VerticalHorizon

VerticalHorizon

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  1. advice from nurses- patient unfair to tech

    VerticalHorizon replied to loovecorinth134's topic in General Nursing

    You cant let stuff like that get to you or you will have a miserable time in nursing. You stated that the patient had declining mental function, it can be hard for family members to accept changes...

  2. living situation while in nursing school

    VerticalHorizon replied to sameishafate's topic in General Nursing

    If your mom wants you to live at home then do it. If you have no other reason to move out other than judgmental family members then you would only be throwing away money on rent. You will be able to...

  3. I'm a Man, Can I be Successful as An OB Nurse

    VerticalHorizon replied to AlmostANurse321's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When I did my OB rotation I had a very positive experience. The hospital I was at was one of the top academic hospitals in my state and only did high risk pregnancies and the patients were told...

  4. Ncp for diarrhea patient

    VerticalHorizon replied to stalwart19's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Think about what diarrhea does to the body, you are on the right track with the electrolyte imbalance. If they are losing electrolytes then what else are they losing? What does having frequent...

  5. divorce while in nursing school

    VerticalHorizon replied to nursingstudent65's topic in General Students

    I would suggest talking to him or going to marriage counseling before you try to divorce him based only on online communication with another

  6. Finally Starting Nursing Fundamentals

    VerticalHorizon replied to WhatnowRN's topic in General Students

    Just calm down, it's perfectly normal to feel overwhelmed in nursing school, especially when you first start. Everything is so different than past classes that its going to take a while to get used to...

  7. Hard Truth of Nursing

    VerticalHorizon replied to Mr.Bill RN, BSN's topic in General Nursing

    These traits and problems are not exclusive to nursing, every profession deals with this and most people don't like their job. That's why it's called work. I do hope you find something you enjoy...

  8. ATI Exam Advice

    VerticalHorizon replied to OliverElio87's topic in General Students

    Whenever I took my ATI tests I just always made sure I knew all the lab values, medications, prioritization, and delegation. I never opened those ATI books once or studied anything. If are comfortable...

  9. Breakroom refrigerator theft

    VerticalHorizon replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you miss out on a lot of good, free

  10. Worried about drug screen

    VerticalHorizon replied to studentnurse931's topic in General Students

    Maybe you shouldn't do drugs if you are in nursing school. You said you wouldn't have eaten them if you had remembered clinics were coming up but why did you think it was okay to do drugs in school in...

  11. Surgery right before school

    VerticalHorizon replied to Pnutlife's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I honestly dont think its that big of a deal, you have a few days to recover from the worst of it. If you are only in lecture you shouldn't even have to do very much talking or any at all. Just email...

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

    VerticalHorizon replied to Annie_1101's topic in General Students

    At my school we "learned" how to do them on dummies in the 2nd semester. That was useless but it allowed us to do them in clinicals which where I actually learned how to do them on patients with a...

  13. Laptop for LVN school

    VerticalHorizon replied to Faith1997's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    For your basic needs pretty much any laptop that runs on Windows will suit your needs. There are hundreds of laptops in the 250-450 range. Just shop around online and find one you like, you could also...

  14. Am I overloading myself?

    VerticalHorizon replied to Tehlpn05's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't know what kind of student you are but all of those classes are at the bottom of the difficulty scale. Just manage your time during the week and you should be

  15. Just my luck!

    VerticalHorizon replied to Dreamer05's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hmm, interesting situation. The only thing I can think of is if you can go back and retake parts of the module you are going to be tested on or just practice/refresh your memory using outside sources...

  16. Just my luck!

    VerticalHorizon replied to Dreamer05's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well how is everyone else studying for the test if they are so far behind or didnt take notes? You said its a "notes only" test but what is the professor pulling his information for lectures on?...

  17. Applying

    VerticalHorizon replied to Momofason17's topic in General Nursing

    I would say you got a 35.12% chance, but I have been known to be off a couple

  18. Help finding a nursing program

    VerticalHorizon replied to Akar1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Honesty, with your GPA and failing classes multiple times you have little to no shot at being accepted into a nursing program. If you retake the classes you did poorly in and make A's then you might...

  19. Allina Health not hiring online NP grads

    VerticalHorizon replied to RockMay's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    They can hire whoever they want, there is obviously a reason why they are choosing not to hire people from certain schools. Why would they hire a NP from an unknown online program whenever they can...

  20. Travel nursing with a tiny house?

    VerticalHorizon replied to DeenieRN's topic in Travel

    I dont think that verse is applicable to this situation or implying that there are no new ideas, concepts or

  21. Schooling After Pre-Nursing

    VerticalHorizon replied to msutherland's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    To be able to apply to BSN nursing programs you will need to do around 4 semesters of pre requisite classes first. Upon completion of all the pre requisites you will most likely have what you call a...

  22. Cumulative Final Exams

    VerticalHorizon replied to Karamia0x's topic in General Students

    Since your classes are so fast most of the material should still be fresh in your mind. My study plan throughout college for cumulative finals was focus the most on the oldest material and what I...

  23. What States Pay the Highest and Lowest Nursing Salaries

    VerticalHorizon replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    So Tennessee has the lowest cost of living, but doesn't pay the worst. I'll take it! Even if it did I wouldn't move, I love

  24. I don't want to work as a CNA during undergrad

    VerticalHorizon replied to outsidegirl's topic in General Students

    Do you think working as a CNA is a requirement to become a NP or something? Just worry about graduating and working as a RN before going for your

  25. Does the school matter?

    VerticalHorizon replied to Justeen23's topic in General Students

    Dang, must have deep pockets or mad loans, either way I am jealous. Good luck on wherever you