Jenngirl34RN

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1. Tough clinical instructor

   Jenngirl34RN replied to Pistachio830's topic in General Students

   Take a deep breath and get past it so you don't let it get to you next week. For your SBAR, write it down. Jot down the important info you need to get across. Run over how you are going to say it...

2. Hospice comfort

   Jenngirl34RN replied to Danadawn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Comfort care has a lot more to do with the patient than your answer would suggest, and IVs and nasal cannulas are used, as patients often need IV pain medications and fluids, and patients aren't...

3. !!!!!!HOMEWORK HELPPPP!!!!!!

   Jenngirl34RN replied to calidreamin's topic in General Students

   You had the right idea for your equation, but to find your gtts/min you want to use the total to be infused and the total time of the infusion, not the calculated mL/hr. The way you set it up, you...

4. Clinical advice

   Jenngirl34RN replied to JaxJax5423's topic in General Students

   Some of things that made my favorite CIs favorites: 1. Be available, and check in, but don't hover all the time. 2. Encourage students to find good observation or practice opportunities 3. Be...

5. Help With Clinicals

   Jenngirl34RN replied to bryony's topic in General Students

   I just graduated, so am not an RN yet (taking the NCLEX in two weeks ), but in my program some of the things that separated those of us who did well in clinicals from those who did not are: 1. As...

6. And...done!!!

   Jenngirl34RN replied to Jenngirl34RN's topic in General Students

   Thanks you

7. Why does Seattle pay so low?

   Jenngirl34RN replied to RNforGod's topic in Washington Nursing

   Cost of living in SF is much higher than Seattle, particularly housing

8. Job outlook for experienced ADN

   Jenngirl34RN replied to Lisa123456789's topic in Washington Nursing

   It is easier to get hired as an ADN if you are in the south sound area or to the north, which are also the less expensive areas to live in, but even then a lot of the hospitals are going for Magnet...

9. HESI exit exam as a requirement to graduate from the Rhode Island College Nursing Program

   Jenngirl34RN replied to Rachel1001's topic in School, College Programs

   You say you are trying to bring awareness to the situation...many of us have had to take and pass the exit HESI to graduate, plus HESI exams at the end of each quarter or semester, and the majority us...

10. Med school vs NP? Your plans and opinions?

    Jenngirl34RN replied to StayOrthostatic's topic in General Students

    One thing to consider is the NP scope of practice where you live. In some states NPs are far more restricted than in others. Before making your decision you should figure out which area you want to...

11. And...done!!!

    Jenngirl34RN posted a topic in General Students

    I made it! I have turned in my last assignment, taken my last test, and am now done with nursing school (or at least this phase of it). All I have to do now is wait for graduation on Wednesday and I...

12. Does this make sense and I should I take this route to become an RN

    Jenngirl34RN replied to sonjafaf's topic in General Students

    Does the community college not have a general associates transfer degree, or better yet, some sort of pre-nursing transfer degree? There probably isn't much point in taking all of the surgical tech...

13. Who has liability insurance?

    Jenngirl34RN replied to ajmclean's topic in General Students

    Right now I am covered by my school, and the cost is included in the tuition for the program. I will be getting my own coverage once I start

14. Diseases nurses/ nursing students should know

    Jenngirl34RN replied to natmanzo's topic in General Students

    Having a basic idea of the diseases others have listed above is a good idea, but you will cover all of them in quite a lot of detail as you study nursing management of all of those diseases (and then...

15. Concept Map: Interactions for pt w/trach, has rhonchi

    Jenngirl34RN replied to LiatrisAspera's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So, a good place to start would be identifying a nursing diagnosis. "has a trach and ronchi" is not a nursing diagnosis. What s/s is the patient exhibiting? You need to use a NANDA nursing...