hodgieRN

hodgieRN

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  1. Can I be a transfer student but also obtain an ADN?

    hodgieRN replied to Somekid5000's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you are asking if you can do both at the same time, you can't. Like Chelsea said, you have to complete the ADN program and then transition. The reason is you will have to be accepted into one of...

  2. Mandatory flu shots????

    hodgieRN replied to 45whenimdone's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'll tell you the main reason why flu shots are now becoming mandatory. Reimbursement. Hospitals are under enormous pressure. Pts that cycle back through the hospital cost billions. A recurrent...

  3. Tired of Pre-req classes!

    hodgieRN replied to Kdrenee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Pre-reqs are difficult because you under constant stress for every single grade. Anything less than an A drives you mad b/c you believe nursing school is blown. Stick with it and once you get into...

  4. Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    hodgieRN replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

    OMG! I hate it when they spit! They say "nauseated" and then hock back and spit in the emesis basin. I understand doing it after you vomit b/c it in the mouth, but if you are just spitting and...

  5. Disabling feeling of failure- please help!

    hodgieRN replied to gabriellegoss's topic in General Students

    I see what you are saying. What I read was that you cried each and every time you didn't live up to your expectations. I was trying to point out that it's not normal to have that type of response if...

  6. Disabling feeling of failure- please help!

    hodgieRN replied to gabriellegoss's topic in General Students

    I don't think it's normal and here's why. Everyone has the goal of being the best they can be. We all should. We all set expectations and its natural to react when the expectation isn't met. But,...

  7. Insulin gtt rates

    hodgieRN replied to *LadyNurse*'s topic in MICU, SICU

    This is no lie...We had one pt in the unit who was super sick. I don't know exactly what was happening but he was an MVA, open belly (left open), DI, cerebral edema, IV paralytics, and a million other...

  8. speech

    hodgieRN replied to ayepacheco's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    First of all, we cannot give medical advice on this forum. Secondly, it's horrible that you would mention to a student, who is trying to get tips on better public speaking, the idea of talking to a...

  9. Need help with pathopphysiology NOW!!!

    hodgieRN replied to dcgrigsby's topic in General Students

    No problem! Best of

  10. Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    hodgieRN replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

    There is a true test for someone faking seizures...better than the sternal rub. And I'm not giving it

  11. what's the difference between ....

    hodgieRN replied to aachavez's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I had orthostatic hypotension on my 21st birthday. Damn bar

  12. tuberculosis

    hodgieRN replied to jennymt2386's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Anything that is being "ruling out" is automatic isolation, until proven otherwise. It's better to isolate them first. Remember, isolation means "precaution," with focus on the

  13. Finding Nursing Articles using CINAHL

    hodgieRN replied to missk88's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I often had the same problem. I would brainstorm and come up with the perfect topic for my essay, but there were no articles. Here are some pointers for you.... When you are brainstorming topics, come...

  14. Studying too much?

    hodgieRN replied to emily12345's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When you study, you have to either put information into your short-term memory or your long-term memory. If you are studying flash cards, see if you can answer a question days later. If not, then that...

  15. speech

    hodgieRN replied to ayepacheco's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's the eyes on you that make people feel scared. Do a speech in the mirror first so you can get a sense of something looking back at you. If you have a pet, do a speech in front of it. They don't...

  16. test anxiety?

    hodgieRN replied to Katieerin's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you had test anxiety, you would know it. There's a difference between someone who can't recall information or gets frustrated during tests vs someone who completely shuts down once the test is in...

  17. Advice from current students or RN school grads

    hodgieRN replied to ClayH's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You could look up information on fundamentals of nursing. I would say to purchase the book and start looking it over, but the edition might change when you

  18. Need help with pathopphysiology NOW!!!

    hodgieRN replied to dcgrigsby's topic in General Students

    Patho is difficult. With anatomy, it's all memorization, but with patho, you have to understand the process and why it happens. It's a totally different ball game. My advice is: -Study every...

  19. Bicarb Gtt

    hodgieRN replied to sleepy17's topic in MICU, SICU

    Correction...it's myopathy, not myelopathy. Myopathy is muscle, myelopathy is spine, neuro.

  20. Bicarb Gtt

    hodgieRN replied to sleepy17's topic in MICU, SICU

    Ditto on the resp vs metabolic There are lots of indications for bicarb gtts (most of them have to do different acidic conditions that are metabolic in nature), but bicarb gtts can be used for...

  21. Nursing School= No Life

    hodgieRN replied to johns795's topic in General Students

    Pretty much

  22. PEG Tube Feeding - Checking Residual

    hodgieRN replied to cara519's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Our facility is to continue anything under 200 ml. As people stated before, you return it and check residual in 4 hrs to see how much they absorbed. It's a mock bolus feeding. One of the reasons a pt...

  23. Rn-bsn question which college type?

    hodgieRN replied to Runningonfancy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    One of the reasons why some employers don't consider RN's with BS in another field a BSN is because of the classes specifically offered to BSN students. The main classes are leadership/management,...

  24. First Semester, No Life

    hodgieRN replied to rtannehi's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yep...Many people disappear from the face of the earth once they are in nursing school. Dig in and ride it out all the way to the end. You will find a balance between school and social life. Make...

  25. Interested in NP field

    hodgieRN replied to dt70's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You are never to old. People go to nursing school is their 40's, 50's, and 60's. Do what you want to do. You can take pre-reqs at community college. Just make sure they transfer over. That info...