Stephalump

Stephalump

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  1. I've wasted my spring break!

    Stephalump replied to rubato's topic in General Students

    I accomplished everything I wanted to accomplish over spring break. I slept in, I played outside with my kids, I cooked nice meals for a change, and I spent time with my hubs and friends. Time well...

  2. What to do after ADN at 20 yrs old?? College?? Work??

    Stephalump replied to alexusleara's topic in General Students

    You need to work after you get your ADN. All of your skills are being learned now : so you'll spend your RN-BSN year forgetting them...and employers know that. Every RN-BSN program I know of is...

  3. Mental Math In Nursing

    Stephalump replied to 078207's topic in General Students

    We're always required to show all of our work and encouraged to use a simple calculator. Don't think I've ever had to do mental

  4. Is time or money more valuable for nursing education?

    Stephalump replied to hiitsjina's topic in California Nursing

    I'm going to assume.(maybe incorrectly) that you're young and new to college. Please, PLEASE take a moment to use a loan repayment calculator and compare your monthly payments to a realistic starting...

  5. Working in nursing school.

    Stephalump replied to Darielle's topic in General Students

    What's your end-game here? A cookie? A pat on the back? People struggle. Congrats if you don't. You've also been doing it for how long, exactly? OP, it really just varies by person. We're all in...

  6. This question has been bugging my class...

    Stephalump replied to mr cooper's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I didn't say anything about the paragraph being in order, just that those were the listed priorities. NCLEX questions aren't that interesting. They don't care about a back story, they don't care...

  7. Initial nursing care of an acute asthma attack

    Stephalump replied to Kiannah's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My guess would be meds first. 02 won't do much with closed

  8. This question has been bugging my class...

    Stephalump replied to mr cooper's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    From on of those "alert boxes" in my med-surg textbook: "The priority for nursing care following a PTA or atherectomy is to observe for bleeding at the arterial puncture site, which is usually sealed...

  9. Is time or money more valuable for nursing education?

    Stephalump replied to hiitsjina's topic in California Nursing

    I'm sorry,but $100,000 for a bachelor's degree that leads to an RN salary is almost as crazy as $200,000. I wouldn't touch either of them. I got my first BS for around $20,000. My ADN is free, and my...

  10. I have ADHD and was told that taking medications would be frowned on

    Stephalump replied to allboymom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks to HIPAA, you have a right to have you medical diagnoses and medications kept private, if you so wish. Your clinical sites and programs may require drug screens, but your program should only...

  11. I hate anatomy and physiology

    Stephalump replied to kg1212's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I honestly cannot imagine wanting to go to (or subsequently enjoying) nursing school if you hate A&P. Maybe the anatomy aspect of it, MAYBE. Sometimes I wonder what people think we actually do...

  12. Favorite things you bought during RN school to help your studies?

    Stephalump replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    Ahhhh, so annoying! My laptop is broken, and I can do most things on my iPad, but some of our assignments are Flash and it's such a pain to have to go to the campus library. There a few outside...

  13. This question has been bugging my class...

    Stephalump replied to mr cooper's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree, the pulses are a distraction. Your priority is to catch any life-threatening post-procedure complications

  14. Which nursing program should I pick?

    Stephalump replied to hkim12's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Skip Baylor. It's my alma mater and I love it, but the cost is outrageous and there's absolutely no guarantee you'll get into the nursing program. Also, the nursing school is in Dallas, not Waco. So...

  15. Life...NS

    Stephalump replied to RM27's topic in General Students

    Oh pregnancy brain...don't let anyone tell you it isn't real! I struggled so much during prereqs. There was no such thing as staying up to study after the other kids went to bed. There was sleeping,...

  16. Concept Care Maps/plan ugh!

    Stephalump replied to Wrangler156's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm not completely clear... Are you supposed to only be care mapping one medical diagnoses and you're having trouble picking the

  17. Being young and being in nursing.

    Stephalump replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Students

    First of all, current nursing climate is so weird, NO one should judge the knowledge of a nurse by his or her age. I know 28 years old RNs with quadruple the experience of some 50 year old career...

  18. Will i still pass nursing school?

    Stephalump replied to na-na's topic in General Students

    I don't know if it will hinder you from passing or not. If you're behind, you'll have to take the extra time to catch up. If you can and will do that, then you'll be caught up and have no problem. If...

  19. RN to BSN with a low GPA?

    Stephalump replied to jenniferleighh's topic in General Students

    I don't think I've ever met anyone who couldn't get into an RN-BSN program...if they couldn't hang, they didn't get the "RN" part to begin with :-) There are a few in my area that require >3.0 but...

  20. Words of Encouragement

    Stephalump replied to abbydoye's topic in General Students

    I agree..time to put those newly learned nursing skills to work and implement some prioritization! There are lots of cheerleaders out there, always telling you can do ANYthing and everything if you...

  21. Frustrated and dont know what I want

    Stephalump replied to danceyrun's topic in General Students

    If I were you. I'd just apply anywhere and everywhere...including critical care. If hospitals want you to have med-surg experience, you won't get a call. If they think you can hang without it, they'll...

  22. Whiners in the classroom?!?!?!

    Stephalump replied to rj2011's topic in General Students

    If anything, it just proves the OPs point. Some people don't know the proper time or venue to open their

  23. Have any of te nursing students here ever considered medschool ?

    Stephalump replied to monikah's topic in General Students

    Nursing was my plan B that turned into my plan A. I like traveling, seeing my family, and enjoying my money. I'd rather not be an MD and have to wait until I'm 70 to do all those things. Nursing...

  24. This question has been bugging my class...

    Stephalump replied to mr cooper's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'd go with A. Sometimes there's a difference between a "what to do first" question and a priority question. Even in the case of priority interventions, I'd still say BP and pulse were priority....

  25. I was picked in the lottery!!!

    Stephalump replied to WranglerRN's topic in California Nursing