kcollins08

kcollins08 specializes in ICU/ED.

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1. How to improve grades in nursing school?

   kcollins08 replied to melrose316's topic in Student Assist

   I don't mean this in a condescending way... But. Study more. Also, study effectively. If flash cards work for you, make flash cards, if you have to read the content multiple times, read it multiple times. Attempt to teach the content to a friend or...

2. Nurses are getting younger...

   kcollins08 replied to Brian's topic in Rock

   Finishing my BSN and starting work at 22, I didn't FEEL young even though I did my BSN in one swoop right after high school...but I was definitely the youngest nurse on my unit. However, I precepted some juniors from UT's nursing program and that def...

3. Students - What do you expect from nurses who precept you?

   kcollins08 posted a topic in General Students

   Just thought I'd throw it out there, because I want to see what students expect and like from their precepting nurses during clinical. I love having nursing students and I feel that I facilitate learning/teach as best as I can, but any suggestions fr...

4. Specialty...how did you decide?

   kcollins08 replied to akilah530's topic in General Students

   I want to say that you just kind of "know", but I thought I "knew" in nursing school that I wanted to do ICU even though I originally wanted to do something in emergency medicine from when I was a kid. Did my clinical specialty/capstone for my BSN in...

5. What is the "best" stethoscope for the ED?

   kcollins08 replied to jrsRN07's topic in Emergency

   Another vote for either the Cardio III or the Master Cardiology. I personally use the Master Cardiology (I like the single sided design), but I've borrowed a friend's Cardiology III and liked it a lot as well. Served me well in telemetry, ICU, and ho...

6. Hyponatremia with hypothermia

   kcollins08 replied to kkeczely's topic in Student Assist

   :edit: In the last sentence of my first post, I meant led to the hypothermia

7. Hyponatremia with hypothermia

   kcollins08 replied to kkeczely's topic in Student Assist

   With a hx of ETOH abuse, the hyponatremia may be as a result of cirrhosis of the liver...beer potomania could also go hand in hand with that (hyponatremia induced by massive consumptions of beer/dilute alcoholic beverages), although you did say he di...