quirkystudent

I have found since the beginning of the program that I am just not a test taker. It's so frustrating because I know the content. My instructors know that I know the content. They have told me many times that I can walk into a clinical setting and nee...

No I'm not. I wanted to do a step ladder approach. There's only two schools to choose from near me without driving 3 hours. I researched them both and my decision was based on step ladder approach (because the other one skips LPN), the drop out rate ...

These are the only questions I have access to that I know of. I think the NCLEX ones you have to pay for right? I haven't bought anything besides the ATI books. The instructors gave us codes for the ATI website. I also have 6 Lippincott apps on my ph...

This is a great example of what happens when I take tests. The answer is obvious however I read that question 3 times and still got it wrong because I did not read "the skin around the stoma". I read "the stoma is red" and the stoma is supposed to be...

I'm not sure it's that because I can finish in time. I've honestly considered that perhaps I am dyslexic? When I get my tests back to review them it seems I want to bang my head on a wall. Most of the ones I get wrong I don't understand why I chose t...

Okay allow me to be prideful for a moment because this is a safe place to do so. I don't like to brag, gloat, or whatever you want to call it in front of classmates or on facebook so I figure it's safe for me to post it here. :) Tomorrow is our final...

I didn't study but some people need to in order to pass and that's okay. It wouldn't hurt to brush up on some things. It reminded me of the GED test I took after I quit high school. It was all very basic. The only thing I would suggest is to take a p...

I asked a nurse friend of mine this once. She told me that, at least around here, you apply at the hospital, the hospital hires you, and the hospital makes the decision on what unit you work. You can tell them you want L&D but if they need help o...

When I deal with a combative resident, as a CNA, I try my best to calm them down but if it doesn't work I take a step back and watch them from a distance to make sure they don't hurt themselves or others, wait a little while and try to approach them ...

I love nursing home work and yes every one of them have their share of drama starters and the fuelers. The way I stay sane is traveling. Agency work is nice because if you are hating working in a facility you can just request to go somewhere else. Al...

I don't have a 4.0 (close though!) and when I hear someone mention their grade and it's higher than mine I congratulate them because I know they worked hard for that grade. Sometimes I ask them to help me so I can get that grade. I do hear snide rema...

I can't seem to find something that really helps. I end up studying all sorts of ways because I'm unsure what is working for me. I listen to lecture and take notes, I skim chapters, I rewrite notes, I have my SO quiz me, I've downloaded practice test...

I have been doing agency work, mainly going to LTC's, for years and once I get out of school I want to keep my job but I was thinking... It's probably far easier for me to walk in as a CNA and take care of strangers as I just need to really know the ...

Grntea I have a question for you. When making your goals do you need to use the goals listed in the NANDA book? I know they have some specific ones in there. Maintaining safety (may not be exact wording) is listed for that diagnosis and if I remember...

I have a terrible habit of assuming things just in day to day activities. It's a hard habit to break because I don't realize I do it till later. Bad habit.

I agree with Esme12... Make sure you have enough evidence (objective and subjective) data to support this diagnosis. The reason I mentioned impaired environmental interpretation syndrome is because it's defining characteristics includes chronic confu...

I didn't realize that meant only being a nurse. I thought since I put my occupation in there it meant that. Ooops.

If you encounter a not so friendly nurse on the floor.. smile, nod, walk away if you can and brush it off. A few classmates and I recently over heard a nurse tell another nurse while we were in clinical in the hospital "Quite frankly these nursing st...

I think male nurses are wonderful but I wish some people would stop degrading men for being in a profession that is sadly still viewed as a woman only profession. It's the same attitude that women get when working on say an oil rig because they're......

Would it matter that it's a child for a more accurate dose? I was taught that peds patients have to be exact. Meaning the kgs would be rounded to the hundreth not the tenth. In this case it would be 20.45 kgs. I'm asking in case you are graded for sh...