la_chica_suerte85 BSN, RN

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    How I feel right now before school starts...

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Januar's topic in Men in Nursing

    It's not, at least my experience hasn't been too extreme so far. We'll see in the coming
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    CAN'T work weekends and holidays anymore!

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

    Yeah, it just sounds like the floor is whack. Sometimes, when you work with other people who are going through the same thing as you with the same supportive mindset, it doesn't matter that you're...
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    Interpreting ABG's

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Tarawr158's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I LOVE this quiz! LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!! It helped me get the hang of ABGs and I revisit it every now and then for a refresher. Once you get the hang of how things relate (and the quiz provides...
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    Case Study #2

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It seems strange and unfamiliar but you will be surprised at how quickly you end up picking all this up. I just finished my first year and am anxiously awaiting my second year and I can see how I went...
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    Nursing School Makeup (clinicals)

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to NurseYomi's topic in General Students

    I just do foundation, powder (if it's on hand), 1 coat top lashes only (they're blonde so it looks like I have none when I don't wear any mascara), and chapstick. I try really hard to be as plain as...
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    Co-Workers' Harsh Words

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

    It sucks and, seriously, it happens in any profession. I hope your new spot ends up being a much more positive experience. It sounds like that prior place was experiencing a lot of bad changes that...
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    How hard is it??

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to CCoxStockwell's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In the beginning, people are haters. If you have to work, then don't go into the program. If you have kids, don't go into the program. If you have a vacation planned, don't go into the program just in...
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    afraid of being stuck by a needle

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to treeye's topic in Patient Education

    I have a massive tattoo on my back and when I went to get a deep cleaning for my teeth, the needle injected into my gums nearly caused me to pass out -- I was so surprised at that!!! So, now I'm a...
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    Scrubs in school

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to allnurses's topic in General Students

    The girl's scrubs would be made for female bodies -- the scrub bottoms are unisex and our stupid zip-up smock thingies have some pitiful band in the back to make it have some kind of shape. The guys...
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    Measuring Nonpitting Edema?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to RN3688's topic in General Nursing

    The only solution that comes to mind is measurement of the circumference of the extremity. I did a CE on snakebites and, since the edema around the wound is nonpitting, measurements are required to...
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    Does Everyone Actually Hate Nurses?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Casha9's topic in General Nursing

    This is what drives me crazy about these people who don't know that it's the knowledge that is the basis for the profession. They compartmentalize it like this: the docs know everything and are 100%...
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    What do these letters mean after these medications?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to guest08/05/2014's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Also, for future reference, you can go to the drug's website and they will usually list (promote) all the various formulations of their product and it will help you get more familiar with the SRs,LAs,...
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    Does Everyone Actually Hate Nurses?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Casha9's topic in General Nursing

    I know what you mean. When I started nursing school everyone came out of the wood work to whine at me about how they see nurses doing nothing or just standing around talking. I take the time to...
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    Patient asking for your phone number? How to say no?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Krazziekid78's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You gave of yourself but not in an inappropriate way. That was a lot of time you spent with the pt and you can think of it like you're providing the pt with a touch base where she should feel like she...
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    New Nurse Mistakes

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Mabesma's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Seriously, anytime I Google anything for research, the most frequent top hits I get are from allnurses. That's how I found this site. So, I've been using the search function since even before I...
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    Nursing advice in social situations, HELP!?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to PrayingToPass's topic in General Students

    I wouldn't even think about opening that can of worms. It's the most frustrating undertaking -- you're going to have tons of pts ignore your teaching and instructions on how to not have complications...
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    Good Writing Skills Are Essential

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I've never seen or heard of this but now it makes sense to me. I took a sociology class a very long time ago and I remember it mentioning something called "Black American English." What?!? I suppose...
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    How Soon Should I Begin Studying for NCLEX

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to hotmessmanda's topic in General Students

    Review books are great and all (I use them to supplement my regular studying). We have ATI prep for my program and the overall message (that I have heeded and it has served me incredibly well so far)...
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    Is nursing right for me?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to coni54's topic in General Students

    Just like with your continued exposure to talking to people and making small talk with strangers, the more you touch people, the less weird it will feel. One clinical day all I did was clean pts (we...
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    Am I Being Bullied?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to wendey's topic in General Students

    Exactly. She wants to talk to the other nurses because she has an established level of comfort with them she will likely never ever have with you. The chit chat is her way of decompressing with those...
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    Am I Being Bullied?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to wendey's topic in General Students

    No, this does not even remotely approach the definition of bullying. She gives you answers and guides you appropriately as a preceptor. Seriously!? I would be so grateful for this preceptor -- but...
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    Graduating and depressed

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to frustrated in AL's topic in General Students

    It's terrible that this was your last experience before graduation but, like everyone else said, unit to unit, it's different everywhere. There is usually a management-led culture issue allowing the...
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    Is nursing school worth it?

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

    I would re-think how quickly you feel you "need" to pay your student loans off. They are not "bad" debt to have. They can even take the heat off come tax time as that interest can be a deduction. As...
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    Critical thinking assessment exam?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to leepatrice6's topic in General Students

    The critical thinking assessment is only a measure of your ability to think critically. If it's the same as the one I took, it will have absolutely NO NURSING CONTENT in the exam material whatsoever....
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    Has anyone done their pre reqs while out of the US?

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

    Your previous work history will very likely be a big plus -- what wonderful experience you're going to have to draw from! Yes, it's entirely possible to get pre-reqs done in that amount of...