RNin2007

RNin2007

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  1. If 50% of the class failed an exam..Was it because the instructor failed to teach?

    RNin2007 replied to hopefully's topic in General Students

    I went through the same thing the semester before I started nursing school (which was spring semester of '05...NS started in june). It was microbiology...and my teacher was very young too and brand...

  2. Looking for website where I could find information for a presentation on Med errors?

    RNin2007 replied to RNin2007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I replied to Vicki the yesterday but it's not here. Hmmm. I wanted to say thank you for those links! I have searched through this website and found many other awesome links you have posted! =) I...

  3. Looking for website where I could find information for a presentation on Med errors?

    RNin2007 replied to RNin2007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Wonderful suggestions, thank you so much. I had no idea about the study of ME within the medicare system. I will check that out. It will be an interesting topic....and you are right....I will search...

  4. Visitation in the NICU

    RNin2007 replied to ncbeachgrl's topic in General Nursing

    My two kids spent 6 months combined in the NICU. I probably spent 12-14 hrs a day in the unit (big teaching hospital as well). There is no way they could have restricted me like that. I would have had...

  5. Jay Leno slams nurses!

    RNin2007 replied to grace90's topic in General Nursing

    very well said! I have always liked Leno and it was definitely part of the act.

  6. Pathophys/Pharm practice tests?

    RNin2007 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Does anyone know of practice tests available online for patho and pharm? Especially patho! I feel so overwhelmed...and our instructor tests us NCLEX style. I have the Saunders NCLEX review book...but...

  7. Pathophys/Pharm practice tests?

    RNin2007 replied to RNin2007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    awww, i've always gotten such great help here. I was hoping someone would know. There was another thread with some practice tests that were free...but I was looking for some specific to patho/pharm....

  8. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    RNin2007 replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    I own about 7 pairs, and none of them are nursing shoes.....I am now in the market to buy a pair before we start clinicals next month. They are SO comfortable you forget you even have them on. I have...

  9. cysts under skin

    RNin2007 replied to cumberland40's topic in General Nursing

    on his head and it was related to an area that was injured when he was young, and scar tissue surrounding it caused a cyst to grow. He was told he could have it removed (which he did...it was about...

  10. Judgements about big families

    RNin2007 replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Does this doc know her reasons for having a big family? Does it personally impact him? Is it truly any of his business? I have a friend who has 6 biological children and has adopted 4 others. Two of...

  11. Minimum wage for nurses!

    RNin2007 replied to NurCrystal22's topic in General Nursing

    depending on what kind of nursing... not!! lol The other poster had a good point about all the pre-reqs, not to mention the intense load in just nursing classes...and my family has had to sacrafice a...

  12. Home A-B monitor criteria?

    RNin2007 replied to mermom's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My daughter also passed her watch, and her pediatrician told me I could take it or leave it (the monitor). Since she was my first child, and I was only 20...I decided to take it home. Not even a few...

  13. Looking for some insight( preemie family member)

    RNin2007 replied to BoonersmomRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I had that with both of my children (who were 1 lb 8 oz and 2 lb 2 oz born three yrs apart)...it is not a fun thing to go through for sure! I was sooooo sick, and also going through renal failure and...

  14. HELP...What are teachable moments with clients?

    RNin2007 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Help!! I need to answer this question before tomorrow morning and I am struggling with the "right" definition. I can picture in my mind the scenario, but I am having trouble coming up with a sound...

  15. HELP...What are teachable moments with clients?

    RNin2007 replied to RNin2007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    those were both excellent replies, thank you so very much. i just love the help i get on this board. =) i am in finals week (this week and next monday) and i will have finished my first term of...

  16. ....seeking the sixth sense of dogs

    RNin2007 replied to azil2010's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Please send me a PM and I will give you my personal email

  17. ....seeking the sixth sense of dogs

    RNin2007 replied to azil2010's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Abstract Studies have demonstrated that "seizure-alert dog" owners with epilepsy exhibit improvement in seizure rates. One of the most difficult aspects for patients with epilepsy is the...

  18. ....seeking the sixth sense of dogs

    RNin2007 replied to azil2010's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am highly interested in what you find out, because I think that is soooo cool how dogs are using their noses and helping people. What a fun topic.

  19. Will a Shaved head keep you from getting hired?

    RNin2007 replied to ocb_dave_ocb's topic in General Nursing

    I just shaved my boyfriends head last weekend and I think he looks, well, uhh...*yummy* in a respectable sort of way! lol No you don't look like a skin head...the glasses help with that I guess. I...

  20. (HIV) need help from an RN, ethics question

    RNin2007 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi, I am writing a paper for my nursing foundations class, and it is an ethical critique. The scenario is a patient who came in to the clinic, and gets a pregnancy test and it is positive. The...

  21. (HIV) need help from an RN, ethics question

    RNin2007 replied to RNin2007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you for your reply...I agree that this question was worded wrong. I am sure that the instructor didn't intend that. This is only one small section of the paper that I have to write, and it makes...

  22. (HIV) need help from an RN, ethics question

    RNin2007 replied to RNin2007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello...looks like our calendars will look a lot alike for the next 2 years =). If I had more time I would like to research the rationale between reporting and keeping it confidential...those sorts of...

  23. Wow, just found this forum! (intro)

    RNin2007 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Didn't realize there was an NICU discussion forum on this website. =) I just started my core nursing classes for my BSN and my goal is to be an NICU nurse. Why? My kids were born weighing 1 lb. 8 oz....

  24. Introing myself!

    RNin2007 replied to BA2BSN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I just found this forum today....and both my kids were NICU babies (680 gms and 970 gms....born three years apart). I am also aiming to work in NICU as well. How is your son doing now? My kids had 10...

  25. NICU nametags and cribcards

    RNin2007 replied to BlueYYsRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    that you spend your own money on that! I still have my children's "name cards" that were made by the nurses when they were in NICU =). I am now working on my BSN to be an NICU nurse myself (if you are...