jenndavis

I know from reading previous posts there were a few others that were applying to the OU ABSN program. I just turned my application in about two weeks ago. I'm hoping to be accepted to the Duncan program. My husband and I will be moving back to the La...

Hello All, I graduated with a BSN in March of this year (2014). I took the NCLEX today and feel really good about it (I also got the good pop up, so fingers crossed). I also have a bachelors in Psychology, as well as a Master's in Behavioral Science....

Thank you all so much for the advice and words of encouragement. My interview is today in about an hour, so we'll see how it goes.

This may be me worrying all for nothing. I'm a new grad looking for my first position. I've applied for positions, but there really hasn't been any openings or opportunities for new grads at the local hospital. Today I applied for a position at an ou...

Hello All, I've posted in the Alaska State thread, but haven't heard anything back from anybody. I'm hoping I'll get some advice in here. I graduated with a BSN in March of this year (2014). I recently received my license info for Alaska, so I'm all ...

Hi! I took my NCLEX today; 75 questions with a good pop up. No one can walk feeling like they rocked it, but I wasn't crying when I left. I used VATI and loved it. There are quite a few practice quizzes you can work on along with "assignments" and ca...

I'm working on my large care plan for my critical care rotation. As I'm going through my pt's lab values, I'm trying to explain why some would be elevated and some would be low. This is all making sense for the most part.....pt was experiencing kidne...

Phew, thank you so much for your guidance. This patient's picture is finally starting to fall into place.

Thank you for your responses, and also thank you for the article Esme. It took me a bit to read, but it was interesting. I'm thinking that this leads back to my Pt's uncontrolled blood pressure. When contacted, his daughter stated that she knew he ha...

My class is preparing for a SIM Lab dealing with Septic Shock and Multiple Organ Dysfunction. I think I'm on the right track for a question, but I'm not sure..... The Question: Explain why myocardial depression is almost always present in a patient w...

I thought I understood dosage calculations, and I normally do well on exams. We had a practice test and there was an IV question that has me super confused. Pt is to receive Dopamine at 5mcg/kg/min. Pt weighs 80 kg. You have 1.6 Gm/250ml. What should...

Thank you all. It is always a terrible feeling when you have no IDE where an answer came from. I appreciate y'all checking my work. My teacher said it must have been a typo, but I couldn't get a hold of her prior to panicking.

Thanks for the link. I'm going through family focus right now too, and this monitoring business can become confusing.

Hello All, I will start my summer semester shortly. During our two week break between semesters, we (as a class) were asked to complete our OB care plans. I had a diagnosis of Beginning integration of the infant into the family. I have no idea what I...

Hello. I am currently working on my first care plan. I originally thought that I had a basic understanding of how to create my diagnoses. Our format for school though is super weird though. It is separated into three columns: First column is for NAND...

Thank you so much for this resource. It is beyond helpful. Still feeling a little shaky but not so stressed. I appreciate all you do to help us students.

That's what I was planning on doing, but we are suppose to cite symptoms from our text. That's the part that didn't make sense. On the form there is no place to list our pts signs and symptoms. It's just weird. I did use Esme's suggested research sit...

This format is just not what I thought it would be. Hopefully I will receive some feedback as to what I am doing from my instructor. Thank you for responding and for providing a reference.

My first exam is on Monday, Health Assessment. I'm worried but trying to stay calm. I think I'm most stressed about not knowing how the questions will be worded. She has practice exams and they are not in the NCLEX style I'm used to seeing. So.... we...

"Here is the secret of inspiration: Tell yourself that thousands and tens of thousands of people, not very intelligent and certainly no more intelligent than the rest of us, have mastered problems as difficult as those that now baffle you." When I...

Perhaps over spring break I can get an article together. I just finished my second week of an ABSN program and things are moving quick. I wouldn't have it any other way though. First exam on Monday......eek!

Hello. For my intro to professional nursing class we are making power point presentations over different theorists. My presentation is over Madeleine Leininger, the foundress of transcultural caring. The problem I am running into is that we must disc...

Thanks for all the input. I'm learning a ton about her and her work. It really is quite interesting.

Thanks for the suggestions. I will look into that book. Also thanks for the info about the nurse scientist program. I knew a little about it, but like I said was having a hard time finding more info. I can now tailor my searches a little bit more. I ...