AliNajaCat

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  1. PLEASE HELP! I AM STRESSED TO THE MAX!! How long do Prerequisites last?

    AliNajaCat replied to Ms.Gainer92's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You're not even an RN yet, much less even close to passing your BSN and NCLEX and getting the several (maybe many) years of experience you'll need to be even mildly competitive for CRNA school...

  2. Do most nurses not like writing papers?

    AliNajaCat replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    I love writing and I'm an editor too. I love to have edited (with thanks to Dorothy Parker, who famously said, "I hate writing, I love to have written")...but sometimes I sweat bullets doing it,...

  3. In need of study tips that won't fail!

    AliNajaCat replied to littlesunfl0wer's topic in Study Tips for Students's Share Tips

    Get yourself the Anatomy and Physiology Coloring Books (yes, really, I mean it, they're at Amazon) and spend your off term working them religiously. The whole thing will make a LOT more sense to you...

  4. Tube feedings: To pause or not to pause?

    AliNajaCat replied to melisach19's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Has anybody ever studied this using one of those little gadgets they use to look at post-void badder volume? Think it'd work? I'd think you'd have to look at a bunch of people longitudinally to get a...

  5. MA to BSN Advice, counsel, thoughts....

    AliNajaCat replied to Lisa2.0's topic in General Students

    You'll still need to demonstrate competence in the field before you can dream of getting into any sort of supervisory responsibility or policy-making job. That means you'll have to work as a PHN for...

  6. Need help making a decision RN VS BSN

    AliNajaCat replied to rfutrell's topic in General Students

    RN is not a degree, it's a license. You will be an RN once you graduate from any school accredited to prepare people to sit the NCLEX licensure exam by your state, and then you sit it and pass it....

  7. Pain medication case study

    AliNajaCat replied to Nursing36578's topic in General Students

    Please look up the difference between addiction, tolerance, and habituation before you go one step further. Short answer: No, she is not "at risk for addiction" if her pain is inadequately treated and...

  8. Assingnment help

    AliNajaCat replied to San1995's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Remember also that when they ask you to set priorities (which means, "list her problems, in order of how important you think her problems are") they are also giving you the opportunity to think about...

  9. Help with STG/LTG for Care Plan!

    AliNajaCat replied to Bealstar's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Step back a bit. Look at this lady. Wave a magic wand and ::bippity-boppity-boo!:: she's your grandmother. What do you want for her? See, goals aren't something you pull out of the air. They come to...

  10. drug calculation

    AliNajaCat replied to port's topic in General Students

    What my dear friend Esme means is that we can help people learn how to think about these kinds of problems (and they can be broken down into smaller solvable bits with a minimum of critical thinking)...

  11. Another Discussion about Accreditation

    AliNajaCat replied to MILakeGal's topic in General Students

    Maybe, but I would get it in writing from the BSN school, NOT the unaccredited one that wants your money. Be sure that the "arrangement" says, "When I get my unaccredited degree from ABC Tech, you...

  12. Are nurses allowed to turn in wanted criminals?

    AliNajaCat replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I can't believe that someone who has worked ER for 23 years is asking this question. If your ER doesn't have a policy, contact your hospital risk manager stat and get it

  13. RMA vs AMA: Refusing vs Against medical advice?

    AliNajaCat replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    We don't use the word "compliant" anymore. In the military you must comply with an order; as taxpayers, we must comply with IRS regulations; as drivers, we must comply with rules of the road. Patients...

  14. Helping patients kill themselves

    AliNajaCat replied to Cwoods's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    1) Don't like abortion? Don't have one. 2) Don't like to welcome death? Don't do it. 3) As for the rest of it, your choices are not necessarily mine, your reasons are not necessarily mine, and I'll...

  15. Is this worth filing an appeal for? PLEASE HELP.

    AliNajaCat replied to Squidney's topic in General Students

    I think that's a reasonable request; politely proffered, it might just be accepted. Good

  16. My Nursing School Plan

    AliNajaCat replied to steshaacosta's topic in General Students

    (I'll still say the same thing too, LOL) Take your prereqs slowly if you have to, until your kids are a little older. Get loans, get really good grades and get scholarships/grants. Spend some quality...

  17. what is meant by "nursing staff resource"?

    AliNajaCat replied to lola8penny's topic in General Students

    In English, this question means, "How did the charge nurse make assignments to provide the best level of care to the patients currently on the floor? How did he or she make those decisions, based on...

  18. My Nursing School Plan

    AliNajaCat replied to steshaacosta's topic in General Students

    No. Again, a waste of time, as MA courses will definitely not transfer to nursing (it's not a step on the nursing ladder at all). Sometimes we just have to do the right thing from the beginning, even...

  19. Is this worth filing an appeal for? PLEASE HELP.

    AliNajaCat replied to Squidney's topic in General Students

    Tell them you're going to file it and ask for their feedback before you do. They may see it as an extension of your better prep and attitude towards learning and be more helpful than you anticipate,...

  20. Readdmission letter into nursing school

    AliNajaCat replied to Ngochhan's topic in General Students

    Looks pretty good to me, although "readmission" has only one "d" and it wasn't that you didn't hold yourself to high standards, it was that you didn't meet the high standard you held for yourself....

  21. Is this worth filing an appeal for? PLEASE HELP.

    AliNajaCat replied to Squidney's topic in General Students

    File the appeal, ask for an accelerated decision or a retake, and say that if that isn't granted until after the exam you want assurance in writing that you will be able to take the exam then. Doesn't...

  22. At a loss

    AliNajaCat replied to natmanzo's topic in General Students

    Your next semester will be harder still. That's the thing about nursing education-- every semester builds on the previous ones. You absolutely have to have a good, solid, working knowledge of the...

  23. My Nursing School Plan

    AliNajaCat replied to steshaacosta's topic in General Students

    Total waste of time. Nobody is hiring LPNs much these days, and many of your courses will not transfer to an RN program. Take the prereqs at the CC, but be sure that they will transfer to a reputable...

  24. Tips for working with children

    AliNajaCat replied to Jklinsky's topic in General Students

    Suggest you post this in the General Nursing section instead, where you are more likely to get useful answers from experienced peds nurses. Go to the big yellow bar at the top, choose Nurses, then...

  25. NG Tube how to measure?

    AliNajaCat replied to Wheaties's topic in General Students

    Either one is a good place to start, but what's more important is to check the placement before you put one drip of anything down it, and to keep it draining and venting appropriately (if it's a Salem...