hodgieRN

hodgieRN

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  1. You're so smart, you should be a doctor.

    It will happen throughout your nursing career. I usually get asked if I plan on becoming a doctor about once a week. It's also a gender thing too. Pts don't understand that men want to be nurses and...
  2. I always back prime. When you do that, you technically keep the system closed. The more you plug syringes and extra tubing into the ports (despite using alcohol), the higher the chance of...
  3. Speaking About Nurses Who Moonlight As Dancers

    best thread
  4. Help!!! Where to begin to start nursing school

    Get a course catalog from the college you want to go to and pick out what classes you need. That will have all the info you
  5. help in deciding

    Well, you aren't going to know what type of nurse you want to be until you are in nursing school. There are some who know where they want to work before school, but nursing school is going to provide...
  6. Is a 3.52 GPA too low!?

    Once you are a nurse, no one cares where you went to school. All they care about is whether or not you are good at your job. If going to a top rated school is a personal thing, then I understand, but...
  7. Tips and advice....

    Study, study, study. Be organized. Take good notes and always re-read them right after class. Attend study groups. Keep in close contact with your instructor. Don't ever give up. Don't be afraid to...
  8. So scared of failing

    Of course you are scared...it's you dream job. But your fear will keep you on your toes. If classes are too much, then adapt to it. If you are failing behind, seek academic assistance. Just do what...
  9. PATIENCE

    The main hard classes for ADN would be A&P 1 and 2, microbiology, chemistry (if applicable), pharmacology (some school requires this before applying, other don't). Just to let you know...LPN...
  10. Pharm Help anyone?!

    Try and group the medications based on the generic name b/c most of them have a similar base term. Dibucaine, lidocaine, benzocaine, tetracaine all cause numbness. Learn how they interact with...
  11. Charting - for dummies...

    There are some great videos on youtube for clinical assessment if you want a few extra
  12. Congrats on passing! Lots of students don't pass tests, class, and clinicals. In other posts, I've mentioned the fact that overachieving can often be the down fall of students. As GrnTea said, nursing...
  13. This happens to me all the time. You use tape, tegaderms, band-aids, and if any part of them hit the gloves, it like glue. What you can do is peel off the back of the dressing as you apply it. You...
  14. Scenario Help

    Also, any one that has sternal involvement is at risk for cardiac tamponade and myocardial contusions. This scenario sound more like an acute abdomen, but it's a good thing to remember. If you suspect...
  15. Dinamap cuff keeps popping off?

    There are also cuffs that are labeled as "long." You can use them for better wrapping around the arm. Pts who have huge arms often have short arms as well, so the extra large cuffs won't fit...
  16. novolog

    It's not saying that regular insulin is only to be given IV. It's saying that regular insulin is the only insulin that you can give IV...which means you don't give other types (like levemir, lantus or...
  17. I don't know all the rules of the law, but I'm skeptical if the law applies within the hospital setting. I would think the law of the land within the hospital is the policies and procedures for the...
  18. To answer your question, not all pts are able to have a pulm caths. It has to be maintained by nurses who are trained to use them. However, you can get a CVP reading from other things (not just pulm...
  19. Nursing Application Essay

    You grades are good, and sound like the essay portion was close to perfect. There has to be other factors on the admitting side. I wonder if something like Kaplan or some other learning center would...
  20. RN Majoring, HELP

    RN
  21. Nursing school not for me?

    You may be feeling this way b/c it took more than one try to get in. The excitement was lost after the first couple of tries, but that doesn't mean you don't belong. The fact that you never gave up is...
  22. LOST

    My advice would be to relax. It's a good thing that you want to be a great nurse, but great nurses aren't unrealistic overachievers. I know it's kind of brutal, but it's honest and it might be some of...
  23. NP vs. CRNA vs. PA

    Congrats on getting accepted! All you need for nursing school is a stethoscope. a pen, and your uniform. Nothing else is really needed. Maybe a clipboard. I remember students who bought kits, B/p...
  24. Nursing Application Essay

    What's you
  25. High school senior. Needs advice please

    See if your mom can set up a couple of nights of shadowing. Go in to ER, surgery, ICU, etc. Make sure you keep your GPA up in all classes. Meet with your guidance counselor, talk to an academic...