Nurse AllBetta

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  1. So I wanna be a health educator...

    Nurse AllBetta posted a topic in Nursing Career

    After making some tough decisions about my RN career and education, I decided that I want to be a health & wellness educator. I have a BS in another field, and an Associates RN degree. I sent my...

  2. So I wanna be a health educator...

    Nurse AllBetta replied to Nurse AllBetta's topic in Nursing Career

    I could really use some helpful advice from the "well seasoned" on the board.. please

  3. Resume for RN With One Year of Med/Surg Experience

    Nurse AllBetta replied to missninaRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Me three, been there, done that, got the t-shirt. :) Ready to expand my horizons. I want to remain optimistic despite the economy. I truly enjoy nursing but have realized (even in RN school) bedside...

  4. Maybe I'm not nursing material?

    Nurse AllBetta replied to stewiegriffin's topic in First Year After Licensure

    @ JVRB4: O...M...G. You have directly stated everything I have been feeling since I started on my floor esp. remembering the action of each and every med. I know there is Micromedex but still I feel...

  5. Hemodialysis hwk.

    Nurse AllBetta posted a topic in General Students

    We were recently sent to our KD Unit and were asked as a part of our homework to give the diagnosis and interventions for complications of hemodialysis. This is what I came up with but I wanted to...

  6. Any tips for alt format questions?

    Nurse AllBetta posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    As we loom ever closer to our grad date, we are are getting practice tests with the new alternative format questions used by NCLEX. Does anyone have any tips on the best way to answer "Select All...

  7. Any tips for alt format questions?

    Nurse AllBetta replied to Nurse AllBetta's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks for the reply Stephanie. I get down to the two or three choices I know are right with the SATA and look at that lone or two last choices and start to think, "well it could be...or you could do...

  8. Hemodialysis hwk.

    Nurse AllBetta replied to Nurse AllBetta's topic in General Students

    Assesing the distal pulses! I didn't think about that one. As for the 'HT' I'm sorry I used the wrong abbreviation *tired student brain fart* I meant to put HA for headache thus the intervention for...

  9. Hemodialysis hwk.

    Nurse AllBetta replied to Nurse AllBetta's topic in General Students

    You're right Day, in my post I just included the complications that we are to give interventions and outcomes for but I know I still need to add the RN Dx's. What I mainly wanted to see was if I was...

  10. Prospects of the CNOR/RNFA

    Nurse AllBetta posted a topic in Operating Room

    As I get closer to graduation (December -- yea!) I want to know more about the prospects of the OR nurse. I loved our clinical experiences each time and felt like I learned alot while watching some of...

  11. Prospects of the CNOR/RNFA

    Nurse AllBetta replied to Nurse AllBetta's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks for the feedback moon. So do you feel that the job prospects are pretty good even for circulators? I'm smiling at the comment about doing floor work first as that is what I was going to do...

  12. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    Nurse AllBetta replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    You know you are in nursing school when you gross out your family with a totally wikkid story about how you got to help debride patient Mr. So & So's necrotic decub ulcers in great detail. And...

  13. Patient juggling help

    Nurse AllBetta replied to Nurse AllBetta's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks

  14. Patient juggling help

    Nurse AllBetta posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It's juggling time and we are picking up more patients this semester. Anyone have any scheduling tips on how to make sure both patients needs are met, meds are on time, charting is done on time, and...

  15. Med-Surg questions

    Nurse AllBetta replied to Nurse AllBetta's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks Daytonite! As for the positioning it seems the rule of thumb is "Affected side up" but I just wanted to also know the instances when this wasn't the

  16. Med-Surg questions

    Nurse AllBetta posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    1. Positioning, positioning, positioning. :uhoh3:Any easy to remember memory joggers for a respiratory pt. with a certain disease process and the best position? (Other than the obvious of sitting the...

  17. Dosage Calculations

    Nurse AllBetta replied to minnielynn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you Daytonite.

  18. Dosage Calculations

    Nurse AllBetta replied to minnielynn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I posted these questions in the main forum but could still use some help with the formula set up: My main problem is how do I exclude extra information? Like if the question asks: Heparin drip of D5W...

  19. One formula for all IV problems? / Extraneous math info

    Nurse AllBetta posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I've read that dimensional analysis is the best way to solve for any/all math problems but I just can't wrap my head around it. Is there a formula that is useful for all IV problems? Like drop rate,...

  20. Help! Will This Get Easier?

    Nurse AllBetta replied to mickeycat's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have to agree also it doesn't get easier. Especially as you head into the more difficult aspects of Med-Surg as I am about to. But coming to this board for feedback and studying and trying not to...

  21. Med-Surg Class Help

    Nurse AllBetta posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Heading into Med-Surg I and have gotten lots of "it's very hard" from my classmates ahead of me. Cardio and Respiratory systems is ALL we will be focusing on for the whole semester. I think we will...

  22. Med-Surg Class Help

    Nurse AllBetta replied to Nurse AllBetta's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you very much Daytonite. I am DL'ding and looking over documents as I write this. I really want to be a good RN. And now I can't get that blood song out of my head (which is a good thing.) If...

  23. Thoughts on Maternity nursing.

    Nurse AllBetta posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    This semster I am taking Maternity nursing. What I thought would be kinda boring is actually very interesting especially in High Risk. But I have come across classmates that wrinkle their noses at the...

  24. Don't wanna flunk

    Nurse AllBetta replied to Nurse AllBetta's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My usual method is to rewrite my notes after lecture and then go through my textbook and write notes from the chapters too. But I have been thinking about changing my methods to writing out notes in...

  25. Don't wanna flunk

    Nurse AllBetta posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Today I cried. --- Took our first test today in OB and needless to say when grades came back I felt horrible I didn't flunk but it was almost just as bad. But I knew my material cold. I don't...