SarahBean87

Obama/Biden!!!

Female with alzheimers disease among many other things going on. I need a second nursing dx and I was wondering if anxiety would be appropriate or if I would have to literally see her and observer her being anxious... this is hard when all you have ...

In my lab class we were taught how to take blood pressures.. like sort of...We were sort of told what to listen for and how to do it and then they only gave us like 5 minutes to practice. I went and bought a Sphygmomanometer and I have been trying t...

Thanks everyone! passed my vitals skills test so excited now I can actually do something in the hospital!!

I don't know if I am just not myself regarding studying (which I think I am) or if it is normal to go from getting straight A's in prerequisites to B Grades in actual nursing classes. I got high 90s and even 100s on my anatomy tests and now (only 2 ...

My school provides the Kaplan program as part of our tuition which I am guessing is good cause I have seen a few comments about using a study tool such as this. We won't be able to access Kaplan for a few weeks yet but thanks for all the advice I wi...

you are not alone i am feeling the exact same way right now, great advice up there

Thank you lol that is what I really wanted to know too cause I am getting the hang of it I just need practice so my family members are my guinea pigs ha ha didn't wanna do it too much if it would hurt them my old a&p teacher said you should only ...

elevate head? nursing intervention? (small intervention but still an intervention)

wow that site was great thanks

Sphygmomanometer! Flashcards, Different color pens might help with taking notes and sorting out ideas

Yes that is definitely the feeling.. Humbling...

Thank you guys ... at least I know I am not getting dumber I just have to step up my game and adjust to the different type of learning that nursing school calls for :)

I feel exactly the same way... lol I know nothing and I don't know how I will ever know everything these nurses know

Keep thinking the way u were thinking hunni... don't view yourself negatively and others won't either in that you are a hundred percent right. As long as you are willing and eager to learn and be a great nurse everyone will want you around, don't do...

Yeah I didn't think it would count as RN experience sorry for the confusion...I start training on tuesday and I am very excited to learn the basics :)

I just got a job as a PCA at an assisted living facility. I am a nursing student about to start nursing 1 in the fall... I have no prior experience with healthcare. I have a job right now at a retail store and I figured I should try to get some exp...

Awesome! Thank you guys! I am seeing the job market is not the easiest as it portrayed to be and that kinda scared me so I figured I should get some patient experience rather than making coffee all day :)

I am just starting in the fall as an official nursing student. All my prereqs are done and I am trying to get a job in a hospital. I applied to my local hospital for a pca which they train you on the job but I havent received a call back. I know w...

I would go for my RN... thats what I am going to do an that is advice I have gotten from people that are LPNs right now they would rather have just gone for their RN