JenMarie82

In my experience, the pain is often in the general area surrounding the clot. The area may also be red, swollen, or warm to the touch. The only definitive way to diagnosis a DVT is by a Venous Doppler of the extremity to determine if/where there is...

Thanks for your response Daytonite. :) However, I have the basic principles of delegation down. This assigment is more for collecting real life advice or tips you've picked up along the way as you've gained experience with delegation.

We have a discussion post assignment where we are supposed to share the best tips and tricks of delegating and time management that we get from working floor nurses. If anyone has any they would like to share, I'd really appreciate it! Thank you!

Trying searching for the Johanna Briggs Institute online. Our Critical Thinking/Reserach professor always uses articles from that site.

We're still in nursing school, which means we're still passing, which means we must be doing something right...

One tip that has saved a lot of the moms in our class is utilizing the website http://www.menusformoms.com for meals. It gives you the weekly menu and grocery list, but you can always change it to suit your families needs. The meals are generally n...

I seem to have gained 10 lbs since starting school in August and I'm not happy about it! I know part of it is that I haven't been able to fit in as much time as I like for exercise and I'm used to working on my feet at least half of the day and now ...

What's your favorite quote to keep you motivated during this long and stressful journey called "nursing school"?

We just finished our Med Math module yesterday. Here's one of the practice link our professor gave us. I found it very helpful. Good luck! http://www.accd.edu/sac/nursing/math/default.html

Our house is pretty small so there's really no where I can go and study that is quiet. I live over an hour from campus so I'm not able to go back to study. The local library closes at 5:30 pm every day but Mondays which is my late school night anyw...

I keep hearing everyone talk about theirs, but we never had one. They e-mailed us our clinical assignments and schedule for Practicum 1 last week, but that's all the contact we've got. We start school next Monday and I'm really nervous because of t...

I'm from central michigan area, but here the local Visiting Nurses do a training course. It's $800 for 2 weeks full time. Maybe try calling them and inquiring. Good luck! :)

I finally kicked my cheating abusive husband out this weekend. Now I feel like I can't focus. I've been forcing myself out of bed to go to classes in the morning but I can't tell you a single thing we've learned this week. Any suggestions on how t...

We are having some friends come stay at our house this weekend and I can't seem to break out of "school mode" even though we just had 2 major exams I spent tons of time studying for and now I have a few days of breathing room. My plan was to relax a...

Good Luck! I was on the waitlist for this semster and got called the Friday before classes started. The funny thing is, I had finally got over it and was fine with not starting until fall. Now I'm doing great in all of my classes and so glad to be...

I have a 2 year old son and a husband who works full time and also goes to college 2 nights a week. I have classes Monday-Thursday from 8 am - 1 pm (give or take 1/2 an hour some days) and a 1 hour commute each way. I also try and do at least 2 hou...

Our professors give us powerpoints to print off before class. Most of the main points on the slides are direct quotes from the first sentence of certain paragraphs. I tend to find the matching topic sentences and then just read those paragraphs in ...

I was an alternate for this semsester. Got called the Friday before classes started on Monday and I was SO GRATEFUL to be accepted! The waiting is no fun, but at least at our school, almost all the alternates end up gettig in for various reasons. ...

"We always knew we'd look upon our tears with laughter, but we never knew we'd look upon our laughter with tears."

Central Michigan area here - go to SVSU

My mom has offered to buy me a nice stethoscope either now or when I graduate. When do you think I should get it? Scrub sale is next week at school so I can buy a cheap one there or hold off and get a nice one later in the semester. Any input is g...

My husband has been great about doing EVERYTHING lately. He's been so supportive and I appreciate it so much. He hasn't said anything but I can tell he's feeling neglected. Any ideas?

Campus: 1 hour each way Clinicals: still haven't gotten our placements but could be up to 2 hours from what I've heard

Looks like I'm pulling an all nighter tonight. (Alright, maybe only MOST of the nighter!) Anyone want to join me?

I'm having a hard time retaining all the info we have to learn for pharmacology. Any suggestions on how to really grasp the material? I made flashcards from all the information on my drug cards to try and study whenever possible, but I still feel l...