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    nursing program autobiography please help

    NCRNMDM replied to mustlovemars's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The following is what I wrote in my essay for nursing school, word for word. I hope this helps you in deciding how to go about writing your letter. "The day I learned I made it into the consideration...
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    Confused about injection procedure

    NCRNMDM replied to Clovery's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    For our checkoff we were taught that you should do IM injections in this order: check the order for medication, dosage, route, patient, etc. Take the chart to the med room, check the chart again,...
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    Check my nursing dx and goal?

    NCRNMDM replied to momtofore's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The first problem I see is that your goal must have a time frame (according to my instructors). For instance, "Goal: Patient will report decreased feelings of anxiety within 30 minutes after talking...
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    HELP!!!! (First Semester Nursing School)

    NCRNMDM replied to Shandra2008's topic in General Students

    I made a 96 on my first Nursing 111 test, and a 100 on the second. I'll tell you how I studied, but you may not like what you hear. I spent four days before the test reading all the chapters in the...
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    Skill Competency Error

    NCRNMDM replied to um_bek's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We were told to check three times prior to giving the medication. When you receive the order, check the chart and the allergies. Ensure that the order on the chart matches what you have in your mind,...
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    Level 1 student; help me out if you can

    NCRNMDM replied to tarotale's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I totally disagree with you. Tests in nursing school are very much about what you know, but also about how well you critically think and apply the information that you know. Simply trying to learn how...
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    Fellow student, BIG TIME user and cheater.

    NCRNMDM replied to hopeful_2013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm a month into my Nursing 111 class, and I can tell you that if this classmate cheats all the time, he or she will not last long. Our program is structured so that you have a lecture, a skills...
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    Prioritizing NDx help needed ASAP!

    NCRNMDM replied to esokitty's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm assuming you use Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in your nursing classes to prioritize NDx. We do, and our professor recently gave us a handout that breaks each section down and helps us more clearly...
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    Heparin mL/hr and gtt/min? HELP!

    NCRNMDM replied to SElliott87's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you have 50,000 units of Heparin in one liter of fluid then you have 50,000 units in 1,000 ml of fluid. Divide 50,000 by 1,000 to get 50. You want to give 1250 units/her of Heparin, and you know...
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    Care Plans Help Please! (with the R\T and AEB)

    NCRNMDM replied to RNinJune2007's topic in General Students

    We had to buy a book called "Careplans Made Easy" and it lists all NANDA approved nursing diagnoses, their implications, and when you would use them. Remember from lecture that a risk for nursing...
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    First day of nursing School *unleashed* post yours

    NCRNMDM replied to 9livesRN's topic in General Students

    Our first day was Friday and we had skills class from 4-7. We were presented with foley catheters male and female, straight catheters male and female, bladder irrigation (opening a closed system and...
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    Just getting started, a little intimidated

    NCRNMDM replied to oklahomagal's topic in General Students

    Take your laptop, if your professor allows it, and type your notes during class. That way you aren't frantically trying to keep up with everything they say. I'm in my second week of the nursing...
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    What are you carrying all your books in?

    NCRNMDM replied to bri2012's topic in General Students

    Our program requires each student to bring their IV drug guide, medication guide, assessment guide, one nursing textbook, notecards, drug cards that we've made, at least one notebook, pens, pencils,...
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    No sick adults please.....can I still be a nurse?

    NCRNMDM replied to FLhusker's topic in General Students

    Knowing that you want to work OB or pediatrics is great, but as a nursing student, and a nurse, you have to be flexible enough to deal with whatever comes your way. First and foremost, you are going...
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    What procedure/situation are you most nervous about encountering?

    NCRNMDM replied to studentsara's topic in General Students

    I begin my ADN program on Friday the 19th, and I can't wait. I've done a good deal of CNA work in ER, ICU, PACU, and hospice settings, so patient care doesn't scare me, per se. I think it also helps...
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    What are you carrying all your books in?

    NCRNMDM replied to bri2012's topic in General Students

    For me, nursing school starts next week, but last semester I took seven classes and had a total of 15 books so I can speak from experience when it comes to carrying a lot of books with me. I use a...
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    Fall 2011, what's your schedule?

    NCRNMDM replied to BelleNscrubs04's topic in General Students

    Nursing 111 Introduction to Health Concepts First 8 weeks of the class Class: Tuesday and Thursday 4:00 PM-6:00 PM. Wednesday: Lab class 8:00 AM-5:00 PM. Friday: Lab practice 4:00 PM-7:00 PM...
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    we cannot have acrylic fingernails

    NCRNMDM replied to jh56031's topic in General Students

    I've been a CNA in the emergency department for a while, I start nursing school next week, and my mom has worked in the field for 28 years. In her years, my mom has worked the emergency department,...
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    Which ICU should I work in?

    NCRNMDM posted a topic in General Nursing

    First and foremost, I'm not sure if this question belongs here, so feel free to move it if it's in the wrong place. Secondly, I'm starting nursing school in August, and I already know that I want to...
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    Do you recommend taking anatomy and physiology online?

    NCRNMDM replied to bdm2010's topic in General Students

    I took both A&P I and II online, and I would not recommend it. It was a mistake on my part, and, if I had the time to do things differently, I would not take the courses online. I took...
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    How many semesters is your program?

    NCRNMDM replied to JustDes's topic in General Students

    Our program is five semesters, too. It is consecutive and the only breaks we get are Christmas and Thanksgiving. We go fall, spring, summer, fall, and spring. I start in August 2011 and will finish in...
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    Are females attracted to male nurses....or just really laugh at the males doing this?

    NCRNMDM replied to mpolo's topic in General Students

    I'm going to be brutally honest, and probably come across as impolite, here. I apologize in advance if you take this as offensive or rude. I'm a male who is going to start nursing school in August...
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    How did you celebrate your nursing school acceptance letter?

    NCRNMDM replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    I opened my letter, jumped up and down, and told my immediate family and a few close friends. I didn't go out to eat, didn't throw a party, and didn't do anything else. I felt no need to flaunt the...
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    Question About Microbiology Notes

    NCRNMDM posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I found out about a week ago that I have been accepted into the fall 2011 RN program at the college I am attending here in NC. I am extremely excited about it, and can't wait for the summer to pass...
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    Somtimes I wonder -- "What the hell are you doing?"

    NCRNMDM replied to QuarterLife88's topic in General Students

    I think the first time you try a new skill you feel that way. The first time I certified in CPR I felt like I had no idea what I was doing. My hands are on the smaller side, and I too struggle with...