StudentOfHealing

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  1. Cardiac monitoring

    StudentOfHealing replied to bear14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This is more of side note: It seems you're preparing for Critical Care so.... I would recommend getting a head start in hemodynamic monitoring (CVP, PAP, PAWP, MAP) as this will definitely show up in...

  2. No longer a Pre-Nursing student!!!

    StudentOfHealing replied to Nurse2b7337's topic in General Students

    Mental health will be my second to last rotation and theory course. Thus far I've completed all the foundations, health assessment, pharmacology, and all the med surg (I II & III). Just finished...

  3. CNA schools

    StudentOfHealing replied to Nurse2b7337's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Oh someone already suggested... (:

  4. CNA schools

    StudentOfHealing replied to Nurse2b7337's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You're beginning nursing school this fall, correct? After your first semester, hospitals hire nursing students as nurse techs or patient care techs! (: Assisted living facilities often want a CNA for...

  5. No longer a Pre-Nursing student!!!

    StudentOfHealing replied to Nurse2b7337's topic in General Students

    1. Relax before the madness begins. 2. It goes by faster than you think. 3. Don't memorize concepts, rather understand the concepts. 4. Stay below the radar. 5. Being on time equals being late. 6....

  6. No longer a Pre-Nursing student!!!

    StudentOfHealing replied to Nurse2b7337's topic in General Students

    Welcome ... Welcome...

  7. Critical Care: Acute & Chronic Renal Failure. HELP!

    StudentOfHealing posted a topic in Critical Care

    First off thank you to everyone who I've been emailing back and forth - I haven't had the chance to personally thank you. :) My EKG skills are slowly improving, Thanks. We are currently studying...

  8. Critical Care: Acute & Chronic Renal Failure. HELP!

    StudentOfHealing replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in Critical Care

    I just saw this... Wow

  9. It's been 5 yrs since I've taken pre-requisite courses, should I retake them?

    StudentOfHealing replied to cmalabay's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Its also a matter of your own foundation in anatomy and physiology. Nursing concepts will be a lot easier if you have a good A&P base. Contrary to popular belief .... the sciences aren't just...

  10. What street clothes do YOU wear in nursing school?

    StudentOfHealing replied to bluestorm's topic in General Students

    We have to wear scrubs to school... hair up .. all the works... they say it puts us in NURSE MODE!

  11. Medical terminology vs Pharmacology

    StudentOfHealing replied to jplloyddd's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Oh yeah... there's that... totally forgot. I'm sleep deprived): Like they said... endings might be similar... and that way ... when you take a test or nclex... even if you've never heard of the...

  12. Medical terminology vs Pharmacology

    StudentOfHealing replied to jplloyddd's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    To delete you need ask in the admin section-I believe. I'm a nursing student, medical terminology doesn't help with pharmacology ... in my sincere opinion. Medical terminology might be of help in...

  13. Critical Care Theory (Neuro)- Help!

    StudentOfHealing posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have an exam this Thursday over Neuro. We are discussing tumors and my notes say that when there is a tumor in the brain, vascular volume/CSF increase, and ICP also increases. I'm told this a...

  14. Critical Care Theory (Neuro)- Help!

    StudentOfHealing replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Right! When I was researching it I saw there's a lot of controversy! I see the brain is pretty complex and we yet have a lot to really understand about it. I completely see how the CVA & BP...

  15. Critical Care Theory (Neuro)- Help!

    StudentOfHealing replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm assuming that the mechanism you're describing (less csf being produced in response to IICP) is autoregulation? Because I began to think... if CSF production reduces, why do we use...

  16. My first job will be as an RN

    StudentOfHealing replied to msfrance's topic in General Students

    I've been trying to land a tech job. This volatile nursing school schedule has made it pretty difficult but my search keeps on. Sorry to invade your thread but: Does anyone have tips on how to land a...

  17. Critical Care Theory (Neuro)- Help!

    StudentOfHealing replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ah! Thank you, y'all. I always always appreciate your help. Please DO know that. Get some shut eye Esme, hope you feel refreshed and well

  18. Critical Care Theory (Neuro)- Help!

    StudentOfHealing replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm going to ask my professor what exactly he wants me to know! I'm running in

  19. Critical Care Theory (Neuro)- Help!

    StudentOfHealing replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Decreasing CO2 causes vasodilation? I thought that CO2 = vasodilation. If CO2 = vasodilation Increased CO2 causes an increase in ICP according to http://trauma.org/archive/neuro/icpcontrol.html...

  20. My first job will be as an RN

    StudentOfHealing replied to msfrance's topic in General Students

    I'm 20 years old and will graduate May 2014 as an RN without any other work experience as well. I do have minimal work experience but I doubt that putting down my grocery store days as a high school...

  21. Critical Care Theory (Neuro)- Help!

    StudentOfHealing replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    OKAY! I think I got it. I have continued my research and I actually re-listened to the lecture and I did some search on AN combined with your response I think I am getting closer to getting it. The...

  22. Just a little experience from a while back.

    StudentOfHealing posted a topic in General Students

    Five months ago I was rotating on a post surgical floor. As I scattered through the charts trying to find a good assignment, I was excited to find a non-fracture patient (I had done about 4 and it was...

  23. Database - It's scaring me!

    StudentOfHealing replied to lallen1984's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Do you mean your clinical paperwork where you fill in information? We have a database sheet where we fill in the following, its the first sheet of our careplan.. Admitting Dx Date of adm C/O Age Code...

  24. The nursing school blues

    StudentOfHealing posted a topic in General Students

    After my short summer break of 3 weeks... I feel down about having to return this Monday. ]= I wish I didn't feel so, however I very much do. I'm excited for ER & ICU but the time away from...

  25. The nursing school blues

    StudentOfHealing replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Students

    We too have a dosage calculation exam and a pharmacology exam. I fairly confident about the pharmacology but not the dosage calculations ... it was agreed that the new material they would test us on...