emmjayy BSN, RN

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    Nursing school is killing my relationship!

    emmjayy replied to jarielle22's topic in General Students

    ^^ I never felt this way in my relationship, and neither has my boyfriend, even when we were across the country from each other and saw each other once every few months! It sounds like she does not...
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    Nursing school is killing my relationship!

    emmjayy replied to jarielle22's topic in General Students

    I am also semi-long distance with my boyfriend (we were SUPER long distance my first year of school, now we see each other every weekend). We make it work by just being nice to each other. He asks me...
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    Nursing school exams

    emmjayy replied to Kara_wind's topic in General Students

    Figure out what the question is really asking and don't look at the answer options until you're sure you understand the question. First semester, I did a lot of writing on the test booklet. I'd...
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    HELP !!!! New nursing student and a case study

    emmjayy replied to Asevans9527's topic in General Students

    You nearly got
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    ATI med-surg and mental health

    emmjayy replied to Adrienne.Russell's topic in General Students

    Remember that ATI tests general knowledge plus your critical thinking ability. Don't panic, think through each question, and then pick the answer that makes the most sense based on what you've learned...
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    Bedside medication summaries

    emmjayy replied to CaliforniaPoppy's topic in General Students

    I usually just give the bare bones. "This is your carvedilol, it lowers your blood pressure. If you need to get up after you take this, ring the call bell because this can make you very dizzy and you...
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    Quick ? about diuretics

    emmjayy replied to ItsThatJenGirl's topic in General Students

    You are correct, you should monitor the potassium levels when giving a loop diuretic. If your patient has an order for supplemental potassium, go track and trend their potassium levels for the past...
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    Nursing School Probs

    emmjayy replied to nurseboy12396's topic in General Students

    Since when has taking the NCLEX been a prerequisite to being allowed to have an opinion about things people post in the student
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    Anyone have good luck with Portage Learning?

    emmjayy replied to Papagena's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took both A&P's. It was fine, as long as you are motivated to learn the material. The exams weren't bad at all, I'm pretty sure all except the final had less than 30 questions. Mostly multiple...
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    How to confront a disrespectful professor

    emmjayy replied to MamaNanii's topic in General Students

    There is nothing here to be resolved. You knew the expectation going in, it's not her fault you have children, etc. and it's not up to her to accommodate for your life. This is not your hill to die...
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    What do you eat for breakfast?

    emmjayy replied to Ioreth's topic in General Students

    Egg "muffins." Pick a meat and some veggies/cheese of your choice divided into muffin cups, then beat 10-12 eggs and pour them over the meat/veggie/cheese mixture. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes or so....
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    Another first day of clinicals post...

    emmjayy replied to Sbhayes09's topic in General Students

    Expect to do a lot of turning and positioning, oral care, cleaning bottoms/changing soaker pads, emptying Foleys, and a set of vitals every now and then. You may be asked to sit with a patient who...
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    How do you take notes in nursing school?

    emmjayy replied to Nursingblue's topic in General Students

    I second following the learning objectives you should be getting from your instructors for each topic! At the very least, reading the chapters (even without taking notes) will help you feel more...
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    First time posters

    emmjayy replied to AceOfHearts<3's topic in General Students

    Lol this forum has got nothing on other forums I've been a part of where getting flamed was a typical daily experience. I recall one where hysterical accusations of online bullying, harassment, and so...
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    Psych Class - Too Close to Home

    emmjayy replied to Velocirobot's topic in General Students

    At the beginning of our psych class, the instructor told us we would be talking about difficult topics like rape, PTSD, abuse, depression, eating disorders, hospitalization, suicide, etc. She made it...
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    What can RT's do that RN's can't?

    emmjayy replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Students

    The reason this three year old thread got a reply from other people is because you "bumped" it. I think a lot of the original commenters who were being disrespectful don't even frequent this site...
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    My insecurities as a student..

    emmjayy replied to Auguste25's topic in General Students

    I think if you're feeling insecure and afraid of patient contact you should get a job as a CNA or a student assistant in the hospital. You'll get into a routine and over your nervousness with a...
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    Fox News calls CNA a nurse

    emmjayy replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing News

    I think the overwhelming thrust of the article was how sad and tragic this young lady's death was. You get a more pithy kind of impact if you write a headline of "nurse, 20, dies blah blah blah" than...
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    Do you buy medical equipment for home use?

    emmjayy replied to der_kerl's topic in General Nursing

    My nursing program gave us manual BP cuffs so if I ever feel like taking a BP on a family member I crack that out. I have a thermometer because I have a kiddo and would like to know if she has a fever...
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    My First Patient Death

    emmjayy replied to livtaylors's topic in General Students

    I've gotten to witness/participate in a few codes and have witnessed them be successful and fail. I've never been particularly shaken by it, I think it's because the adrenaline gets to me and prevents...
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    Feeling like I know nothing

    emmjayy replied to Future-NurseRedHeart's topic in General Students

    I felt this way until around the second half of my third semester. All of a sudden when something starts going wrong with a patient a.) I NOTICE, b.) I am pretty quickly able to put together their...
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    How can I gain confidence and knowledge as a first year college student

    emmjayy replied to YourFuture22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    24 isn't even that old. I started my program when I was 26 and will be just shy of 28 when I graduate this spring. There are people who are a lot older than I am in my program (I believe the oldest is...
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    Nurse looked at my Facebook-HIPAA violation ?

    emmjayy replied to PlainB's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    On the one hand I see your point. On the other, I used to work in a job with similar confidentiality rules as nursing where I was told to look people up on Facebook/Twitter/dating profiles/WHATEVER so...
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    Med surg rotation

    emmjayy replied to Kimmie70's topic in General Students

    Med surg clinical in my second semester pretty much involved the same tasks as first semester with just a couple of more things added in. So.... we still went in, grabbed vitals as frequently as was...
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    Schools with not a lot of prereqs for ABSN

    emmjayy replied to tarahlee's topic in General Students

    My 2 year program doesn't have any college-level prereqs. However, if you don't take classes like A&P, micro, etc. before going, you end up taking something like 19-20 credits per semester and...