KrCmommy522 BSN, RN

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    Not sure how to deal with this future classmate...

    You haven't said anything about actually telling this guy to stop texting or even that you have a boyfriend who you've been with for 6 years and are in a happy relationship with. It doesn't really...
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    Electrolytes--keeping abnormalities straight

    I went to PM you but there isn't an option to add a file on there? I'll try resubmitting the file here and see if that works. F&E
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    Nursing diagnosis

    Here's another book! Haha!! I just feel like there was misunderstanding from the start! The reason I felt it was rude for you to say "Well, that is all of the information I got and that is what I...
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    Nursing diagnosis

    Thank you very much! I appreciate everything you
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    Mnemonics and Memory Aids

    What exactly are you looking for? Anticholinergic Side Effects Can't See Blurred vision Can't Pee Urinary retention Can't Spit Dry mouth Can't S**t Constipation An anticholinergic is a substance that...
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    Mnemonics and Memory Aids

    Making up your own is the best way to remember them. If you make up something that relates to you or that you are familiar with you are more likely to remember it than one that someone else made up....
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    Electrolytes--keeping abnormalities straight

    Here's some... Hope this helps!! F&E
  8. My school required them for every single clinical we did. We started off going the night before to research the patient and do the first 2 pages (what we could fill in based on our research) had to be...
  9. Ahhh, I see. Well, again, if you guys haven't really done a lot of them. I don't see the instructor being too harsh. But you just never really know. No use stressing about it though! The diagnosis is...
  10. You didn't necessarily fail. Some instructors and/or schools don't mind a medical diagnosis in the nursing diagnosis. It's just not actually correct. However, as I said in my earlier post - the school...
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    Nursing exam

    I think what llg said was a great idea for how you could have answered the questions - much better than just skipping the questions you didn't know how to answer. You say you don't think alternating...
  12. My school was pretty much the same. We had nursing instructors here or there that let it pass. But for the most part, the instructor's didn't like us using medical diagnoses in our nursing diagnoses....
  13. What is with everyone posting about needing to interview people on here? How do you know that the person is who they say they are and licensed as they say they are? It seems much easier to call...
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    Help with Quality Improvement

    Here's some stuff I found that might help: [ATTACH=CONFIG]25320[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]25322[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]25324[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]25321[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]25323[/ATTACH] What...
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    Neuro (ALS) question!!! Please help!

    Not to mention the fact that these are strangers. Of course, some people do include their years of experience and what they specialize in. We hope they are truthful, but you don't always know. At...
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    I failed A&P I - Need Some Advice

    Couldn't you take the A&P courses you need at a local community college where the credits could then be transferred to your nursing school? Or is there not time to do that? It seems easier than...
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    Medication Error

    Like other's have pointed out, as a MA, you are to be working under direct supervision of a licensed person (e.g., RN, physician, etc.). As a result, wouldn't it be that person who the work should be...
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    Crying in front of instuctor

    I had a pt that had a seizure disorder. When I saw she didn't have seizure precautions on, I asked the RN why. The RN said the pt has been on medication and hadn't had one in years as a result of the...
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    Unprofessional Students

    I agree with what everyone said - Definitely DO NOT contact the director!! - follow the chain of command. Talk to the student first. Maybe you guys can work it out. Typing and clicking in class can...
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    Mercy college of Ohio ASN 2016

    They changed from "Traditional Curriculum" (i.e., content-based) to concept-based curriculum https://www.mercycollege.edu/images/uploads/pdfs/nursing_prog_handbook_20162017.pdf (look starting at pg 24...
  21. We had an instructor that didn't want us bringing baked goods or sweets, which is what we always brought so we were clueless on what to bring! We ended up each bringing in a dish and providing the...
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    Brachytherapy and blood contamination

    Glad I could
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    Care Plan Help?

    Ok! I wasn't sure! But at least you have some ideas now LoL! Yes, I think you ranked the diagnoses
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    Care Plan Help?

    What I have for the urinary retention diagnosis Urinary Retention
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    Transitions course, self testing

    This has 1200+ questions: