StudentOfHealing

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  1. Need help coping with death of a loved one while in nursing school

    StudentOfHealing replied to lobatse's topic in General Students

    Hugs just plenty of hugs. I know no words or advice will turn around your feelings, I know. I just wish I could give you a good ole hug. Take some time for yourself. Eat your favorite foods. This is...

  2. Care Plan help needed!

    StudentOfHealing replied to NewNurse91D's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    OP ... so happy you problem solved this on your own. I gave you huge hints at the beginning but I didn't want to flat out tell you. So you understand the gout and arthritis is probably causing...

  3. Care Plan help needed!

    StudentOfHealing replied to NewNurse91D's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well just because she has pneumonia doesn't mean she has impaired tissue perfusion. As far as impaired tissue perfusion: Do you have assessment data to confirm decreased tissue perfusion related to...

  4. Need Help

    StudentOfHealing replied to terkissha's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    1) Get out of your comfort zone and seek the opportunity to ask these questions to someone local. 2) Not everyone on AN/nurse is a

  5. Time management in clinical

    StudentOfHealing replied to nanadarsa's topic in General Students

    I get report @ 630am Report and bedside introductions end around 7:15am I get my meds ready for all patients look at labs and read the docs notes... done around 735am I assess each patient done...

  6. Professor tested us on the wrong topics

    StudentOfHealing replied to kvyates's topic in General Students

    Whatever is in the syllabus you signed stands. If she has those chapters regarding complications to be tested on the syllabus then looks like you may as well accept your

  7. Music to study to

    StudentOfHealing replied to nurselou04's topic in General Students

    Totally a song they used in twilight

  8. Music to study to

    StudentOfHealing replied to nurselou04's topic in General Students

    I listen to songs like Paradise Circus Angel Black Milk Protection -All by Massive Attack Yessss I love Massive Attack. So mellow and has unique beats and

  9. Welp... failed THAT test....

    StudentOfHealing replied to RookieRoo's topic in General Students

    1) Nursing school is pretty different than most majors, don't be surprised if your A journey ends here. 2)She decided to give you a different style test and I see nothing wrong with that. Kuddos to...

  10. Please help! Cholinergic v Adrengergic

    StudentOfHealing replied to a0646504's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Cholinergic divides into: 1) Nicotinic 2) Muscurinic Nicotinic is found mainly on skeletal muscle, and is excitatory. Muscurinic is mainly found on cardiac muscle, it is both excitatory and...

  11. Thinking of picking up a minor?

    StudentOfHealing replied to greenjeans26's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Slow down a little and take one thing at a time. When you get to nursing school focus on becoming a NURSE. Nursing school is time consuming and deserves your full attention. To be honest with you, I...

  12. burnt out/senioritis

    StudentOfHealing replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Students

    Word of caution. It sounds like you're jaded. This is not how you want to start out as a new grad nurse. Try getting some professional help. Seriously, I know what I'm telling you. It is draining to...

  13. Why would a patients respiratory rate be set at 28 on a mechanical ventilator?

    StudentOfHealing replied to Regina518's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    CO2 + H2O = H2CO3 aka Carbonic ACID. The lungs are THE fastest organ at removing acids. Your kidneys will take HOURS and cannot remove as many acids as your lungs can in a short amnt of time....

  14. Needlestick Injury d/t careless error. Seriously rethinking if I'm cut out for this.

    StudentOfHealing replied to smaritania47's topic in General Students

    >>>> ? I want yo to b r e a t h e in deeply .... and out slowly as you read my words. You are a H U M A N. You made a mistake. We all make mistakes. I've made mistakes. Every single...

  15. Horrible Clinical Experiences, Questioning if I Should Quit

    StudentOfHealing replied to jackieui's topic in General Students

    If you're going to allow a clinical instructor - or ANYONE to deter you from what YOU want to do, then MAYBE this profession is not for you. This is a tough profession where you will be challenged by...

  16. Is it okay to tape record on my phone my patient's report?

    StudentOfHealing replied to strawberryluv's topic in General Students

    NOOOOOO HIPAA violation first and foremost. Second ... "suck it up buttercup"and practice NOW. Taking or giving report is not magical ability granted once you become an RN. So learn how to at least...

  17. What's your Myers-Briggs personality type?

    StudentOfHealing replied to bekahinpink's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an ENFJ I loveeee

  18. 4.0 in nursing school?

    StudentOfHealing replied to RubySlippers:)'s topic in General Students

    I'm a perfectionist and like me ... you should learn to tone down that perfectionism. Extreme perfectionism doesn't go well with nursing. Nursing is too cray and chaotic for extreme

  19. Drawing Labs (Peripheral)

    StudentOfHealing replied to Missy7801's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Esme is so right. Don't argue. It's not worth arguing with someone. Especially if you work with them and have to see them everyday. Also, you may need them one day.

  20. HELP with evil care plans

    StudentOfHealing replied to hzjess87's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think first this "I am awesome at everything" attitude should be addressed. You obviously weren't too awesome at obtaining an assessment or focusing on the issue(s)at hand. Stop throwing medical...

  21. CNA vs. PCT

    StudentOfHealing replied to didi768's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    PCT is a name that sometimes hospitals give to SNs (Student Nurses)working as what would be a CNA. They sometimes have a larger skill set like drawing blood and D/Cing IVs and foleys. I honestly think...

  22. Worksheets

    StudentOfHealing replied to jessblue's topic in General Students

    I suggest making your own diagrams with flow charts and arrows and fun stuff...worked for me. Basically you relate everything. Because everything is essentially related and connected in some fashion....

  23. IVs and CVADS

    StudentOfHealing replied to NUNS2016's topic in General Students

    You can draw blood from a PIV. I have no idea why she said you can't. It's not your first resource of blood but if they have awful veins and you can't get it with a butterfly you'll wanna try through...

  24. Things you learned the hard way and will never forget

    StudentOfHealing replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Students

    Same thing ... if you're drawing up Heparin from the 5000 units/mL vials (as far as the products we use) you want that little bit of air there because it's air to push that med in the SC and keep the...

  25. Things you learned the hard way and will never forget

    StudentOfHealing replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Students

    When you draw up 5000 units of heparin for a sc injection, please realize the vial of heparin will have gas/air in there and contrary to what some nurses do, you WANT that gas there and in your...