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    Older Student, Unprofessional Nurse During Clinical

    ItsThatJenGirl replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in General Students

    Aww thanks! I try to be mindful of the fact that there's more that I don't know than stuff I do
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    Whats in your bag?

    ItsThatJenGirl replied to bitter_betsy's topic in General Students

    There are several people in my program that have rolling bags. I have this one: Amazon.com : OGIO International Soho Pack, Wine, One Size : Sports & Outdoors I like it a lot. I'm finishing up my...
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    Conflicting Dosage Calculation Information

    ItsThatJenGirl replied to zynnnie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If your instructor says to round, you
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    Older Student, Unprofessional Nurse During Clinical

    ItsThatJenGirl replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in General Students

    I totally agree with you, and I've been around long enough to see the trends you mentioned. I mentioned in an earlier post that I experienced something similar, and my only issue is where it was said,...
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    UTHSCSA Fall 2018

    ItsThatJenGirl replied to Lishay92's topic in School, College Programs

    I'm not sure what your schedule will be, but the class times are set and the same for the whole cohort. Honestly morning is the best - you get the best parking
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    Patients Say the Darnedest Things - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    ItsThatJenGirl replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    I was getting a patient to the shower chair to assist with bathing and he said, "please don't judge Richard by the size he is right now, I'm a grower, not a shower. It may look like a turtle head...
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    Did I make the right decision returning to school?

    ItsThatJenGirl replied to mayberight's topic in General Students

    I think so much of this depends on where your clinical is. I was lucky enough to be placed on a really great unit - nurses that were happy to teach, lots of wound care, and patient interaction. The...
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    Unfair Fundamentals Clinical Testing?

    ItsThatJenGirl replied to jbernardo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So why'd you fail the first
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    Can I even get in

    ItsThatJenGirl replied to hargar's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What is your overall GPA? You're not going to have much luck at UT Health under a 3.0. The average for my cohort was like a 3.7. When are you taking the TEAS test? The campus in San Antonio looks at...
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    How To Critically Think

    ItsThatJenGirl replied to AmandaPanda101's topic in General Students

    Nursing school questions are application based. So you'll have a patient scenario and you need to figure out a few things - what the question is asking (look for words like first, or assess, or...
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    Foundations Lab Questions

    ItsThatJenGirl replied to mdewbutterfly's topic in General Students

    For foundations, we only had two formal skills check offs - one for medication administration and one for foley catheter insertion. You were allowed one retest. No one failed out because of these...
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    Older Student, Unprofessional Nurse During Clinical

    ItsThatJenGirl replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in General Students

    Because life experience matters when we're talking about professional behavior. Students are CONSTANTLY thrown the "you're just a student, you don't understand" line on here. In terms of the medical...
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    Will I have to remember this as a nurse?

    ItsThatJenGirl replied to KJRod's topic in General Students

    Oh man, the one I use is borderline
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    Older Student, Unprofessional Nurse During Clinical

    ItsThatJenGirl replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in General Students

    I had a similar experience recently. My biggest issue isn't what was said, it was where it was said. Right out in the open, easily heard by anyone in the vicinity. I understand that people need to...
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    Does your nursing school offer test review

    ItsThatJenGirl replied to Isabelle49's topic in General Students

    We take all of our tests online (in class) and you can see what you missed immediately. After the grades are posted, the instructors encourage you to meet with them to go over your exam and what you...
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    Messed up in Clinical

    ItsThatJenGirl replied to BSN89's topic in General Students

    Not a major error at all! I tried to bring food to store in the fridge out of a MRSA/VRE room without wiping it down. I forgot the proper procedure to recap a needle after drawing up heparin, and I...
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    Multiple IV's for one student, none for the rest... Is this usual during clinical?

    ItsThatJenGirl replied to Sherijo71's topic in General Students

    I like to make a list of skills I really want to do, and ask around to see if any nurse has a patient that needs that skill performed. If so, I ask if I can be pulled when they are
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    Multiple IV's for one student, none for the rest... Is this usual during clinical?

    ItsThatJenGirl replied to Sherijo71's topic in General Students

    How do your clinicals work? Are you paired with a nurse, or assigned tasks by your
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    Nursing student HIPAA VIOLATION! Help

    ItsThatJenGirl replied to Reagan2010's topic in General Students

    No, it's not a HIPAA violation. It's bad form, probably against hospital policy, but not HIPAA. Q&A: Accessing your own information - www.hcpro.com And it's two A's - not two
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    UTHSCSA Fall 2018

    ItsThatJenGirl replied to Lishay92's topic in School, College Programs

    It's not required, but it's recommended. I'd wait until August to get one for the new
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    UTHSCSA Fall 2018

    ItsThatJenGirl replied to Lishay92's topic in School, College Programs

    You have to get one for Hep B, but the rest I think you're okay as long as you have the documentation that you've received
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    UTHSCSA Fall 2018

    ItsThatJenGirl replied to Lishay92's topic in School, College Programs

    You should be able to
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    UTHSCSA Fall 2018

    ItsThatJenGirl replied to Lishay92's topic in School, College Programs

    Yes, it's included in your tuition! The people from Gold's will come in and talk to you guys at orientation and give you the details on getting your
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    UTHSCSA Fall 2018

    ItsThatJenGirl replied to Lishay92's topic in School, College Programs

    I've got two of my own :) I'm doing just fine. You really just have to stay on top of your material. All of your classes expect you to review the powerpoints and the objective before class, so that...
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    Condom snorting

    ItsThatJenGirl replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think this is actually occurring. There was a girl in 2007 that did this on YouTube, and that was recently found by parents in Texas, which started the buzz about it. This is a case of really...