Im in college working on my a degree towards being a registered nurse and its killing me. Anyone out there either in RN school or already an RN who can help me?
Any RNs or RN students?
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my moms a RN and becoming one is no joke. be ready for hard classes, and lots of long hours of studying. and dont forget the 1,000 dlr board test when u become an RN that u wont get refunded if you fail.
oh just everything. the hardest thing is knowing what things are, and time management. this is my 3rd week of clinicals and i had 3 pts. a 67 y.o. male with COPD, a 30 MVA with lacerations to the head, electrical burns on the RUE(which he may lose), skin graph on the LLE and a 45 y.o. male with CHF and edema in both legs (who i had to ambulate today) and this is my first year of RN school. not to mention all the meds, and i have to do 3 care plans per pt. i have no idea about all the abbreviations, like TED, SCD and A&Ax3, we have to get our pt info, then learn what we wrote down. we pick up our pt info monday afternood, go home, write up three care plans per pt and a pt database per pt and go to clinicals on wednesday.
this RN school is not meant for people like me. I have a wife and kid and work. talk about stress. i did a survey for the psych teacher. she gave me a form that lists stressors and if you are considered risk for stress. i scored a 625. severe stress level was 300.
i do feel good about today though. did my first foley on a pt and all went well. i may not have volunteered for it if i know he was 5'4", 300lb. so much harder to hit the target when you have leg and belly in the way.
is it ok if i pm you with q's? are you on here frequently. could you possibly check on me q2 and administer DIAZEPAM 20mg p.o. PRN?
this RN school is not meant for people like me. I have a wife and kid and work. talk about stress. i did a survey for the psych teacher. she gave me a form that lists stressors and if you are considered risk for stress. i scored a 625. severe stress level was 300.
i do feel good about today though. did my first foley on a pt and all went well. i may not have volunteered for it if i know he was 5'4", 300lb. so much harder to hit the target when you have leg and belly in the way.
is it ok if i pm you with q's? are you on here frequently. could you possibly check on me q2 and administer DIAZEPAM 20mg p.o. PRN?
You can PM me with questions, I don't mind! And your nursing school sounds typical of any nursing school. That's how mine was as well. With the care plans and looking up meds and all that. I check my MFK 1-2 times daily, I might not always post but I always read threads. The only time I don't is if I'm really tired from a long day but I will try to help you out! I know it's tough, but hang in there! We need more nurses!!