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  1. awards for clinical instructors?

    sjalv replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Students

    Aside from what previous posters have said, be sure to praise her in the end of semester teacher/course evaluations. The instructors/administration read those and it will make her feel good to see...

  2. maternal & child

    sjalv replied to heart of care's topic in General Students

    I can think of 5 nursing diagnoses off the top of my head. You should give some of your own input before you expect any of

  3. Nurse, Madonna, and waitress??

    sjalv replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And what are surgeons? Tailors for humans? My quick wit and sharp tongue will likely get me in trouble more than once in my career, but I'll be damned if someone disrespects the profession of nursing...

  4. Dumb things you've done in clinical

    sjalv posted a topic in General Students

    Threads like these are always fun. What's something dumb/silly you've done during clinicals? I was on a med/surg floor and my patient's IV needed flushed. I had the saline flush and removed the cap,...

  5. best i quit or fired story

    sjalv replied to OnlinePersona's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work at an Italian eatery that also does pizza delivery. There was this delivery driver who had recently been hired and he was just wasn't catching on. He was taking an exorbitant amount of time to...

  6. Nurse, Madonna, and waitress??

    sjalv replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah, and we all know where Family Practice falls on the food chain of specialties in

  7. Nurse, Madonna, and waitress??

    sjalv replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I dunno. Whenever I tell people that I'm an RN student, I get a myriad of positive responses. "That's such an honorable career.", "That's a noble career choice.", "That's a choice to be proud of." I...

  8. What to do??...

    sjalv replied to RNKX's topic in Nursing Career

    Why did you make a thread asking for advice when it is obvious you had already made up your

  9. Newish grad. Dealing with students on the ward.

    sjalv replied to loveoutloud's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Also, I wanted to add that you shouldn't worry about not knowing an answer a student might have. Any student who resides on the planet Earth knows that it's impossible to know everything, especially...

  10. Newish grad. Dealing with students on the ward.

    sjalv replied to loveoutloud's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a student so perhaps I can tell you what the nurses do on the unit where I have clinicals. First off, there's only 3 of us on the floor in one day, and our instructor double-checks the patients we...

  11. Clinical Mistakes

    sjalv replied to Arizonachic's topic in General Students

    Not really a mistake but a "duh" moment. Today my patient had been prescribed Rocephin IV. I hung the bag and went to start it only for the pump to give me an error message: "Distal Occlusion; IV...

  12. Job friendly states

    sjalv replied to nur18's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Not yet graduated, but I live in Oklahoma and every nurse I know who has graduated from the program I attend (which is an ADN program) has secured hospital employment, in varying units from Med/Surg...

  13. Get to know your classmates...

    sjalv replied to RookieRoo's topic in General Students

    This is so true. You become closer with these people faster than you have with anyone else in your life. They'll become your 'brothers' and 'sisters' before that first semester (4 months) is even...

  14. What is the answer to this question??!!

    sjalv replied to Lev's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Is this not kind of an impossible number to guess? What if your brother is the most reliable person in the world but happens to be in another country during the emergency? What if your mother has...

  15. If you could go back and choose....

    sjalv replied to Ndnrnbsn's topic in General Nursing

    How does who answers the question affect you in any

  16. How did you do in A&P?

    sjalv replied to dc1994's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think it is an unreasonable expectation, yes. Should we know where major bones are? Yes. Are we going to remember the names and locations of every bone in the body? Not unless you continuously...

  17. How did you do in A&P?

    sjalv replied to dc1994's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I made a C in A&P1 and a B in A&P2. I'm over halfway done with my RN program and I'm not bursting into tears every day after class, so I can assure you that you'll survive even if you don't...

  18. Clarification on types of liquid meds

    sjalv replied to mpe6889's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Really? Because when I google'd "what are types of syrups and solutions medicine?", the first page of results has the answers to your original question and examples of both. I'm not trying to be rude...

  19. Already doubting myself

    sjalv replied to KStudentNurse70's topic in General Students

    It sounds like you're experiencing some anxiety. How have you been coping with that? ^ that was an example of a robotic therapeutic communication technique that you'll learn all about:nailbiting: It...

  20. So how does it feel like to be a male nurse

    sjalv replied to panjeremy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    A horn has begun to grow from my forehead. I fear it will only grow larger as I progress through my

  21. Where to go???

    sjalv replied to Lharrell12's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I would recommend that you start getting your BSN right after getting your ASN, because most bridge programs are online and can be completed in a year if done full time. Working in either a psych...

  22. Getting to the gym?????????

    sjalv replied to hmowry's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What kind of exercise do you do? Is it mostly cardio, or weightlifting instead? If it's cardio, why not see if there's an early morning cardio class like spinning going on? Gyms usually have them...

  23. Discrimination Against ER Nurses?

    sjalv replied to DaveBSN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I do. Well, the follow statements could be interpreted as being snarky and rudely sarcastic. I've seen people get chewed out here for less. The OP isn't some ditzy new grad whining 'cause she can't...

  24. What do people think about 'older' students?

    sjalv replied to lampard's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I just turned 20 and I don't think anything about it. Some people know what they want to do when they're in high school, others don't. Some people have obstacles that prevent them from pursing nursing...

  25. So how does it feel like to be a male nurse

    sjalv replied to panjeremy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am so going to use that response throughout my