juniorminty

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1. Nursing Care Plan (Post-op) Hemicolectomy

   juniorminty replied to mariakate004's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I'm with you DolceVita. You won't get by with people doing your work for you in real life. I rarely consult AllNurses unless I've exhausted my resources at home and my brain. This is what lead me to...

2. Pathophysiology of Dementia!! Help!

   juniorminty replied to juniorminty's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Basically I have to write a short blip about how dementia effects the brain and how then a short blip about how the brain functions

3. Nursing student in need

   juniorminty replied to TCorbett11's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   This is the student section Silverdragon...this is the nursing student assistance

4. Pathophysiology of Dementia!! Help!

   juniorminty posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Ok, my pt this week at clinicals was diagnosed with 'altered mental status' for a number of reasons (bipolar, dementia, possible schizophrenia etc) My instructor suggested I go with dementia for my...

5. What are you carrying all your books in?

   juniorminty replied to bri2012's topic in General Students

   Unless the instructor specifically asks us to bring a book to class I don't bring them. All my small chunky books (drug guide, dictionary, lab/diagnostic) stay home. At most I bring my binder, medsurg...

6. How to approach the beginning of shift?

   juniorminty replied to glovedgoddess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I agree! While it is important to get vitals and meet patients, you never want to go into a room not even know anything about your patient. Our hospital is doing away with Kardexs, so I just take a...

7. Low BUN and Creatinine....WHY??

   juniorminty posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Okay I'm doing my clinical paperwork from this week and I am stuck on one little part...my pt has acute pancreatitis. We were resting her pancreas, started NPO on NGT, moved to clear liquid then was...

8. 1/2 nursing class cut, WHY??

   juniorminty replied to Aka Mommy's topic in General Students

   From what I understand, that is pretty normal lol. We were told the same thing at orientation for my class -- usually start out with 30 and graduate with half or less. We lost 4-5 people already, we...

9. Which are the Most Supportive BSN RN Programs in GA

   juniorminty replied to proudmommy's topic in Georgia Nursing

   In my experience, people are not booted out left and right for no reason. There are stipulations and rules set by not only the schools but the state board of each state that a person must maintain a...

10. Nursing Care Plan books

    juniorminty posted a topic in General Students

    Can anyone suggest a good nursing care plan book? Were going into our second round of clinicals and will be doing care plans every week for a grade. I've done a few care plans for practice in class...

11. Community College? You must be stupid.

    juniorminty replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Students

    I have to laugh when people think that community/vocational/trade colleges have it easier. I am going to a technical college for my LPN and I have to say, it is by far the most challenging experience...

12. Dismissed from nursing program for taking a prescribed narcotic!

    juniorminty replied to Andysmom25's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes I would say speak to a lawyer and also talk to your state's board of nursing

13. Tattoo cover up

    juniorminty replied to juniorminty's topic in General Nursing

    I have Dermablend and I have used it to cover a tattoo on my back for my wedding. I wouldn't use that at the hospital because, as you said, some clients may be allergic to some of the ingredients....

14. Tattoo cover up

    juniorminty posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello! I just started my clinical rotation for school last week and it's been really really great! I am in the LPN program at my school and we've just been doing bed baths and changing linens and...

15. TEAS V

    juniorminty replied to oliveiral1's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    I'm not going to lie...it is a very hard test. And not because the material itself is difficult to understand but because it is a lot of material and much of it no one has had since highschool or...