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I am in my last semester of an adn program and we are expected to take a minimum of 4 patients everyday, a maximum of 5. We are allowed to delegate vital signs and ADL's to the CNA. We have 2 8 hour days a week and change floors monthly. We also ha...

Why don't you drive back down to the facility and write down the meds so you can have your concept map in time?

My school lets you fail one class. If you fail any class after that your out and have to reapply. I do not think there is any amount of time you have to wait to reapply.

Aw, sorry to hear about your kitty. Im sure her being in your arms as she went was a comfort to her. I have never had a friend or family member pass in my presence, but have plenty of animals pass with me. I often wonder the same thing, about how di...

I have it bad too! I have 2 months left and I am just so exhausted and done with this!

When I was taking my prerequisite classes the online classes always skipped spring break! I don't know why they do that...

I went out of town for a few days but planned to study every other day. I totally dropped the ball. I am just so exhausted and needed a break. I did manage to write a paper on wednesday, but not much else. I better get going, I have 2 tests next week...

At my school we are taking 4 pts each and doing everything from meds to assessment, charting, paging md's, dealing with pharmacy ect. There is not one spare moment in our day because as students, our time management sucks. Even if we wanted to atte...

If you gave morphine then you did address her pain. Did you reassess her pain level and try to do am care after giving the morphine? I know its hard, but try not to worry too much before you talk to your instructor. If your instructor tells you you ...

Can you give a example question? I don't use the ratio method, but maybe I can help if I know what type questions your talking about .

Everyone I know keeps them hidden during the hiring process and all of their shifts. They have very different work looks and normal looks. People at work have no idea how they normally look off the clock!

I made it through ok, but ,my boyfriend got caught up in this mess. I thought you paid professionals to do this correctly, not mess t up!

Yes, i have gone through it in the past. Try to go in without expectations. Just try to figure out exactly what the instructor wants and do your best to give it to them. I have never gone over my instructors head to complain about them. I have class...

If you have to go the day before clinicals to pick your patients and do prep work the 12 hour day will save you time too.

I would start with lab values. Don't memorize values because every school has their own set of normals. But you can learn what the lab test means and why it would be high or low. You can also start reading about and getting comfortable with physical ...

Cholinergic crisis

I have identified a nursing instructor and a classmate from this site so far. It really is pretty easy to identify people even when they don't use their real pictures for the avatar. Be careful.

The way I keep the artery/vein thing straight in the heart it the saying: PApa (Pulmonary Artery) went to the army to become a PriVate ( Pulmonary Vein) Otherwise arteries go away from the heart with oxygen and veins come back with none.

I would start with lab values. Try to learn what they mean, and what could make them high or low. Don't bother memorizing specific ranges because the normal is different everywhere. You should also start practicing physical assessment.

I live 30 miles away from school, but with traffic it takes about an hour and a half each way.

We don't have clinical binders either. In fact, our instructors discourage us from carrying anything but a brain sheet that we can fold up and keep in our pocket.

Chemistry and neurology. The WORST!!!

With my lvn and my adn I will be about 18,000 by time I graduate.

You don't have to share. Just say "ehhh" and make a weird face and people will eventually stop asking. That's what I do.

How long ago were you laid off from work? If you are in nursing classes in the first 16 weeks of your claim you may be able to qualify for the California training benefits program. You have to call edd and ask to apply. Google it for more info. I got...