tammy1974

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  1. This thread has been buried for awhile and I think it's due for a
  2. You are so welcome. Unfortunately I had to withdraw from ns this sememster d/t financial reasons, but I still like to check this thread for the simple reason that it makes me smile. I love reading all...
  3. Are those your answers and you are asking if they are right? A nursing intervention is something that a nurse can do independently within their scope of practice. Nurses can insert NG tubes and infuse...
  4. Medical Terminology / It's not that easy?

    Is it required for your program? Have you considered dropping the class? It would help to have a little background in med term, but you will also learn fill of it in A&P and most of your nursing...
  5. No confidence

    Remember, you are a student. You are there to learn, you aren't expected to know everything all the time. Even the most seasoned nurses screw up at one time or another. Chalk it up to a bad day and...
  6. Sterile fields...ugh!!! Tips and pointers?

    What worked for me was not getting over confident to the point that I wasn't being careful. I basically pretended everything in front of me was contaminated with some sort of bio-hazardous material...
  7. Financial Help For Student Nurse

    Has he checked into getting "special circumstances aid?" I believe if he can show a real need for more aid, he may be eligible. Since he lost his job, I would think he should
  8. case study: Burn

    Looks good to me so far. How about any lab values that might be associated with the drugs he is taking? Maybe add what he rated his pain at before and after meds? Maybe add a wound assesment, what did...
  9. case study: Burn

    Help us help you. What direction are you going in? What don't you understand? You need to put some effort into the project, also. Remember, you do need to know how to figure this stuff out on your...
  10. I agree. In my program, this type of behavior would result in
  11. Worried about oral presentations!!!

    I agree with the other poster, most presentations are done as a group. There are so many people in a nursing class that for each of you to do an individual presentation is unrealistic and time...
  12. nursin school/vent

    I understand your frustration however, nursing school is very SELF directed, it is up to YOU to make the most out of your education. YOU need to get in there and make things happen, it shows you are...
  13. "Think like a nurse"

    I understand what the poster is saying...Some opponents of the nursing diagnosis claim that using them actually hinders a nurse's ability to think critically because there is a tendency to start to...
  14. Pinning Song

    This is the Time of my Life by David
  15. If you can, brush up on hands on skills. Vitals, bandaging wounds, sterile technique etc. It will make it much easier when you are tested on the actual hands on stuff. It takes some of the pressure...