StudentOfHealing

StudentOfHealing

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  1. During a clinical I was to follow the charge nurse and the nurse told the charge ... "there's a student nurse here to follow you"... her response "They're not from UTMB are they?" .... when the nurse...
  2. This may seem silly but ...

    I feared the unknown, not driving on the freeway. I figured this out today. I drove to the hospital. I feel a lot better! By the way... it so happens most of my classmates live on the way there so I...
  3. "Nurses shouldn't have to learn this".

    I completely
  4. Today I began to wonder why nursing is not considered allied health or ancillary. I have my own thoughts as to why but I'm just a student and I want some opinions from you good people here at AN....
  5. Am I a failure?

    Do you feel that we student nurses (nursing majors) are at an increased risk for depression and even a risk of suicide? ... opposed to lets say ... a communications major? I'm just a student and I...
  6. Am I a failure?

    Please do not base your decision based of what you feel right now. Based of how you came off on AN, you seem anxed and stressed. How about this... go study your behind off. Try your best. Take the...
  7. Am I a failure?

    Please stop making excuses. I'm a second semester nursing student and I was recently upset because I received a 79.99 on my final average and it will stay a C. I've done my venting and now I am ready...
  8. I feel like a failed myself... (Even if I passed the class)

    Yep. This is my first year (second semester). I'm finding most of us are finally understanding studying for nursing exams. I am excited now to kick med surg 2 in the booty! What finally worked for me...
  9. Pediatrics

    I want to shadow a nurse in pediatric care. Should I just be bold and call the clinics/units and ask if I can shadow? Who should I ask to speak to? the charge nurse? Should I call human resources...
  10. Nursing- Not an allied health profession.

    Well I believe there are many factors as to why at least in the USA, nursing is regarded as a non allied healthcare profession. 1. Nursing, although independent of medicine has always grown next to...
  11. Tomorrow is the final!

    Tomorrow I have a final cumulative exam in MedSurg. I must get a 50% on the exam to pass the class, which is fairly good compared to some of my classmates. I am scared. I've been studying but it is a...
  12. First Nursing Diagnosis

    np. We do care plans before we see our patients... meaning minimal assessment data... meaning faulty care plans... in MY opinion. Recall that your nursing diagnosis is drive by assessment data... its...
  13. First Nursing Diagnosis

    Did you take care of a pt with COPD? omg ... thinking back to clinical experience... there's like SO many diagnoses to choose from. Think of all the things COPD it can affect!!!! (: here are some.......
  14. Herpes Zoster Care Plan

    I would think that you need to think back to the care of your patient. You need to base it off your assessment. At my school we do care plans before we ever get to see our patients... without ANY...
  15. Second Highest Grade.

    I got the second highest grade on a a medsurg exam.
  16. Second Highest Grade.

    Thank You! Time to study for pharm now...
  17. Auscultation S2 split VS S3

    copious makes me think of mucous!
  18. I think I hit a pot of gold.

    I got a B on my first medusrg exam... I got a C on the second.. and I scared for the 3rd exam. I have decided to ask myself how this applies to nursing as I read my text... do you believe this will...
  19. High & Low

    What has been your highest moment in your career? What has been your lowest? So far.
  20. Dosage Calc Help.

    I had these down pretty well ... the break came by and I totally forgot!!! (sorta) I should have practiced some over the break ... every clinical we get a quiz at the start of the semester ... we get...
  21. I think I hit a pot of gold.

    oh and the feces might be white post proc, so advice pt ahead of time of such
  22. Need help with a teaching plan!!!

    You need to begin by reading up on birth control. Look for nursing journals or perhaps your texts say something. You need information and you need to process the information. What would you as the...
  23. Nurses Notes.

    Is there an official name for nurses notes that are short, sweet, and direct to the point. My instructor likes short direct notes. No narrative or story telling. No saying "I" or "patient/pt". I just...
  24. Nursing Journal article over Tuberculosis

    AN is a small world.... I swear I know who the OP is.
  25. Jurisprudence... Well... Um...

    Thank