AliNajaCat

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  1. Interview Question-Case Manager

    AliNajaCat replied to vgullia's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The standard answer is something like, part of the point of your assignment is to find and speak to a nurse case manager. I could tell you I'm certified in case management, but you have no way to...

  2. Nursing Pathophysiology Resource Recommendations

    AliNajaCat replied to js2016's topic in General Students

    I don't know about improving your grades specifically, but I can tell you that when everybody else is being tough on you, the common factor is ....you. At this point, you need to pay attention to more...

  3. Stethoscope engraving?

    AliNajaCat replied to MollyM99's topic in General Students

    "Be the difference" won't get it returned to you when it gets boosted. Use, like, your NAME. Put the inspirational message on the back of your badge or locker

  4. Last semester motivation

    AliNajaCat replied to BlueShoes12's topic in General Students

    Clarification: remember your terminology. "Itis" means "inflammation." I know "senioritis" is popular, but what you're experiencing is "seniorosis," the condition of being a senior. :) PP is correct....

  5. Nursing Pathophysiology Resource Recommendations

    AliNajaCat replied to js2016's topic in General Students

    I totally agree with the Guyton, and get it if you can. You might also want to look into the Physiology Coloring Book, not a joke but a really great resource for what you want-- and you could even...

  6. Lab Value Implications Resource Recommendations

    AliNajaCat replied to js2016's topic in General Students

    You know, I hear you about wanting to save time But putting one together yourself would pay far greater dividends in terms of actually learning the material. Great book: Laboratory Studies and...

  7. Final Semester Nursing Student

    AliNajaCat replied to RNyoucute's topic in General Students

    Can you get TNCC certified without ever working as an RN in the

  8. RN Refresher course for license under probation

    AliNajaCat replied to ohzee64's topic in General Nursing

    Toe CA BoN probably has a list of acceptable providers. Ask them, if they don't have it on their

  9. Anyone unsuccessful in nursing school but excel as a nurse??

    AliNajaCat replied to Jess__'s topic in General Students

    I CANNOT LIKE THIS ENOUGH!

  10. Policy and Procedures for Cycle Meds...

    AliNajaCat replied to PierreB's topic in Patient Medications

    No idea what this means. Never heard the term. What kind of facility is this? Where do your patients come

  11. What's the worst you've done on an exam?

    AliNajaCat replied to The0Walrus's topic in General Students

    Second semester IS harder than first, and third and fourth will be harder still. This is because the critical thinking demanded in nursing depends in your having a good working knowledge of everything...

  12. Lost & feeling like I'm in a free fall.

    AliNajaCat replied to amh90's topic in General Students

    With all due respect, we hear this popular misconception often. Students are legal adults and must practice under their own scope of practice, that of student, which is defined by their school's...

  13. Hyperkalemia: hypertonic solution?

    AliNajaCat replied to wyshywashy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The idea of trating hyperkalemia (remember, that's high K+ in the blood) is to move it out of the blood and back on the other side of the cell membranes where most of the body's K+ belongs. The way...

  14. IV dosing question

    AliNajaCat replied to sl004a's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If it's really 200mcg per ml, check your conversion factor between mcg and

  15. Best Way to Remember Side Effects

    AliNajaCat replied to waterdrifter's topic in General Students

    Corollary to Ruby's suggestion about flash cards: MAKE YOUR OWN, don't buy a preprinted deck. The small amount of time you spend writing on your index cards will go a long way to solidifying the...

  16. After NCLEX and Job hunting

    AliNajaCat replied to SoonToBeRN17's topic in General Students

    Agree with the above. Two words: night

  17. Failed CNA in MA test holding up progress of BSN and CNM: already have a BA

    AliNajaCat replied to billiepw's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If it's not required for school, don't waste another moment of energy on it. I doubt very much if working as a CNA will get you much in the way of tuition reimbursement anyway. That said.... better...

  18. Clinical Advancement for Non-Bedside Nurses

    AliNajaCat replied to twmtwm's topic in General Nursing

    Don't wait for "them" to develop an advancement ladder for nonclinical nurses. Get together with nurses from all these areas and brainstorm ways to develop one. One poster here says there's one where...

  19. Question r/t Doctors

    AliNajaCat replied to flordiaj3's topic in General Nursing

    For what it's worth, there have been a few high-profile cases involving missed call-backs lately, so he may be sensitive to that. If you don't get a text until late (look to see when he sent it) and...

  20. Lost & feeling like I'm in a free fall.

    AliNajaCat replied to amh90's topic in General Students

    You will recover from this. It is instructive that others experienced similar problems on the same day. I have reviewed charts from facilities where these sorts of technologies have gone in the fritz...

  21. Important question on IV Fluids

    AliNajaCat replied to KingOfTheCastle's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Aha. This is not a solution problem per se, it's a chemistry problem. You need to know: How much NaCl is in a liter of NS How much dextrose is in a liter of "2/3 dextrose," whatever that is (D66? I...

  22. Important question on IV Fluids

    AliNajaCat replied to KingOfTheCastle's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Maybe ... 50cc/hr of one solution and 25cc/hour of another? I dunno. We really need to see the exact wording of the question to see if it makes any

  23. Important question on IV Fluids

    AliNajaCat replied to KingOfTheCastle's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    As far as I can tell, he's getting 75cc/hour of, well, something. But I agree, that's pure speculation. 1) what are your thoughts? 2) what does your homework question really

  24. Preventing call-ins

    AliNajaCat replied to Brandi,RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with the PTO thing. People plan vacations, and if they see a sick day would take away a day of vacation, they think

  25. Preventing call-ins

    AliNajaCat replied to Brandi,RN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if the town is that small, they might struggle to find other employment, right? And having "fired for cause, attendance policy" on your reference sheet isn't anything to be proud of no matter...