SunnyTrailRunner

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1. Esme Needs Your Prayers

   SunnyTrailRunner replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

   Oh dear Esme! We're keeping you in our prayers!! You're definitely one of my favorites around here and have helped me tremendously. Get better soon! We love and miss you!

2. Chiropractor Looking to Start Nursing School

   SunnyTrailRunner replied to crimsonsky's topic in NP Students

   I'm currently an adult student in a traditional BSN program. We have kids, dogs, a house, etc. For me, I could not imagine doing everything while worrying about making enough income for the bills to be paid and food on the table. However, that doesn'...

3. Asking professors for references

   SunnyTrailRunner replied to RookieRoo's topic in General Students

   I asked my clinical instructor and my advisor (because we talk a lot). They both gave me outstanding recommendations and went out of their way to do so. My clinical instructor told me to let her know if I ever need a reference. My point is they're th...

4. Pre-Nursing student STRESSING PLEASE HELP

   SunnyTrailRunner replied to Prettybirdy's topic in General Students

   In all honesty, if you're at the minimum requirement, you probably won't get in. I'm in a BSN program and the minimum requirement was a 3.0. The lowest GPA accepted was a 3.7. Halfway through the second semester and 10% of the cohort has either faile...

5. Another GPA Question

   SunnyTrailRunner replied to KayGee's topic in General Students

   I'm in a BSN program where the min requirement is 3.0. The lowest admitted GPA was a 3.7. Good luck to you! I certainly hope you are able to get into a program.

6. WANTED: Instructor and Student Perspectives on ATI in the Classroom

   SunnyTrailRunner replied to la_chica_suerte85's topic in General Students

   I hate ATI. Sometimes it's helpful, but it is mostly a waste of time. In our program there is a running joke. We have to know how the world works in the NCLEX hospital, real hospital, and the ATI hospital. Usually the three are very different and oft...

7. What to do over the summer?

   SunnyTrailRunner replied to SunnyTrailRunner's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Thank you so much for your reply! I will definitely check out CLC! My school pairs with a local hospital for a summer externship. I plan to do it; but it is incredibly competitive within the program. I'll check out other hospitals as well. Sadly, non...

8. What to do over the summer?

   SunnyTrailRunner posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hey all! I am currently in a BSN program and I have this summer off. My heart is in women's health and always has been. Is there anything you'd recommend I do to help give me an extra boost to get into women's health upon graduation? I was looking i...

9. Failing nursing school!!!

   SunnyTrailRunner replied to nat_22's topic in General Students

   Fundies seems like the hardest semester just because you are transitioning from pre-req thinking to nursing school thinking. First, do something else. What I mean by this is start doing something beneficial to your body, spirit, and mind that is not...

10. r/t fluid and exudate accumulation at the capillary-alveolar membrane

    SunnyTrailRunner replied to SunnyTrailRunner's topic in Student Assist

    Thank you, Grntea! This definitely helps me understand the process of writing careplans more easily. This is one of the careplans due on the first day of classes, before the semester even starts.

11. r/t fluid and exudate accumulation at the capillary-alveolar membrane

    SunnyTrailRunner replied to SunnyTrailRunner's topic in Student Assist

    Thank you, anewdawnlvn2015! This is exactly what I was having trouble connecting.

12. ATI Med/Surg (Chronic Care)

    SunnyTrailRunner replied to mondomagic's topic in General Students

    Have you been studying the ATI modules? Most modules have extra practice questions and scenarios you can go through. If you click around, there should also be practice finals somewhere. Does your school give you the ATI books, too? If so, start using...

13. r/t fluid and exudate accumulation at the capillary-alveolar membrane

    SunnyTrailRunner replied to SunnyTrailRunner's topic in Student Assist

    I would look at the ABGs, look at the pts appearance for pallor color or nasal flaring, and I would want to auscultate lungs for crackles - which is fluid. I guess I'm still thinking black and white. If xyz happens, you get this result. Is there an o...

14. r/t fluid and exudate accumulation at the capillary-alveolar membrane

    SunnyTrailRunner replied to SunnyTrailRunner's topic in Student Assist

    Fake patient without any given data. I am using my nursing diagnosis manual with all the NANDAs. I'm just trying to figure out how I would assess the r/t. Is it something that be heard through a stethoscope or seen on an xray? I am starting my second...

15. r/t fluid and exudate accumulation at the capillary-alveolar membrane

    SunnyTrailRunner posted a topic in Student Assist

    Hi all! I am writing a careplan for impaired gas exhange r/t fluid and exudate accumulation at the capillary-alveolar membrane. However, I am having trouble finding how one would assess this. What objective findings would I see to determine this is ...