4boysmama

4boysmama

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  1. Teacher uses a different textbook for tests

    4boysmama replied to smilemore78's topic in General Students

    I think it's fair. It's all fundaments stuff - it's not like they're taking stuff from a med-surg text and testing you on topics that aren't relevant to your coursework. Fundamentals are...

  2. Something my clinical instructor said...

    4boysmama replied to Dnap22's topic in General Students

    do you routinely get orders to flush with an IV push med? It's sort of the same thing,

  3. Flu shots as a student anyone?

    4boysmama replied to Mrs.RNindeed's topic in General Students

    are you in a nursing program? Don't they require you to get the flu shot in order to do

  4. not what i expected

    4boysmama replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Students

    This statement sounds quite "stand-off ish and isolated" to me. You'll get out of the group experience what you put into it. You say that you wish the group were more friendly, and that you "wish the...

  5. Does anyone know where to find nursing articles?

    4boysmama replied to binnyblonde's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Just out of curiosity, what school are you going to? I find it more than a little bit unsettling that any school that has a nursing program does not provide access to evidence-based scholarly nursing...

  6. Administering heparin do you need 2 needles?

    4boysmama replied to tsm007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    we were intructed to change needles because any residual heparin that might be on the needle can cause bruising at the injection site, which can be quite

  7. School supplies?!

    4boysmama replied to aml1109's topic in General Students

    One tip on the "planner" - I'm an organizer at heart, and I use google calendars for this; I prefer it to a paper organizer because I can delete/update things without it getting messy with crossouts...

  8. Doing a project- I need you! Please read!!

    4boysmama replied to gabriellegoss's topic in General Students

    ADN, 36,

  9. Help Passing Pharmacology and Fundamental 2

    4boysmama replied to pradagirl's topic in General Students

    I'm not the OP but I'd love to see the concept maps for pharm

  10. Who knows a great way to study for a cumulative medsurg exam?!?!?

    4boysmama replied to theoj7's topic in General Students

    our med-surg final was cumulative as well; I went over my notes and brain sheets (before each exam during the semester, I did a one page "most important stuff to know" for that exam - this was...

  11. PPD

    4boysmama replied to loveSBK's topic in General Students

    The redness/erythema is not indicative of a positive reaction - it's only an induration/raised area, and then only if the induration is >10mm. I always get a big red (flat) splotch, because I've...

  12. Getting over perfectionism

    4boysmama replied to crossfitnurse's topic in General Students

    This made me chuckle, because you just described me to a T, lol! (and I'm a prefectionist, too) I've been peeved all day after taking my final yesterday. Needed and 88 for an A in the class...so of...

  13. Shoes for clinical rotation!

    4boysmama replied to mandi_91's topic in General Students

    I splurged on these seriously cute (and comfortable) dansko sanibels - they look a little bit like chuck taylors, which makes me smile. (I'd wear chucks if they didn't hurt my feet after a few hours...

  14. recording app

    4boysmama replied to vicky82's topic in General Students

    I bring my netbook into class, and use the recording within OneNote to record lectures - it's awesome because the recording sync's with the notes I type, so I can click anywhere in the notes and it...

  15. Was I penalized too much for my pharmacology sim final? URGENT !

    4boysmama replied to stargirl018's topic in General Students

    I'm confused.... according to the sliding scale the pt was due to get 4 units, but by your calculations it should have been 40 units, but then you ultimately gave 4 units? It seems to me that if that...

  16. Old edition textbooke?

    4boysmama replied to kmac3414's topic in General Students

    so far, the only book I have bought a brand new, latest edition for is my Clinical Drug Therapy (for pharm) - that seems to be an ever-changing and updating field, so I felt like I had to have the...

  17. I'm a procrastinator... Help?

    4boysmama replied to twss2323's topic in General Students

    Your usual method of operation won't work in NS - you will fail out before the first semester is over, I can almost guarantee it. There's just too much volume of material to cover. So - make a plan,...

  18. Now I know why nobody ever gets a 4.0 at my school ...

    4boysmama replied to bonjournurse2b's topic in General Students

    I would follow up with the professor to make sure that isn't a typo or something. That's just not

  19. What would your answer be to this question?

    4boysmama replied to SouthernNurse27's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I can always hear my first semester instructor's voice in my head: ASSESS, ASSESS, ASSESS!! You can't offer pain relief until you know where the pain is, how bad it is, etc. You can't teach cough and...

  20. Finally finished nursing school!!!

    4boysmama replied to Katniss88's topic in General Students

    congratulations! best of luck on the NCLEX - you will do

  21. Accepted Into Nursing School, Want to get a CNA Certification While I wait?

    4boysmama replied to SexyFloridaGirl's topic in General Students

    you certainly *could* do a CNA training course prior to starting nursing school, but in all honesty, it would be a waste of money. In your first semester of nursing school, you will learn all of the...

  22. Help with Nursing Diagnoses

    4boysmama replied to jamielynn1389's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So she's currently incarcerated? So any dx that would relate to using drugs would be moot, since she's not actively using at the moment. But, there's still lots of damage done by her past actions...

  23. If I fail last semester, can I transfer elsewhere out-of-state?

    4boysmama replied to okiedokie123's topic in General Students

    My understanding is that you can apply for admission to another nursing school, but that you would need to start over from scratch at that new school. Curriculum is not standardized in terms of the...

  24. How much to study?

    4boysmama replied to beccaboo322's topic in General Students

    I do about an hour a day until the week before exam day, and then it's about 2-3 hours/day. I'm coming up on final exam in 2 weeks, and I've been doing about 2 hours/day. I've maintained a 4.0 so...

  25. Did everyone have a 4.0?

    4boysmama replied to britthohenbrink's topic in General Students

    Esme, I think you might have misunderstood a previous poster - when she said it's a whole different ball game now, and that it's not just regurgitating info, I think she was referring to how nursing...