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    new grad in the ER?

    NCRNMDM replied to NorCalKid's topic in General Students

    You can indeed do ACLS and PALS while in nursing school. As a nursing student, you have all the skills required to partake in these classes. You know how to start IVs, you can perform basic life...
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    Angina-first intervention

    NCRNMDM replied to monica1matos's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Give the oxygen first. In situations like these, I often find that it's sensible to pick the quickest, and simplest, intervention that is likely to help. Since angina is caused by cardiac ischemia,...
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    Very first concept map.. Help!!!

    NCRNMDM replied to Lisa Kiker's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Esme12 did a great job of answering your questions, and I don't really know how to follow that. My first piece of advice is to look all of those laboratory studies up. Look at the normal values, and...
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    Clinical Judgement

    NCRNMDM replied to janieg44's topic in General Students

    I totally agree with what you did in this situation, and I have to say congratulations for getting a second opinion from the primary nurse before giving the medication. When I find myself in these...
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    How important is ATI???

    NCRNMDM replied to FORTHELOVEOF!!!!'s topic in General Students

    I say stop complaining because I remember how much I complained the first time I had to take a proctored ATI exam. I spent two days complaining and feeling sorry for myself instead of studying. I...
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    LPN's Role in the ICU?

    NCRNMDM replied to Nurse-o-Matic's topic in MICU, SICU

    I live in NC, and LPNs are rarely hired at hospitals around here anymore, and they certainly aren't hired in the critical care setting. I'm a nursing student with 11 months left until I graduate, and...
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    Am I taking on too much????

    NCRNMDM replied to rubato's topic in General Students

    I thought the first semester of nursing school was the easiest thing I had ever done in my life, and I came out of that class with a 97 A. It wasn't hard, it wasn't all that much work, and it wasn't...
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    Is working in the NICU the same as labor and delivery?

    NCRNMDM replied to CordaeP's topic in General Students

    No, it isn't the same thing. NICU is the neonatal intensive care unit where premature babies, or critically ill babies go to be treated. These infants are on ventilators, heart monitors, ECMO, and...
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    How important is ATI???

    NCRNMDM replied to FORTHELOVEOF!!!!'s topic in General Students

    We didn't get any points for ATI exams, but we had to pass them to remain in the program. You were allowed two tries, and if you failed both times, you were removed from the program. Be thankful that...
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    I hate nursing exams

    NCRNMDM replied to RNbethy's topic in General Students

    anonymousstudent, I couldn't agree with you more. You hit the nail on the head. Great
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    Patient died...

    NCRNMDM replied to samiam4's topic in General Students

    First, let me say that I'm sorry to hear you've had this experience for the first time. If you continue in nursing, however, this certainly won't be the last time you experience this. Caring for a...
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    new grad in the ER?

    NCRNMDM replied to NorCalKid's topic in General Students

    One large (900 plus bed level one adult and pediatric trauma center) medical center in my area hires new grads in the ED. Before being hired, you must have your RN, BCLS (basic cardiac life support),...
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    I May be in huge trouble....

    NCRNMDM replied to hlr2752's topic in General Students

    Everyone makes bad decisions, and it's good to see that you've learned from yours. At my school, we had to submit a record of our vaccinations, we had to have a physical exam, and we had to take...
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    First care plan ever! HELP

    NCRNMDM replied to BAMAGIRL4911's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Physiological needs are higher on Maslow's Hierarchy, so they take priority over your diagnosis of Risk Prone Health Behavior. Is this patient in pain r/t the dislocation? Did you assess pain at all...
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    biggest gauge IV??

    NCRNMDM replied to mmc51264's topic in General Students

    14 and 16 gauge IVs are very common in the ED, trauma, burn, etc setting. Any unit that relies heavily on fluid resuscitation, rapid, and massive, blood transfusions, or other rapid infusions, will...
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    Test questions taken directly from random NCLEX book. Unfair?

    NCRNMDM replied to Kboylan1's topic in General Students

    I'm about half-way done with my nursing program, and I have two semesters left. Our instructors do this all the time. They lecture out of one book: Nursing A Concept-Based Approach to Learning by...
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    Stopping IV infusions

    NCRNMDM replied to Ciale's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm not taking any chances, so I won't be stopping anything. I am a nursing student, and I always leave my patient's pumps running, and help them to the bathroom if they can't wheel the pump on their...
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    Help with nursing student responsibilities in the PACU

    NCRNMDM replied to alsn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I go to PACU Monday, but I will tell you what I heard other students say they did. In my program we can give IV push drugs, hang IV meds, and administer fluids, PO medications, and IM and subcutaneous...
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    What was your toughest semester in Nursing School?

    NCRNMDM replied to Ellis02136's topic in General Students

    I thought first semester was a breeze. I'm in second semester right now (which is divided up into med-surg, pediatrics, oncology, and advanced med-surg) and it is killing me. I ended up with a 97 A...
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    Bad preceptorship assignment

    NCRNMDM replied to tajlemm6's topic in General Students

    I understand why you're upset, and I know this seems like the end of the world for you. I get that it makes you angry to see people who didn't do as well as you being rewarded with their number one...
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    SCARED of being a nurse - hazardous drugs

    NCRNMDM replied to Saija's topic in General Students

    As you work with more and more drugs, you will learn what is hazardous and what is not. You will begin to better understand the risks involved with each drug, and your knowledge base will increase. My...
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    What complications can untreated metabolic acidosis lead to?

    NCRNMDM replied to NurseKelseyK's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You're welcome, I'm glad I could help
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    Administered Insulin pt. wasn't hungry..

    NCRNMDM replied to samiam4's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    As others have said, I seriously doubt you harmed him. You seem really upset about this incident, and I can tell that you care a lot about your patients and their safety. This was an honest mistake,...
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    What complications can untreated metabolic acidosis lead to?

    NCRNMDM replied to NurseKelseyK's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Diarrhea leads to metabolic acidosis through excessive loss of bicarbonate ions. Recall that metabolic acidosis is characterized by a pH of less than 7.35, a normal CO2, and a low bicarbonate (less...
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    My First Care Plan -- Help!

    NCRNMDM replied to MJ_14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I could be wrong in saying this, but I would have prioritized these differently. Here is how I would prioritize these, and I hope someone will correct me if I'm wrong: Ineffective Airway Clearance...