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    Does anyone have a list of nursing assesments and the rationale?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Lina1's topic in General Students

    I only know of advanced-level books when people are studying for NP type things but I'm sure there are books that are more basic-to-intermediate type of assessment/interventions/rationales. There was...
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    Second career nurses: what if you ended up not liking nursing?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    And for me, life is kind of too short to be lost. Let's get on with it and have an awesome time doing it. If it doesn't work out (which it kind of has to, at least for a good while), then move on to...
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    Second career nurses: what if you ended up not liking nursing?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    It has to work out because this is kind of my last chance to really get on with life and do something substantial. It's personal circumstances so, yes, in my situation, it MUST work out. There is no...
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    one side love problem between student nurse and doctor

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to chinglee's topic in General Students

    lol
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    Was my professor out of line?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to kimmyanne02's topic in General Students

    Are you Catholic? Lol, what a weird question -- it smacks of social awkwardness to me. I guess your prof was inappropriate. It doesn't seem like there was an attempt at a resolution on either side but...
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    Second career nurses: what if you ended up not liking nursing?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    I think what has helped me to know with 100% certainty that this is for me is that I have continued to work in my "former" career while in nursing school. I work in retail. I have perspective. I hate...
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    Students who get As are bad bedside nurses

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to konstantine's topic in General Students

    It sounds like you're on top of your game, for sure. Here's my take on where this comes from: There are far too many RN students who will say things like, "I'm not getting my license just so I can...
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    Other student needs too much help

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to konstantine's topic in General Students

    Seriously. There are so many little mantras and "a-ha!" moments to be had here, especially with folks likke GrnTea, thecommuter, etc.
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    Confused with new onset CHF

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to CTrain's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Also, remember that bnp is not the only way of looking at HF. The New York Heart Association functional class levels are important, too. Like GrnTea said, if he gets SOB on activity (depending on...
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    How to study for my short answer quiz?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to catnessk's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Is this for a pathophysiology class? It would help to know. If it's for med-surg (and even just for patho, too) what is the nursing management of hepatitis? That would be your next step, I guess....
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    Other student needs too much help

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to konstantine's topic in General Students

    In terms of setting boundaries, you have to first give yourself permission not to help her. It's hard and you may feel very guilty but she really needs to get it in gear and you can't spend an hour...
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    I think I cry too much about patients?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to c.dom's topic in General Students

    I totally wanted to cry when I saw my first vag birth. It was so amazing! It was impossible not to be overwhelmed. I think one thing that kind of solidified not crying for me though was I happened to...
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    I think I cry too much about patients?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to c.dom's topic in General Students

    I do this a lot still, too. I think the one that was really difficult for me was when I was assigned a TOF baby and her family was never there (they lived far away, I guess was the situation). All she...
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    Pre-Nursing Student With Pacemaker and ACHD

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to risser's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Doing compressions during codes is a very exhausting endeavor so they might want those with more stamina to do them either way -- you can document the code, though, so it doesn't exclude your...
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    Go ahead laugh. Laughter keeps you from going crazy.

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    OMG this made me L actually OL!!
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    Am I out of line?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to dowhatthouwilt's topic in General Students

    I'm glad everything worked out for you but I want to extend a word of caution about projecting feelings onto emails. Instructors sometimes are extremely busy and write off short little snippets of...
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    How do you know if Nursing is right for you?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to astormofswords's topic in General Students

    You're at the start -- there were moments where I questioned myself, too. Nursing was kind of a last-ditch attempt at making anything out of my life but as soon as I embraced it, it unfolded itself...
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    PNP vs FNP

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to travelbug416's topic in General Students

    I vote for PNP because that's where I'm headed. Even though I'm a million miles away from being where you're at (I'm only but a humble RN student), I see the need for PNPs and I really love working...
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    Question from Husband of Night Shift Nurse

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to ioter's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Well, everyone's reasoning about staying on nights is different. You need to ask your wife what hers are. Also, sometimes, you just got to put your big boy pants on and make it happen -- you might...
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    I Need Help/Advice Please

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to valliloves's topic in General Students

    You're going to want to get your BSN. Just do it. It's good stuff. It opens a lot of doors. I'll tell you this: if they were hiring ADNs like they used to, I would not be in a BSN program (I just...
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    Vital Signs Skills Return Demonstration

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to apedrique's topic in General Students

    Is there any way you can practice this in lab prior to the check off? This is kind of weirdly worded. I guess I can give you my experience with the skills check off (except we didn't state abnormals)....
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    I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to aeris99's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That's a tough situation but you're a mom & a nursing student -- you can do this like a BOSS! This might be weird for you, but is it possible to have study groups at your house? I know some of my...
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    I think I might be in the wrong field

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to ptrang1987's topic in General Students

    I wonder about this comment that no one mentioned how stressful nursing is. It is kind of inherent in the nature of the job -- you're taking care of sick people and have mandated med passes and...
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    I think I might be in the wrong field

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to ptrang1987's topic in General Students

    You're only at the beginning -- it gets so much easier going forward. I was afraid I would feel the same, too. And, like with all jobs, there will always be workplace politics and cliques and nonsense...
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    NCLEX- how many attempts is too many?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to dinah77's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I agree with the notion that it should be 2 attempts, remediation and then you have to go back to nursing school if you want to be approved to take it again. NCLEX, though not the be-all, end-all of...