pockunit ADN, RN

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  1. pockunit

    Is challenging the NCLEX-PN after 1 year of GN worth it?

    pockunit replied to lizseven18's topic in General Students

    Yep, no time saved, except that you can work if you need to. Plus you have the experience of taking the test so you know what to expect. It won't get you out of any
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    Is challenging the NCLEX-PN after 1 year of GN worth it?

    pockunit replied to lizseven18's topic in General Students

    Take it, because you never know what's in your future. If you have the PN, you can work if you have
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    Dumb things new nurses do....

    pockunit replied to OhioCCRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I tried to administer Lovenox with the cap still on. I could NOT figure out why the plunger wouldn't go
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    Can anyone recommend a stethoscope?

    pockunit replied to icudavis's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ultrascope
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    Time management/coordination of cares/med passes

    pockunit posted a topic in General Students

    I just don't see how it's possible. I can't see how anyone learns to juggle it all. I can barely catch, let alone keep multiple balls in the air. That is
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    Time management/coordination of cares/med passes

    pockunit replied to pockunit's topic in General Students

    I can't wait for that day, but now I can't neglect anything. I have to chart EVERYTHING, including things that aren't ordered or necessary. I get it's good practice, but there's actual patient care I...
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    Fourth semester peeps weigh in!

    pockunit posted a topic in General Students

    How's it going? Second week down for me, and my first test, too! It seems like we have so much more to do this semester than last, which is what we thought last semester. I'm doing my best to get all...
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    Fourth semester peeps weigh in!

    pockunit replied to pockunit's topic in General Students

    We call the process recordings, but yep. We did them 1-3rd semester but not now, thank
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    The Hidden Costs of Nursing School

    pockunit replied to *4!#6's topic in General Students

    I haven't yet seen therapy
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    which stethoscope?

    pockunit replied to meghan91's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I love my ultrascope, fwiw. Lighter than my littmann and I hear better with it. But Meriwhen is right, get a cheaper one for school. If you lost the cardiology you'd be hating
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    The best hairstyle for female student

    pockunit replied to Raewynv's topic in General Students

    Plait = braid snood = woven/crocheted net bag, sort
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    Sometimes it's hard to tell a drug seeker from a patient in pain.

    pockunit replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    That is not necessarily true. VS and behavior are NOT reliable indicators of pain levels. The pt is. If their VS indicate it's dangerous to dose, then of course you shouldn't. But just because someone...
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    Sometimes it's hard to tell a drug seeker from a patient in pain.

    pockunit replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    Chronic pain pts don't generally become addicted. They develop a tolerance. Two totally different
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    What the what??

    pockunit posted a topic in General Nursing

    Sella turkey-ka. I just heard a NURSING INSTRUCTOR (in our program but not my teacher) say sella turkey-ka in a lecture podcast. TWICE. Is it too much to ask that people read through their notes and,...
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    What the what??

    pockunit replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

    Or Canuckian. They talk funny, too, eh?
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    What the what??

    pockunit replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

    Or MalabREEGO vs MalabriZHEEO. But one is actually right, which is where my beef begins. Also: holy cats, this thread took off and I just got a
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    What the what??

    pockunit replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

    She was talking about transsphenoidal approaches to deal with pituitary
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    No less than what I expected...

    pockunit replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't, either. Unless you can't pronounce sella turcica, and then I go all spider
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    No less than what I expected...

    pockunit replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    You might want to make a token effort for the money, just so you don't feel like you completely left it on the table, but I wouldn't lose sleep over
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    Priority assessment..Respiratory or cardiovascular?

    pockunit replied to Blu rose's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    A K level that low gets priority over resp stuff, no question. With no levels and not much to go on, ABCs would be the way to go, however. In this case, though, absolutely go with
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    Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    pockunit replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    It doesn't matter how "cute" the pt is, you have to be able to provide care. Are you going to refuse an assignment because the pt isn't hot enough, next time? You never come to lecture. You come late...
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    DNR Grey Areas

    pockunit replied to RNtoThe3rd's topic in General Nursing

    What a ********. He knows he made a mistake, he knows he's going to be called on the mat, and he was trying to get you to admit you made a mistake so he could clear his name. Good for you for sticking...
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    Pat your back

    pockunit posted a topic in General Students

    Everyone is so burned out, tired, crabby, and depressed around here, that it seems like now is a good time for a mutual admiration club huddle. Pockspouse and I spent much of the weekend cleaning,...
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    Are nurses forced to assist abortions?

    pockunit replied to lookingintoRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes, I'd love to see their sources for this information, because that quote simply isn't true and I'd love to know how they came to that
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    OMG I don't think I can do this job

    pockunit replied to Ado Annie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is a hard thing to accept in nursing, where errors literally can be life and death, but you will learn more by making mistakes than you will by doing things right. Will you make this mistake...