Bed Baths!

Nicolette and Tram
Chris and Marla

It's bath day... got to have the rubber ducky! It's even a little nurse!

Hey all, feel free to post pics on the blog. we all love to see how fun our journey is and how funny we can get. Good luck next week at all your different hospitals! It's going to be great!

Stephanie :D

Weekly NCLEX Q & A

Hello Everyone! First and foremost, I want to congratulate everyone for making it through the first rough 3 weeks of the program! We did it! The NSSP even spoiled us with a few gadgets including sticky pads & an awesome magnet with our picture on it (already have mine on my fridge haha).

I just wanted to let you guys know I will be doing a weekly NCLEX Question from the website learningext.com (NOTE: I heard from my friend who graduated spring 09' that they put a handful of these questions on the ACTUAL NCLEX exam).

I believe that this is an important tool & will help keep us on the right track to passing the NCLEX exam. It will only take at most 5 minutes of your time so it won't hurt to do it.

I have already been doing the NCLEX Q's since we first started the program so I will post the 3 questions I have from the past 3 weeks.


NCLEX Q&A's (answers will be at the bottom of this post):

1) A client with pneumococcal pnemonia was started on antibiotics 16 hours ago. During a nurse's initial evening rounds the nurse notices a foul smell in the room. The client makes all of these statements during their conversation. Which one would alert the nurse to a complication of the therapy?

A) "I have a sharp pain in my chest when I take a breath."
B) "I have been coughing up foul-tasting, brown, thick sputum."
C) "I have been sweating all day all over my body"
D) "I feel hot off and on especially when I lie in bed."

2) Delirium tremens could best be described as what types of observations?

A) "Disorganized thinking, feelings of terror & non-purposeful behavior.:"
B) "A generalized shaking of the body accompanied by repetitive thoughts expressed verbally."
C) "An excited state accompanied by disorientation, hallucinations and tachycardia."
D) "Single or multiple jerks caused by rapid contracting muscles with alternating relaxation."

3) What is the feeling called after a cocaine high where the user commonly experiences an extremely unpleasant feeling?

A) "Craving"
B) "Crashing"
C) "Outward bound"
D) "Nodding out"



:) Iris Dichupa (SJMC #1)



Answers: 1) B 2) C 3) B

Keeping you guys informed

Are your nursing students familiar with the American Nurses Association?

Are your students familiar with the programs and policies ANA provides to their future profession?

If you answered no to any of the questions above, now is a great time to expose your students to the ANA. We want your students to stay connected with the ANA. Therefore we are providing your students free access to the Members Only section of NursingWorld.org!!

Remember, this is not a membership type but will give them access to information that they can use in school and help prepare them for their nursing career.

Highlights include:

- Full ANA Position and Policy papers on important nursing issues

- A chance to sign up for Smart Brief - our members only daily news feed that brings together nursing and healthcare news from around the country every business day

- Access to the current electronic versions of The American Nurse and the ANA columns in American Nurse Today

- Access to the OJIN- a peer reviewed electronic journal available to ANA members on the hot issues facing nursing today

- NurseSpace - ANA's new social network just for nurses!!

- Discount opportunities on a variety of personal and professional products

We hope you will share this special offer with your students. They can go to this link to sign up: www.nursingworld.org/students/

Note: Students will be asked for a Promo Code which will give them free access at the bottom of form when they sign up. The promo code they can use is "EDU".

Thank you for sharing this information.

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Silver Spring , MD 20910

ONE DOWN!

Hey everyone!

I Just wanted to congratulate everyone on finishing our first theory test! I hope you all did well on it. If you didn't do so hot, don't give up! Grab some people to get some help or a study group! We are all in this together!

For those of us who have Skills lab Tomorrow morning... DON'T FORGET YOUR BATHING STUFF AND YOUR RUBBER DUCKY! :D

For those of you who don't... Get started on your weekend and have a great time!

Steph :D

2009 CNSA Annual Convention

The California Nursing Students' Association Proudly Presents:

Striking Gold in Nursing: Experience the Rush

October 16-18, 2009

Hyatt Regency at Capitol Park

Eureka! was heard throughout the state when we received our admission letter to nursing school. Since those first days when we began to dig through the literature to understand the nuggets of nursing practice we have been on a journey. Our journey has been filled with the rush of new experiences, such as witnessing that first breath of life in the delivery room or the “renewed life” following a successful code.

On behalf of the entire 2008-2009 Board of Directors and Convention Committee, it is my pleasure to invite you to the California Nursing Students’ Annual Convention. As aspiring nurses we need to take responsibility for ensuring we are accessing every opportunity to strike gold. Participating in the Annual CNSA Convention will prepare you for the ultimate rush of nursing practice.


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WHEN
Friday, October 16, 2009 8:00 AM -
Sunday, October 18, 2009 1:00 PM

WHERE
The Hyatt Regency
Capitol Park
1209 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

** This is really going to be a fun event and you will have an experience of a life time. I had went ahead and looked at our class syllabus and we have our N1 Comprehensive final exam on October 15, so this weekend should be a stress free time. If you are interested at all please contact Angela Aistrup at aaistrup@sbcglobal.net or Debbie O'Sullivan at dopta@comcast.net! If you want to register please call 1-916-779-6949 or vist http://www.cnsa.org/. I hope to see you all there!!

Rush Week Volunteers

SNA's Rush Week Table

will be in the quad on September 4th

Please come out and volunteer with your fellow nursing students at the SNA table on September4th from 8am until 11am. Come out and show your spirit and pride even if it's just for an hour.
If you are interested in having a great time with some of your fellow nursing students, please contact Angela Aistrup at aaistrup@sbcglobal.net or Debbie O'Sullivan at dopta@comcast.net!

Testprepreview.com

Hello Everyone!

For those of you who haven't heard of this site, I thought I'd pass it along.

http://www.testprepreview.com/nclex_practice.htm

Look for the box on the right to sign up for a daily question. They are not in NCLEX form, but give great summaries about different topics that may come up during the next couple of years in school as well as our future career. The short answers are a great review on topics you're familiar with, but if the information is new to you, they write it very clearly to give you a good introduction.

(Credit for sharing this goes to Trina Eagal who was kind enough to share this with us.)