mtngirl07

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1. Nursing school makes you crazy but this is too far!

   mtngirl07 replied to mtngirl07's topic in General Students

   @tidynurse That is very interesting and just what I was looking for. I didn't have any scientific evidence to support potential harm besides it being cytotoxic. Thanks for finding that!

2. Nursing school makes you crazy but this is too far!

   mtngirl07 replied to mtngirl07's topic in General Students

   Sorry for the late reply guys! End of the semester crunch is in full effect. I talked to her and convinced her to talk to someone at student health. To answer your question @cleback, apparently she tried to ask off beforehand so she could study but h...

3. Nursing school makes you crazy but this is too far!

   mtngirl07 posted a topic in General Students

   A girl I study with gets really anxious every time a test rolls around and she works a lot so she has limited study time. In order to get more study time in, she induced vomiting at work by drinking 3% hydrogen peroxide and water yesterday and I am r...

4. Help! Pharmacology roadblock

   mtngirl07 replied to mtngirl07's topic in General Students

   That actually cleared it up for me. I was just overthinking it. That's just what happens when you try to study for 8 hours straight I guess.

5. Help! Pharmacology roadblock

   mtngirl07 posted a topic in General Students

   Hello all, I am nearing my first exam in Pharm and so far, most of it makes sense to me. For some reason I cannot wrap my head around cholinergic receptor subtypes. I get that cholinergic receptors mimic or block acetylcholine but I don't understand ...

6. MLT going into nursing

   mtngirl07 replied to mtngirl07's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for your positive words. I made the mistake of not going into the field for two years after graduating because I knew I didn't really want to work in the lab and I think this hurt me. Definitely won't be doing that with nursing.

7. MLT going into nursing

   mtngirl07 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello! I am an MLT and have been working in blood bank in a very busy level one trauma unit for about 5 months. I have made several mistakes(FYI, it didn't involve giving out the wrong blood or harming patients). I feel like I am not very good at pri...

8. Sharps injuries

   mtngirl07 replied to mtngirl07's topic in General Nursing

   Good point! This line of work just has its hazards. At some point I'm sure I will learn to mellow out.

9. Sharps injuries

   mtngirl07 replied to mtngirl07's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, I wonder how that needle even ended up on the floor(or just lying around). Glad you both are okay though. I guess all I can do is try to be mindful of it.

10. Sharps injuries

    mtngirl07 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, This is my first post and I am sure this has been discussed but I haven't figured out how to navigate the site just yet. I start nursing school Aug 22nd and my head is buzzing with questions. One in particular I find very troubling. I s...