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    Clinical Site Rules for Your School?

    NCRNMDM replied to lilarox's topic in General Students

    At the facility I am currently at we do everything, and we document all of it. We give meds, do head to toe assessments, insert IVs, NGs, and foleys, remove lines, NGs, foleys, take vitals, turn and...
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    Nursing School Is Literally Driving Me Crazy

    NCRNMDM replied to jesskidding's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am sure that going through nursing school with those conditions is very hard for you. Nursing school can be stressful for someone who has a perfect home life, and no medical conditions. I can't...
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    Care Plan Guidance

    NCRNMDM replied to NikiCharles_01's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Also, as Esme12 said, the IV line was probably in a vein. While it is not unusual for a patient to have an arterial line when they are septic, the line is usually in the radial or ulnar artery, and it...
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    Care Plan Guidance

    NCRNMDM replied to NikiCharles_01's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If the patient's sat was 97 percent on room air at time of admission, why was she on five liters of oxygen via face mask? I understand that she felt short of breath, and was tachypneic, but if her sat...
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    what are common times to run IV's in ?

    NCRNMDM replied to Amy10BSN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    As far as the K issue goes, the other night during clinical I had a patient getting 30 mEq/hr in 1000 ml of LR through one of the ports in his central line. He was on telemetry monitoring, and I...
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    Math Calculations for last semester of Nursing Program

    NCRNMDM replied to WantingtheBest's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think that starting algebra so early is why new nursing students have such a hard time with nursing math. I did algebra one when I was in eighth grade, I did geometry and algebra two in ninth grade,...
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    How did you pass dosage calculation?

    NCRNMDM replied to nik415's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We had to teach ourselves the math. We had no math class. We were given a 400 plus page book, and told to complete every page prior to the exam. Apparently it worked because I made a 100, and I'm not...
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    Oncology Nursing

    NCRNMDM posted a topic in Oncology

    I am a nursing student who is interested in doing full time ICU work, but I am also interested in doing part time work on an oncology floor. I love surgical patients, and would like to work in...
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    She actually said it! Yay for my instructor!

    NCRNMDM replied to grownuprosie's topic in General Students

    I had a person in my class argue with an instructor about a test question last semester. The question read, "you hang a 1000 ml bag of IV fluid at 0800, and it is supposed to run in at 75 ml/hr. Upon...
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    Any guys want to be penpals? Sounds lame, but I'm telling you we all need motivation

    NCRNMDM replied to Living4Peace's topic in Male Nursing Students

    My offer to help in any way I can extends to everyone on this forum. Feel free to private message me, or post to this forum. I will be glad to be a support system, a source of knowledge, and a place...
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    Advice for new Nursing Student!

    NCRNMDM replied to shay&lynn's topic in General Students

    It seems like it's been forever since I started nursing school last August, but, at the same time, it feels like I've only been doing this for a few days. There is so much to adjust to, so much...
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    dealing with an unprofessional clinical instructor

    NCRNMDM replied to mjrysmom's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That sounds terrible, and I am sorry that you have had such an awful ordeal during this clinical. Clinicals are meant to be fun and educational, not horrifying and grueling. There aren't many...
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    Help remembering medication side effects...

    NCRNMDM replied to DoingGodsWork's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We give every medication for our patients at every med pass. Last semester, we were on a surgical floor that also accepts ICU step-down and medical overflow. We saw a lot of PCA pumps, antibiotic...
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    Math Calculations for last semester of Nursing Program

    NCRNMDM replied to WantingtheBest's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In most hospitals, the IV pumps are very sophisticated, and you can just input your information into the machine. However, when you are an ICU RN and your patient is receiving three pressors, two...
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    Math Calculations for last semester of Nursing Program

    NCRNMDM replied to WantingtheBest's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am only going to answer (or attempt to answer) some of these. If my answers are wrong, I hope that someone will correct me. Okay, let's start with the first one. Here's how I understand it: 2 grams...
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    What to expect during clinicals

    NCRNMDM replied to nitrospeed16's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What skills will you learn during first semester? During my first semester we learned all the nursing skills, so we did everything during our first clinical. We could start IVs, give injections, put...
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    Procrastination...why now???

    NCRNMDM replied to hopefulUS's topic in General Students

    I have to answer you question honestly and say that I have absolutely no idea how you do this. There are people like this in my class, and they absolutely drive me nuts. Not to sound cocky, but I...
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    Nursing School- Reading & Math

    NCRNMDM replied to Birdbr's topic in Male Nursing Students

    No, you don't do a lot of math. In my program we don't have homework, and the only grades that count are the unit exams and final. The clinical papers, and our performance in clinical are pass/fail....
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    Any guys want to be penpals? Sounds lame, but I'm telling you we all need motivation

    NCRNMDM replied to Living4Peace's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm 19, and a second semester nursing student. Feel free to private message me, or post any questions you have to one of the student forums. I'll be glad to help you in any way that I can. Good luck...
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    New Student Orientation

    NCRNMDM replied to TnMtnRose's topic in General Students

    I remember my new student orientation. I, too, was incredibly overwhelmed. I didn't know what to expect, but I knew I was very excited and ready to start. In reality, nursing school isn't as bad as it...
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    I know nothing!!

    NCRNMDM replied to JennBoston's topic in General Students

    Perhaps it's not that you know nothing, it's just that you simply don't function optimally under the pressures of clinical. During my last clinical there were people in my group who could tell us (the...
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    Sense of Dread....When Will It End?

    NCRNMDM replied to AICU RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I understand exactly how you feel. The first time I give meds they were thirty minutes late because every student in my group was giving meds, and I was second to last. I freaked out and told my...
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    Do YOU enjoy nursing school?

    NCRNMDM replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in General Students

    I forgot to mention in my other post how much I love nursing school. It's absolutely the best thing I've ever done. This semester is a little more hectic, and I am in class or clinical Monday through...
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    Sense of Dread....When Will It End?

    NCRNMDM replied to AICU RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I hope to be a new grad ICU nurse after I graduate from school. Even though my clinical instructors tell me I do a great job, and have given me nothing but positive reviews, I still have days when I...
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    have you ever failed a science pre-req more than once?

    NCRNMDM replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Students

    No, I have never had that experience. However, at my school if you retake a course, the only grade that shows up is the most recent grade. Of course, your full transcript will reflect both grades, but...