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  1. Competencies

    nynursey_ replied to CWONgal's topic in General Nursing

    *does your

  2. Competencies

    nynursey_ replied to CWONgal's topic in General Nursing

    I think if you can try to see this from a different perspective, you may not feel so bothered. For example: do your hospital have a float policy? Is there ever a chance you might be sent to another...

  3. GN to NP in <1yr

    nynursey_ replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have read through this forum in its entirety and I must say: I have not seen one single point made that MDs/DOs and NPs have a entirely different focus from one another. While some individuals may...

  4. Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    nynursey_ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    You say "Nurses eat their young. Period. This is all it boils down to." Am I to understand that you abide by, and personally feel, that the "nurses eat their young" mentality is

  5. Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    nynursey_ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I think that there is a huge difference between being realistic and being so brash that it is intended to cause harm and humiliation to the other party. Being honest requires a great deal of tact to...

  6. Work in pajamas!

    nynursey_ replied to Indyrn00's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't ever leave bedside nursing, as physically helping people in their health and illness are the reasons why I decided to become a nurse in the first place. And, practically speaking, leaving...

  7. Curious about catheters

    nynursey_ replied to ConstantlyEvolving's topic in General Students

    I can't lie to you; my first time inserting a catheter was a total nightmare. My patient was a 65 Y/O male detoxing from ETOH. He was experiencing tremors and wasn't circumsised. My instructor...

  8. Please help!! nursing significance of abnormal chest xray

    nynursey_ replied to rowens's topic in General Students

    I agree with the poster above. The nursing significance of an abnormal chest x-ray could be the potential for ineffective gas exchange or ineffective airway clearance. It basically impairs the human...

  9. Nursing Games is taking its toll

    nynursey_ replied to ImKosher's topic in General Students

    My class lost a total of 10 between the first and second semesters. Several made the decision to drop out because they decided that either a) nursing wasn't for them, b) the program at our college...

  10. Tomorrow is the BIG day!

    nynursey_ replied to CRNBSN18's topic in General Students

    If it's any consolation, in my ADN program, there are a great number of parents who attend classes during the day (plus clinical) while their little ones are off at daycare, pre-school, or...

  11. How do you do a study group?

    nynursey_ replied to KLBatchelor's topic in General Students

    If you're going to try your hand at a study group, my first suggestion is that you make it a very small collection of individuals (I say limit yourself to three to four people). Larger study groups...

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

    nynursey_ replied to straba's topic in General Students

    I'm starting my sophomore year of an ADN at Fulton-Montgomery Community College in Johnstown,

  13. Class Times

    nynursey_ replied to esigler81's topic in General Students

    It's been my experience that this is pretty standard for nursing school, especially in regards to clinical times. During my first semester, class times were changed and mailed to us a month prior to...

  14. Who's getting EXCITED!!??

    nynursey_ replied to Mrs.Priss's topic in General Students

    Ah, a kindred spirit. That's exactly how I feel about nursing school. I'm past excited and into the "kill-me-now-please-it's-never-going-to-end" phase. I have no money, I'm always exhausted, I get...

  15. Who's getting EXCITED!!??

    nynursey_ replied to Mrs.Priss's topic in General Students

    Ahh, I remember the initial excitement of my freshman year of nursing school. Enjoy it while it lasts! I'm kidding (mostly). Everyone has their own experience with nursing school. Some of us (and I...

  16. ATI Fundamental

    nynursey_ replied to RM27's topic in General Students

    1. MASLOW'S! If an option is breathing related, it's always breathing! Airway, Breathing, Circulation! Does your patient have a patent airway? Are they breathing? Is their respiratory rate/O2...

  17. Thoughts on Nursing Students Association

    nynursey_ replied to dsf43's topic in General Students

    At my college, we have the Student Nurses Association (SNA). It's a club on campus and involvement is usually by nursing students, although due to our Student Government bylaws, it is not exclusively...

  18. Pulled my transcripts and about fell over HELP!!!!!!

    nynursey_ replied to pnkgirl25's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    First of all, I don't believe that a grade of 'W' is not calculated into an overall GPA. If your GPA, in spite of having 22 'W's on your record is still a 3.2, then I'd say you really have very little...

  19. Binders!

    nynursey_ replied to Mrs.Priss's topic in General Students

    Honestly, it depends on how your program is organized. I bought a 1 1/2" binder that I kept the current unit in while we were covering it in lecture and I had a separate 3" binder that I kept at home...

  20. Potter and Perry 7th and 8th Editions

    nynursey_ replied to BrittRN2B14's topic in General Students

    I have the 7th edition of the text, and I can only imagine that the 8th edition of the text potentially contains some minor updates with either protocol treatments, laws, or medications. I think it...

  21. Refusing a Clinical assignment

    nynursey_ replied to SheldonCooperPHD's topic in General Students

    While I think this is sound advice to be on the safe side for patient care, a very wise nursing instructor told me that "I don't know," or any variation of the phrase can be suicide to a nursing...

  22. Refusing a Clinical assignment

    nynursey_ replied to SheldonCooperPHD's topic in General Students

    While I think this is sound advice to be on the safe side for patient care, a very wise nursing instructor told me that "I don't know," or any variation of the phrase can be suicide to a nursing...

  23. Pharmacology vs Medical Surgical

    nynursey_ replied to mzloretta216's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    For my ADN program, Pharmacology is offered as a 3 credit course taken online. It's an 8-week course broken up into 5 weeks of self-study modules surrounding a particular topic in pharmacology (for...

  24. Just wanted to say DON'T give UP! =)

    nynursey_ replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Excelsior College

    The thing is: all nursing programs are tough, whether it be LPN, RN, BSN, or MSN. It doesn't matter if your courses are done online, or whether they're done in a class, it's going to be difficult. And...

  25. What time do you start clinical?

    nynursey_ replied to SBJustBreathe's topic in General Students

    My ADN clinical this semester starts at 7am, but if I want to look at charts, I need to get there around 6:30am. It makes care planning that much easier when you give yourself 30 minutes before...