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That's going to be what most of your clinical experience will be. Talk to your instructor and let them know what exactly you would be interested in and maybe if they see a pt. like that they will assign them to you. When I was in clinical I kept ge...

So this may sound crazy but talk to yourself. Seriously, I mean act like you are going to teach someone what you know or find someone to teach. Start by verbalizing what you know then think of some questions that someone may ask you and if you don'...

They have said to aim your Q-bank scores around 65%. Any specific content area that you score less than a 55% is a weaker area and needs further studying. On question trainers 1-4 they recommend a score of 65% or higher and Q trainers 5-7 a score o...

The wait is killing me. I have registered with Pearson and my state board, completed my fingerprints, turned in my photo identification, my background check is complete. The only thing I am waiting on is for the Dean to turn my approval into the st...

The answer to that is definitely HOB first. O2 will help provide more oxygen but the main problem is that when someone with pulmonary edema is not sitting 9O degrees a greater amount of the lungs surface area is obstructed by fluids so giving more O...

There is definitely a place for holistic nurses where I come from. I live in a mountain state that has a large city with many holistic residents in the outskirts. The local hospital actually has a holistic nurse team so when any of the nurses feel ...

I agree with the other posts. I am just now finishing up my program and the first year I didn't understand much and I couldn't figure out how to prioritize care. They didn't really discuss Maslow's, Bloom's Taxonomy, in-depth assessments, or ABC's....

We are still taught ABC first in school for assessment because the NCLEX will probably not be updated. It all about the NCLEX during school.

I am still a student but I have over 6 years of experience in various health care fields. I often get answers wrong on tests because I use what I know from real life and not what is written in some random textbook. When I challenge the answer the i...

Well that mostly depends on you. I work as a CNA while going to nursing school and there are many things that I have seen and helped the nurse with that many of my classmates have had no experience with. It does help me some because if I can visual...

Sounds about right to me as far as a nursing home is concerned. We keep two CNA's per hall and there are about 26 residents on each hall but most of the time there is only one of us on the floor at a time between breaks and showers. We usually have...

I'm a CNA in LTC and this happens. There are more people than you would imagine that claim that they cannot use a bedpan but can in a bed. Sounds crazy but it's true. Our facility has 2 hoyers for appx. 90-110 residents. It can take up to 10 minu...

I agree with the above poster. I am in my 30's and will be graduating next May along with some others who are older than me. You are never to old to learn and grow intellectually.

I have read the OP 3 times and I cannot see any ill will towards students in this post, unless some of the sentences are taken out of context. The OP did not say they would make anyone cry. In fact they said they would take the pt. load and let the...

Will you be my preceptor?! This is what I like in someone who is instructing me. I don't like to be coddled/petted like a child and I need to know what I am doing wrong. There are some instructors out there who are too nice which really doesn't h...

This is an awesome site! Thank you sooooo much

I am in nursing school and have been a CMA for 5 years now. As far as courses go the pre-reqs and non core required for the associates degree followed the same as the RN program with the exception of micro but we learned that in MA class but it did ...

I am a CNA in LTC and in nursing school. I have had many nurses ask me to look at a patient's backside and report any issues when I go to change/bathe them. I have also had nurses tell me to notify them when I go to change/bathe a pt. and they will...

You are just beginning so they don't expect you to know much. The reason they ask questions and do the reports are to help you to think critically and be able to understand complex concepts. It is much easier for most people to understand things wh...

AT my school they tell us that the test questions are more complex than the NCLEX questions to make sure that we can pass the NCLEX. They tell us that they aim for the majority of us to score 80-85 on our tests. Sounds pretty crazy to me!

My clinical groups get our information on our patients when we get to the clinical site. The instructors don't even know what patient's we will be getting. I think that would be a horrible idea and it does not relate to what an actual nurse does. ...

I am in an ADN program, a mother of a 4 year old, and I also work 30 hours per week. I do not get to spend near enough time with my daughter as I would like but when we do spend time together I focus completely on her and we do pretty much whatever ...

I use the same book the previous poster mentioned. I also use the lippincot, ATI, and Davis's Success series Davis's Success Series Text Catalog on the Behance Network (these books are separated by courses). Our tests come from a mixture of all of ...

This is why I despise group work. Everyone has a different opinion and what you may consider wonderful work, the others may have thought that it was not that great. It doesn't really matter though because even though you are all in the same group y...

I agree with Nascar nurse. A Hospice nurse came and spoke to our class last month and she said that anyone can call and get an appt. with hospice. She said that they could make a guess if someone would be eligible but they would need an MD order to...