hodgieRN

hodgieRN

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  1. how long did you study for?

    hodgieRN replied to Sisig12's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I studied for 2-3 months. I did hundreds of questions per week. I made sure to over

  2. Fearing the Unknown

    hodgieRN replied to dolphin1966's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No problem! You can also ask which instructor is more liked or which better with the students. Some classes can be a lot easier with the right teacher. If you work in billing, then math shouldn't be...

  3. You make the decisions on YOUR shift and I'll make the decisions on MINE

    hodgieRN replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    For pts that have cancer, they get whatever is ordered. I don't know why nurses think that limiting pain medication in cancer pts is a good thing. The only time it should be backed off is when you are...

  4. Which oral care product is better for intubated pateints?

    hodgieRN posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Our oral care kits have have peroxide and cetylpyridinium chloride. Some doc's order chlorhexadine instead. I think we are moving towards using both at different intervals. Do any of you prefer one...

  5. question about heart failure

    hodgieRN replied to mlauren's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It's 20 meqs of potassium. The question wants to know if you can pick out the issue. It's the muscle weakness and decreased bowel sounds. Marked hypokalemia causes muscle weakness, paralysis,...

  6. Too Many Prototypes...

    hodgieRN replied to pnc2015's topic in General Students

    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...

  7. Fentanyl bolus question

    hodgieRN replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    For future sake, you don't ever give boluses unless there is an order. If the nurse was called to court, shes not going to admit to it. All you are allowed to do is titrate the gtt. If you are ever...

  8. Pharmacology

    hodgieRN replied to smit6843's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    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...

  9. Understanding DM II, please help!

    hodgieRN replied to amyhart34's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I see what you are saying. Don't think of insulin as merely a messenger to the pancreas. It acts directly on a cellular level within the body. If insulin was only a hormone that simply triggered a...

  10. Time Management and Scheduling Questions

    hodgieRN replied to JordanHudson's topic in General Students

    Work mainly depends on how much you need to study. Some can work more, some need to work less. Almost everyone I knew in school worked. Starting part-time is probably better. Maybe around 20 hrs/wk,...

  11. Providgil for stroke pts

    hodgieRN posted a topic in Neurological

    I've seen some docs prescribe Providgil in the hospital for stroke pts to stimulate them during waking hrs. I'm seeing this more and more. You think this is effective? Has anyone seen other stimulates...

  12. Got a D in a nonscience class...

    hodgieRN replied to RHill9919's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Kind of agree, but need more info. Do you have all the other prereqs finished? Grade forgiveness is only allowed so many times. You may want to save it for harder classes, but if this is the only...

  13. Fearing the Unknown

    hodgieRN replied to dolphin1966's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You are never too old to go to nursing school. So don't let that get in your way. You do have to use math in nursing, but it's basic math. School will probably be more difficult than the actual job...

  14. Nervous about applying for nursing programs!

    hodgieRN replied to bizzylizzy3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My advice is this.... First, find out if nursing is what you want to do. I recommend shadowing. Find some nurses that will let you follow them around for a couple shifts. Go in surgery, the ER, ICU,...

  15. Did you take general biology or human biology?

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

    I took human bio, but it was a waste of time b/c it's basically A&P 1 and 2 and simple

  16. Providgil for stroke pts

    hodgieRN replied to hodgieRN's topic in Neurological

    I'm sure they do a full

  17. question nurses at the bedside

    hodgieRN replied to ghansen99's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think a hospital that has gone smoke free has given nurses more time at the bed side and stopped other nurses from passing the buck. When I worked in the ER, there were nurses who would go outside...

  18. Is a nursing career for me?

    hodgieRN replied to lilwonder's topic in General Students

    Lots of nurses are shy and introverted. As long as you can connect with your pts and are communicative with your instructors and classmates, you don't have to be the life of the party. School will...

  19. I think I'm one of *those* kinds of students

    hodgieRN replied to Jill2Shay's topic in General Students

    Things like that my not click until your last semester. In clinicals, everything has multiple step that you have to do in specific order. You won't be able to do them correctly until you've performed...

  20. question nurses at the bedside

    hodgieRN replied to ghansen99's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Time management and work efficiency. If you can learn to chart more efficiently, you'll have more

  21. I need Nursing advice.

    hodgieRN replied to kimberly21's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Are you currently in the nursing program or pre-nursing? If you are, why not finish your ADN and do

  22. Why are people criticizing my choice to get an ASN?

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

    The level of education in an academic arena will always have a holier-than-thou aspect. It happens between bachelors and masters, and between masters and doctorates. The ones that will talk down...

  23. Priorities

    hodgieRN replied to NurseDewar's topic in Emergency

    I shouldn't have to ask in the first

  24. Recommendation for RN handbook (pocket guide)

    hodgieRN replied to tnguy31's topic in General Students

    No problem. I used the flip guides everyday when I started

  25. Primary Prevention Ideas

    hodgieRN replied to Da-ved's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    For sure! Especially, with that news story of those guys that put pictures of their facebook of what they did.