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    I've probably just lost it all....

    NCRNMDM replied to Nolander's topic in General Students

    This is going to come off as incredibly rude, so please bear with me. I am saying this because it's in your best interest to hear it. Here I go. Really, seriously? You make one C, and you're ready to...
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    What am I doing wrong when studying??

    NCRNMDM replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You're probably studying too much. I know this is hard to hear, but it's true. I am about to start third semester, and I just finished a grueling second semester. Second semester was divided up into...
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    Labeling IV bags, bandages

    NCRNMDM replied to ghost's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I've heard that you should never write directly on an IV bag with a Sharpie because it bleeds through (I don't know if this is true). I always write on an IV bag label, or I write on tape. I include...
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    General things you want your students to know before hand

    NCRNMDM replied to Dezy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I understand your eagerness, and I appreciate that because I was the same way, but let me give you a warning statement. When first semester starts, it will be an onslaught of information, dates,...
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    Question About Stretched Ears

    NCRNMDM replied to KatieMarie1127's topic in General Students

    I'm a third semester male nursing student with 10 months left until graduation. In my nursing program, girls can have both earlobes pierced, and one other ring in each ear (no more than three per...
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    Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    NCRNMDM replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Please do not seek out the easiest patient assignment during clinicals (such as post-surgeries who are being discharged tomorrow morning, hospice patients on comfort care only, observation patients...
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    Is this patient having Hypovolemic shock or Cardiogenic Shock or both？

    NCRNMDM replied to harrierjz's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Esme12 gave you a great start. Did the patient have a central line or a PA line in place? If so, do you have the CVP, SVR, PAWP, PA pressure, etc? These numbers are a great indicator of heart...
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    paper rater? Yeah or ....

    NCRNMDM replied to RNbethy's topic in General Students

    I've used it a couple of times, but I don't know about the safety of it. I can't guarantee anything, I just know that I never had any problems with it the few times I used it. It's sort of useful,...
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    Medical dosage question

    NCRNMDM replied to dm61's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    the question basically tells you how to work the problem out. think about it this way: you need to administer 45 mg per every 1 meter squared of body area. this child has a body surface area of 1.1...
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    My girlfriend is afraid that I might meet another girl in the nursing program...

    NCRNMDM replied to ThePhilster's topic in General Students

    First of all, you will barely have time to spend with your current girlfriend, let alone time to start a new relationship. Second, you should be in nursing school to learn to be a nurse, not to find a...
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    Where do they find these clinical instructors?

    NCRNMDM replied to theantichick's topic in General Students

    I don't think it's fair to assume that you could do a better job as a clinical instructor until you know exactly what it's like. As GrnTea said, there are so many things that go into being an...
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    My school is notorious

    NCRNMDM replied to Nolander's topic in General Students

    All nursing programs are difficult, so you shouldn't avoid the school just because you think it's too hard. There are, however, two plausible explanations for this program's reputation. Either they...
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    Priority Nursing Diagnoses Help

    NCRNMDM replied to Jen2010's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    you have some good ideas, and you're way of thinking isn't entirely bad. you do, however, need more evidence, and a more thorough assessment, before you start making some of these conclusions about...
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    schedule for fall

    NCRNMDM replied to momtojosh's topic in General Students

    This doesn't sound too bad. During my first semester, I had class on Thursday night from 4 PM-8:45 PM, I had skills lab on Friday from 5 PM- 8 PM, and I had skills checkoff on Saturday from 8 AM- 5...
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    Doctors at Clinicals?

    NCRNMDM replied to Juniper248's topic in General Students

    It's true that you can't take orders for an MD as a student. However, some of our instructors want us to call the doctor and alert him/her of changes in patient condition just for the practice. We...
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    First clinical rotation finished, "not so glowing" evaluation

    NCRNMDM replied to Neohippy's topic in General Students

    I will send you my sheets. Feel free to message me here, or email me, if you have any other problems. I understand what it's like to be an unsure first semester student, and I will be glad to give you...
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    First clinical rotation finished, "not so glowing" evaluation

    NCRNMDM replied to Neohippy's topic in General Students

    Multitasking as a nursing student is a learned skill. Some people have a more natural nack for it, but we all have to figure out what works for us. Do you have a report sheet that you use when taking...
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    Is this fair? Honest opinions, please.

    NCRNMDM replied to BC913's topic in General Students

    No, it isn't fair. You will soon find, however, that a lot of things about nursing school are very unfair, and very politically motivated. If these people did get in, they will not remain in the...
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    Clinical Site with criminal background

    NCRNMDM replied to Mechelle101's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I'm so sorry to hear that you are going through this roller coaster ride of an experience. To be brutally honest with you, you would not be accepted to my nursing program, and you would not be allowed...
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    how to decide an appropriate oxygen flow rate or percentage for the patient?

    NCRNMDM replied to kcvo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm a nursing student, so this is just my understanding of things. I could be wrong, and this should not be considered the final or expert opinion in the subject. In your first situation, with the GCS...
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    Flow rate calculation

    NCRNMDM replied to dm61's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i'm a nursing student, and i can't express how correct you are. i don't think you could be more right if you tried. just because we are in school doesn't mean that it is the instructor's...
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    Tell me about your first day of nursing school

    NCRNMDM replied to ♑ Capricorn ♑'s topic in General Students

    I understand how concerned you are, so I will try to answer all of the questions that I can. Here it goes. 1- I slept alright the night before. I had to drive one hour and ten minutes one way to get...
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    Becoming traumatized by school!!

    NCRNMDM replied to madareebrahim's topic in General Students

    To be perfectly honest, nursing school just sucks sometimes. I had a situation somewhat similar to yours, though not quite as bad. During first semester I aced everything. I hardly studied for exams,...
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    So.....the infection control nurse busted me.....

    NCRNMDM replied to mindlor's topic in General Students

    I agree with the original poster, but I have a little commentary of my own to add. If I go into a room where I expect direct patient contact, I wash my hands before entering, I foam with the...
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    Taking an IV out and then taking bp?

    NCRNMDM replied to angeljs12000's topic in General Students

    Try taking the pressure below the level of the IV, if possible. If the IV is in the AC, take the pressure around the wrist or mid-forearm. If the IV was in the hand, forearm, or another location in...