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I'm in nursing school now and worried a lot about this before starting. The trick I've learned that gets me through a situation that makes me a little dizzy is consciously remembering to breathe and wiggling my toes. I feel that as long as I remember to breathe, my body's fainting reflex shouldn't kick in and toe wiggling to temporarily take my focus elsewhere. It has worked so far (knock on wood!). Best of luck to ya! :)

Hello! I'm in my second semester of nursing school & we're in the middle of our assessment class & our Peds clinicals. Does anyone know of any good websites or is willing to share from experience how you chart normal findings for each system in a physical assessment? We have guides that tell us all the things we are supposed to be assessing, but nothing that says how we are supposed to chart what is normal (i.e. how to say it in medical terms other than 'wnl'). My other question - are there any good resources out there on IV medications? We have been giving IV meds for three days now in clinicals and I am still very confused because each nurse I work with does it differently. Any advice or know of any resources I can look up? Thanks in advance for your help!! Anna