Nurse Kyles BSN, RN

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    Math Question

    Nurse Kyles replied to Brekka's topic in General Students

    "The doctor orders Nitroglycerin drip 50 mg in 250ml D5W to be given at 20 mcg per minute. What rate will you set the IV pump?" Convert milligrams to micrograms. 50mg x 1000 = 50,000mcg/250 ml =...
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    3rd Semester: DONE.

    Nurse Kyles replied to AOX4RN's topic in General Students

    Just finished 3rd semester too. Mine included Med-surg II, Psych, Advanced Skills & clinicals (psych & neuro/peds). Like CBsMommy said, I am excited but nervous about being one semester...
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    rounding up grades

    Nurse Kyles replied to ro2878's topic in General Students

    We had group exams in my med-surg 2 class this semester. We were assigned groups by the instructor, but she switched them up a couple times throughout the semester. If the group test score is higher...
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    How hard is the 3rd semester of nursing school?

    Nurse Kyles replied to KimmyAGPCNP's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well, I just took my last two finals today & I'm happy to say I passed third semester. At my school, I heard a lot of hype about third semester too. I didn't think it was all that bad. I'm not...
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    rounding up grades

    Nurse Kyles replied to ro2878's topic in General Students

    At my school, We need a 80% to pass. It depends upon the teacher whether they round up or not. I know of several people failing with a >79.5%. In my program there is absolutely no extra credit...
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    Money for Books

    Nurse Kyles replied to KareBear0609's topic in General Students

    I would buy NCLEX books. They are forever helpful. Usually in the front of the book it gives detailed explanations about how to read and determine what NCLEX questions are asking. This would be...
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    Disappointed in myself, could use some pointers...

    Nurse Kyles replied to canigraduate's topic in General Students

    I think the most helpful study tool is case studies. They usually are asking you all about the specific the condition, but making your apply it to specifics. My med surg 1 & 2 classes require us...
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    Confused! Environmental Hazards Project

    Nurse Kyles posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ok. So I am having a little trouble with my environmental hazards project. My teacher did not explain or provide an example. I am also concearned because she didn't provide a rubric. These are the...
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    Nurse Pinning Months Before Program is Over

    Nurse Kyles replied to pitaya's topic in General Students

    We have a pinning ceremony every semester. I would feel uncomfortable
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    I-Pad Use By Nurses

    Nurse Kyles replied to Penguin67's topic in General Nursing

    one app that i don't see mentioned above is rn careboard. this is app allows you to keep track of patient information & even has a summary tab for report purposes. you can track up to 50...
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    Who pays for your pin?

    Nurse Kyles replied to pockunit's topic in General Students

    I do not think that the time commitment is worth it. I would rather just pay for the pin myself. We have a nursing club at my school, and participation is very low. We have hundreds of members,...
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    Who pays for your pin?

    Nurse Kyles replied to pockunit's topic in General Students

    I think that at my school the pins are included in the extra fees that are lumped into the tuition. Bottom line is that the student
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    Labs/Tests Online

    Nurse Kyles replied to sunterwagner's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you have an iphone I suggest LabGear. It has great information on labs & is incredibly handy on the
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    physical for entry to nursing school

    Nurse Kyles replied to bubbasmom's topic in General Students

    Mine was just a basic physical. Kinda reminded me of the sports physical that was required in high school. Of course there was a TB test too. Wasn't a big deal at
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    how do you manage work and school at the same time

    Nurse Kyles replied to sourapril's topic in General Students

    If you can learn online, I would suggest online courses. That way you really only have to work around your clinical times. I have some friends who sometimes (or always) work overnights, and this has...
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    Must have books to get me through the R.N program

    Nurse Kyles replied to lmg23's topic in General Students

    I really love the Made Incredibly Easy Series. I use the Med-Surg & Pathophysiology ones all the time for my Med-surg classes. An app I really like for my iphone is LabGear. It gives the normal...
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    need help with NANDA decreased CO r/t altered heart rhythm

    Nurse Kyles replied to sillygurl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Can you put something like: Decreased cardiac output r/t impaired cardiac function AEB: (specific heart rhythm), BNP: 239, etc. Good
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    Nursing Drug Guide/Handbook recommendations

    Nurse Kyles replied to foreverLaur's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would suggest the Davis Drug Guide for smart phone. It has ALL of the info that you will need, and really speeds up the process. It is totally worth the price. If you buy it through unbound...
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    Daily nursing tasks

    Nurse Kyles replied to emilytsay1207's topic in General Students

    i would just look in the computer chart at the Interventions. There will be a long list of all the things the nurse must do in the
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    Help with care plan please.

    Nurse Kyles replied to jackometer's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What S/S does your patient show? What problems have these symptoms caused for your patient? When you consider these two things it will help you to determine what the pertinent nursing diagnosis,...
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    Drug Cards are Lame!!

    Nurse Kyles replied to Despareux's topic in General Students

    Can you type them? My school requires "hand written" drug cards, but we are allowed to type them in a chart format. Mostly they just want you to be doing the work, rather than using pre-made cards....
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    Med Surg.

    Nurse Kyles replied to BMT_survivor's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We use the Lewis book, but the 7th edition. I use the Study guide that accompanies the book. It has questions for every chapter, and all of the rationales. I would definitely recommend picking it...
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    Fluid and Electrolyte mnemonic devices

    Nurse Kyles replied to gatkins's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Probably the easiest way to remember hypo/hypervolemia is to think it through. What are you going to see if a person is dehydrated? What are you going to see/hear if the person is fluid excess? You...
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    Critical Thinking Help

    Nurse Kyles replied to Azure1213's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I apologize, but I haven't read all of the above posters. Do you do clinical prep the night or morning before clinical? In my second semester clinical my instructor had us do a prep sheet that...
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    Patho and pharmacology

    Nurse Kyles replied to carlarenee02's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I suggest making flash cards for pharm. I'll give you an example of how I made cards: Card 1 : Drug Card 2: Class Card 3: Action Card 4: Contraindications: Card 5: Adverse Reactions & Side...