pockunit ADN, RN

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    Starting Clinicals, Hepatitis B Vaccine question

    pockunit replied to nursegc's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would take into consideration how you might feel if you contracted a vaccine-preventable disease and passed it on to a patient or a family member. I freely admit that I do delayed vaccinations for...
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    Students take "action" against cheating classmates, when admin doesn't.

    pockunit replied to Certifiable's topic in General Students

    Can you approach the head of the department with your concerns? Do you have a student liaison, maybe, an ombudsman who can be the middleman? That might be the best route, having someone who isn't in...
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    1st year down and 1 more to go!!!!

    pockunit replied to jcbhappy's topic in General Students

    Last final on Monday, then a group project and we're d.o.n.e with first
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    Studying Issues

    pockunit replied to EarthhAngel2013's topic in General Students

    I do a lot of reading on the treadmill. I have a laptop holder that I use when I listen to lectures, and then I can plop a book on it and just power up those inclines. It's hard to sleep at 3.5mph. I...
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    No motivation

    pockunit replied to purplesteth's topic in General Students

    I can't study at home. There's too much to do, the kids want help/attention, the laundry needs done, pockspouse needs help with something, it's too much. When I'm home, I'm on duty there. That means...
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    Students take "action" against cheating classmates, when admin doesn't.

    pockunit replied to Certifiable's topic in General Students

    They may pass these classes, but they won't pass their boards. I'm not sure you can do much but wait and watch. Do you have the chutzpah to go and confront them directly? I wouldn't, so I'd stew and...
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    How do you address your patients?

    pockunit replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I ask, and use the name they prefer, but I, too, feel weird calling elders by their first name. I generally use Miss or Mr Firstname if they don't want their last name. I also will not say, "Mom, what...
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    Who pays for your pin?

    pockunit posted a topic in General Students

    We're having a debate about who should pay for pins. Do students? The school? A nursing club? How does it work at your school? I know there are lots of threads about the actual ceremony and where to...
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    Who pays for your pin?

    pockunit replied to pockunit's topic in General Students

    So if you could have your pin paid for by being a member of an organiztion and doing a few hours of volunteer work a semester (maybe 10), would you do it? No fees, just attending 2-3 meetings and...
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    Fundies is killing me

    pockunit replied to wannabmidwife's topic in General Students

    The Saunders Illustrated NCLEX study guide is FANTASTIC and I can't recommend it enough. I also got a Davis Fundamentals study guide that was a big help in fundamentals. I still use both, especially...
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    Am I selfish for going back to school?

    pockunit replied to nancypants's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't take care of yourself, how can you expect to take good care of your kids? You need to progress in your own life, and if nursing is what you want to do, then you should do it. Will your...
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    I have no idea what this lab means

    pockunit replied to sandyfeet's topic in General Students

    primed lymphocyte test? Did the pt have a
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    My patient suddenly begings c/o pain in the right side, around the rib cage.

    pockunit replied to emmanuil's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you all realize the scourge that is acrylic. IT MUST BE
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    My patient suddenly begings c/o pain in the right side, around the rib cage.

    pockunit replied to emmanuil's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, what time zone is the server in, because it's not 2100 where I am... Derp. Had to change my time
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    My patient suddenly begings c/o pain in the right side, around the rib cage.

    pockunit replied to emmanuil's topic in General Nursing

    Totally contaminated. WITH ACRYLIC
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    My patient suddenly begings c/o pain in the right side, around the rib cage.

    pockunit replied to emmanuil's topic in General Nursing

    with a knitting
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    "I have 4 free hours?!" oh my god, a lifetime! What do you do at the drop of a hat?

    pockunit replied to Certifiable's topic in General Students

    Nap.
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    Stethoscopes?

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

    Ultrascope!
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    What have I become?

    pockunit replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you need a bracelet from here. They're free and they remind me to **** when I'm about to crab about something. Sometimes. Not all the time, but I'm working on
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    For Fun--Kudos 2 Me...The "toot your own horn" thread

    pockunit replied to tammy1974's topic in General Students

    Passed my ATI predictor by a good margin.
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    Anyone made it through Nsg school WITHOUT caffeine , Adderall, or Red Bull??

    pockunit replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in General Students

    I'm off coffee now and only have a rare can of coke. It's actually more pleasant now, since I don't have to get a fix so
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    All A's, or Great in Clinical?

    pockunit replied to guest430699's topic in General Students

    I'm better in class, but I don't suck on the floor by any stretch. I'm just more comfortable taking tests at this point. We have such short clinical rotations and so many tests that I may just have...
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    For Fun--Kudos 2 Me...The "toot your own horn" thread

    pockunit replied to tammy1974's topic in General Students

    I kicked butt on the cardiac test and got to attend a birth on my first OB clinical shift. Pretty good
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    Hmmmmm Why Do Nursing Students Fail?

    pockunit replied to yel550i's topic in General Students

    I think a lot fail because they don't go for help the first time they fail a test or a check-off. Don't wait to see if you can do better next time; go find a tutor as soon as you realize you need it....
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    Floor nurses that make clinicals a bad experience

    pockunit replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've been surprised how quickly the entire staff can seem to vanish once we hit the floor. I understand that we're doing total care for all the pts on the floor, but you are still responsible for all...