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  1. skills for fundamentals

    aachavez posted a topic in General Students

    Im about to start my Nursing Fundamentals course (which I'm pretty stoked about) What skills did you get checked off during this course? Which were hardest? How did you prepare, any tips to help get...

  2. rhabdomyolysis question

    aachavez replied to aachavez's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It's a bummer that I don't really have more info on this patient, I am curious about how his situation came about. However, it seems like it was a couple years ago, so there's no way to find out how...

  3. rhabdomyolysis question

    aachavez replied to aachavez's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    FLmed: Yes! He is currently on Simvastatin for cholesterol. Looking up the drug, under the warning symptoms to look out for are the symptoms of rhabdo... hmmm, this is interesting!... Yes I definetly...

  4. rhabdomyolysis question

    aachavez replied to aachavez's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It could have been that a DVT caused swelling to the point that circulation to a limb was decreased to a level that muscle died. This is exactly what I was looking for. With the lack of info I can...

  5. rhabdomyolysis question

    aachavez replied to aachavez's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My question was more general, as in... How can a blood clot lead to rhabdo? I am curious about this patient in particular, unfortunetly MANY details are not available in his chart. It was a few years...

  6. rhabdomyolysis question

    aachavez replied to aachavez's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm in med-surg 1, so this is all pretty new to me too. There's no detail of how his rahbdo came about, just that it is in his history. So it may be totally unrelated to his clot. While doing...

  7. What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

    aachavez replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

    You're a new nurse and have never done an IV stick? That scares me a little bit... I'm in my RN program now and would be terrified if I found out we wont get some exposure to that! Then again, maybe I...

  8. What gadgets/tools do you own?

    aachavez posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm curious what kind of supplies y'all own, keep handy or use. Obviously stethescope, BP cuff, pen light...etc. But what other stuff do you keep for your personal use? Hemostats, pulse ox,...

  9. What do you keep in your clinical bag?

    aachavez posted a topic in General Students

    Getting excited for my next round of clinicals! Trying to stay ahead of the game this term, and planning ahead. What do you usually keep with you in your clinical bag? So far mine has: Lunch, snacks,...

  10. Overweight issues; uncomfortable with being practiced on by another student

    aachavez replied to molybdenum's topic in General Students

    Im in the same position, and it's refreshing to see others that feel the same way. Overweight nursing student, couldnt fit into the uniforms, and feeling self conscious for sure! Fortunatly, we have...

  11. Name Badges Worn Backwards

    aachavez replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    Mine flip around all the time, when I notice it's facing in (and blank is facing out) I turn it around. Seems like a really odd thing to bicker about, I'm sure that most times it's not intentional....

  12. How many must make 80% or better on each exam?

    aachavez replied to Stoogesfan's topic in General Students

    If on any test you fall below 78%, you must remediate. You need a 78% to pass the course. Since the vast majority of our grade comes from test scores, failing too many tests will fail you from the...

  13. Nursing school: Bizarre practice in learning to bed bath..

    aachavez replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Students

    The only things we've actually practiced on eachother in lab were passive range of motion, blood glucose, head to to assesment (without removing any uniform, maybe shoes and socks) vital signs.......

  14. Which year do nursing students start their clinicals?

    aachavez replied to f_nurse2b16's topic in General Students

    I started my 2 year ADN program in January. I have many of my gen-ed's (psych, nutrition etc) already done. I started Nursing Fundamentals in July. Week 3 was our first

  15. Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    aachavez replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    I've only just finnished my first term of clinical rotations, I havn't seen anything yet! Though I did have one interesting patient. 30ish male, a few years ago had a shotgun accident. You wouldn't...

  16. What do you bring to eat?

    aachavez replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Whichever way you go, at least bring some snacks. I always keep on hand (especially in my clinical bag, I found I was doing lots of heavy physical work, and definetly needed a good boost) snacks,...

  17. Bed Baths & Other Nursing Arts Still Taught? (Speaking of Wet Wipe Baths)

    aachavez replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Students

    My mom has always been insanely picky about making her bed. During my fundamentals (which I finish this week) our first skills were hand washing, vital signs, bed making, baths, oral care, changing...

  18. Accident in anatomy lab!

    aachavez replied to sweetstrwbrry1's topic in General Students

    In anatomy a few years ago, we disected cats, it was an ongoing process, we stored our cats on the trays wrapped up with some of the preserving fluid. I reached up to the top shelf to grab my cat,...

  19. Yay! I passed hand-washing!

    aachavez replied to edatri's topic in General Students

    I did mine not that long ago too. Passing was a huge relief! I get super super nervous for every skill, for vital signs I almost forgot to take the BP! Every check off, you're closer to that RN!...

  20. ATI Levels?

    aachavez posted a topic in General Students

    I have my first ATI exam coming up, and need to get at least a Level 1 to pass. I'm kinda struggling with the practice tests, and getting like a 65%. So now I have to study all the remediation...

  21. Do you make friends with others in your nursing program?

    aachavez replied to EP10's topic in General Students

    My class is 12, and Im about the youngest at 26, many in their 30's and the oldest, 46, is the only guy. We all get a long pretty well, which is nice. I wouldn't say I've made 'friends' as in,...

  22. ATI Levels?

    aachavez replied to aachavez's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the feedback. Took my Fundamentals ATI today and got a level II! Woohoo! No re-test for me! I got a 72%. Still don't know what the cut off's are for level III or I. On the practice tests...

  23. [Blank] Made Incredibly Easy! - book series

    aachavez replied to GracyMae's topic in General Students

    I love them, very similar to the 'For Dummies' series, which I also loved. The 'Memory Notebook of Nursing' (there are a couple editions available fairly cheap on amazon) and has lots of awesome...

  24. ER Tech

    aachavez replied to qxvu85's topic in General Students

    The training for EMS and nursing are so totally different. While I don't know the answer for sure, I'd bet money that you cannot challenge EMT with your current training. However going to CNA route...

  25. How do you FAIL clinical?

    aachavez posted a topic in General Students

    I'm in my first quarter of 'real nursing stuff' (fundamentals, CNA work at a SNF). We have our classroom portion, tests, written assignments etc which is worth a letter grade. Then we have clinical,...