NCRNMDM ASN, RN

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   Giving an awesome verbal report?

   NCRNMDM replied to Maddy_Rose's topic in Medical-Surgical

   Every nurse has his/her own way of giving report, and you will develop your own way over time. Personally, for me, I want the important details, vitals, lab values, etc. I don't want a five day...
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   How do you draw up meds for IVP?

   NCRNMDM replied to FineAgain's topic in Medical-Surgical

   I draw the dosage of the medication up (in this case 0.4 ml), and then squirt enough NS out of a flush to fit that dose of medication into the flush. In this case, I would squirt out less than 1 ml...
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   For the love of God, I cannot figure out why my pretend pt is taking Flagyl!!!

   NCRNMDM replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   This patient's WBC count is high. If you didn't recognize that, go look it up. What does a high white count indicate? If you said infection, you'd be correct. It would appear to me that this...
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   How are your grades posted?

   NCRNMDM replied to poog's topic in General Students

   Anything below an 80 in my program is failing. If you make an 89.9, it's just that. There is no rounding up or
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   Case Study Help

   NCRNMDM replied to scrubsandpearls's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Since this is peritoneal dialysis we are talking about, and the return is cloudy, I'm going to say that the cause could be possible peritonitis. Also, with the ammonia level as high as it is, is it...
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   Questions about Mental Health.

   NCRNMDM replied to Nursingstudentt's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Our mental health was a 10 week summer unit combined with advanced med-surg. We did six weeks of mental health, five weeks of mental health clinicals, and four weeks of advanced med-surg in class. The...
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   Anyone have a list of Nursing Fundamental Skills?

   NCRNMDM replied to tenjuna's topic in General Students

   I'm about to start fourth semester. We learned nearly all our skills during first semester. We covered IVs, Foleys, NGs, dressing changes, bladder irrigation, suctioning, IV meds, IM and subcutaneous...
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   Clinical rotation in the PACU?

   NCRNMDM replied to sKris's topic in General Students

   You're so lucky! I spent two semesters on a surgical floor, and I just finished a semester of mental health. I'm approaching fourth semester, and will be doing an OB/neonatal nursery clinical, and...
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   Nausea, loose runny stools, or dizzines???

   NCRNMDM replied to PinkCupcake's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I'm about to be a fourth semester student, and I will graduate in May. As soon as I read the question, I immediately selected loose runny stools because this can be a sign of C. Diff (an adverse...
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    How far do you drive for nursing school?

    NCRNMDM replied to %63theend's topic in General Students

    There are three schools in our nursing program, and a number of clinical facilities. I currently drive 1 hour and five minutes one way to class, and 1 hour and 30 minutes one way to clinical. Class is...
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    How do I fight off the nervousness as a New Nursing Student?

    NCRNMDM replied to brmuirhead's topic in General Students

    You will be nervous, to one degree or another, until you graduate nursing school. First, you'll be nervous about the program and your newness. Next, you'll be nervous about the overwhelming amount of...
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    Worried to death about dosage cal!

    NCRNMDM replied to kayruhh's topic in General Students

    Our instructors didn't teach us dosage calculations, or medical math. Instead, we had to teach ourselves. There were a few who struggled (and failed out), and a few who still struggle, but we've done...
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    Interview for a Patient Care Assistant PT SVCS

    NCRNMDM replied to Laurlaur09's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I'm a third semester nursing student, and I just got a CNA II job on a med-surg oncology/transfusion unit last week (this unit also does outpatient chemo infusions, blood transfusions, ICU step-down,...
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    Failed my clinical practice evaluation, failed the class, failed the program...

    NCRNMDM replied to Live.&.Learn's topic in General Students

    What they did to you wasn't fair, but you do have to be extremely precise with BP readings. I agree that they shouldn't have waited twenty minutes, but work with me for the purpose of making my point....
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    CNA salary

    NCRNMDM replied to Dulce29's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    NC CNA II in medical-surgical oncology/transfusion unit. No CNA experience, but I am a third semester nursing student. I will be working second shift (1400-2200) with the possibility of floating to...