NurseGirl525 ASN, RN

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    Time management advice

    NurseGirl525 replied to mbreyes's topic in General Students

    I also have a planner. I have several actually. I plan my weeks out on Sunday. When my son goes with my ex, what nights he has judo practice, when we get his homework done. Then I put in my...
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    If you had all the funds..

    NurseGirl525 replied to Nurse2BeCam's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Money is not an issue for me as my ex husband is having to pay for my schooling. So I could pretty much go where I wanted, and do it how I want. I chose the community college route for several...
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    I feel so stressed! Any words of support?

    NurseGirl525 replied to abbypoo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You will find in nursing school every test you take is timed. It's that way to try and get you ready for the NCLEX. You get like a minute and a half for each question if that. I feel like you are...
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    How have you changed since starting school?

    NurseGirl525 replied to missmollie's topic in General Students

    I think mine is just being more comfortable with people in intimate ways. Check offs helped me with that. I'm a very private person and I don't really get up close and personal with people in...
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    Med/Surg ATI-Help!!

    NurseGirl525 replied to nursing808's topic in General Students

    We have to make level 2 on ours. RN and PN programs. We get 2 practice tests to do. I think they are A and B. Have you done those
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    Horrible nursing instructor

    NurseGirl525 replied to Blah7272's topic in General Students

    You probably made things worse going to an administrator. Let me tell you what I told my 8 year old when he had a difficult time with his second grade teacher. You are going to have many different...
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    Older student/ New nursing student

    NurseGirl525 replied to mihali05's topic in General Students

    I'm 38 and in my first semester of the program. I'm not the oldest and not the youngest. The younger ones don't intimidate me. They don't have the life experience that I have and I honestly find...
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    Why aren't nursing prerequisites standardized?

    NurseGirl525 replied to thinkingcap's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For math I could have done either stats or algebra. For me, it was a matter of what is needed at a 4 year program and what transfers. I had several choices on science and I looked at what would...
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    Grading scale

    NurseGirl525 replied to maleRN2MSN's topic in General Students

    93-100= A 84-92= B 76-83= C anything below that is failing. There is no + or - at my school
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    brief head to toe assessment

    NurseGirl525 replied to hkqueenx3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It's a head to toe assessment so start at the head and work your way down. The whole time you are assessing skin integrity. I started at the top of the head and did hair then the ears. I went to...
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    Hard Time

    NurseGirl525 replied to proches's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What I am about to say is going to sound harsh but it is reality. If I had a nickel for every person who came into this forum saying it's my dream, I know I will be a good nurse but school is too...
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    Nursing Challenges

    NurseGirl525 replied to Chala Doll's topic in General Students

    To be honest with you, it is going to be to find a job. I'm 38 and anticipate challenges with my age as I will be 40 when I graduate. I think if you can prove you are physically capable of handling...
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    Good nursing diagnoses for fx humerus?

    NurseGirl525 replied to kdaj1990's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You would probably be looking at something to do with
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    Medical Leave , make up clinical hours

    NurseGirl525 replied to mnl1987's topic in General Students

    It depends on how the class is structured. Is the clinical it's own class or is it a part of another class. Like we are in med/surg right now. Med/surg lecture is 102 and 3 credit hours, med/surg...
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    Feeling Lonely

    NurseGirl525 replied to juneybug's topic in General Students

    I don't go to school to make friends. I pay a lot for my classes and I am there to get my degree and then get a job. I do have some friends at school, but my life is outside of school. I honestly...
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    Exam question - Heparin Side Effects

    NurseGirl525 replied to luv2run851's topic in General Students

    Seeing as how Coumadin and heparin are both blood thinners, I wouldn't give them Coumadin. They will bleed out. Bleeding gums is a very common side effect of these drugs. Although it can be an...
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    Good nursing diagnoses for fx humerus?

    NurseGirl525 replied to kdaj1990's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Fat embolism is a medical diagnosis not a nursing diagnosis. That is why you can't find it. We know nothing about your patient so we cannot help
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    Adult Health 1

    NurseGirl525 replied to NurseKnightro's topic in General Students

    Is this the same as med/surg? I'm taking it now and it is a lot of info. I just go week by week and try to absorb as much as I can. We just finished cardiac and are now into muscoskeletal and skin....
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    What's in your bag?

    NurseGirl525 replied to studentnursemon86's topic in General Students

    My books, notebooks, binders, stethoscope, BP cuff, penlights, scissors, headphones to watch videos for class, calculator, lots of pens and pencils, highlighters, post its, clipboard, snacks,...
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    I can't believe this just happened!!!

    NurseGirl525 replied to stunurse2015's topic in General Students

    Was this a hospital, a home health care agency? What kind of business was it? What makes me nervous about this is you say your school goes by quarters. I guess I need more info on both. Did you...
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    MATH

    NurseGirl525 replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did 3 semesters of math. 2 remedial, 1 semester of college algebra. I was just glad to make it out of that class alive with my
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    Failed my first lab exam and I feel discouraged

    NurseGirl525 replied to koalas's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just do better next time. There is not anything you can do about that test now, right? So just study better for the next one. Organize your time better. 10 credits is not a lot. You are not...
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    Family Emergencies while in school?

    NurseGirl525 replied to lumen4's topic in General Students

    It's up to each individual program. You have to get so many clinical hours in to sit for the NCLEX. At my school we can miss lab and lecture but not clinicals. They moved stuff around for me to...
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    Nursing school criteria

    NurseGirl525 replied to vna2014's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Depends on what they look at on retakes. Some just replace the new with the old and some don't. You need to speak with the schools
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    Auscultating Heart?!

    NurseGirl525 replied to SweetSouthernLove's topic in General Students

    We were told apetm. Aortic then pulmonic, down to erbs point, then tricuspid, and mitral. You will listen to everything on the left of the sternum except for aortic which will be right. The pp is...