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  1. Teaching coughing and deep breathing with tracheostomy?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you. That was what I thought, but wanted to confirm

  2. Teaching coughing and deep breathing with tracheostomy?

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks, I did look at that link and a few others actually before posting here. I guess my questions are does the patient cough up the mucus through the tracheostomy or through their mouth? I am...

  3. Best way to study in the car

    tsm007 replied to chwcbesteph's topic in General Students

    I do a lot of my studying in the car or doing laundry or other housework. I have started recording everything I read outloud. I use iTunes and find podcasts or nursing lectures there too. I've bought...

  4. Post-op assessment tips for the subtle signs of complications

    tsm007 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi, we did a simulation lab on a post-op patient. All of his vital signs were normal, but he was repeatedly complaining of being tired. It wasn't until I was driving home from the clinicals that I...

  5. Post-op assessment tips for the subtle signs of complications

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you as usual GrnTea. Very helpful information particularly paying close attention to the trends. I had thought of that, but not in the way you wrote it. I am going to try real hard to match up...

  6. Having trouble understanding the different types of NG tubes

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you! This is all making sooo much more sense to me. That was kind of my thought on this too. This is all for lab simulation so they've been having us use the salem sump for everything. This is...

  7. Need to "interview" RN graduates from 60-70s and 80-90s

    tsm007 replied to luckyzhp's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    To the original poster, I'm not an an admin or anything here, but I know most forums generally frown upon research surveys and some consider it spam and just remove the post. I had an assignment that...

  8. Having trouble understanding the different types of NG tubes

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think I actually got this now. One more question if anyone happens to come back along. You've already been so helpful! Do you ever close the air vent? I know they usually plug the connector into...

  9. Having trouble understanding the different types of NG tubes

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you so much Esme12! You were very, very helpful. To clarify I got this all right here is what I am understanding. 1. The air vent is not necessarily a blue pigtail? I thought it had to be blue,...

  10. Having trouble understanding the different types of NG tubes

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We must have been posting at the same time :)

  11. Having trouble understanding the different types of NG tubes

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Okay, let me clarify my question some more. I bought a salem sump tube to practice with, but feel like I'm missing something. Took a pic for you of what was in the package. What is the clear/white...

  12. Indwelling catheter question

    tsm007 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    One of my classmates and I are having some discussion about indwelling catheters and something she read in the textbook. In one textbook it says to insert the foley cath until you see urine and then...

  13. Indwelling catheter question

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks so much for your tips! They were very

  14. WGU Pre-licensure program

    tsm007 replied to BeesMama's topic in Western Governors University

    I know a lot of people do work and go to the program so I think it's possible. I do not work, but I also have 7 kids so there is more to adding work into the schedule for me. I really love this...

  15. WGU prelicensure, anyone else here?

    tsm007 posted a topic in Western Governors University

    Saying hi. I am super excited about this and nervous too. I just called last week and have prereqs to work on, but really hoping I will get accepted into their nursing program. The website says...

  16. Heparin injection = epic fail! Help!

    tsm007 replied to nurse2b013's topic in General Students

    Not sure if this applies to heparin, but I thought I'd throw it out there because maybe it would apply. I'm still a beginning student. I have diabetic children who take insulin sq regularly and one...

  17. NG tube help

    tsm007 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well I feel like a big bozo, but I messed up on the skills lab on NG tubes because I misidentified the lumens. In lab when we practiced, the end you aspirate from had a cap on it and you took it off...

  18. NG tube help

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    GrnTea - That was very helpful. I do a lot better remembering things when I know the *why* behind it. I am sure if anything I will not screw this skill up again. I keep trying to remind myself that...

  19. NG tube help

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you both. That

  20. I'm Going to Scream!

    tsm007 replied to Stephalump's topic in General Students

    Okay, I have 7 kids, 6 still at home. I'll share some tips I got that have really helped me. I bought from Amazon a 99 cent relaxing nature sounds song. I also have an app on my phone for white...

  21. WGU PreLicense Hopefuls Summer of 2013

    tsm007 replied to BlkQueen8's topic in Western Governors University

    Sorry the only caught my attention. No way no how would I pay that much money for an RN degree. That is one of the reasons I chose WGU. I like to be smart with how I spend my

  22. WGU pre licensure program

    tsm007 replied to Fcat's topic in Western Governors University

    Have them send them to you. I had to scan all docs and email them to my enrollment adviser. Yes, I'd start studying for that

  23. WGU pre licensure program

    tsm007 replied to Fcat's topic in Western Governors University

    yes, you need these 3 things for initial enrollment. make sure you get cpr through the american heart association. they don't accept the red cross one even at the provider level - kind of annoying...

  24. 35 years old with 3 kids and thinking about nursing

    tsm007 replied to plutomickey1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm 38 with 7 kids. If you want it go for it. I don't know. I woke up one morning and thought about my life. I have had no regrets except for not getting my nursing degree. I didn't want to look...

  25. WGU pre licensure program

    tsm007 replied to Fcat's topic in Western Governors University

    I am in the Indiana cohort and I did not have a letter of reference from a health care employer (or for that matter any employer). I haven't been employed outside of the home in over 10 years. I used...