beingcaitlin

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1. ADN class of 2013

   beingcaitlin replied to SC APRN's topic in General Students

   13 days left!! WOOHOOOOOOOOOOO 1 exam, 1 presentation, 1 article review and then the final!!! Is it just me or is this a lot of flippin work for 13 days? Oh well!!! It's almost over!!!! Praise The...

2. 3 weeks left in danger of failing

   beingcaitlin posted a topic in General Students

   Hi all, I am anticipating graduation on may 10. More than half of my class is in the danger zone with test averages in the mid 70's. mine is a 74 and 73 is passing. We got our 4th exam back and the...

3. Feeling really down in the dumps and friend-less in nursing school...advice needed

   beingcaitlin replied to willow298's topic in General Students

   8 weeks left here too!!! Exciting and terrifying at the same

4. Almost passed out during clinicals!!

   beingcaitlin replied to fm1089's topic in General Students

   Haven't found ANYTHING that has bothered me beside watching ECT. It totally took me by surprise, something in my gut just told me that inducing seizures will not be my line of work it was SO

5. Lining and labs/ hemolyzed specimens

   beingcaitlin replied to psu_213's topic in Emergency

   I'm a phlebotomist and in my experience I often see nurses pulling back too forcefully on the syringe when obtaining blood from an IV stick, especially if its a small gauge anywhere other than the AC....

6. PICC line dislodgement

   beingcaitlin replied to Blackcat99's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   I think that if you know it has been dislodged you would stop the pump if it was running and you would need an X-ray to see where it was and then it would need to be adjusted accordingly by a picc...

7. Nursing Diagnosis?

   beingcaitlin replied to CiaraFrazier's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   As evidenced

8. Cried during pinning ceremony

   beingcaitlin replied to crunchytaco's topic in General Nursing

   I'm graduating from a two yr program in may and I'm giving the student speech! Not sure how I will be able to compose myself, lol. And my four year old daughter will be pinning me. I will most likely...

9. I find it depressing...

   beingcaitlin replied to QuarterLife88's topic in General Students

   What he said. And I'm a

10. Posting your Exam Grades on Facebook

    beingcaitlin replied to Kateoh82's topic in General Students

    I deleted my Facebook halfway through second semester and its amazing not knowing every moment of everyone else's life. Frees up a lot of my brain for the finer things in life, like my family. (Not...

11. Blood Transfusion

    beingcaitlin replied to kulalas's topic in Critical Care

    We were always taught to stop the transfusion and assess, and call doc with all information. But I haven't graduated yet so I can't speak as a REAL nurse,

12. Winter Break

    beingcaitlin replied to NICUmiiki's topic in General Students

    I plan on working a bit, napping a lot, and making up for lost time with my family and friends. Also planning on doing a juice fast to rid my body of all the junk it's accumulated this year. Quitting...

13. Can a teacher do this?

    beingcaitlin replied to Dezy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Without reading all the super long posts here, my two cents is that from experience, some instructors are better/more thorough than others, but ultimately it's your responsibility to absorb the...

14. Fake Placenta?

    beingcaitlin replied to NurseLuna2b2013's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Fill a gallon sized zip loc bag with lots of sauce and hamburger? Hah. That's all I think of when looking at

15. a&p II and micro in same semester?

    beingcaitlin replied to mee9mee9's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You are