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  1. med calculations

    BoonersmomRN replied to aronld1's topic in General Students

    Well if one tab is .3 1/200 and you need to give 1/400 You need to give 1/2 the tab 1/400 is 1/2 of 1/200...so if there is 1/200 in .3 mg you need to give 1/2 or .15 I concur with

  2. Snobby Nursing Students

    BoonersmomRN replied to LisaJ_RN's topic in General Students

    I'm a Senior and the class mentor. I can honestly say that I havent seen any snobbery out of my classmates towards the underclassmen...but I can say that I have had situations where I have been...

  3. Student Nurse Wants to Be a CNA

    BoonersmomRN replied to MNRN22's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Yes, as soon as you finish "Fundamentals" you can apply for your CNA lisence in MD. They will issue you a temporary license that day ( as soon as you hand in proof you had your fingerprinting done...

  4. Hospital constantly calls...

    BoonersmomRN posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am nursing student in a CNA position at a hospital on a GYN floor. When I was hired I told them my availability was evenings/nights- weekends only with 1 weeknight shift. This is what I am...

  5. Do ADN nurses graduate with a robe or nurse uniform?

    BoonersmomRN replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Students

    We wear white nurse dresses with white hose/shoes and caps We WANTED to wear cap and gowns...but alas the program director told us no no no we had to stick with

  6. Hospital constantly calls...

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

    Unfortunately I only have a cellphone. We dont have a land line because we never used it...and long distance is free with the cell.. so we just cancelled it....perhaps it's time to get it

  7. Intermediate Med-Surg

    BoonersmomRN replied to FNPhopeful's topic in General Students

    It's hard for me to say because my school doesn't break Med/Surg into anything called " intermediate" so what did you learn in your 1rst med/surg class? We break ours into M/S 1 ( Endorcine,...

  8. Most Embarrassing Moments!

    BoonersmomRN replied to Future_Nurse_Natalie's topic in General Students

    Hands down for me it was my 3rd day in 1rst semester at LTC. I had lost some weight and needed new uniforms but was holding out for my paycheck. I had just finished getting my patient up for the day,...

  9. School Poll

    BoonersmomRN replied to jenevieve's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I applied to both Johns Hopkins and CCBC Catonsville. I was accepted at both. Hopkins was my #1 choice but I couldnt afford Hopkins so I went to CCBC....I graduate this

  10. What is the passing test grade at your school?

    BoonersmomRN replied to Wsmith16's topic in General Students

    75 at my

  11. What nursing class at your school has the most failure rate?

    BoonersmomRN replied to msteresa97's topic in General Students

    Fundamentals. We lost 24 out of our 63 just in

  12. How Nursing Students spend their summers?

    BoonersmomRN replied to Krither's topic in General Students

    I start my last semster in August Right now I am working as a tech and SLEEPING. I'm also catching up with my kids. I refuse, refuse, refuse to pick up a book of any nursing sort until

  13. Maryland or District of Columbia

    BoonersmomRN replied to KaCo's topic in Maryland Nursing

    There are so many, many hospitals in the MD/VA area that I would probably do the MD lisence since it's compact and then if you decide to work in DC you would just need to get that seperately. But,...

  14. Do any students deal with a nervous stomach or IBS?

    BoonersmomRN replied to time2fly's topic in General Students

    Yes, IBS sufferer here. My doctor prescribed me Cholestyramine which actually works very well. Before clinical I eat only very. very small meals and I try not to eat a big lunch either. I can't eat...

  15. Maryland BON???

    BoonersmomRN replied to gitterbug's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Getting an answer from the BON is like hitting the lottery- if it happens you will be in complete shock. My only saving grace has been that it's 10 minutes from me...I just went over there and bugged...

  16. Plus size nursing students

    BoonersmomRN replied to nurse2btracy's topic in General Students

    I am a plus sized nursing student. Our school dictates what uniform we wear and where we have to buy it from. The pants go to 5X but the tops only to 2X and lemme tell ya....I BARELY fit into my top....

  17. I&o

    BoonersmomRN replied to sports2245's topic in General Students

    Take your ouput and divide it by the amount of hours since the last measurement. If you are not getting AT LEAST 30 ml/hr you need to contact the Dr( this is if you are speaking about adults). On the...

  18. Weird habits you've picked up since starting Nursing school

    BoonersmomRN replied to Kiringat's topic in General Students

    I critique every medical show I watch ( doesnt matter what show) for mistakes. It drives my fiancee nuts because I'll be screaming " UGH! Thats not right! UGH who put that nasal cannula in upside...

  19. Preferred Nursing Shoe?

    BoonersmomRN replied to Linz8's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I suppose it all depends on how wide your feet are- BUT I have a wide foot and i CANNOT fit into Danskos at all...which is a shame because I really adore some of their styles. I wear NB wide tennis...

  20. why are some students getting 2 patients?

    BoonersmomRN replied to lpnhell's topic in General Students

    Why not ask your clinical instructor if you can have 2 patients? Back when we started with 2 patients we took turns w/ who got them because our CI only had so much time. After awhile we ALL had...

  21. Accepted At Ccbc Catonsville

    BoonersmomRN replied to loveu123's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I had Mrs. Dalton back when I took 110. She's just plain miserable. I got an A in her class...but she was the nastiest, moodiest instructor I have EVER had. Only good thing I can say about her is...

  22. Community college - RN program

    BoonersmomRN replied to chubbi's topic in Maryland Nursing

    ragnoblue-- I am not positive - I dont know if they pull this semesters grades after finals to look at how ppl. on the waiting list

  23. CCBC Essex or Harford??

    BoonersmomRN replied to Abersmom's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Hey Abersmom Besides what I sent you in PM...here is a little more about CCBC The passing criteria is 75%. What that means is you have to have a 75% on your tests before anything else is calculated...

  24. Nursing Student HATES Nursing Assistant Job

    BoonersmomRN replied to PeachyERNurse's topic in General Students

    Try to switch units absolutely. I started off this year as a tech on a Medical-Psych unit and I couldn't have BEEN more unhappy. I was so miserable I would cry the entire way to work. I finally asked...

  25. Best/Hardest/Worst nusring class?

    BoonersmomRN replied to jewelsg627's topic in General Students

    The best for me was OB and I am not even interested in OB nursing. I think some of it had to do with the fact that I've been pregnant, twice, with problems. Anyway...I missed a ton of lectures b/c of...