StudentOfHealing

StudentOfHealing

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  1. Should I quit my job, sell my house and sail to Hawaii?

    StudentOfHealing replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    "Hey I really need help with these dosage calculation questions" *copies and pastes 25 dosage calculation questions with no effort or input what so ever. *Gets mad and calls us mean when we say "show...

  2. Math help

    StudentOfHealing replied to carrolld's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yeah what she said ^^^ Kinda missing the most important factor of this equation. Hehe

  3. any nursing or other suggestions?

    StudentOfHealing replied to nursing212's topic in General Students

    The radiology techs and and respiratory therapists also start around 26 to 30/hr? That's about the starting pay for new grad nurses in Houston. There's plenty ... PLENTY of rad tech and RT programs...

  4. Instructor not allowing recording devices

    StudentOfHealing replied to 2Bmurseincharge's topic in General Students

    Why are you crediting the recording device for your success? The device was a supplement and helped you, ultimately though YOU passed those classes. Study habits: 1) In prerequisites a good memory...

  5. Pharm math and Syringes

    StudentOfHealing replied to Unequaledbeauty_30's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    As Esme stated: Never ever round insulin. Ever. You have no need to. Insulin comes in 30 unit syringes. 10 units syringes. Even 100 unit syringes. Let's use some common sense. You get an order for 7...

  6. New RN

    StudentOfHealing posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a new RN. I know I've had some emails with some of yall back and forth about this but I just needed to make a good venting thread. I feel so incompetent. Right now, my preceptor catches all my...

  7. New RN

    StudentOfHealing replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You're right! I did catch it. I need to give myself credit. positive vibes: Now I will always continue to check my orders right before giving meds. Wanna know how long it took to me to check the MAR?...

  8. Final practicum preparation

    StudentOfHealing replied to Ajulied's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hmmmmm you could try to find out more about the patients that come to this unit. If it's general medicine unit then all goes! Do you have access to Mosbys skills? Make different tabs with dividers....

  9. New RN

    StudentOfHealing replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you so much. I appreciate all the

  10. New RN

    StudentOfHealing replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I didn't miss the meds per se. I realized I missed putting them in my cup/bag because either the MAR said "overdue med" or my preceptor told me to look at the MAR because it said overdue med. I think...

  11. New RN

    StudentOfHealing replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks everyone it's also that I'm realizing how easy a med error can be made. The bright side is I'm catching it. Example? About to give insulin and right before I give it.... I check the orders ......

  12. insulin and heprin antidotes

    StudentOfHealing replied to cwebb's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have medscape on my phone... it's

  13. insulin and heprin antidotes

    StudentOfHealing replied to cwebb's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There's absolutely nothing wrong with Googling. If you're going to flat out tell me you don't Google answers I'm going to have to say you're being too narrow and limiting yourself. Google can lead you...

  14. New RN

    StudentOfHealing replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh gosh! O= Nooooo way!? Yeah I had dreams about me working. That's gotta stop! I think I'm getting a fan and some nice music to fall asleep to. Maybe some tea or a cup of wine for those nights...

  15. New RN

    StudentOfHealing replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Great hospital. Great teaching hospital/university. Preceptor is always there to help, and is real and honest about what I did good and where I must improve. Yeah, that sounds like a good idea! I...

  16. New RN

    StudentOfHealing replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hospital 3 to 4. Step down

  17. insulin and heprin antidotes

    StudentOfHealing replied to cwebb's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You need to open your textbook. This is far too easy. It's not even conceptual, it's factual. Goodness, this could be Googled. I don't understand the laziness in some nursing students that come to...

  18. Nursing is a gift

    StudentOfHealing replied to Erusso's topic in General Students

    So are you a nurse? This point of view and post is way too glittery and

  19. I feel like a loner sometimes.

    StudentOfHealing posted a topic in General Students

    I'm not sure, exactly why? It's not a personality issue, I'm aware of my personality. I'm a very helpful person. I'm helpful in school and clinical. I'm also friendly. I guess its ME, I don't call up...

  20. Nursing process questions?

    StudentOfHealing replied to jessnelson719's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This sounds like homework. Tell us, what do YOU think is a good question to ask about the nursing process?

  21. Haying a hard time

    StudentOfHealing replied to LNOUVRESE's topic in General Students

    I suggest Saunders 6th ed. Helped me pass boards. It is a book and comes with I think like 3000 questions. It divides it by big units: Mental health Maternal Peds Fundamentals Adult health...

  22. Haying a hard time

    StudentOfHealing replied to LNOUVRESE's topic in General Students

    Yes! Absolutely. Glad the NCLEX days are over! Looking back they weren't that bad until the end of nursing school. So OP, all I can say is KEEP practicing and also read NCLEX test taking strategies....

  23. Haying a hard time

    StudentOfHealing replied to LNOUVRESE's topic in General Students

    I respectfully have to disagree about fluff. (Depending what you call fluff). Some classmates protested learning the patho behind drugs or disease. OP another note is that patho is patho is patho and...

  24. Haying a hard time

    StudentOfHealing replied to LNOUVRESE's topic in General Students

    PrepU I believe is by Lippincott. If your text is Lippincott I think it should give you a reference to how they got that answer. At the end of the prepu quiz it also tells you the rationale for the...

  25. Is my pt in heart failure??

    StudentOfHealing replied to aimes.k559's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When 4 out of my 4 oatients have afib and I auscultate their apical pulse I do so more than anything for the character/quality. It's so hard to get a rate. I just print a tele tracing and count that...