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    Clumsy in Clinical

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to trudyshaff's topic in General Students

    I second the book with each skill supply set listed. Take note of what skills you will be allowed to perform for that quarter and write down little notes on procedures and a list of what you need to...
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    Reading in Nursing School

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Dancingqueen94's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You can neither expect nor hold yourself to the notion that you will ever do even half of what you're assigned to read. What I did was keep it topical -- I read the part in the chapter on UTIs and...
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    Oh you're a Nursing student?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to happyinmyheart's topic in General Students

    I explain -- especially when it comes to the idea that the shortage really is for staffing the unit and not that there are none to
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    Nurses being forced to go back to school

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to hrtnsoul's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I think I can take a stab at this. The only thing that separates my BSN program from an ASN is that we get a ton of research instruction (i.e. statistical analysis, lit review, how to devise studies,...
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    This Blows Every Other ED Visit Out of the Water

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to MedicalPartisan's topic in Emergency

    Exactly. HOW did they clear
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    Needing some encouragement?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to 5ummer's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When I was younger I struggled significantly with depression and anxiety. Looking back, I doubt I would have made it into my nursing program and I was lucky in that I stayed on the path to finishing...
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    My patients would be horrified...

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Kitkat1212's topic in General Students

    Do you mean to say you think your patients expect you to be hitting the books night and day with no time for leisure or relaxation? Patients really don't pay too much attention to what you're doing...
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    Need Advice on Time Management

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Haybah's topic in General Students

    Lol, I don't mean to sound intimidating but I know exactly where you're coming from -- I and many of my cohort buddies were in the same boat and it was a real eye-opener when it came to doing the 1st...
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    I Miss My Nails

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to mvm2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I think I was more relieved about not having to keep my nails long but also reticent about having to keep them short before clinical constantly. Now, if someone grazes me or scratches me on accident...
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    On Negative Feedback

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I remember being told it's 16:1. That's pretty far out there (and probably wrong) which is why I always remembered
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    Ebola in the news... still!

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to edmia's topic in Disaster Preparation

    True about the Daily Mail. I read a quick rundown of some of the more exaggerated, frightful headlines for medicine (can't seem to find the link now) and the majority of them were all Daily Mail.
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    Starting to find some aspects degrading

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to QuarterLife88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's so hard working with the general public regardless of what field you're in. This is normal. I come from retail and I got to be the crusty old one in my former life so I had to check myself when...
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    Diary of An ECMO Nurse

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to nowplayingjc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That is so fascinating. My last med-surg instructor is a PICU nurse and she kept mentioning something ECMO-this, ECMO-that and I'm thinking, "What?" So, I looked it up and . It is so tremendously...
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    Need Advice on Time Management

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Haybah's topic in General Students

    I think the only way to really change this is you need the fear of God put into you a little bit. When it comes to nursing school, you will be flabbergasted at how long some assignments (i.e. care...
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    Khan Academy NCLEX Review

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

    If the great content of their other topics is any indication, this is going to be
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    Why is Med-Surg so hated?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Nola009's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I've seen this a lot, too and it especially gets touted by some of the nurses that float to the med-surg floors I've been on. I think there's a certain degree of "flash" and status that comes with...
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    You will not learn anything in the conference room!

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to dudette10's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yep. However, in the defense of instructors whom I've had do this in the past, they have their regular job and also are in the process of either NP school or getting their Master's (one taught my...
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    Cheating? Girl tells me to get a study girl so I can cheat

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to stunurse2015's topic in General Students

    By her back story, it seems that she had very little internal discipline and a whole lot of learned helplessness -- why would you even dream of taking her seriously? She needs help with her anxiety if...
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    Single Dosage Calc. Question! Please Help!

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to SweetSouthernLove's topic in General Students

    I struggled with the rounding, too, but then realized I was making it more complicated than it was. Think about it this way: When you've got a number like .66666666667ml and the order is for 50 mg/ml,...
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    Subjective Health Assessment Help

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to amyl0unz's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How about just asking what you aren't sure on in terms of abbreviations, whether or not certain data are subjective/objective, etc.? I think your school policy might be just as strict on sending the...
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    Help with Nursing diagnoses

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to aimes.k559's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I don't think we are allowed to have that many "risk for" especially when you have at least one thing that the pt stated jumps out as a present problem that you can do a lot for. You have another...
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    self extubation

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to lmarti10's topic in MICU, SICU

    This happens - a lot --- even with a sitter. I can't imagine being intubated is comfortable at all especially if the pt has a modicum of awareness. Like everyone said, at the end of the day, they did...
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    Can I just say this?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to meanmaryjean's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    How fantastic! :) It seems so often that there are just stories of tragedy with PICU (the last nurse-written essay compilation I read started and ended with tragic stories -- cried the whole way...
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    Ever have a patient complain about you?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to love lilacs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Death was probably his
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    Subjective Health Assessment Help

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to amyl0unz's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sure, I would be happy to take a