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  1. Trouble in clinical. Prioritizing. Help

    bella14k replied to bella14k's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    WOW! thank you. I totally agree. Clinical at my school is 2 days a week, 6 hour shifts each. My professor often lets us leave an hour or two early due to low census. This is not the experience I had...

  2. Documenting I&O's on pumps

    bella14k replied to bella14k's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Wow. Maybe I was thinking too far into it. I have never been told by my professor or the RN's to look at IV intake. Never. Just dietary... So now that you've explained that (Esme12), it makes sense....

  3. Is this peripheral neuropathy?

    bella14k replied to mikasa's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes, this is peripheral neuropathy and it's related to damage to the blood vessels after exposure to high levels of sugar in the

  4. Heparin help

    bella14k replied to kaylaas's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Heh guess it's that time where I should probably stop studying for an exam on Monday and go to sleeeeeeep! sorry for the

  5. Heparin help

    bella14k replied to kaylaas's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ok let's say the order for a heparin drip is 20,000 units...this is usually going to be over a certain period of time intravenously. But you, the nurse, have to draw it up and spike a NS bag (1,000...

  6. Clinical 'cheat sheet'

    bella14k replied to jessamyn's topic in General Students

    Just what I needed, thank

  7. Documenting I&O's on pumps

    bella14k replied to bella14k's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    KVO, 50 ml/hour. I'm still kind of confused though. So when nurses want to document IV intake, are they usually doing it once a shift (every 8 hours)? How are they figuring out the intake? It says on...

  8. Shy, awkward, introverted nurse-to-be! Can it happen?

    bella14k replied to cccormier's topic in General Students

    I am in nursing school right now (studying for an exam for this Friday, actually...well i will be), and because I'm so shy, I feel like it's killing my confidence..honestly..that and sometimes I'm...

  9. Alfred State Nursing?

    bella14k replied to MrsJessica's topic in New York Nursing

    Hi, I was interested in the nursing program at Alfred State and I am actually there right now taking a little tour. Anyway, I would like your input on what the program was like, what you did hour to...