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  1. nursing school and being a stay at home mom

    BoonersmomRN replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Students

    I was ( and still sort of am) a SAHM but my kids are now in school. During pre-reqs I only took classes at night or when they were in school. Now my fiancee sees them off in the AM...I am in school...

  2. do you read everything?

    BoonersmomRN replied to guest64485's topic in General Students

    I tried to read as much as I could but nearer to the end of the semester I found that I was spending too much time reading EVERYTHING so I streamlined my reading to match the important topics in...

  3. What you make as a nurse Vs. Cost of living

    BoonersmomRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    When I graduate it looks like most hospitals start in the city around $23-$26/hr with shifft differential for weekend/night. Currently we own a townhouse that is valued at $277,000. There is NO WAY...

  4. Clinical rotations but never worked in a hospital

    BoonersmomRN replied to OURN83's topic in General Students

    I never worked a day in any healthcare field and it didn't matter. 1rst we were taught everything we would be doing FIRST and then our instructors were by our sides for anything that required it. I...

  5. How many don't make it out?

    BoonersmomRN replied to LadyEJ BSN, RN's topic in General Students

    We started with 62 and 21 failed/dropped out/kicked out, etc. This was the 1rst semester. Next semester then LPN-RN bridge program will add more students

  6. Are you graded on your clinicals?

    BoonersmomRN replied to Bonny619's topic in General Students

    Our clinicals are also pass/fail but the clinical paperwork is graded and added into the points needed for passing the entire

  7. Relationships and Nursing school

    BoonersmomRN replied to Nony's topic in General Students

    I have been with my fiancee for 3+ years now. Our relationship hasn't suffered a beat. He knew going in to it what it would entail. Sure, there were times when I had to be very stern about needing to...

  8. Nursing School Dress Code: All White Scrubs

    BoonersmomRN replied to mad9's topic in General Students

    We had to wear all white AND the ones the school picked out..which are so see through it's not even

  9. What Nursing school are you in? Show your pride!

    BoonersmomRN replied to straba's topic in General Students

    CCBC in Maryland...near Baltimore Class of Dec

  10. How to deal with a tough clinical instructor

    BoonersmomRN replied to luvmypatients's topic in General Students

    I just went through this - my first semester. I had the clinical instructor from hell. I talked about her on here...and I felt the same way you did. How did I get through it? Kept my mouth shut for...

  11. Fund. of Nursing

    BoonersmomRN replied to ibmaryann's topic in General Students

    I just finished my skills lab last week. In lab we did assessments, bedbaths, bedmaking, restraints, transfering, finger sticks, vitals, foleys, NG tubes, dry sterile and wet-to-dry dressings,...

  12. ABGs and Compensation

    BoonersmomRN replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    There was another with ph of 7.50 hco2 50 hco3 42 and that was metabolic alkalosis and lungs are trying to compensate is that right? Yes this is Metabolic Alkalosis w/ compensation..if you meant PaCo2...

  13. ABGs and Compensation

    BoonersmomRN replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    OK I see what you mean. Here is a quick little tutorial I wrote for some of my classmates. Step #1. Write down the values Step #2. Interpret them as Acid or Base ( alkaline) Step #3 Look at the...

  14. ABGs and Compensation

    BoonersmomRN replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    ph 7.50 PCO2 50 HCO3 42 The ph and HCO3 are both increased ... so that should indicated metabolic alkalosis but nooo... its metabolic alkalosis with comepensation. I dont understand where this...

  15. ABGs and Compensation

    BoonersmomRN replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    Normal Ph range is 7.35-7.45 with 7.4 being the absolute value Normal PaCo2 is 35-45. Below 35 is alkaline ( base) and above 45 is acidic Normal HCO3- is 22- 26. Below 22 is acidic and above 26 is...

  16. ABGs and Compensation

    BoonersmomRN replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    The way I do it is like this Write down all 3 values. Determine if they are acidic or alkaline Start w/ the PaCo2. Is it acidic or alkaline? Let's say it's acidic Now look at the Ph. Is it...

  17. Does nursing school go by fast?

    BoonersmomRN replied to FNPhopeful's topic in General Students

    I have 2 1/2 weeks of 1rst semester left. It seemed to fly until Spring Break. After that it has been SLOWER than MOLASSES! 2 1/2 weeks and it seems like an eternity

  18. Help w/ APA format question

    BoonersmomRN posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am using abook multiple times in my care plan....each time it's a different page ##...and a different topic ( ex...one page for hypoxia, one page for acute pain) So when I get to my references...do...

  19. Has anyone else lost hair?

    BoonersmomRN replied to lizzybeth's topic in General Students

    Yes my hair has been falling out- and it's gotten really dry too. I chalk it up to poor nutrition- I plan on fixing my diet because it's getting to

  20. Why Is Nursing School So Hard?

    BoonersmomRN replied to jphume's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No A+P is very important. You will read the entire A+P book by the time you are done with A+P 2 basically. But, it's only 1 book lol! Nursing reading is a load...but you will find a system that works...

  21. Need Advice on Head to Toe Assessments

    BoonersmomRN replied to blackdog's topic in General Students

    This is how I do mine...if it helps. First I read the chart + kardex so I have an idea of what to expect..so when I do my snapshot I know what to look for. I fill out any pertinent info from the...

  22. Why Is Nursing School So Hard?

    BoonersmomRN replied to jphume's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    From A) the powerpoints in my class ( typically pretty straight forward to the " what's important" stuff) and B) the objectives list we were given( after reading this chapter you should be able to...

  23. Why Is Nursing School So Hard?

    BoonersmomRN replied to jphume's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Chaya- It's around 10 chapters - normally- sometimes less but we are only in lecture 1X a week. ( Mon lecture, Tues skills lab, Wed off, Thurs/Fri Clinicals) So that's 10 chapters for one 7 hour...

  24. Why Is Nursing School So Hard?

    BoonersmomRN replied to jphume's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yep 10+ in one night- sometimes less...but normally that's about what we have to read for that week. It all depends on the chapter. Some are really short..like the chapter I had to read on stress last...

  25. Why Is Nursing School So Hard?

    BoonersmomRN replied to jphume's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    well....i am only in fundamentals...all my pre-reqs are done but so far i have found fundamentals to be easy. having said that- there are things it took getting used to. reading 10+ chapters in one...