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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 transcripts in to NCHEC and they told me I need so...

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

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 care is not for me. But GOD bless the experience. I...

@ 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 dumb esp. when my preceptor tells me with a polite ...

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 know what I should add/take away and if I am on the r...

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 That Apply" and "Ordered format" questions? It sounds...

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 that..." I need to figure out the way to totally t...

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 pain relief but I am also thinking that they would ...

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 on the right track AND to also see if there were a...

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 the wonderful things the body and surgeons can do...

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 first before OR but I'm debating now...

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 then they look at you and say, "Don't tell me storie...

Thanks again!

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 the biggest of all reporting off two different RN's...

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 case.

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 patient up?) Like I get confused whether or not w...

Thank you Daytonite. :)

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 250cc with Heparin 25,000 units infusing at 8cc/ho...

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, infusion pump etc. How do I exclude extra informati...

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 compare yourself to others, (I didn't know how compe...

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 only glaze over the A&P of both subjects and la...

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 anyone else has other helpful sites/docs exist that...

Thanks to all of you. KMC, your response kinda reminded me of my mom that tough love approach but I know what you mean. I do study up the night before but where I get stuck is the critical thinking part. I ironically like Future L&D nurse can do...

First I would just like to say this forum has been one of my greatest resources for questions, care plans, understanding F&E, and just general support. Even though I don't post much, I lurk. So thank you everybody. Now my problem is every semes...

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 thought of even working in the L/D,High Risk, PP ...