AliNajaCat

AliNajaCat

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  1. New to studying for nursing exams - learning to critically think as a nurse

    AliNajaCat replied to Scramer1231's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Try not to think about "critical thinking to pass the exam." Think about how critical thinking is EVERYthing in nursing. We sometimes call it "learning to think like a nurse." That means integrating...

  2. Pre-reqs class(Anatomy and Physiology)

    AliNajaCat replied to Olusubomi's topic in General Students

    Try different kinds of learning. You might be a tactile/visual learner, meaning that your brain retains things better if you can see them and get your hands moving around them. Try the Anatomy and...

  3. New RN/inexperienced nurse considering nurse externship

    AliNajaCat replied to MarshaRabbit's topic in General Nursing

    That would be "piqued," since we already know you've only had a small peek at the

  4. "Is it OK if I" vs "I just need to" vs "Could you please"

    AliNajaCat replied to Philly85's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One caveat, and it applies in lots of places: The word "Just" is a minimizer. It makes the speaker sound less authoritative/experienced/convinced. Compare "I just need to do such and such" to "I need...

  5. Feeling discouraged

    AliNajaCat replied to Zerocks's topic in General Students

    You need to watch this. It will change your life. Susan Cain: The power of introverts | TED Talk |

  6. Should I quit nursing school?

    AliNajaCat replied to Guest1005095's topic in General Students

    If you really want to go back to the OR (where all your patients are asleep most of the time) and have identified that the best way to do that is with an RN license, then just keep your eyes on that...

  7. STCC nursing 2017

    AliNajaCat replied to mliglesias's topic in School, College Programs

    What's stcc? Is it a community college somewhere? There is a forum for

  8. New RN/inexperienced nurse considering nurse externship

    AliNajaCat replied to MarshaRabbit's topic in General Nursing

    Thus speaks someone who has no idea about medical(physician) education. Surely you don't believe that even one year of internship results in a fully-competent physician.They practice for one year as...

  9. New RN/inexperienced nurse considering nurse externship

    AliNajaCat replied to MarshaRabbit's topic in General Nursing

    (aside: And you would be in a position to evaluate that ... how?) 1) Look, it's just nonsensical to assume that because you're licensed and another extern isn't that one or the other of you is...

  10. Help! Med surg

    AliNajaCat replied to NursesRule44's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You're studying electroconvulsive therapy in med-surg? What kind of unit is

  11. Fundamentals Help!!!

    AliNajaCat replied to Shanelle95's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It's little late to be discovering this, but see if you can locate your instructor's office and make an appointment to TALK ABOUT THE COURSE MATERIAL AND WHERE YOU'RE HAVING PROBLEMS. Sorry to shout....

  12. Ready to tackle MSN-but want the easy way

    AliNajaCat replied to FLGirl2000's topic in Post Graduate Students

    :::: mmmmmppphhhh :::: (hands clapped firmly over

  13. Nursing Care after Liver Biopsy

    AliNajaCat replied to sbturner26's topic in General Nursing

    1) We can't speculate on any sort of potential med-legal issue 2) It's not possible to know what the cause of his sudden death was -- it may have had nothing to do with his positioning 3) I hope they...

  14. Wrong side for amputation(loss of license)

    AliNajaCat replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Inside?

  15. Wrong side for amputation(loss of license)

    AliNajaCat replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Oooh, I asked the same thing recently. You click on your name in the upper right corner, go to the DASHBOARD dropdown menu, choose Account Options, and pick the Ignore option. Enter the name and...

  16. Best schedule for a mom with small children

    AliNajaCat replied to ottersloveoysters's topic in General Nursing

    I was a single mom with small children, though fortunately I had a housemate who would get my kids to daycare if I had to be at work at 0630. She was a restaurant manager, so I would pick up her kid...

  17. Clinical causing relapse of depression and anxiety

    AliNajaCat replied to angieb19's topic in General Students

    If we knew how to make things work with every patient we wouldn't have had to go to nursing school, LOL. We ALL felt like that when we first started doing a totally unfamiliar thing: patient care. If...

  18. Is Quick result 100% accurate?

    AliNajaCat replied to Bladeliger09's topic in General Students

    No, but they would. I'll bet they have an FAQs page on their

  19. Favorite RN Position

    AliNajaCat replied to KT_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I did totally love this when I did it, back when I was younger and prettier (and

  20. For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    AliNajaCat replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Just saw a great little obit in the town paper. "She is survived by her son John, her daughter Mary, and her late brother Richard." It's a damn

  21. Type of restraints

    AliNajaCat replied to MSUOUgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Oh My Goodness.

  22. Teaching IV insertion, Providing certification

    AliNajaCat replied to nicolemarcelino's topic in General Nursing

    Also, look up the definition of "certification." It's more than, "I took a course and here's the certificate I got after I took their test." That's not certification. Short answer: you can't offer...

  23. How to be more mild mannered like doctors in stressful circumstances?

    AliNajaCat replied to Plumrose15153's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Excuse me... "more mild mannered like doctors"? Watching too much TV. "Fake it 'til you make it" has nothing whatsoever to do with lying. Think about that. Not being able to lie is OK ("I didn't cut...

  24. Nursing Technology Questions

    AliNajaCat replied to EmxoRenee's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Good answer, and thank you for such a reasoned one. Try grabbing some in the cafeteria or break room, or in the ten minutes before report, too.

  25. PICO question help!

    AliNajaCat replied to lvn-bsn2018's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What made you want to study some aspect of cord blood banking? Tell us about that. It may help you clarify your