DawnJ

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  1. Timing of titer following vaccines

    DawnJ posted a topic in Infectious Disease

    How long are you supposed to wait between vaccination (Hep B & varicella) and drawing the titer to check for conversion? Thanks for your

  2. What type of gross things do registered nurses have to do?

    DawnJ replied to Neisha_'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    And most healthcare fields require anatomy and physiology classes as pre-reqs. At my community college, that meant a year in the cadaver lab. Really, after the smell of decay and preservative, a...

  3. "For-profit" schools... As bad as they say?

    DawnJ replied to eyesopen_mouthshut's topic in General Students

    I go to a for-profit. They had a good pass rate, then a dip and a total re-org. The last 2 grad classes all passed the NCLEX. Everyone but 2 on the first try. I totally believe you get what you...

  4. Reported to BON because of eating disorder!?!?

    DawnJ replied to RoamFreeRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm overweight. I wonder if someone is going to report me some

  5. Cheating in nursing School...

    DawnJ replied to NurseKis's topic in General Students

    Is using a test bank cheating? As long as the instructor isn't pulling the test from it, I can see it would be a good way to study. Like, I always use the test questions at the back of the chapter...

  6. What was your worst professor & How did you cope??

    DawnJ replied to bagface's topic in General Students

    Try Khan Academy You Tube videos. He is a great teacher and has started posting A&P

  7. why do good students get beaten down in nursing school

    DawnJ replied to kvyates's topic in General Students

    First I heard "well, she is booksmart but once we get to clinicals, she'll get bad grades'. That didn't happen. But I still hear "She is good in lecture but I'm much better in the clinical site"...

  8. Clinicals - - what to expect?

    DawnJ replied to livmoore89's topic in General Students

    Know how to do a head to toe assessment, how to change adult briefs and how to safely transfer a patient. All the rest you should have your instructor with you to teach and

  9. Foreign Transplants

    DawnJ replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in General Nursing

    Really? If you don't have insurance, no matter how sick you are or why--you just die? That doesn't seem

  10. Losing respect for nursing students

    DawnJ replied to kjnsweets's topic in General Nursing

    I'm the student who always has the off-the-wall question, the "what if" questions. All my instructors have been great but the best one doesn't answer me, instead she prompts me through the thought...

  11. Losing respect for nursing students

    DawnJ replied to kjnsweets's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, I'm a 2nd career person and those that are in my class are more mature. Not giggling, gossiping and not paying attention. Also, part of it is the school. Our school is super strict on...

  12. I got found out!

    DawnJ replied to hiddencatRN's topic in General Nursing

    All my life when I've been in a medical situation, the staff asked me if I was a nurse. No, I do computer programming. Now I gave up and figured they must have all been right and I'm halfway through...

  13. Wound Care

    DawnJ replied to Momofzra's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Huh....we just learned wound care and they said that the latest protocol is that wound care is NOT a sterile technique. Just

  14. Failing with so little left in the semester??

    DawnJ replied to Scrubs_girl's topic in General Students

    Khan Academy

  15. Tips on Saving Money

    DawnJ replied to zoe92's topic in General Students

    The dollar store is great for toiletries and school supplies. Try to buy used books if you can, or rent them. If you have to buy them, resell the ones you don't need. I got $150 for my...

  16. Top 10 Nursing Supplies

    DawnJ replied to JenLahaye's topic in General Students

    A paper planner to mark due dates, make notes, etc. Most invaluable for me? Earplugs. I cannot concentrate when there is talking or noise. I have a small soft pair that fit in the ears for exams...

  17. Best Care Plan Book?

    DawnJ replied to Faralas's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I like Ackley and Ladwig. They give you rationales and references for interventions that I find to be a great jumping off point for me to get some more current research to support my interventions....

  18. Help--need teaching suggestion endocrine

    DawnJ replied to goingback's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    YES! Case studies are the best, especially if they are based on a case you were involved in. Our best teacher (who is an administrator now and only subs) is the best with that. She is funny and...

  19. Tricks of the trade: Diversion- stories of the stupid and sly?

    DawnJ replied to SuzieVN's topic in General Nursing

    You gotta poop sometime! But according to my drug book, if you mix it with ETOH or barbituates, you get a better

  20. Kinder pooping pants

    DawnJ replied to Gampopa's topic in School

    Maybe he was being bullied in the bathroom and now he doesn't want to go in

  21. OMG Say it correctly!

    DawnJ replied to seanynjboy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I recently had someone talking about the "arthritis" med when they really meant "thyroid" med. Repeated mistake, big difference. I guess the "rye" sound makes them the same to them. And "yous"....

  22. Is it illegal to say you're a med student if you are not in medical school?

    DawnJ replied to psu_213's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The term "medical" covers a whole lot for some people,

  23. I've wasted my spring break!

    DawnJ replied to rubato's topic in General Students

    I once had a family member ask me which day of the week I studied, so they could plan other things for me to do. I honestly said: "I study every day of the week". And I do, at least some. Not...

  24. Favorite things you bought during RN school to help your studies?

    DawnJ replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    Mosby's Pharmacology Flash Cards. The cartoons were so silly, they helped you to remember the actions of the

  25. i dont know if i can recover!

    DawnJ replied to freckles23's topic in General Students

    Don't go by what the last class said about a test, they may have changed the test. Electrolytes are tricky and oxygenation can be too. There are things that work opposite of each other, so you...