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  1. Day in the life of a CRNA?

    firefly101 replied to firefly101's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    thank you everyone for your responses unfortunately, hospitals are cracking down job shadowing. so far, no hospital near my school or back home will allow me to shadow because of HIPPA. it's becoming...

  2. Are NCLEX prep courses like Kaplan or Hurst really necessary?

    firefly101 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My classmates and I are debating on whether or not to take these prep courses. On one hand it would be a great review, and I'm sure I'd feel more confident in myself in passing the NCLEX after...

  3. need help with a care plan

    firefly101 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My instructor assigned me a specific care plan. She said my nursing diagnosis is going to be "affectional adequacy." It's an interdependence care plan from the Roy model. This dx is not in my NANDA...

  4. need help with a care plan

    firefly101 replied to firefly101's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I wound up doing a totally new care plan with a difference dx with my instructor's permission. A couple other students did this "affectional adequacy" care plan by taking ideas of interventions/goals...

  5. need help with a care plan

    firefly101 replied to firefly101's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    she didn't realize that the dx wasn't in NANDA, which is why she let me change my care plan idea. the list we picked the dx from was provided by my school and contains both "NANDA and Roy approved...

  6. need help with a care plan

    firefly101 replied to firefly101's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    thank you two very much for your input I wasted a lot of time trying to figure this out. after paging through textbooks, searching the internet, searching allnurses, and posting here, i finally...

  7. Interdependence mode

    firefly101 replied to koku's topic in General Students

    anyone have any tips on how to create a care plan using this mode? it doesn't matter that we think this is a waste of time, us students still have to do it... i'm in the exact same boat as the poster...

  8. need some help/guidance with a peds care plan

    firefly101 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have a eight month old patient who I need to create a care plan for. She was admitted because she had aspirated fluids. She was born prematurely and has had a history of chronic lung issues....

  9. need some help/guidance with a peds care plan

    firefly101 replied to firefly101's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i only spent one day with this pt and unfortunately i don't have all of the information i need to make this care plan better...i am still learning what to look for and how to find it. they want her...

  10. Advice for Med Surg? ANY & ALL Advice!

    firefly101 replied to Guest11/16/14's topic in General Students

    there's quite a bit of patho & pharm. my assignments during my med surg rotation involved being able to describe the pathology of the conditions my patients had to my instructor as well as filling...

  11. need some help/guidance with a peds care plan

    firefly101 replied to firefly101's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    thank you everyone for these tips! very helpful

  12. Advice on the HESI

    firefly101 replied to futurenurse3610's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    HESI is MUCH easier than the TEAS. I got a 78 on TEAS but a 89 on HESI. which test sections do your schools require you to take for the HESI? there's a total of eight but most schools only require 4...

  13. Which Prerequisities should I take? (Anatomy 2 or Micro) Summer term/Fall term.

    firefly101 replied to Jaurelus93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    take A&P 2 in the summer. its a tough course and even though it will be taught in a condensed time frame, it is usually easier to obtain a good grade since you don't have as much time to forget...

  14. Weight gain?

    firefly101 replied to hawksrn2014's topic in General Students

    i actually lost about 5 pounds during my first semester of nursing school. i'm just not hungry when i'm stressed &

  15. How many people in your class?

    firefly101 replied to Dezy's topic in General Students

    every year about 500 freshman declare their major "pre-nursing," and all try to get into the pre-reqs like A&P and chemistry, so those classes are all packed. about half of the students change...

  16. pharmacology question: warfarin

    firefly101 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am studying for my pharmacology final and going over practice problems. I am stuck between choice a and choice b for this next question. could i have some help? thank you :) 26. What should the...

  17. HESI A2 Study Guide Suggestions

    firefly101 replied to phsleague's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    https://evolve.elsevier.com/cs/Satellite/Keywords/evolve+reach?cid=700000000062929&Audience=Faculty if you go to this website and log in with your information from the test, you should be able to...

  18. What classes are you taking in spring

    firefly101 replied to Kimynurse's topic in General Students

    2nd semester of 5: Gerontological Lecture Gerontological Clinical Med-Surg Lecture Med-Surg Clinical Skills Lab 2 Seminar Sociology = 15

  19. Is this cheating?

    firefly101 replied to antrara's topic in Nursing Career

    I was just wondering about this!! I've been tempted to do the same (haven't yet. something just hasn't felt "right" about it). I keep everything, ESPECIALLY test material, to study and review over...

  20. pharmacology question: warfarin

    firefly101 replied to firefly101's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    okay that makes sense. thank you for your

  21. Is my care plan okay?

    firefly101 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I've completed a care plan on self-concept and was wondering if someone could check it over. :) Scenario: 87 yr old woman, was admitted into a LTC facility 2 weeks ago, makes negative comments such...

  22. Anyone make into nursing school with a B or C in A&P I

    firefly101 replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Students

    i had 2 Bs, 2 A- , and 2 As in the pre-reqs that counted towards getting into the program, and a Hesi score of 88%. first time i did not get in. i re-took the Hesi and got a 98% and then got into the...

  23. What are my chances of getting in???? Need honest opinions PLEASE!!!

    firefly101 replied to SouthernNurse27's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sounds like you have a pretty good chance. My gpa was only 3.6 but i got a 98% on hesi (granted it was my second attempt). Your gpa is pretty strong, and your hesi score is great (the average at my...

  24. Need help with first nursing care plan - (pain)

    firefly101 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am working on my first care plan as a homework assignment. we haven't gone over them much so I am pretty lost. Scenario: Mr. Jason Jackson is an 80 y.o. male widower who was admitted into your...

  25. Need help with first nursing care plan - (pain)

    firefly101 replied to firefly101's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    just wanted to say thank you again for helping me! hopefully i won't struggle as much with the next care plan,