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 it the chart to look at.

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

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 will start using Kaplan to review ASAP after we get our passwords.... I got a perfect score on one of my tests since I posted this so that was a self esteem booster to tell me I can do this thank you everyone for all the wonderful comments and advice :)

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 do a bp twice on one arm or it could hurt them I don't really remember how but I remembered she said it.

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

wow that site was great thanks

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 to take blood pressures on my family member. I need help because I think I am doing ok but I am not really sure what I am listening for and I don't like to do it too many times in a row cause I am afraid it will hurt them so how many times can you take a bp on one person ... and what do you listen for and any tips you can give to someone learning how to take a bp for the first time :)

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

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 tests in) I am getting 85s and 80s... I am really nervous that this indicates that nursing isn't gonna work out for me ... I am asking pretty much is this drop normal? Or is it just something you need to get used to ... I feel like I have no idea what to actually study they are going over so much material ... I am trying really hard I am just really getting discouraged.. ... any tips appreciated

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 doubt yourself because of your weight issues.

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 :)

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 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 experience in healthcare. So my question is, was this a good choice and will this experience help me to find a job later when I have my RN license.

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 what I need to do to get the hospital working environment that I am looking for is to get my CNA... but i have looked online and I can't figure out how to get this certificate locally. Anyone know of any CNA courses available in the upstate new york catskill/hudson valley region? I know before i get my RN it is absolutely necessary to have hospital experience

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