sunny59

Not so much hours in a day - although I am interested in that, but how many days per semester? all at once or spread out? We started the 3rd week of class (2nd year - 1 semester - supposed to grad in May with ADN), we go once a week for 7 clinicals o...

I would suspect so. As a long time migraine sufferer I know any scent at all - food, perfumes, skunk, etc - while I am having a migraine can make it worse. Any noise can make it worse too, and bright lights (try not to flip on bright lights when y...

Gave a lovenox inject with a safety needle, while I was closing it I thought the syrnge touched my arm, I looked around and couldn't find any blood or puncture mark, so thought nothing more about it. Didn't feel like a "stick or prick" just somethi...

Thanks, I didn't think so. I am new on the job - new grad - and paranoid about everything. I found a scrape on my other arm and am now worried about how I got that and where - had several iso pts this week. Do you ever get over being worried about e...

I agree, that is pretty quick for a diagnosis. I hope you will encourage her to follow up with a second opinion or see a rheumatologist. I have fibro, took over a year of tests to come up with the dx, then I saw 2 more rheumys to be sure. Please giv...

Our class took the HESI in March, we take the Arnett soon. We had about a 50% pass rate (over 850), those who didn't pass have to do the practise tests our school subscribes to on Medpubs - maybe check to see if you can subscribe to it or if your sch...

I think it is simply "An Indian does not know pain" We had to do presentations presenting "stereotypes" of different cultures, and how to avoid/correct them and how damaging they are, in our nursing program. I suspect this is why this question was a...

I have an HP, can't live without it! I have a ton of programs on it = probably using RN Central the most. It fits in my pocket at clinicals and makes it easy to look stuff up whether for the patient (info on tests, procedures, etc.) or drugs (we ha...

WOW! Our psych was one day, tomorrow I do ED which is also one day, and same day surgury (not OR but pre-op) is also one day - that leaves 4 days of med-surg for the semester. Last year we got 1 day in OB (none this year) and one day in the OR (non...

Check on Handango.com or skyscape. I think that is where I got most of my software. I was the only student with a PDA the first of the year, now, several other students have them. I use Davis' Drug guide and Tabor's Medical Encyclopedia the most, ...

I made up stupid statements that helped me remember them. Our school uses their own values which we had to know. So I would remember - I ate 3, 5 1/2 inch bananas - for potassium 3 - 5.5. The pool was 100 feet long, give or take 5 - cl; 95-105. B...

Is it possible he has autisim or some form of it? If so, it would explain most of his behaviors. He would also be classified as having a disability and the school would legally have to work with him. Most of the kids I have worked with that had au...

Well . . . how was it before? :wink2: Seriously though, depending on the reason she is having it, perhaps it would be better. Her doc should be able to better answer her questions and concerns. From a personal experience, I had to have one at 30, i...

My daughter did the same initial thing, the boys are Rase, Ryder and Rowdy and all have middle names that begin with K. Kinda glad to hear she is not the only one to do this. sunny

LOL, I always thought that also, so I waited until I was 40 to get one, the same thing I had envisioned since I was young (small heart, right hip). Got my 2nd one at 45, medium sun, upper left back. I am now in nursing school but neither of mine wi...

We got checked off on the baths. We had to wear shorts and tank top, and we did use real water - but voted to skip the soap. My friend and I managed to wait until the end so everyone was busy with the next checkoff to do ours and it was ok. I think...

We just found out we will be practising bed baths on each other Tuesday. We are to bring shorts and a tank top to change into, we only have one guy in our nusing class, poor guy said he is ok with getting one, but really nervous about giving it. We...

A few of us have talked about this, do to the economic conditions here, we seriously doubt we could raise much money, but, supplies are another story. We thought about basic items; toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, etc, pehaps a small comfort i...

I still can't believe I did it, was almost waist length and super thick - I'd get headaches wearing it up or in a pony tail for too long, and it took a lot of time to care for it. Given my age (I'm a grandma) I took the plunge and wacked it super sh...