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Personally I am glad this rule is being implemented. I have requested a different nurse before because the one I had reeked of cigarette smoke. Like other posters have stated, if you dont like the rule, don't work there. Or quit smoking.

My thoughts. Also, are you aware that marijuana can be laced with other drugs, cocaine, etc., that can form addiction after one use?

And the odds of re-admission, even if you pop clean the next time will be slim to none!

I'm in a vocational/career tech school (also attended a community college in the past) and so far I am liking the votech much more. It may just be a difference in the instructors style of teaching but the school is approved and has a very good track record. Can you contact the school to see if they can give you an idea of their graduation and state board rates?

Does your instructor use power points, or are you just taking notes as the instructor speaks? If it is power points, ask the instructor if you can have a print off of them. Or if it is only a verbal lecture I would do like the PP suggested and use a recording device.

Winning!

Farming. On my iPhone. I may or may not be slightly addicted to Hay Day...

Exactly my thoughts!

So I am being a good little nurse student and studying on Labor Day weekend.... Reading through the chapter I've come upon clinical and biological death. Is there a difference? Both are pretty much defined the same in my book (cessation of vital functions of the body).

Hahahahaha!! I needed that LOL today!

I had to quit nursing school in 2009 because I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and I was very very sick. At the time I hated school too and thought that nursing was not for me. After my doctor and I got things straightened out and I was in remission I regretted so badly quitting. As sick as I was I couldn't have passed that semester but I wish I would have sought advice from my instructors. I was re-admitted to RN school last year but lost my financial aid so now I am in LPN school. Talk with your instructors and let them know what's going on! Even if you do have to take some time off, make sure you can get back into the swing of things when it is time. Hugs!!!

Just curious, what are you required to wear on clinical days? We have to wear a navy scrub top with white pants and white shoes. Better than all white I suppose but I would rather have all navy.

This!!!! Lol

Are there objectives at the beginning of each chapter? If so try to focus on those. I also make flash cards of just the terms and definitions on the quizlet app so I can study them whenever, wherever I am.

First off all I want to tell you that I think your writing English is great! Try to build yourself up. I understand thoughts of failure, believe me, I have them and even dream about doing something wrong or failing and getting kicked out of school! I told another fellow nursing student on here to be confident in yourself! You know what you have to do to stay on top, so plan to set yourself up for success! Make sure you have all the supplies you need and make sure you have a space to call your own for studying. And keep doing what your doing! Coming here to AN to ask for advice will help you a lot! There are so many here to encourage and help along the way! Good luck on your first day and remember YOU CAN DO THIS!

Hey you. I just wanna give you a big hug.

Today our whole class period was on compassion and that nursing is not only a science but is also an art. Our instructor showed us a beautiful video called Communicating with Compassion. I was in awe of a study that was repeated multiple times on rabbits who were fed a diet high in fat and cholesterol. A lot of the rabbits ended up with CAD, but there was one group of rabbits who did not have as negative an outcome and it was determined, that these healthier rabbits were in better condition because their keeper was caring, spent time petting and talking to the rabbits and showed them love. Compassion has healing power! It really meant a lot that our instructor took a whole class period to reiterate the importance of acknowledging your patients feelings and creating a rapport that the patient will not likely forget. I was an RN student once upon a time (LPN student now) and it really shocked me how little time was spent on compassion and putting yourself in the patients shoes. I am 29 years old and like you said, a lot of the people from my generation have no compassion at all. I pledged today to make sure that my patients know that I am genuinely concerned no matter what they may be going through.

An event in which landed my father in the hospital actually encouraged me to go back to nursing school... My dad had been having some spells where his blood pressure would shoot up then bottom out, he would almost lose consciousness, sometimes lost control of his bowels and a few other things... (He was finally diagnosed with POTS after 20 years of having these spells!) After he was admitted to the hospital the doctors and nurses were concerned that his lactic acid levels were elevated and would not consider discharging until they dropped. The nurse and doctor never gave us an explanation as to why those levels were increased (aside from the medication, maybe from his being hypoxic for a short period of time?) So I did some digging and found that metformin can cause the lactic acid levels to be elevated. So I mentioned this to the nurse in which she replies, he is not on metformin........ When he was actually on actoplus MET. Anyway, after I finally got the nurse to look again they discontinued the actoplus met and taadaaa! Lactic acid levels returned to normal! (I'm just a new little nursing student so if anything is misspelled or is not "medically" correct I apologize. Lol)