SanskeetRN

SanskeetRN

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  1. Can I say pelvic fracture in my nursing diagnosis?

    SanskeetRN replied to Bonny619's topic in General Students

    I once used impaired physical mobility R/T breach in bone integrity....it was harder coming up w/ a nonmedical term for fracture than the whole

  2. Nhcc

    SanskeetRN replied to 3preemiemom's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing much to add to what NuHAH said, but to say you got to find out ahead of time what reading to do In our E/W class we felt like we were entering a secret society because none of us had a clue...

  3. Nhcc

    SanskeetRN replied to 3preemiemom's topic in General Nursing

    they will send you all the info. Usually you have to sign up for an orientation session, you will have to get certified in CPR for health care professions and have proof of immunizations before...

  4. What's worse than having a strict grading range?...

    SanskeetRN replied to kimmie518's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to jump in and say that when applying for new grad positions, I havehad to include a copy of my school transcript-to-date. I have gotten applications for two hospitals and it was required...

  5. starting salaries

    SanskeetRN replied to starlight13's topic in General Nursing

    I know in St. Cloud New grad nurses start at $25/hr which is similiar from what I"m hearing from classmates looking in the

  6. PLease help, peds take home questions

    SanskeetRN posted a topic in Pediatric

    Can someone please help me figure out these questions. I am about to start my last semester of my ADN:monkeydance: We were given a take home assignment to complete before our semester begins so there...

  7. Help with a med calculation.

    SanskeetRN replied to Bonny619's topic in General Students

    I'll take a stab at that one...crossing my fingers I don't have it wrong LOL You would set it up using the total infused/time X drop factor = drops per minute So that would be 50 mls/30min X 20...

  8. Nhcc

    SanskeetRN replied to 3preemiemom's topic in General Nursing

    If memory serves me right (which it may have only been two years ago but somehow seems like eons ago LOL) we found out mid-April or so. They told us the first of May but we did end up getting them a...

  9. PLease help, peds take home questions

    SanskeetRN replied to SanskeetRN's topic in Pediatric

    just a quick update....the answer for the TPN question is 300 cc/hr. The rationale was along the lines that it's not considered speeding up or playing catch up if you administer what is ordered and...

  10. Nhcc

    SanskeetRN replied to 3preemiemom's topic in General Nursing

    Hey guys, I wanted to let you know that most of us who applied were in A&P II at the time we applied so technically hadn't completed it. Some had completed micro, some had not (they took the...

  11. Nhcc

    SanskeetRN replied to 3preemiemom's topic in General Nursing

    Sb~ I know the feeling about handing in your application. I hand delivered mine because I was scared that it would either get lost in the mail or they would lose it (wouldn't be the first time) LOL...

  12. Nhcc

    SanskeetRN replied to 3preemiemom's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, I go to NHCC. At least until May (graduation :mortarboard: ) Can't wait!! I believe in being honest so I will tell you that the nursing program is pretty stressful (sometimes way more than it...

  13. PLease help, peds take home questions

    SanskeetRN replied to SanskeetRN's topic in Pediatric

    ok, I have to admit that I missed the forest for the trees on that first one! For some reason my brain didn't process until this morning that A. is 68 LOL here I was trying to figure out if I should...

  14. PLease help, peds take home questions

    SanskeetRN replied to SanskeetRN's topic in Pediatric

    My 'brain reaction' was to change it to 300 ml, but my 'gut reaction' was to leave it at 200 ml since changing it would increase the fluid by 1/3 which is a large amount for anyone, let alone a child....

  15. PLease help, peds take home questions

    SanskeetRN replied to SanskeetRN's topic in Pediatric

    KellieNurse~ thanks for your catch on my mistake w/ TPN. I was thinking tube feeding w/ the stomach cramps. I would still go w/ B as that was ordered, but wouldn't increase it beyond what was...

  16. Vent: On Jumping to Conclusions

    SanskeetRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Angie~ I just want to say thanks for your post. I have been contemplating posting my experience with something almost identical. I'm in my last year of my ADN and my last med/surg clinical of the...

  17. Minnesota Roll Call

    SanskeetRN replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    I live by St. Cloud and will graduate from NHCC with an RN ADN in May. I am very much hoping to get a job at St. Cloud Hospital and I like Minnesota because it pays more than ND (which is where I'm...

  18. Chances of getting in????

    SanskeetRN replied to Hodge's topic in General Nursing

    a&pI and II are difficult no doubt, but doable. I managed to get A's in both (barely) but had a lot of difficult life losses at the same time which made it more stessful. You need to be...

  19. Chances of getting in????

    SanskeetRN replied to Hodge's topic in General Nursing

    I"m not sure if you were talking about the original posters but I'm going to be graduating in May from NHCC ADN program. I can answer some questions (hopefully) for you regarding the app process if...

  20. Nursing 101 Question - How would you answer this?

    SanskeetRN replied to julsywulsy's topic in General Students

    We had a VERY similar question and the answer was C. I agree with the others who stated that worsening pain after giving pain meds (and 30 min. should be sufficient to see start seeubg a decrease in...

  21. Need help with med. card

    SanskeetRN posted a topic in Psychiatric

    i was wondering if you could help me figure out why my pt. at clinicals this weekend was on modafinil (provigil) 200 mg. from all the sources i have found, it is an antinarcolepsy medication. the...

  22. Need help with med. card

    SanskeetRN replied to SanskeetRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you for your reply! I figured there must be some unlisted use R/T depression or anxiety but my drug books only mentioned the shift sleep disorder and fatigue. Thanks again for your help

  23. Minnesota School

    SanskeetRN replied to mitch8lem's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortuately I don't know much about schools other than the one I go to now. I go to North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park. I had applied to St. Cloud State but with having four...

  24. Personality Type and Nursing

    SanskeetRN replied to Mesomorph's topic in General Nursing

    enfj here. 1 38 38 11. very interesting on the comment (i'm sorry i think it was back on page two of this thread...i've read a lot of comments inbetween:wink2:) about having intuition about other...

  25. Can someone help with these drug calculations?

    SanskeetRN replied to Bonny619's topic in General Students

    I was just going to reply but it looks like I was just beat to the punch;) So just 'ditto' to what has already been said and best of luck to