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  1. Practicum learning objectives

    mdiada posted a topic in General Students

    I'm doing my rotation on the cardiac floor and need help with thinking of at least three learning experiences and activities to achieve those objectives. I'm kind of at a stand-still and any help...

  2. Nurses and narcotics

    mdiada posted a topic in General Nursing

    My apologies for this being such a novel! There's a lot on my mind and I'm not sure who or what to do at this point, so I'm going to let it out here and maybe one of you wonderful people can offer...

  3. Nurses and narcotics

    mdiada replied to mdiada's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you SO much for the advice, guys! Honestly, for a while, I felt like this was all in my head, and maybe I was reading too much into the situation. But one thing I was taught as a kid is if...

  4. Nurses and narcotics

    mdiada replied to mdiada's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you guys for your advice. I feel a little better knowing maybe I'm not crazy thinking this way. Another thing I forgot is last Thursday, when everyone in the office left to go home, the other...

  5. Nurses and narcotics

    mdiada replied to mdiada's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I am, believe me. Especially after yesterday when I do believe I caught her off guard asking about the Adderall. Thank you for the

  6. RN to MSN online programs

    mdiada posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Does anyone know of any good RN to MSN online programs with decent

  7. Feeling like a total screw-up

    mdiada posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So I am going into my second week off of orientatjon, and I literally go in every night preparing myself for the day shift nurse or night supervisor to list all the things I had done wrong the...

  8. Graduation coming soon -- low self-confidence

    mdiada posted a topic in General Students

    I'm sure I'm not the only one to ever go through the wide range of emotions that come with graduating nursing school. But honestly, I don't ever remember being this scared about anything in my life....

  9. Kind of nervous about practicum

    mdiada posted a topic in General Students

    So, I've FINALLY made it to the last semester of nursing school!! So far my classes are going really well, but what a long road it has been... In about 2-3 weeks we will be starting our practicum...

  10. Silly question about CPR

    mdiada posted a topic in General Students

    I know the steps to CPR have changed -- compressions first, then give breaths. But we just had a test in my Med Surg class that had a particular question that, to paraphrase, said: "you come across an...

  11. Outpatient vs Inpatient Tracheostomy Care

    mdiada posted a topic in General Students

    So I'm working on a paper regarding trach care, and one of the questions asks to compare outpatient and inpatient care. Maybe I'm overthinking this, but can anyone tell me what the differences are...

  12. Outpatient vs Inpatient Tracheostomy Care

    mdiada replied to mdiada's topic in General Students

    Thank you for the help! I appreciate it so much! But to be honest, I've already done the Google search with inpatient vs outpatient, and like I said, I may just well be overthinking this (which always...

  13. Outpatient vs Inpatient Tracheostomy Care

    mdiada replied to mdiada's topic in General Students

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  14. Always failing skills!

    mdiada posted a topic in General Students

    Please tell me there are other nursing students who fail their skills the first go around!? First semester, I failed only one skill, but this semester I've failed every one. I don't know what it is....

  15. Always failing skills!

    mdiada replied to mdiada's topic in General Students

    Yes, we practice quite often. But another thing that got me was the doctor's order I used to check off with simply had two medications that were IV. Neither one said IVPB, so right off the bat, and as...

  16. IVPB

    mdiada posted a topic in General Nursing

    For some reason, I'm getting so confused by IV pump settings, and I *know* it's easier than what my mind is making it out to be. For skill off on IVPB, we are all going to have one 100 mL bad of...

  17. IV pump setting

    mdiada posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am so very confused by the IV pump and i don't know why. Ok, so if the doctors order states 200 ml for 2 hours, what would be the VTBI and rate? Someone please explain this to

  18. IV pump setting

    mdiada replied to mdiada's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So if a 250 mL bag is available, and the order is 200 mL for 2 hours, what would be the VTBI and what would be the

  19. Psyching myself out

    mdiada posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is there anyone else, be it a current or former nursing student, who has severe anxiety? I know in my heart that nursing is my calling, but this anxiety is almost getting the best of me. I totally...

  20. Tips for surviving 2nd semester

    mdiada posted a topic in General Students

    So Monday begins my second semester of nursing school and I am absolutely nervous as crap! My classes are Med-Surg I, Pharm I, and Behavioral Health. I was told by others that if I can make it through...

  21. Has anyone messed up really bad in a clinical and still passed

    mdiada posted a topic in General Students

    "Bad" as in just totally had an off day and every little small mess up you could make, you made, with the teacher around to witness. Today was AWFUL. Every move I made, there my teacher was. It wasn't...

  22. Test question has me confused...

    mdiada posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I just took my fourth nursing exam, and one question asked about a diabetes patient who had symptoms of lethargy and weakness. Well, two of the answers made sense, with one saying to ch3ck the...

  23. Test question has me confused...

    mdiada replied to mdiada's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, that is what I was thinking, but what got me is we just had clinicals recently, and someone in my group was in this exact same position with a patient having those symptoms, and the first thing...

  24. 30 min before/after or 1 hour before/after when giving meds

    mdiada posted a topic in General Students

    I cannot remember if the med administration window is 30 minutes or an hour before and after the scheduled time. Can someone shed some light on that for me?

  25. First CNA job and so frustrated!!!

    mdiada posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Last night was my second night as a CNA. I have had my license for over a year but I worked at an Assisted living facility. Ok, I am not the greatest and I get that, but the way the nurse was last...