Eilana

Hello, I'm a nursing student looking to talk to a RN about issues regarding nursing (such as past experiences, current views, trends etc). If any RN is willing to help, please PM or is willing to correspond through email, I would really appreciate i...

I'm sure there is a thread around here somewhere, but I feel like I should share this. I'm still a student nurse and the other day, I missed giving 2 scheduled doses of insulin; I only gave the sliding scale. Nobody caught the mistake until the aft...

Knock Knock ... Who's there? Billy. Billy Who? Billy Rubin.

Yesterday, I did something that I didn't think I would do on the floor: One minute I was just laughing and cracking jokes and the next thing I knew I started crying in front of my instructor. There were only the two of us at the time and she kindly...

I work as a waitress and then doing full time schooling for my degree. Thankfully my boss is very understanding and try to schedule me for weekends and later shifts on weekdays when she knows that I have to get up early the next morning for the hosp...

Thank you all for sharing your stories. After my crying episode, I felt so silly for breaking down in the first place for no apparent reason! Upon retrospect, it felt good to just cry (you know what I mean). Then I just started to write down my fe...

Hi, I'm just wondering if anyone wouldn't sharing their experiences dealing with diabetic patients. What were the patients' perception of health? How did their experiences affect you as a nurse? or You yourself, have diabetes, so how do you persona...

After being diagnosed with diabetes, how has your perception of health changed? Do you considered yourself to be healthy (did you, prior to your diagnosis)?

How you ever encountered pt. who are in pain and you are helpless as to how to treat them? One of my first clinical experiences on the floor and I had this lady, age 69. She was admitted for dementia, social problems and OD on narcotics. She repor...

There is a lot information about diabetes like diet, glucose monitoring, support groups, treatments etc ... what do you think is the biggest misconception about diabetes (from people who do have diabetes and from the people who don't)?

I know that one of the most important thing to changing a health behaviour is for the pt to want to change. Diabetes often requires many lifestyle changes on the part of the client with alterations in diet, exercise, ADL etc (if anybody wants to ela...

I know that many of my colleagues are doing that: school full time, parent full time and in between they pull off hours to support the home. It is not easy because some of these parents have young children. It helps to have a good support system. ...

I hope you don't mind me asking, was your grandmother's compliance due in part of her diabetes ... (ie, she was afraid of the secondary effects that stem from diabetes). Some pts are compliant simply because "my doctor said so." Others are truly afra...

Like many of previous replies, I would just like to emphasize that it is important for your daugther to think about why she chose to go into nursing as profession. What is about unique nursing is that it is not all about textbooks but there *is* a p...

yup, definitely a fan of the peanut butter + toast combo. i used to never eat breakfast but i found myself hungry at around 1030 or so, but clinical days are just too long for you to not have breakfast ... now i usually have a hot instant drink mix w...

I think it all depends on which subject it is and the nature of the test / exam. Ideally I would like to devote a few hours for each subject but often that just doesn't happen. I would rewrite my notes and try to read the textbook. Things come up ...

Hello, thank you for answering my post. um, I'm not a student from Douglas College, so hopefully you're still game for helping me out. Talk to you soon!

Clincals are mandatory so I just go despite the fact that I'm sick. It's too much of a hassel for me to go and make arrangements afterwards with my instructor. I think in the end, it really depends on how sick I am and whether or not I have to see ...

Clincals are mandatory so I just go despite the fact that I'm sick. It's too much of a hassel for me to go and make arrangements afterwards with my instructor. I think in the end, it really depends on how sick I am and whether or not I have to see ...

Hello, I'm a nursing student looking to talk to a RN about issues regarding nursing (such as past experiences, current views, trends etc). If any RN is willing to help, please PM or is willing to correspond through email, I would really appreciate i...

While there are many discussions regarding health practices, nursing procedures, the education in becoming a nurse, take a moment to think about what you really think 'health' is? What is your personal definition of health as an individual, as a nur...

As a nurse, how do you display professionalism ... what does 'professionalism' mean to you? What specific characteristics are needed in order to be a professional nurse nowadays? How does a nurse make a difference? Share your thoughts.

I agree. Teachers have the authority to speak to a student when she / he is disturbing the class. I think that by going to the teacher, you are at least letting the teacher know that there *is* a problem and that you are uncomfortable with the situ...

I sometimes feel really young when I see some of my classmates are married and with children. In the end, it adds to the classroom dynamics with some many students coming from various backgrounds and homelife. Everyone has a common goal and that is...

for me, it would be a anatomy & physiology ... i also have labs, so adds to be school workload ...