RookieRoo

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  1. What are the expected lab findings for a patient with a NGT?

    RookieRoo replied to PentelRSVP's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    soooooooo if you're dehydrated, kidneys aren't filtering correctly. Sooooo creatine clearance I'm thinking might be affected? and be elevated? again. just a beginner. I just started Medsurg 1

  2. What are the expected lab findings for a patient with a NGT?

    RookieRoo replied to PentelRSVP's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    electrolytes? bicarb? serum albumin? Potassium? lytes would probably be low... bicarb, could go either way right? albumin and K low... Okay, where am I wrong? I'm a beginner, be nice

  3. This will be a tough year

    RookieRoo replied to Andoo's topic in General Students

    That was a beautiful tribute to your mother; I am so very sorry for her loss. You will do great things in her

  4. Accelerated Program Jitters

    RookieRoo replied to iammargarita19's topic in General Students

    You can do it. I am in an accelerated program and I too, have a family (9yo, 2yo, wife, dog lol). Summer semester was my first semester and it was definitely rough getting adjusted. We had a series of...

  5. I fainted today in the ICU!

    RookieRoo replied to aismail3's topic in General Students

    I have actually come close to fainting before... you are not alone. It was when I was shadowing nurses trying to decide on nursing school. I have seen a lot of gory things, including near-amputation...

  6. Hi ho, hi ho, it's back to class I go...

    RookieRoo posted a topic in General Students

    Tomorrow is the day- 1st day of my second semester of bona fide nursing school. I've already been doing some reading, writing, and 'rithmatic (okay maybe not the last one) to get ahead. Med surg,...

  7. Marian University-Online Accelerated Program

    RookieRoo replied to forgop's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Out of curiosity- are you only searching in Indianapolis or have you expanded your search outside city limits? NOt just Indy suburbs, but bloomington, Lafayette, terre haute, etc? I'm in school in...

  8. Nursing Student Steth Engraving

    RookieRoo replied to Exhaustipated's topic in General Students

    I ordered mine from like medsave.net or something... it came with free

  9. Just curious..what color is your stethoscope?

    RookieRoo replied to Bubbly26's topic in General Students

    ugly. mine is ugly colored. Just FYI, if you get a Littman, "caribbean blue" is NOT all turqoisey and pretty! It is blue-green and

  10. The real reason your failing in school

    RookieRoo replied to studentmalenurse's topic in General Students

    "the real reason your failing nursing school" ....is because you can't spell

  11. Nursing Student Steth Engraving

    RookieRoo replied to Exhaustipated's topic in General Students

    I got my first and last name along with a little heart, peace sign, and smiley face. Why not?

  12. HESI vs NCLEX vs ATI

    RookieRoo replied to #NurseB's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Our program uses ATI. We had to pay $600 and at the end we take an ATI predictor test of how well we will do on the NCLEX. Passing this test is required to

  13. School loans and books

    RookieRoo replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    I was in this exact situation last semester. Here is my advice: one, your school's library. Use it! They will probably have copies of your textbooks that you can check out and use for your homework....

  14. How many classes?

    RookieRoo replied to Kitkat1212's topic in General Students

    I'm in four classes- three of which have lab and clinical components. But, I'm also in an accelerated BSN program, so I did it to myself by signing

  15. When do you figure out your specialty?

    RookieRoo posted a topic in General Students

    I am going into my second semester of a four semester accelerated BSN. I know it's still early days but I'm just wondering at which point in time does one begin to know their specialty? I've been...

  16. Feeling like an idiot during sims lab... Normal?

    RookieRoo posted a topic in General Students

    Hi everyone, I'm a first semester student in an accelerated 2nd degree program. So far I've taken nursing basics/CNA type classes and a history of nursing class. I'm also finishing up a pharmacology...

  17. Fall 2014

    RookieRoo replied to MrsSmith06's topic in General Students

    Congratulations!

  18. Question about this dosage question.

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

    I actually think the problem is that when you're doing the problem you're not keeping track of the units of measurement as you go. If you had been, you wouldn't have to ask what the units were at the...

  19. Med/Surge

    RookieRoo replied to KristieHendrix's topic in General Students

    I'm starting med surge this fall too, part one of a two part series. TERRIFIED is a pretty accurate description lol. Thanks for asking this question and thanks for all the advice

  20. What books are really necessary for nursing school?

    RookieRoo replied to dee789's topic in General Students

    I just finished my first semester of accelerated BSN, and found that the only book I used consistently was my pharm book. We had a really nice, concise book that was easy and quick to read and...

  21. Feeling like an idiot during sims lab... Normal?

    RookieRoo replied to RookieRoo's topic in General Students

    Thanks everyone. I do realize I'm not stupid but boy, SIMS sure made me feel like it! I ended up getting above average reviews on my clinical evaluation though, so apparently my mistakes were above...

  22. During Nursing School...

    RookieRoo replied to jmariew's topic in General Students

    In our school after we took our nursing fundamentals class we were told we could sit for our CNA license. That's in Indiana

  23. To all the parents, yes YOU can do it!

    RookieRoo replied to bsartor's topic in General Students

    I can't remember if I've commented on this before or not- but I just reread it and got reinspired so I wanted to say thank you, again, for the reassurance. and also, congratulations! You're almost...

  24. Student Loans for ABSN? Need Advice!!

    RookieRoo replied to lmnop9999's topic in General Students

    I just made this decision and opted for the cheaper school. I didn't have a problem getting into both but the more expensive school (also around 50,000 total) would have been easier for me. However,...

  25. ISU aBSN

    RookieRoo posted a topic in Indiana Nursing

    I got notified a week or so ago that I am accepted and classes start May 12! Pending the completion of my last prerequisites, which I am currently enrolled in, of course. Anybody else? I'm excited,...