kpmadonna

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1. How did you hear about allnurses.com?

   kpmadonna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I was searching for a nursing research one day and I just came across this site and as I was reading some of the threads I really enjoyed it so I decided to join!!

2. Was your 1st Clinicals wose or better than expected??

   kpmadonna replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Students

   My first clinicals were a great experience. I am working on the rehab unit and I was very nervous becuase I was afraid that I was going to hurt my patient, but when I got there we shadowed a nurse first, and the patient that I got to take care of wa...

3. Maybe I'm not studying enough...

   kpmadonna replied to kelli099's topic in General Students

   We use our Davis' drug guides for writing med cards, when you have your first patient make sure to write all your patients meds on the MAR even the ones used for prn, bc the one thing I have noticed is most patients have the same meds, so you arent g...

4. Tips for first clinical?

   kpmadonna replied to betsyMT2003's topic in General Students

   The one thing that I learned is never hesitate to ask for help. I was very nervous my first clinical, I took a look at my first patient and said, "this lady is way to fragile, I dont want to hurt her" but by the end of the day I really found out how...

5. amazing (not really)

   kpmadonna replied to charlies's topic in General Students

   I agree I have had many teachers put me to sleep with their voices that dont switch tones. An english teacher I had once I told him I would rather watch paint dry on a wall than sit in your class

6. amazing (not really)

   kpmadonna replied to charlies's topic in General Students

   I agree, now try to have an entire class like that. After having clinical at the butt crack of dawn the next day we have to wake up and go to a class that for 1 whole hour we either just sit and stare at eachother of make small talk, we have told ou...

7. I am in need of tips on good studying habits

   kpmadonna replied to sunnyday1's topic in Pre-Nursing

   With A&P I had a tough teacher too. What I did to prepare for tests like the bones test(which in my day was killer, it took a lot of my time studying) I spent several hours in the lab with a skeleton and went over everything, and if I could I wo...

8. Maybe I'm not studying enough...

   kpmadonna replied to kelli099's topic in General Students

   I have found that my life is crazy, but it hasnt been taken from me. I study quite a bit, I work some, but when I want a night for myself I take it. I have learned that " all work and no play makes a really scary student." I believe at least it has...

9. NG tube dropped on student

   kpmadonna replied to Rocky_LPN's topic in General Students

   were the people that partook in the NG drop worried or disappointed that they participated in it at all??

10. 2nd semester of nursing school.....what and how to study

    kpmadonna replied to SerenityR.N.'s topic in General Students

    our first term was our med surge which was our clinical course and then we have health assessment, our seminar where we had to do our portfolio of nursing care plans and we had psychosocial care they are good classes but stressful. My experience wit...

11. NG tube dropped on student

    kpmadonna replied to Rocky_LPN's topic in General Students

    oh wow I can't believe how brave you all are I can't say in a million years I would want to have an NG tube put in or anything else, I thought it was bad when I had a CT and they improperly straped my head down. I am so impressed that you guys would...

12. NG tube dropped on student

    kpmadonna replied to Rocky_LPN's topic in General Students

    oh wow that is crazy!!! we have such strick rules that we can only insert tubes into plactic patients that is so wild that the school would allow your instructor to do that, what other things does your teacher do I am interested to know bc that is in...

13. Which should I do First? Hardest?? or Easiest?

    kpmadonna replied to sweet_april04's topic in General Students

    I took A&P and psych first and then switched schools and found out that I had to take patho as a pre-nursing student and was so happy that I had finished those two others so I took english and patho together and patho is TOUGH!!

14. From one nursing student to another... HOW DO YOU STAY HEALTHY?

    kpmadonna replied to RNinJune2007's topic in General Students

    Hey!! This was one of my main struggles when I started nursing school and tried to avoid exercise because I told myself that i had no time for it, this semester I was told by my clinical instructor that we can't take care of patients inless we take ...

15. 2nd semester of nursing school.....what and how to study

    kpmadonna replied to SerenityR.N.'s topic in General Students

    my isbn # is 0-7216-9773-9 and my text is a fourth edition as well, I hope that it helps