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  1. Things you tell newbies

    sassynerd replied to JBudd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This post is awesome! Thank you for all the advice! I am graduating next month and appreciate the tips for us

  2. Anxious? Excited? Nervous? Mixed emotions!!!

    sassynerd replied to charlei09's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good luck! You can do it! Sending happy thoughts your

  3. Epsilen eportfolio

    sassynerd posted a topic in General Students

    I was hoping to get some feedback on how people feel about e-portfolios. Our school is requiring us to make one and put pieces of work we did in the past to show that we have met our program...

  4. Capstone Project Nursing Diagnosis

    sassynerd replied to vliepiene's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I also come from a school that the professors have told us that any risk for diagnosis should never have the "as evidenced" part. They explain this as since it's only a risk for and it is potential to...

  5. Things only a fellow nursing student would understand...

    sassynerd replied to leekaye's topic in General Students

    Absolutely

  6. What am I doing wrong?

    sassynerd posted a topic in General Students

    I wasn't going to post but I feel like no one could understand me or know what I'm going through so here I am... Long story short, I failed an exam. An exam that I studied every detail, every...

  7. What am I doing wrong?

    sassynerd replied to sassynerd's topic in General Students

    I got a 70% so for nursing school standards for sure and for normal, it's still bad. No, it isn't the first test I failed since nursing school but the first test for this class this semester. Yes, I...

  8. Broken leg care plan please help

    sassynerd replied to JoJoJoJo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I also am not allowed to use a care plan book. It made clinical work that much more difficult. Our schools explanation was that it didnt help us to critically think but instead ust look up something...

  9. use of b-blockers for chronic heart failure

    sassynerd replied to Mohammad Asim's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Great question and great answers across the board. I understand this a little better now. Thank you everyone for the input! I believe that any input is part of learning which is why I keep coming back...

  10. Help! priority action for pulmonary embolism

    sassynerd posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am very confused about this question. Patient is in hospital post-op receiving heparin therapy. The patient suddenly presents with chest pain and SOB and the nurse suspects a pulmonary embolus....

  11. Went in all confident and strong going to the Hesi exam until I got my score

    sassynerd replied to demeanor89's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Unfortunately I have no words of wisdom to give you because I too went in all confident and came out with a 73 score. It felt even worse when everyone in class was celebrating how this will bump up...

  12. Help! priority action for pulmonary embolism

    sassynerd replied to sassynerd's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    great job to those who got this! yes, the answer was "elevate the bed and administer oxygen." I missed this definitely because I mistaken an "action" for an assessment of vitals. Also missed this...

  13. concept maps based on condition not patient

    sassynerd replied to lunasbell's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you for the links Esme! May I ask why you are not a fan of them? Our school only wants us to use these and incorporate them in our learning. I have yet to find them useful myself and end up...

  14. Worse thing for skin? What?

    sassynerd replied to Gaila's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Perhaps a break in the skin from cuts, injury, trauma, or burns leading to infection. Once skin is broken, microorganisms can get inside and without prompt treatment can lead to infections. Infections...

  15. Heparin SubQ administration?

    sassynerd replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in Patient Medications

    Excellent advice about the clinical instructors! Thank you everyone. Yes I have been and will continue to be polite and just internalize any criticism from the instructors. I do want my diploma one...

  16. Help! priority action for pulmonary embolism

    sassynerd replied to sassynerd's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Absolutely! ABCs are critical and exactly what I initially thought. But somewhere in my brain this nagging doubting thought came to mind and said hold on there, you didn't assess yet. I pretended I...

  17. "Nursing the Nation" by Molly Case

    sassynerd posted a topic in Nurses Rock

    er_share=6b959&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitte r&utm_campaign=Buffer%3A%2BPDarbyshire%2Bon%2Btwit terI had to post this upon seeing it. Inspirational and beautiful!

  18. Functions of Hormones

    sassynerd replied to Nursefox's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Wow, thank you so much, those sheets provided really help to simplify it. Also perhaps relating it to their target organs can help me remember it

  19. Heparin SubQ administration?

    sassynerd replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in Patient Medications

    I know this is an old post and I'm here reading this to pick everyone's brain. This very similar situation happened to me at clinical. I was taught in school during health assessment class to not...

  20. I finally did it!!! I finally finished Nursing School!!!

    sassynerd replied to wanna b's topic in General Students

    Congratz!!! I just passed my 1st semester! Hope I'll get there like

  21. clinical gripes

    sassynerd posted a topic in General Students

    so i have been a lurker for quite some time before getting into nursing school and now a first semester nursing student, so here's my first post! my gripe is about my clinical and i'm reaching out to...

  22. clinical gripes

    sassynerd replied to sassynerd's topic in General Students

    Thanks everyone! This was helpful! Glad to hear that this is "normal" and I just need to adapt and not worry about those nurses! I am there to learn and should focus on patient care. If a nurse...