speedykicks

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1. Student Nurse Externship - What is it?

   speedykicks replied to BBQvegan's topic in General Students

   I am doing one with the VA Valor Program. I am in a psych unit, but a fellow classmate is in the ICU and she is getting to do a ton. We are paid well,

2. Workplace violence

   speedykicks replied to Ruthbud19's topic in Psychiatric

   It isn't correct to say the cops won't press charges. It is the DA who decides whether to file charges against someone, not the cops. I think you mean the police won't make an arrest or write up a...

3. Shaky Hands

   speedykicks replied to Carla25's topic in General Students

   I have shaky hands. I have a tremmor almost all the time, but espicially when I try to do a fine motor skill. My hand shakes when I sign a check, it shakes when I put toothpaste on my toothbrush,...

4. Enodcrine System - Help!

   speedykicks replied to lilmrsnurse's topic in General Students

   I don't know about websites, but what really helped me with the endocrine system was making a concept map. I had hypothal. as my center square, the anterior and post. pit under it and went from...

5. for those in a 4 sem. program, which semester was hardest??

   speedykicks posted a topic in General Students

   I am getting ready to start the second semester of nursing school - and I've heard that it is the hardest of the four. It will include Peds and OB and our first Med/Surg rotation, as well as...

6. I am NOT enjoying my geriatric clinical

   speedykicks replied to speedykicks's topic in General Students

   thanks for the encouragement. next semester we have three short clinicals - OB, peds and med-surg. I am looking forward to them - espicially

7. I am NOT enjoying my geriatric clinical

   speedykicks posted a topic in General Students

   Ok - I feel like a bad person who shouldn't be a nurse, but man am I really hating my clinical in the LTC facility. I am keeping that to myself and am really positive-appearing while I am there and...

8. Can't wait to get a life.

   speedykicks replied to NurseDaddy2006's topic in Male Nursing Students

   yeah - eating out isn't the same. When that $50-$70 tab comes, you can't help but think "there is a medical dictionary for my PDA" "There goes two days I sacrificed working instead of studying and I...

9. Can't wait to get a life.

   speedykicks replied to NurseDaddy2006's topic in Male Nursing Students

   oh I know how you feel! I ordered some carry-out from my favorite Mexican food place on my way home, in anticipation of a long night of studying. I must have looked pathetic watching in envy as the...

10. How did you get through your first bed bath?

    speedykicks replied to Nesher's topic in General Students

    Oh and one other thing - our instructor brought us treats this morning at our pre-conference - donuts. I know that sounds silly, but we were all so nervous and when she made that nurturing gesture,...

11. How did you get through your first bed bath?

    speedykicks replied to Nesher's topic in General Students

    I think letting them pair up the first time is ok. After my partner and I paired up today on a few things, we both felt more confident and, on our own initiative, went our separate ways. Nursing...

12. How did you get through your first bed bath?

    speedykicks replied to Nesher's topic in General Students

    I agree on pairing up. I am a first semester student and did my first shower today. I was scared to death. I am *really* glad our instructor made us do it. After it was over I was 500 percent more...

13. What happens if you drink a beer?

    speedykicks replied to Regina66's topic in General Students

    Read your school student handbook. I don't think alcohol is a problem unless you drink or are intoxicated at clinicals or at school. And drug addiction or alcohol addiction isn't an automatic boot...

14. gr V and gr X - what does it mean?

    speedykicks replied to speedykicks's topic in General Nursing

    thanks - roman numerals - duh! I appreciate the help

15. gr V and gr X - what does it mean?

    speedykicks posted a topic in General Nursing

    First semester nursing student here - preparing for a med cals exam. I can't find the answer to this anywhere in my book - can someone please tell me the conversion of gr V and gr X into mg? Also,...