try a federal gov't financial aid contact ? http://www2.ed.gov/programs/fpg/contacts.html (I think Pell grants are...

  11. Anyone made it through Nsg school WITHOUT caffeine , Adderall, or Red Bull??

    coast2coast replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in General Students

    mmmm, I LOVE coffee and redbull :redbeathe. I'm a loud and proud fan of stimulants. I'd be shooting cocaine into my eyeballs if I thought it would make the whole "nursing school experience" any...

  12. is this a correct admitting diagnosis?

    coast2coast replied to onlyj's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    "r/t" usually means "related to" not "right" ... would just spell out the word "right" when describing which knee it

  13. Nursing Drug Guide/Handbook recommendations

    coast2coast replied to foreverLaur's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yep, Davis is great for nursing implications. Have never had to search elsewhere. If you buy the book you get full online access as well (which is all I use

  14. Calling residents affectionate names?

    coast2coast replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    Just because it is common practice amongst nurses doesn't mean that it's appropriate or the patients like it. I'm from the south, so I understand the cultural practice you're referring to. What many...

  15. Nursing Drug Guide/Handbook recommendations

    coast2coast replied to foreverLaur's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Epocrates is great - I use it in clinical. If you need a bunch of "nursing implications" for writing up careplans/medcards/etc, the Davis drug guide for nurses is also a great

  16. Is there any advantage to "Full Time"?

    coast2coast replied to Trenia's topic in General Students

    The only things I can think that full-time status would impact would be federal financial aid and possibly qualification for student insurance or student

  17. Nursing Student but i think i sorta have a mental issue?

    coast2coast replied to jassmin's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    OP, it sounds like you have some insight into these feelings that you are struggling with. Seeking professional help for an ED isn't something that's going to harm your future nursing license!...

  18. Nursing School Selection Process???

    coast2coast replied to adampricecna's topic in General Nursing

    The selection process appears to be working just

  19. Review my pathophysiology diagram

    coast2coast replied to Sassy5d's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    you are basically right. how much detail are you supposed to go into? personally i would add steps between what you've got now, like: 1. inhaled microorganism reaches alveoli 2. a little bit more...

  20. Classroom response systems: your input request

    coast2coast replied to GurneySurfer's topic in General Students

    I have used the iClicker so I can't give you any advice about the products that work with smartphones. Except to say that it is a great idea to choose one that doesn't require an extra piece of...

  21. What does a male nurse practioner do?

    coast2coast replied to Daniel Floyd's topic in Men in Nursing

    Apparently they're a bunch of d*mn comedians, too ... No more rhymes now, I mean it ! (is anyone going to get this reference

  22. Can A Nurse Lose Their Nursing License If They Tested Positive For HIV?

    coast2coast replied to MMA-N-Nursing's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I see, this doesn't really have anything to do with HIV. It's actually about creepy, inappropriate sexual fantasies about the women you work with. Framing it as a discussion about HIV+ nurses is...

  23. Irritated by changes to ANP/GNP certification

    coast2coast replied to SC ANP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I became an ANP student specifically because I didn't want to my default role to be geriatric practice. I had only heard these changes as rumor - it is pretty disappointing to hear that this is...

  24. Holy Abscess! Not for the faint of heart

    coast2coast replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Anybody want a tall glass of milk

  25. drugs that need precaution...

    coast2coast replied to maiohmai's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think so. Last post referenced passing a licensure