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  1. Hospice, dyspnea, and morphine sulfate

    spaghetina posted a topic in General Students

    I'm studying for the NCLEX and slightly confused about something I'm seeing on UWorld. I've had at least 2 questions about patients on hospice care with dyspnea. Both were asking what interventions to...

  2. Hospice, dyspnea, and morphine sulfate

    spaghetina replied to spaghetina's topic in General Students

    Thanks, Rose_Queen. :) So, there's no case for morphine being responsible for producing enough respiratory depression in someone with respiratory compromise/dyspnea that they go into respiratory...

  3. Precepting in Postpartum - pros and cons?

    spaghetina posted a topic in General Students

    I just learned that I've been approved for a postpartum preceptorship. This is exciting news because it's been my dream ever since first stepping onto a PP unit and loving it, especially because I...

  4. Precepting in Postpartum - pros and cons?

    spaghetina replied to spaghetina's topic in General Students

    I've started wondering if being in PP for 3 months is going to affect what I retain from previous quarters/rotations, and adversely affect my performance on the NCLEX. This Doubtful Debbie thing is...

  5. Precepting in Postpartum - pros and cons?

    spaghetina replied to spaghetina's topic in General Students

    Ahh, that is exactly what I was hoping to hear. I guess I'm a little stuck in the mindset that if I'm not precepting in the ICU or ED, I'm doing it wrong, but those are two places I have never wanted...

  6. Precepting in Postpartum - pros and cons?

    spaghetina replied to spaghetina's topic in General Students

    Nursing instructors (my OB clinical instructor has been a big repeater of this fact), nurses on the PP floor, and... my mom. To be fair, my mom has worked for Kaiser for 40+ years in several...

  7. Depression r/t nursing school AEB becoming someone I don't recognize

    spaghetina replied to Jane says's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm replying to my own post, just in case anyone else ever comes across it, and feels the same way I was feeling. I've now finished my second year of nursing school, and I made it through. It was a...

  8. Care Plan: GI bleed, pancreatic ca with mets to the liver, low hgb

    spaghetina posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    *sigh* Once again, I'm over-thinking things. Apologies for the empty

  9. What to do about a hyperverbal classmate?

    spaghetina posted a topic in General Students

    I have a classmate with whom I've spent the last 5 weeks on a clinical rotation. I'll be spending the next 5 weeks with this person as well, and we may, in fact, end up on the same rotations for the...

  10. student shortcuts

    spaghetina replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Students

    I laughed out loud. I've wished to be able to learn by osmosis more times than I can

  11. What to do about a hyperverbal classmate?

    spaghetina replied to spaghetina's topic in General Students

    Thanks for all the replies, everyone. I really appreciate all of these suggestions! In my life outside of nursing school, I'm much more to-the-point/direct with people, especially when they're being...

  12. What to do about a hyperverbal classmate?

    spaghetina replied to spaghetina's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the input, Jenn. :) That was my thought, too, regarding my instructor. I'm actually relatively surprised that the instructor has rarely jumped in, maybe because she, herself, can be quite...

  13. Bread making for stress relief...

    spaghetina replied to bb007rn's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Baking has always been my go-to stress reliever. I used to say, "If you hear me in the kitchen making something at 2am, you'll know that something's wrong. Working with dough is extremely therapeutic....

  14. Would it be a bad idea to take General Chemistry, A&P2, and pathophysiology?

    spaghetina replied to rmc2962's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Doable, but tough. One quarter I took A&P 2, O-chem, and micro concurrently, all with labs. The material was dense and, in the case of o-chem, intensely difficult for me to grasp, so I had to put...

  15. Depression r/t nursing school AEB becoming someone I don't recognize

    spaghetina replied to Jane says's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I feel bad about resurrecting an old post, but I didn't want to start a new one whining about how depressed I am right now, in a forum where depression comes up so often. I feel exactly like...

  16. What kind of car would you want?

    spaghetina replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    I love Teslas, but the mileage range is bad for a person like me who needs/wants to go on numerous road trips every year without having to sit at a charging station. If I could have two cars, that...

  17. NANDA Defining Characteristics question

    spaghetina posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was just talking to some of my classmates about this, and now I think I've confused us all. Over the last year, I've been writing my nursing diagnoses with information directly from the NANDA...

  18. I only held his hand

    spaghetina replied to motay68's topic in General Students

    This made me tear up. You made a difference in that man's life, one he may always remember. And you, for certain, will always carry this experience with you. Good job, nurse.

  19. Hate It

    spaghetina replied to ImLovingIt's topic in General Students

    Coming from another current nursing student, I'm wondering if maybe your issue isn't so much about hating nursing as it is that you're uncomfortable not being immediately good at something. You...

  20. Care Plan help: Pt missing all teeth

    spaghetina replied to spaghetina's topic in General Students

    It certainly gets the point across, doesn't it?

  21. Care Plan help: Pt missing all teeth

    spaghetina posted a topic in General Students

    My apologies if this sounds like a silly/stupid question, but I'm in the midst of writing my first care plan, and am at a loss as to how to properly word that my patient was missing all of his teeth....

  22. Care Plan help: Pt missing all teeth

    spaghetina replied to spaghetina's topic in General Students

    Thanks, GrnTea! I hate having to use words like that too, but my professors seem to eat it up. Plain English is so much easier to comprehend for EVERYONE

  23. What TEAS score did you get & did you get accepted in the nursing program?

    spaghetina replied to nursein2012's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    First attempt: Adjusted total individual score: 84%, ranked 94th percentile nationally/87th percentile in my program Reading: 97.6%, 99 national/99 program Mathematics: 76.7%, 66 national/51 program...

  24. CSUEB fall 2013 acceptance

    spaghetina replied to Lady0121's topic in California Nursing

    Does anyone know if someone will be starting a group for the Hayward students? It seems like the majority of you guys will be going to Concord, so I'm feeling a little left out in all of my...

  25. CSUEB fall 2013 acceptance

    spaghetina replied to Lady0121's topic in California Nursing

    Does anyone happen to know when the expected graduation date for the Hayward campus is? I swear, I should know this, but honestly, it hasn't mattered to me, so I haven't paid any attention whatsoever!...