SouthernBelle85

SouthernBelle85

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  1. HELP I'M LOST !! Teaching plan NEWBIE

    SouthernBelle85 replied to c.mcdonald's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Googling teaching plans for senile dementia...and it can give you some ideas of goals, interventions, and what not. Believe me I've got a lot of dings (write ups) for teaching plans but finally fairly...

  2. allready ready to quit?

    SouthernBelle85 replied to jesserpie's topic in School

    Diapers? What diapers are you changing? Is it like special needs

  3. Healthfair today with ventripunctures for the first time. :(

    SouthernBelle85 posted a topic in General Students

    The only time I had done one is on a rubber arm. Our arms in the lab are so old and the "veins" are not good worn out plus they didn't have the arms strung up...so you didn't get any flashbacks or...

  4. Do women find male nurses attractive?

    SouthernBelle85 replied to Sykadia's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm just a student but during clinicals, all the male nurses have been straight. The class a head of me that graduated last spring there were 3 guys and two were straight! Plus my old roommates dad...

  5. Is it normal that my school doesn't teach us IVs?

    SouthernBelle85 replied to Annie_1101's topic in General Students

    I'm an LPN student and one of my classes this semester is IV therapy and I was taught how to insert a Foley my 1st semester then I inserted a few in clinicals. What are students taught then? Just how...

  6. Nursing Calculations

    SouthernBelle85 replied to Cmmc911's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If your school requires ATI, they do have some helpful modules on learning and practicing. Plus there are youtube videos like that can help as well. A lot of resources online as

  7. Aspiring nurse who needs to work. Part time nursing school? LPN to RN?

    SouthernBelle85 replied to xBri47's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yeah, I think researching schools and see if they are flexible or have more than one class. I'm in a LPN program and our classes aren't flexible at all...like I start the program in Aug 2015 and end...

  8. Being blamed for fall after shift

    SouthernBelle85 replied to notyetnurse's topic in General Nursing

    So, this happened after you reported off to the night nurse? I thought it would have been the night nurse's responsibility? I would think if the policy is that ever pt, no matter how oriented they may...

  9. How are your final grades posted?

    SouthernBelle85 posted a topic in General Students

    This semester, they decided to wait till tomorrow to post our grades. We took our last final today and it's making me sick with anxiety. 12:10am and I'm still awake. Our course evaluations where we...

  10. LPN Prereqs

    SouthernBelle85 replied to Darius93's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    In my program it was part of the curriculum. First semester we got certified as a CNA as well with some nursing

  11. LPN Prereqs

    SouthernBelle85 replied to Darius93's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    We needed a computer class which was the only non nusing class we

  12. How are your final grades posted?

    SouthernBelle85 replied to SouthernBelle85's topic in General Students

    Well, I'm calm now because I passed! Have like 3 weeks off and then start the 3rd

  13. Nursing instructor doesn't allow open textbooks during lecture !??!

    SouthernBelle85 replied to LVNlivin's topic in General Students

    It's a problem for the students that aren't great note takers. I never could write fast enough to take good

  14. So I kind of messed up

    SouthernBelle85 replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    I think you should talk to your administrator before the drug test results are sent out to them. That is what my program suggest. It'll show that you were honest and maybe they'll work with you...

  15. Intake and Outtake. Custard, Cereal?

    SouthernBelle85 posted a topic in General Students

    I have to do this work sheet that calculates intake and outtake to measure fluid balance. I'm so confused and have been trying to search on the internet, some says yay some says nay...It just says...

  16. Have any tips for foods that will keep your energy up longer?

    SouthernBelle85 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    My energy level goes down about 10 or 11am when I'm at clincals and it's really affecting my performance. A couples of weeks ago there was a code in the ER and our instructor wanted us all to help out...

  17. Have any tips for foods that will keep your energy up longer?

    SouthernBelle85 replied to SouthernBelle85's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Thanks for all the tips! I'm now at a different clinical site and there are desk in the middle of the hall that we put our things and aren't suppose to eat there but can have water and drinks with...

  18. Any tips for a shy, timid nursing student?

    SouthernBelle85 posted a topic in General Students

    So, I'm starting Med Surg 1 clinicals and I'm super nervous. I did geriatric clinicals last semester and it was okay. It was at a nursing home and I feel like I did well, but it was CNA duties....

  19. Any tips for a shy, timid nursing student?

    SouthernBelle85 replied to SouthernBelle85's topic in General Students

    Thank you for your wonderful tips and responses! Last week was the first time I actually had a PT because the 1st week we only got like 30 minutes with the PT because our instructor was teaching us...

  20. Bedpan Changing Question

    SouthernBelle85 replied to rnk1712's topic in General Students

    At the nursing home that I had clinicals at last semester. They didn't have wipes and you had to use wash clothes which were hard to find. To come to find out some of CNAS were throwing away the...

  21. should I take a A&P class over the summer?

    SouthernBelle85 replied to Breeeezy's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    For me A&P was a challenging class. I wish I had took it over the summer because it was tough and I passed but barely. Our program is 18 months. We go pretty much through the whole year with a few...

  22. Any tips for a shy, timid nursing student?

    SouthernBelle85 replied to SouthernBelle85's topic in General Students

    So, I did rounds in the OR and the head nurse in the department has to do our evaluation, and she wrote on mine, "Withdrawn, needs more interaction with patient and clients. Has a great attitude,...

  23. Age and nursing school

    SouthernBelle85 replied to tiny_dancer's topic in General Students

    I'm 30 and started in August. I'll be almost 32 when or if I graduate. I'm in the LPN program. So if I decide to get my RN, I'll be even older. I didn't even know what I wanted to be "when I grow up"...

  24. The sloppy image of nurses today

    SouthernBelle85 replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Well, one of rules back in 1887, "Any nurse who smokes, use liquor in any form, gets hair done at a beauty shop, or frequents dance halls will give the director of nurses good reason to suspect t her...

  25. Student Loan Debt

    SouthernBelle85 replied to KeepItRealRN's topic in General Students

    I have student loans, but from my first stint in college, which I went not knowing what I wanted to do, spent a few years and ended up with an associate in General Studies. So, I haven't been able to...