nurseprnRN

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  1. Nursing prerequisites

    nurseprnRN replied to HeatherPaige's topic in General Students

    So, to recap, you want to be a nurse, which involves nursing school, and you would prefer it if you didn't have to work hard to pass the (aptly-named) prerequisites because you don't think you have...

  2. That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

    nurseprnRN replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    Nonsense. See the links I posted above. NO evidence that this is true. Print it out and pass along to your

  3. That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

    nurseprnRN replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    Glabella: The space between your eyebrows, just above the

  4. That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

    nurseprnRN replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    This is an old wives' tale from I can't think when. I can't believe we still hear about this. But the, "We were taught..." and "I always heard that ..." never seem to have heard any evidence-based...

  5. Help on heart failure

    nurseprnRN replied to gavi91's topic in General Students

    And when you can tell us what you think about this, we will be more than happy to help clarify any ideas you have developed. But, as you know, we don't do your homework for you. Nursing is one of...

  6. Do I even have a chance? Pls be honest

    nurseprnRN replied to AspiringRN85's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think the overarching concern is for your mental health. You make no mention of ongoing, serious treatment for this. Perhaps you're getting it and didn't mention it for some reason, but you very...

  7. Anatomy Help!

    nurseprnRN replied to GageMicheal's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The Anatomy Coloring Book is an excellent study aid, involving more neuro pathways to help solidify input. :) Available at your favorite online bookstore. You can thank me later.

  8. Practice NCLEX question

    nurseprnRN replied to guest769224's topic in General Students

    Resp status is always first, and can (and should) be assessed in multiple ways at this time. Observe for SOB with exertion, ask about it ("Have you noticed ...?"), and listen to the chest especially...

  9. Grade Forgiveness for nursing school

    nurseprnRN replied to MsBrain's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Different programs calculate your numbers differently. Some do not count retakes. Some count all retakes, including the lousy first one. Some give you a zero for a W(ithdraw), some ignore it. Some say...

  10. Nursing School Personal Statement

    nurseprnRN replied to s.otero.lee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Never assume that what you write first is your final submission. This is going to take some time and effort. Brainstorm on a large piece of paper. Just start writing stuff down-- nouns, verbs,...

  11. Practice NCLEX question

    nurseprnRN replied to guest769224's topic in General Students

    I just spent an entire weekend with a little kid who was missing his parents, and he wouldn't even look at a novel stuffed animal, didn't want to be cuddled or read to, likes to bang things together,...

  12. Whatdaya think this is?

    nurseprnRN replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Was para, now quad... At least power chairs have a max

  13. Whatdaya think this is?

    nurseprnRN replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh, man, what a comedown. Totally anticlimactic. "Break room" and "Trauma" (with bonus points for "no skull fx") were my

  14. I need help finding a new nursing program!

    nurseprnRN replied to Sammolmos11's topic in General Students

    Well, you have told a cautionary tale to others about how you now know to get any promises in writing, shortcuts don't always get you there easier or sooner, and how hope is not a plan. I know this...

  15. What is the least stressful high paying nursing specialty?

    nurseprnRN replied to celtickimba's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, poppycock. I've been a nurse for decades and have seen maybe one or two of these in my whole life. Oh, and somebody said legal nurse consulting was lucrative but the courtroom was stressful?...

  16. I just set my friend up

    nurseprnRN replied to Kaylle's topic in General Students

    No, as in you stop dancing this dance entirely. You stop fantasizing and catastrophizing about what she thinks or might do. Listen to all these people telling you to stop taking responsibility for...

  17. I just set my friend up

    nurseprnRN replied to Kaylle's topic in General Students

    Way too much drama here. 1) Although we never believe it at graduation when we toss our caps in the air, 99/100 high school friendships do not last once people move/go to college/etc. You will make...

  18. I need help finding a new nursing program!

    nurseprnRN replied to Sammolmos11's topic in General Students

    My oldest CC student was 63. There are threads here on AN (use the search feature, top of the page) that discuss how old people were when they began and finished. Short answer, if you say, "I'll be...

  19. How do you lose your license??

    nurseprnRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    If you go to your state board of nursing website you can usually look up the actions taken on licenses by the BoN. Most people who really lose their licenses have done things like steal narcotics,...

  20. I need help finding a new nursing program!

    nurseprnRN replied to Sammolmos11's topic in General Students

    Call a number of colleges in your preferred geographic area (google "accredited nursing programs, (state)" and speak to the admissions counselors. As a rule, coursework credits from for-profit schools...

  21. Tattoos!

    nurseprnRN replied to mmbucklerky's topic in General Students

    As nurses, it is not our job to characterize patient opinions and feelings as "ridiculous." We care for people as we find them. If many older people dislike their caregivers having visible ink, and...

  22. Does Ineffective Tissue Perfusion r/t decreased hemoglobin sound right??

    nurseprnRN replied to jeddyl's topic in General Students

    It is not a determinate, that is, hemoglobin (or anemia) does not determine/influence/control blood flow. Of course blood flow carries oxygen, and CO2, and fluids, electrolytes, proteins, waste...

  23. Final Capstone paper PASSED!!

    nurseprnRN replied to klone's topic in Western Governors University

    Do your homework on journals-- see which ones publish things like your work...but not too much like them, because if they've already published that topic lately, they want something new. What...

  24. Tattoos!

    nurseprnRN replied to mmbucklerky's topic in General Students

    Funny! Son is in a maritime field and wouldn't have a tattoo if you paid him. Daughter is a physicist and has a tattoo on her abdomen that has something to do with her research, a few circles with...

  25. Tattoos!

    nurseprnRN replied to mmbucklerky's topic in General Students

    I hear ya. Not a good Catholic girl vibe here, but this COB has tattoos that are older than at least half of the AN posters, and maybe three-quarters of ya. So