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  1. I'm STUCK, please give me your advice :)

    charli_appleRN replied to kmh01's topic in General Students

    In that case, uncontrolled blood glucose can kill the pt and stop the wounds from healing. But what about the ABC's? Airway and breathing comes

  2. I'm STUCK, please give me your advice :)

    charli_appleRN replied to kmh01's topic in General Students

    It sounds like youre stuck on the wounds. What about the newly diagnosed diabetes? Does the pt know all there is to know about that? What part does nutrition play in an obese diabetic with open...

  3. Attention all mothers!!! Help!!!

    charli_appleRN replied to laylayluv90's topic in General Students

    If I went to school full time I wouldnt work at all. 12 credit hours or more a semester equals a full time time job where you'll put in at least 20 hours of overtime a week. I finally got my daughter...

  4. Attention all mothers!!! Help!!!

    charli_appleRN replied to laylayluv90's topic in General Students

    It takes time to adjust when you have children and it's best to make those adjustments before you start clinicals. Do you have any family that can help? I have one child and go to school/work part...

  5. Nurses, how are you going to vote? 2012 US Presidential Election

    charli_appleRN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Obama

  6. Cringing at venous sticks...

    charli_appleRN replied to jamieekins's topic in General Students

    Ask the powers that be. It wouldnt be part of the curriculum but more like a field

  7. Cringing at venous sticks...

    charli_appleRN replied to jamieekins's topic in General Students

    If your school offers opportunites to view an autopsy........go. I use to get nervous at the sight of a needle, let alone blood. After viewing that autopsy, I could pretty much look at anything and...

  8. medsurg & pharm

    charli_appleRN replied to jessjay's topic in General Students

    Do you guys use ATI? If so, I suggest watching the pharm videos, doing the practice test, and making flash cards for your notes. Med-surg is pretty much taking what you learned in funds and appling...

  9. Trouble with starting IV's

    charli_appleRN replied to Katniss88's topic in General Students

    I've only had one try, too. I had to work backwards because I'm right-handed but I did get a flashback. Then my instructor told me to advance the needle. I advanced it a little and she said to...

  10. Do you just love it when professors test you on information you haven't learned??

    charli_appleRN replied to hershdawg's topic in General Students

    I hear this complaint all the time but I've never experienced it. I've even heard it about instructors I've had a semester or 2 before..... as if they had suddenly restructured their whole method of...

  11. This semester of nursing school not going well for me - unbelievable

    charli_appleRN replied to Nogoodmood's topic in General Students

    I'd advise you to stop worrying about what other students are doing and concentrate on what you're told to do. Have you witnessed any procedures your classmates have done to see how good they were at...

  12. pathophysiology

    charli_appleRN replied to DSCCnsg14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    patho is the disease process.....in other words, what does a particular disease do to the

  13. My first clinical course and I hate it

    charli_appleRN replied to EP10's topic in General Students

    I was hating going to clinicals for a minute there too but for slightly different reasons. I used to be a nursing assistant so it wasnt the basic care that bothered me. It was the basic care for 1...

  14. ADN programs with high graduation and NCLEX pass rates

    charli_appleRN replied to cococh15's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I go to B/S and I love it. We do lose alot of students but I've never felt like they were weeding us out. If we dont do well on a test, it's mandatory that we go to tutoring. What I've noticed is...

  15. Whats so Hard about Nursing School and the profession?

    charli_appleRN replied to whipwreck82's topic in General Students

    I'm one of those who might open her text book the first few weeks but I eventually ditch it. I do read the ATI book cover to cover, though. I've found that the textbooks contain mostly prerequisite...

  16. Need to figure out new strategy

    charli_appleRN replied to LCinTraining's topic in General Students

    I suggest reading every chapter assigned in the ATI book and doing the quiz at the end. They're short & sweet and ALL APPLICATION.....just like your exams. As for your fundamentals book, I...

  17. Worried about my nursing supplies!?

    charli_appleRN replied to Randi156's topic in General Students

    I agree that you need friends in nursing school. Once it gets hectic in there, no one will care.....unless of course they bought the cheap ones lol. I bought a cheap one when I started school. It...

  18. When does hypoglycemia usually occur?

    charli_appleRN replied to nurse2b013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The answer is 0930. The purpose of insulin is to lower BS. If peak time is when a medication has it's 'greatest effect' on the body, wouldnt that be the 'most likely' time that the pt would...

  19. I Don't Know How To Study :(

    charli_appleRN replied to peppapig123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I tried the highlighting but it worked like blackout for me. Whenever I went to review, I totally missed the highlighted parts...lol. For my BIO classes, I started out recording lectures but once I...

  20. Are these sneakers acceptable for nursing school?

    charli_appleRN replied to 369XYZ's topic in General Students

    I get the impression that you know that these shoes aren't acceptable. I'd advise you to not attempt to get away with anything. The only way to succeed in nursing school is to follow the...

  21. Desperate (old) new graduate. Please review my resume and cover letter. Thank you!

    charli_appleRN replied to iliketosneeze's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I can't put my finger on it but the 2nd sentence in your cover letter does quite flow right. Maybe you should drop

  22. What is Your School's Selection Rate?

    charli_appleRN replied to Clodhopper's topic in General Students

    My school accepts the top 40 and the semester I applied, they received 254 applications. I applied at the last minute and got accepted. When I told my friends and family I had gotten accepted,...

  23. Funny & Cute Things Our Demented Patients Say

    charli_appleRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Back when I was a CNA, we had to complete a 40 hour workshop to continue to work on the Alz. unit. They taught us alot of different calming techniques to use such as hand massages. I really enjoyed...

  24. Are C's really the new A's in nursing school?

    charli_appleRN replied to nursingstudent2458's topic in General Students

    My ADN programs claims to accept C's but once you factor in the ATI exam, you really need to have a

  25. Cheating in Pre-Reqs

    charli_appleRN replied to xxyyzz's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I usually ignore cheaters but I had one banging at my door....ugh. She just started an accelerated program at a different school and she also works nights full time. One of her classes is online and...