RNbethy

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  1. Advice needed about clinical instructor

    RNbethy replied to RNbethy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks for all the advice here. I will reflect some more on my own practice. I still don't know what to do in terms of my preceptor plans later this year... Do I switch to a less demanding unit...

  2. Advice needed about clinical instructor

    RNbethy replied to RNbethy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ok, you guys aren't getting this at all! I must be in a different program, but we are EVALUATED based on our PERFORMANCE. If the instructor does the PERFORMANCE, how can the student be evaluated...

  3. Advice needed about clinical instructor

    RNbethy replied to RNbethy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Good Point.... but she could have discussed it with me outside the patient's room rather than act like it would be "so easy..." She also went too far with the admission... I could have problem solved...

  4. Advice needed about clinical instructor

    RNbethy replied to RNbethy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes, I appreciate having someone with more knowledge help me out... but there is a balance. My complaint is that I have not had an opportunity to demonstrate what I know in the course... In other...

  5. Help with med calculations

    RNbethy posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Looking for some advice from nurse math lovers! Thanks in advance :) When reconstituting a drug, I generally use the information supplied on the monograph or drug insert. (i.e. Add 2.5 mL to a 1 gram...

  6. Help with med calculations

    RNbethy replied to RNbethy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks GrnTea :) I agree that solubility is another factor involved.... and that this is too complex a problem for us to figure out independently. I will stick to the label - I just hope that others...

  7. When did wearing a stethoscope become popular

    RNbethy replied to Katniss88's topic in General Students

    I don't wear it for a fashion statement. I wear it around my neck because this seems to be the most convenient. If I put it in my pocket, it takes up too much space in there and does tend to fall...

  8. Help with med calculations

    RNbethy replied to RNbethy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks Esme12! I do tend to look at the finer details, and sometimes it actually is unnecessary, so you were on the right track when you mentioned that I might be driving myself unnecessarily...

  9. Help with med calculations

    RNbethy replied to RNbethy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It might seem like I'm driving myself crazy "unnecessarily;" however, this "crazy" thinking has helped me understand why it is so important to follow the monograph. I like to know why I do what I do....

  10. Help with med calculations

    RNbethy replied to RNbethy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It may seem that way, but a powdered or semisolid substance still has a mass, a volume, and a density. However, it might make more sense to say that the density of the drug is more than 1g/cm*3. If...

  11. Help with med calculations

    RNbethy replied to RNbethy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ... this is a clue that we should not assume the density of the drug is 1

  12. Help with med calculations

    RNbethy replied to RNbethy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks Grn Tea!!! That's exactly how I see it too... but it has been SO HARD to explain this to others in my

  13. Help with med calculations

    RNbethy replied to RNbethy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I know it "sounds" crazy, but try figuring out what the concentration would be if you added 2.5 mL to a 1 gram vial on your own and then check to see if your calculation agrees with the monograph.......

  14. Nitrospray versus nitro drip

    RNbethy replied to RNbethy's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the clarification - it's so much better to know what's going on rather than just

  15. Nitrospray versus nitro drip

    RNbethy posted a topic in General Students

    Can anyone explain why with nitrospray we need to watch out for tachycardia but with a nitrodrip we watch out for bradycardia? I always thought that tachycardia would be a common side effect for both...

  16. Group Work

    RNbethy posted a topic in General Students

    I am feeling very frustrated and don't know where to begin. Nearly half of my grade is based on a group assignment... I feel that everyone in the group has different priorities, which I understand....

  17. Group Work

    RNbethy replied to RNbethy's topic in General Students

    CBL stands for context based learning. In CBL, students teach themselves in groups and need to demonstrate critical thinking and cooperation/group skills. Perhaps there are issues about me as a...

  18. Group Work

    RNbethy replied to RNbethy's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the suggestion. However, I'm not sure this would work in a CBL program that promotes group process and leadership. i.e. Going to the instructor might convince her that I lack leadership...

  19. paper rater? Yeah or ....

    RNbethy posted a topic in General Students

    Hi - I was wondering if anyone knows if paperrater.com is credible? Will they sell your material to someone else? I would like to get my political science paper proofed but am wondering if this is a...

  20. Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    RNbethy replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    What are your "rules"? Might as well ask because they change dramatically from instructor to

  21. I am so annoyed with my communication skill

    RNbethy replied to konp's topic in General Students

    Don't be so hard on yourself - the communication will get easier as you become more exposed :) You know how to write, so it's just a matter of translating your knowledge verbally! You can do it :)...

  22. PLISSIT model for HIV/AIDS inmates

    RNbethy posted a topic in General Students

    Is anyone familiar with the PLISSIT model? Does anyone know how this model would be used when discussing sexuality with HIV/AIDs patients who are incarcerated? Any tips??? There's lots of info out...

  23. Don't you just love your non-nursing major friends/family...

    RNbethy replied to i<3u's topic in General Students

    It annoys me too, especially when I literally spend every waking moment doing nursing stuff, and my friends have NO clue what I'm going through. All my personal time is taken up doing homework,...

  24. paper rater? Yeah or ....

    RNbethy replied to RNbethy's topic in General Students

    Thanks for your help :) I really hope it's okay b/c I don't have time to get it proofed at school... It would be horrible to find out later that my paper was downloaded by another

  25. I hate nursing exams

    RNbethy posted a topic in General Students

    Before going into nursing, I did a bachelor of science and I can really tell the difference between the exams in nursing and in science .... in a BAD way. I always did really well on my science...