decembergrad2011 BSN, RN

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    What's your school's cut-off for passing?

    decembergrad2011 replied to cobee's topic in General Students

    I think this is ridiculous, and I don't think it's going to improve their NCLEX pass rates - only a good, comprehensive program will do that. Our school has to have 76% to pass, and we have an NCLEX...
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    What's your school's cut-off for passing?

    decembergrad2011 replied to cobee's topic in General Students

    For my BSN program you must have: 76% exam average 76% overall average Satisfactory clinical evaluation (score of at least 3 out of 4 on an evaluation sheet) Almost everyone in my class does better on...
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    Nursing Diagnoses?!?

    decembergrad2011 replied to kswope082079's topic in General Students

    :) I'm glad you got so many. I looked at it and was like, "What, not even ONE based off of all
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    Feeling a Bit Stressed -- Just need to share

    decembergrad2011 replied to DolceVita's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Something I learned (and the hard way ) is that you have to figure out what YOUR CI wants and then deliver. I've had CI's that told me that I "wasted" time getting to know my patients and I've had...
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    Feel like such a failure..

    decembergrad2011 replied to BanoraWhite's topic in General Students

    I have some unkind things to speak about your classmates, so I'll hold my tongue. I'm so proud of you for passing and sticking with it. We need to get away from the competitive side of nursing and go...
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    booted from program 3 weeks before graduation.

    decembergrad2011 replied to upset student's topic in General Students

    I agree it might not be wise to post specifics if you're seeking legal counsel...but it's kind of annoying when people ask for help or complain and then give no reasoning for it. Sounds to me like...
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    Need help with what a nurse-initiated intervention does. Can someone help me please.

    decembergrad2011 replied to ptrico's topic in General Students

    You cannot insert an NG tube or infuse meds without an order, no. The initiation has to do with who STARTED the intervention, not who can perform it. However, for nursing exam (not real world)...
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    Nursing Diagnoses?!?

    decembergrad2011 replied to kswope082079's topic in General Students

    To add to this, I think I might see where you are getting caught up in the medical problems with this patient instead of thinking more holistically with where nursing care can come into play. Think...
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    Nursing Diagnoses?!?

    decembergrad2011 replied to kswope082079's topic in General Students

    I'm going to go ahead and say that I think most posters here are more willing to help if you put some of your ideas out there than to simply "do your homework" for you. TBH, five diagnoses stick out...
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    Should I tell my nursing school about my disorder?

    decembergrad2011 replied to Harmony4All's topic in General Students

    Personally, and this is just me, but I would tell them if it's affecting your performance and you are getting in trouble for it. Like you said, your clinical instructor saw you closing your eyes and...
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    How does it feel to fail a nursing course?

    decembergrad2011 replied to NayD_RN's topic in General Students

    I would add to this that not every person's strategy for studying and learning material is the same. The "smartest" student in my class frequently skips lecture, takes the minimal amount of notes,...
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    How does it feel to fail a nursing course?

    decembergrad2011 replied to NayD_RN's topic in General Students

    I was on the line last semester with med-surg. It was a very hard, very demoralizing semester for me. I cried literally every day. The first exam of the semester, I received a 72%. It was like...
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    My job made me an independent contractor, what does this mean for me?

    decembergrad2011 replied to dehen13's topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to say thanks for this thread. I'm really glad that they rectified the situation for you, OP. I'm still in school but I had no idea about this kind of a situation and the heads up for...
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    Electonic documentation,how much time does it take from the bedside?

    decembergrad2011 replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nursing student and I've experienced both paper and computer charting. I have to say that I greatly enjoy the computer charting so much more than the paper charting. My very first clinical,...
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    How does administering PRN medications work?

    decembergrad2011 replied to swansonplace's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    To answer your first question, no. That is not what that order is stating. Another way to read that order would be, "A dose of 1 or 2 mg may be given 2 hours after the previous dose." You can...
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    Guidance for a new student.

    decembergrad2011 replied to Stressismyname's topic in General Students

    I think that in all honesty, a lot of the testing for nursing school revolves around learning how to do NCLEX type questions (if your school is like mine and tests this way) rather than cramming...
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    APA title page question

    decembergrad2011 replied to BabyLady's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Purdue OWL: APA Formatting and Style Guide I've referenced this site quite a
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    APA title page question

    decembergrad2011 replied to BabyLady's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Format it like you would with a normal title page for a paper, but put your names in alphabetical order and separate them with commas. Or, you can order the names by putting the person who did the...
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    Nursing Students- Were Any of You "B" Students- and Still Got Accepted?

    decembergrad2011 replied to lifelearningrn's topic in General Students

    Simply because you asked, I'll say. I had a 3.4 GPA when accepted into my program. They required that you had passed all your pre-reqs with a C and a cumulative GPA of 2.0 to even be considered, but...
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    How do you communicate with your patient?

    decembergrad2011 replied to ashm24's topic in General Students

    Communication is one of the most fun parts of patient care. I'm interested in psychosocial though, so it comes naturally to me. I think that, as NYLady said, the more interested you are in them as a...
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    Checking out

    decembergrad2011 replied to cmonkey's topic in General Students

    What's the course? And is this a clinical instructor or
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    12 Hour NS Days

    decembergrad2011 replied to my4helpers's topic in General Students

    I had 2 12 hour days/week last semester (plus 3 hour days the other days besides weekends) and I've just gotten used to it. I take more classes (17 hours this semester) and don't work, so it's not...
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    Chest tube drainage overview. Can someone give input?

    decembergrad2011 replied to jcutler's topic in General Students

    This is off the top of my head, but I had a patient with chest tubes last semester so here's what I remember. The fluctuation shouldn't change while the tube is inserted because it's fluctuating due...
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    What can I expect in my pediatric rotation?

    decembergrad2011 replied to santina44's topic in General Students

    I am currently in my OB and peds clinical rotations and I agree with the large amount of fractures. Kids break easily! They also heal easily for the most part. Lots of typical childhood illnesses...
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    Attn: all nursing students with a tough mentor

    decembergrad2011 replied to Sugar-Phosphate's topic in General Students

    Learn what they want, and do it. This is a serious answer. You'll learn pretty quickly throughout the program that each instructor and mentor has their own idea of what is the "best" way to do...