la_chica_suerte85 BSN, RN

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    New Nursing School Blues

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to nurse2324's topic in General Students

    This has happened in every cohort before or since mine that we were all terrified of the skills check off. It is bizarre because at this point, I kind of chuckle to myself about how terrifying it was...
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    Trouble sleeping night before clinical? Advice to remedy?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Summers3's topic in General Students

    I won't be of much help other than to say that it's not so much the sleep you get but the breakfast you have that will make a tremendous difference for the day of clinical. I am not nervous anymore...
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    Too old? Too young?? Career? Question:)

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to SML456's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I wish I could have gotten into nursing when I was 25. However... I got in when I was 27. I will graduate in June of 2016. Prior to that I had my BA in Psych that I received in 2007 when I was 21. I...
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    Possibly Odd Question

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to want2b3's topic in General Students

    I think what you're getting at is what kind of autonomy do nurses have -- the autonomy nurses have is guided by their keen critical thinking and assessment skills. Everything a nurse does is guided by...
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    Help me understand the stigma Acute Care Vs. "The Rest of Them"

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to SNBTaylor's topic in General Nursing

    I think a lot of it too depends on the skillset required. RNs in LTC don't have do to so much in terms of skills (BUT, that doesn't mean all you do is just pass pills -- that just means you have...
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    Nursing Pins

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Lissla's topic in General Nursing

    We don't have a choice but our club covers the cost along with the ceremony that goes along with it. After being involved in the club and seeing the agonizing that goes along with fundraising for the...
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    People really need to stop coming into nursing

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I think it could stand to be SIGNIFICANTLY higher. I guess it was difficult to get into my program but based on some of the things people report struggling with, that should have been sorted...
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    Is a major defining characteristic required to make a nursing diagnosis?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to SeattleJess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I totally agree that it seems bizarre that with all the NANDA Dxs available, 2 minor characteristics are justification for determining one. I think maybe you could start the trend that major defining...
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    Is a major defining characteristic required to make a nursing diagnosis?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to SeattleJess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I don't think we were ever taught the differences between minor and major defining characteristics. Can you give an example of a diagnosis that has both? Apparently a "major defining characteristic"...
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    How to word this nursing diagnosis

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to MizMaverick's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm assuming you mean your baby is a neonate, right? What data are in the newborn assessment that you would gather? What did you actually gather on this baby other than nothing was really wrong? But,...
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    Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Um...just
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    I have forgotten a lot of the material covered in pre-requesites (Anatomy & Phy). Help

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to unknowngenius10's topic in General Students

    You might think you have forgotten it but once you get in there and they begin reintroducing things, it'll start coming back. I had taken A&P 5 years prior to starting nursing school (lucky me...
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    To my instructors -- and also students with helpful ideas, too....

    la_chica_suerte85 posted a topic in General Students

    Hi everyone, I'm a faculty liaison for our student association and many of the faculty, especially those in critical care, are concerned about the supplies the incoming students are purchasing, namely...
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    To my instructors -- and also students with helpful ideas, too....

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to la_chica_suerte85's topic in General Students

    Thank you everyone! I am having such a hard time finding anything that will deal directly with the school as our club likes to sell them to help fund pinning. Hopefully we can sell something REAL
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    Can we do this?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to medic978's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    It's a HIPAA violation. Think of it this way: in some places, facilities have software on their charts that alerts charge staff/admin to when someone accesses a chart for someone on another floor or...
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    Why are culturally stereotypical behaviors so tolerated?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to mclennan's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    For some reason, I also figured Filipino. I think there are specific places where this is an issue -- I've noticed that they tend to work in the same facilities and then there are absolutely no...
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    I received this email from a professor. I was a little shocked. Opinon?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to kdflet's topic in General Students

    Profs being long-winded is kind of the hallmark of a nursing program. There really was nothing wrong with the email. I'm still unsure, outside of the quotes, what was unprofessional? Besides, you...
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    Lessons on why not to "Assume" things.

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to TigerxLiLy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Maybe she was losing H+ ions through her GI tract (hence the suspected dumping syndrome) and not voiding out the excess HCO3. I don't know why high CO2 would point to metabolic alkalosis, though. The...
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    White Scrubs - CNA Clinicals

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to rndreams14's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I've actually been good with grey. I like the Nike Combat Pro compression shorts (no wedgies, full coverage and you can't see it -- they're expensive but they last FOREVER). I also wear a sports bra...
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    The most annoying student

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Students

    How on earth did he get this far to be graduating???? Hopefully the NCLEX will be the great equalizer for him and he can get taken down a notch or
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    Is that truly professional behavior?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to NickiLaughs's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I wonder what it is that she thinks she's supposed to be there for? It's a lot of immaturity -- she'll get laid low eventually and it likely will be by someone who holds her future in their hands....
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    care plan help, please

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to victoriyad's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If your focus is going to be on the pt eventually being able to get custody back, then you need to start very basic. First, she has to be able to take care of herself appropriately. So, I think the...
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    Are all nurses perpetually exhausted?

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

    I think, since I have to work full time and go to school (therefore, no days off typically), I am more exhausted now than I will be once I start working. Nursing is tough work but, from looking at my...
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    Cultural Diversity and Tattoos

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to OwlieO.O's topic in General Students

    I guess professionalism comes first -- like others have said, some people are like, "ewwww scary person of ill repute", when they see someone with a tattoo. I have a giant tattoo on my back (female)...
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    "I need to eat, I'm a diabetic!"

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't quite think that it's that extreme. We had some instructors who seemed to be on that extreme end of the spectrum. I believe there will be some days where you turn around and it's 7 hrs since...