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    Venting

    Alisonisayoshi replied to karleeek1992's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I'm confused. Did the instructor show you other students grades? Or did they tell them to you? Aside from that, your grade is your grade. It wasn't given to you to hurt your feelings or spite...
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    sodium-glucose cotransporters

    Alisonisayoshi replied to SteveDE's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    My Endocrinologist prescribes it to
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    sodium-glucose cotransporters

    Alisonisayoshi replied to SteveDE's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Pt experience T1D on invokana. Wonder drug in my experince. Lowered insulin doses by 60% on the low dose. Less insulin=less lows. A1c from 6.5 to 5.6 in a year on it. No UTI, no yeast issues....
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    Tell Me Your Best/Worst? - Nursing School, First Year, Career

    Alisonisayoshi replied to native_texan's topic in General Nursing

    Calivianya, Right now in nursing school I totally feel you. I watch so many in my class struggle and I get A's with minimal studying. Granted I'm in an LVN program, but STILL. I am in school with...
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    Top challenges of being a nursing student!

    Alisonisayoshi replied to dotdotcurve33's topic in General Students

    Student drama. I was surprised by how much of it there really
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    Changing major to Nursing

    Alisonisayoshi replied to daetor2012's topic in General Students

    That is one of the most informational posts I've ever read here. Honestly. It gets hard to hear about everybody's "calling". Yes, I have a goal with nursing (shortest, cheapest, best paid route...
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    Nurse Neglect/Abuse?

    Alisonisayoshi replied to InsideWindow's topic in General Nursing

    Gab is gabapentin, brand name neurontin. Sorry, I am involved a lot in the DOC (diabetes online community) and most shorten it to gab, so force of habit :) And, upon further explanation, I totally...
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    Nurse Neglect/Abuse?

    Alisonisayoshi replied to InsideWindow's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a diabetic, and from a completely diabetic to diabetic standpoint... why the MRI? Diabetic Neuro is generally a nerve conduction test (if that, sometimes just meeting the dx criteria)? Why the...
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    Stupid classmate tricks

    Alisonisayoshi replied to AOx1's topic in General Students

    I love the one in my class who makes a simple concept incredibly complex by coming up with some crazy scenario in her
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    Difficulty difference between LVN and RN

    Alisonisayoshi replied to JosephRAdam's topic in General Students

    Hi, I'm currently in a Lp/vn program. I did my program because of impaction in my state for RN programs. Bridge seats in my area are almost guaranteed, regular seats, yeah I know people who waited...
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    2 weeks until LPN program starts!

    Alisonisayoshi replied to mfigueroa22's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Good
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    Describe your 10/10 pain. Piggybacking off of recent pain discussions.

    Alisonisayoshi replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

    Pancreatitis with necrosis. Pain was 10/10 and really, until they put me on the PCA it stayed there. I was weak, screaming, eyes shut tight, delusional, and strangely cold all over. That was my...
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    SDA and when to bring up no Saturday work

    Alisonisayoshi replied to SherluckyRN's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I just work the Sabbath. I'm also
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    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

    Alisonisayoshi replied to nursinghopeful23's topic in Psychiatric

    Not a nurse yet, but I do charity crisis work with women/girls with eating disorders. I'd say a huge portion of them have PTSD. Probably more than half, in my
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    A question about vapor cigarettes

    Alisonisayoshi replied to Nurse SMS's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! I have a friend who owns a vapor business. They sell special vapor tubes to vape just about anything. They vape "honey oil" (concentrated THC). Any narco drug that people can crush up and...
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    First Clinical... not feeling it!

    Alisonisayoshi posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Okay so we had our first clinical at a SNF today. The CNA I was paired with had no intrest in having a nursing student. I tried my best to learn, but I just felt inadequate and unwelcome. Everyone...
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    First Clinical... not feeling it!

    Alisonisayoshi replied to Alisonisayoshi's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I was very disheartened by all my other classmates who seemed so starry eyed and happy, and I just felt tired and dejected. Hopefully it gets better! If it doesn't I'm going to try and chalk it up...
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    First Clinical... not feeling it!

    Alisonisayoshi replied to Alisonisayoshi's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Thank you for your responses it feels better to not feel
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    Failed my 1st Fundamentals Exam

    Alisonisayoshi replied to Fever4RN's topic in General Students

    First test in Fundamentals, a quarter of my class tanked, the second test, everyone did better. I think it had a lot to do with understanding what format to study for. These tests are different....
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    Shabbat issues

    Alisonisayoshi replied to savotinaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I will pose to you the same question my pastor posed to me (we also keep strict Sabbath): Does God intend for no one to care for the sick on the Sabbath? Who then should care for the sick if I...
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    Lpn & Cna skills

    Alisonisayoshi replied to deetrain's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    An LPN/LVN is taught nursing skills, because they are an actual
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    why are you going the LPN route?

    Alisonisayoshi replied to Cynt87's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I went the LVN route because 400+ applications for 23 spots, all of us with great GPAs, put on a lottery to get in, that seemed like losing odds to me. Never mind BSN programs with even more...
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    Things you'd love to tell a fellow nursing student or faculty.....

    Alisonisayoshi replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    Faculty: thank you, you have a thankless job. Faculty: can we live in the real world? Just for a teeny second. Student: who died and made you king high $!# of nursing school? This isn't social...
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    LVN or straight to RN?

    Alisonisayoshi replied to FutureLVN2019's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It depends on your circumstances. Where I live RN programs (BSN & ADN) are a crapshoot to get into, but BRIDGE programs are a lock. I am taking an LVN just to guarantee entry. I think it would...
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    Nicotine & Work

    Alisonisayoshi replied to applesxoranges's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Well if one wants the job, one should not smoke. That's how I see it. If the addiction to nicotine is that strong, then one should work somewhere nicotine is accepted. I was a smoker, I quit when...