Nurse Kyles BSN, RN

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Psych rotation coming up.. not excited about it, should I be?

Nurse Kyles replied to FutureOBNurse2118's topic in General Students

I wouldn't sweat it. I just finished my psych clinical yesterday, and I really liked it. It is an area where you really get a good chance to practice your therapeutic communication skills. I had a...
I need a good patient organization day planner/tool!

Nurse Kyles replied to cincin1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

The local hospitals around here have their own report sheet for each unit. I usually take that sheet & make my own that has similar flow. This makes it easier when I am giving report, because...
Why the heck am I so slow???

Nurse Kyles replied to Despareux's topic in General Students

There are many "nursing made incredibly easy" books. I especially like the med-surg one. But seriously, since using that book, I have gotten an A on every med-surg test. I also subscribe to...
Why the heck am I so slow???

Nurse Kyles replied to Despareux's topic in General Students

Maybe you should pick up a "nursing made incredibly easy" book for whatever subject you are studying . You could read the pertinent information in there first. (Often there are pictures to help you...
Instructor giving me low acuity patients

Nurse Kyles replied to cogath's topic in General Students

I usually get left alone by my instructors too. She might stop to ask me a question, but really she's usually busy with other students. So, I wouldn't really worry about it. It seems if instructors...
ATI TEST =(

Nurse Kyles replied to jcummins32's topic in General Students

I'm really sorry for yoU!! We only take the comprehensive ATIs a the end of semester 2 & semester 4. Our school doesn't at all factor it into our grades. It is used as an assessment tool as to...
Study Tips?

Nurse Kyles replied to ACKC1189's topic in General Students

Do not depend on memorization.Really focus on the application and evaluation pieces rather than just memory recall. We use mind maps a lot in my med-surg class. We include the patho/etiology,...
Medical Term. & Med/Surg textbooks?

Nurse Kyles replied to hope1234's topic in General Students

I have the Medical-Surgical Nursing Made Incredibly Easy book & I really like it. I wouldn't really suggest buying the actual med-surg book until you are required to do so. The med-surg books...
Tips for Physical Assessment

Nurse Kyles replied to uwa2012's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

The best way to make sure that you get everything in is to do it the same way every time. That way if you get interrupted you know exactly where you are in your assessment. I usually write my vitals...
MATC or WCTC??

Nurse Kyles replied to scottk's topic in General Nursing

I go to CVTC and have heard some horror stories about people getting kicked out here too. However, I have had nothing but a positive learning experience. I would go to ratemyprofessor.com and look...
Care Plans w/ NANDA-I, NOC, NIC

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

I have Nursing Diagnosis Handbook by Ackley, which is a Mosby/Elsevier publication. It does have the NANDA,NOC &
Medical-Surgical Nursing Book

Nurse Kyles replied to Ambitious-Girl's topic in General Students

My school is switching from Lewis to Iggy this fall. I haven't gotten a chance to look at the book, but my instructor does refer to Iggy quite a bit. I am glad that I am sticking with the Lewis...
pituitary tumor case study

Nurse Kyles replied to karina12435's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

The problem of the fluid volume deficit is because of the decreased ADH (basically diabetes insipidus) Decreased ADH--> Decreased water reabsorption in renal tubules--> Decreased intravascular...
Looking to buy lab supplies to practice at home

Nurse Kyles replied to The Princess Bride's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

At my program we get a bag of supplies at the beginning of the semester. This bag is our "check off supplies" for when we do a check off with instructor. There is one of everything that we need. We...
Nursing Diagnosis....Please Help!!!!!

Nurse Kyles replied to OB-nurse2013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

I always use my nursing dx book "Nursing Diagnosis Handbook, an Evidence-Based Guide" by Ackley The book is set up in two sections. The first section has medical dx alphabetically with appropriate...
Help with questions!!

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

It is important to think about the Nursing process & ABCs when answering questions. Practice, Practice, Practice. I would suggest either buying an NCLEX book or NCLEX app for your phone (my...
Med/Surg Acronyms ? Ways to remember things

Nurse Kyles replied to kellyk282's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

You can also purchase the Memory Notebooks of Nursing on DVD on ebay. This has all of images from all three volumes ( I, II & Pharmacology) I payed around $5 for mine. I would suggest getting...
a.m. care

Nurse Kyles replied to kitty_deville13's topic in General Students

The first two semesters of my program we did patient cares too. Now in the third semester we focus on the RN role, and don't do many cares. We do them when we have a chance, but they are not...
Team leader assignment

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

I had to switch off as leader in my nurse management clinical. I was pretty nervous at first too. I had four total people in my group who each had 2 patients. When I was leader for the day, I...
i have a problem with mixed acid base disorders

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

this is how my instructor taught us about acid/base imbalances: acidosis----------------------------------------------------------------alkalosis ph paco2: hco3:...
How do you Tackle Chapter Reading Assignments and Make them Stick?

Nurse Kyles replied to live&love&heal's topic in General Students

Does your instructor provide power points? My teachers usually provide us with power points highlighting the key topics we should understand. I will use that as a guide of what to study/read from...
Medical Surgical Nursing Help

Nurse Kyles replied to kd2010's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

I suggest picking up the Medical-Surgical Nursing Made Incredibly Easy book. I just picked it up for my third semester med-surg class, and so far it has been VERY helpful. Other helpful books are...
Fluid/Electrolyte question

Nurse Kyles replied to koko2002's topic in General Students

I am a third semester student and am just learning about fluid & electrolyte imbalances as well. To understand it all better, I have been using Medical-Surgical Nursing Made Incredibly Easy. It...
Looking to enroll in nursing...couple of questions.

Nurse Kyles replied to CRIS_108's topic in General Students

Do you have a particular school in mind? It might be best to look up the school you are interested in. On their website it should be pretty easy to find out the requirements for their BSN program....
Which path should I choose?

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

I would transfer. The student life won't really matter that much, because you will have to spend so much time studying and doing homework. Good

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