Jill1215

For remembering the symptoms the parasympathetic nervous system produces (parasympathetic drugs, etc.) SLUDGE Salivation, lacrimation, Urination, Defication, GI, Emesis OPQRST (assessment of chest pain) onset, provokes, quality, radiating, severity, time of occurence Never Let a Monkey Eat Bananas (# of white blood cells from greatest to least) Neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils SAMPLE (a very quick patient history, like you might do in the ER) Signs/symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Pertinent past history, Last oral intake, Events leading up to the problem AEIOU TIPS (common causes of altered mental status) Alcohol/drugs, Endocrine, Insulin Overdose, Uremia, Trauma, Infection, Psychiatric, Shock

4 hours. It takes me what seems like forever.

i have an ultrascope, hot pink with a little stick figure nurse on it. the sound from that steth is amazing! there is no bell and diaphragm, only one end piece, but the sound is incredible. i get compliments on it every time i wear it. i would by it again in a heart beat (no pun intended;) -ja

my husband is a meteorologist. People ALWAYS ask me what the weather is going to be like today.

Thank you all for all of your posts. I just cannot wait to get to your country someday! Everywhere sounds so wonderful. How will we ever choose?

Thank you all for all of your posts. I just cannot wait to get to your country someday! Everywhere sounds so wonderful. How will we ever choose?

I am the exact same way. I study 110% and if I do not make the grade I am very upset. I hate that I am like this. This semester we have had three tests. The first two tests I made the A's, the third test (taken just last week) I made an 84. I was so upset that it pretty much ruined my entire weekend. I know I should not be hard on myself over a B. In fact, when my fellow classmates get a B and are happy I am happy right there with them. I know a B is very very good. I am so sick of the pressure I put on myself I have decided to let it all go. I am no longer looking at my test grades. At my school the professors post them on WebCT and nowhere else. I am now having my husband check my grade, tell me if it was within passing range (70% or higher), and then I press with pride. I study as hard as I can. Whether I get a 96 or a 76 I study the same. I know there is probably nothing I could change about my study habits and therefore no longer look at my scores. I took a fundamentals test yesterday and my husband looked at my score for me. He told me it was in the good enough range and so I will continue on. I will no longer make myself believe I am only as worthy as whatever grade I get on a test. I feel much better right now than I ever have before after a test. I will now be able to focus on becoming the best nurse I can instead of the best nursing student.

You guys are so great!!!! Thank you all so much! I just love this board. THANKS! Jill

Hi, everybody! I hope all of your classes are going well this semester. I am in pharmacology and we have a list of abbreviations to define. There are a few I cannot find! I have looked in Tabers, the book, online, and an IV book and cannot find these. If you know what these stand for or even think you know I would REALLY appreciate your input. 1. BSA 2. d 3. dx 4. IVSS Thank you so much!!!!!!!

Mine is like the person stated above. On old olympus towering top a famous valient german veiwed a hop. I think that is in the right order. Now it has been awhile so double check!

Wow, I must have it made. I have not started school yet (I start tomorrow), but I think we are on the basic point scale. 90-100 A 80-89 B 70-79 C I am fairly sure we can get a 70 and still pass. However, I migh be very surprised tomorrow! GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY!

Thank you so much for the information on Adelaide. I have seen picture and you are right, it is amazing! I cannot wait to see it for myself. Thanks again! Jill

This is horrible! If she could not get up the husband (or whoever) had to bring her the food that was KILLING her! To sustain that weight she had to have been eating a lot of calories everyday. Her husband has a lot of responsibility for that outcome.

If I was you I would go with my heart. There is a job market for MD's too! If you passion is for curing a patient go for the MD, if it is caring for and nurturing the patient become a nurse. Do not let anybody (not even your parents!) talk you out of your dream. If you go for it when you succeed I doubt there will be very many days when you wish you were a nurse instead of a physician. You know where your heart truly lies.

My husband has full arm tattoos. We live in the south and almost all of the older women look at him like he has horns sprouting from his head. When he is in his work clothes (shirt and tie) people look at him like he is the nicest guy in the world, but in a short sleeved shirt they look at him like he is a bum off the street. He is a meteorologist and works for the government, but some people here if they saw his arms would not even give him a chance. It is really pathetic.

i worked full-time for half of my pre-reqs. it was very intense. halfway through the second semester i quit work and although school was still very intense my grades shot way up. you can definitely work full time and go to school if you have the willpower and motivation, but you may not get the kind of grades you might be getting if you didn't work (or worked less hours). this is the major difference i found. less work = more studying. however, if grades are not that important to you and you can deal with the occasional c you will probably do just fine doing both school and work. if you know a c will wreck havoc on your emotional state i would suggest working the least amount of hours as possible.

Hello everybody! First let me say thank you for taking the time to read this. I am a nursing student in the USA with the dream of migrating to AU in about 5 years. My husband and I absolutely love your country. My husband was in Adelaide, South Australia for a couple of months with his job and fell in love with all that your wonderful country has to offer. I have a few questions for all of you nurses. Here, in the United States people commonly say "nurses eat their young" referring to how bad the new nurses are sometimes treated. How is the nursing environment in AU? Do the nurses constantly fight with each other like they do over here in the US? What is the nursing environment like where you work? Are the nurses respected, or are they often treated badly by the doctors? Are you happy with the nursing profession in AU? Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. Jill

I used to work at a pharmacy and someone named their child Abcde (pronounced absidee). Poor kids. As if children are not mean enough without a strange name to make fun of.

i have heard fish oil is really good for your memory. i have not taken it myself, but i have an acquaintance who swears by it!

that made me cry and smile all at the same time. whoever wrote that poem is amazing. i am only a nursing student, but i cannot wait to touch people's lives. what a gift this profession is to those of us lucky enough to do it. thanks everybody! this is a wonderful thread. jill

i really enjoyed a&p. it was hard, but i enjoy the challenge. i also adored my professor which made it that much better. it is by far the most challenging class i have taken, but what a rush when you end up doing really good. this is not a class you want to get an "easy a" in. this class prepares you for what lies ahead. your professor needs to be very tough. he/she would be doing you a disservice in the long run if they weren't.

I guess if I wanted to make myself the ideal nurse I would be: 36-24-34

My best advice is to keep your eye on th prize. If you do not do this you will always wonder "what if". You do not want to go through life on the what if's. When you are down, or feel stressed just focus on how your life will be two or three years away. Imagine NOT having to wonder what you are going to do if this or that happens. Imagine knowing that you are going to be in a profession you love with a job market that is fantastic. Focus on th end result. If you want it bad enough you will make it happen. Good luck.

I watched a show on the discovery health channel once called Anesthesia Gone Wrong. It said there are 75,000 cases of this per year. There were interviews with multiple victims, one of which had knee replacement surgery feeling EVERYTHING! There is a book about this called Silent Scream. I think this is the scariest thing I have ever heard about. When I watched the discovery show it really unnerved me.

My #1 belief that is getting me through nursing school that I will take with me to the workplace. DO NOT talk about your co-workers or fellow students. If I have something nice to say about somone I will say it, if I don't I keep my mouth shut. Just think how much better the working/school environment would be if we all had a rule not talk bad about each other. It would truly save so many hurt feelings and make the workplace so much better.