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Thanks for the advice!!!! (very helpful) =]

Just to get it out there: I'm a first semester student and neuro hasn't been covered yet in class. I've searched my text book and can't find anything on this. The admitting Dx was cervical disc disorder with myelopathy and the pt had a posterior cer...

I'm kind of confused on what to put and what not to put on the r/t section. Can we use a medical diagnosis as the r/t? For example impaired gas exchange r/t emphysema. Or, can we only use the r/t factors given in NANDA? For example: impaired gas exch...

Thanks. Also, I'm looking through my nursing Dx handbook and for "impaired gas exchange" it lists only two r/t factors (ventilation-perfusion imbalance or alveolar-capillary changes). Are those the only r/t factors that can be used for that Dx? Can w...

I'm right there with you. I'm going to start using the pre-posted power points and "objectives" that my professors post for each chapter to guide my reading. I'll skim the rest of the chapter.

Nursing schools are difficult to get into, so everyone knows that you're smart. Trust me, there is a mutual respect among everyone in your cohort. We have a bunch of blondes at my school. One of the girls even has blue hair and no one really cares. D...

So, I'm a first semester student and am just learning how to take a manual BP. I have a few questions: - Is there a way to prevent or minimize the sound of my hand/ wrist twitching on the stethoscope's bell? It sounds just like a Korotkoff sound to m...

A lot of medical terms can be broken down easily. If you know the root words, suffixes, prefixes, and the basic combining rules, putting many words together becomes pretty easy. For example: hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy hyster/o=uterus salping/o=fal...

So, I start nursing school in September and have been looking at local hospitals to volunteer at. I was wondering if having a year or two of volunteer work makes a difference when applying for externships or new grad positions/residency programs. Wha...

So, I'll be starting nursing school soon and I found a pair of shoes that a I really like; the only problem is that they squeak when I'm walking on linoleum. Do a lot of other nurses wear shoes that squeak? I don't want to be stared at for having squ...

http://www.csus.edu/hhs/nrs/programs/undergraduate/traditional/orientation/docs/2015_fall_pre-entry_checklist_rev6-15-15.pdf

something that helped me was imagining the muscle, insertion, and origin on my body. Like, when I was learning the extensor muscles in the forearm, I'd alway extend my wrist and look at, on my body, where those muscles are attached. You can even see ...

Hi guys, Does anyone have any advice on finding a place to live?

I've been reading a lot of threads on this topic; it seems like networking and showing that you're kind, competent, and can work in a group are important. What other things can help a new grad stand out-- GPA, club participation, internships, volunte...

I took 3 years to finish mine (I went to a CC; it was hard getting all of the classes I needed)

after you finish 2 English classes, then you're eligible to take the GWAR test (which you then have to pass) (the test isn't that hard)

That'd be so awesome if you could do that! =] I'm looking at size women's M

another question... on certified-background, do we just upload a photocopy of the forms that verify our immunizations?

Do you guys know if the scrubs for Sac run true to size (or do they run large or small)?

I'm actually planning on living in Sacramento (I'm from Santa Cruz) What do you think of our schedule though?

I'm in section 5 too!

nope, not yet

In you're experience.

"Another student wanting nurses to write her paper?" Nope, I'm not even in nursing school yet (and technically, I've been on summer break for a week now). It's just that I keep hearing that working as a nurse and going through nursing school are both...

I think that you can still do well with taking micro before A&P (I did and got an A in the class). I'd already taken chemistry before which helped a lot (hadn't taken any biology since high school). However, it's beneficial to take at least anato...