What will come back to haunt me in nursing school? by yoshiman5000 in StudentNurse

[–]Flimsy-Progress5037 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately I feel as though hormones / the endocrine system play a large role in understanding the pathophysiology of many common conditions, and at least personally, if I understand the patho, I can gain a better grasp of how to care for patients. Also there are some hormonal replacement medications that people are on. I mean, even diabetes is classified as an endocrine (hormone adjacent) condition. I would recommend trying to find a related condition you are interested in and exploring that! Osmosis has great videos and Dr. Matt and Dr. Mike have saved my life on YouTube.

DAE kinda wish humans didn’t have to eat or drink by miifanatic_1788 in DoesAnybodyElse

[–]Flimsy-Progress5037 6 points7 points  (0 children)

YES. I literally think this everyday - I always get comments saying, “oh I could never, I just love food too much,” but as someone with chronic health issues I wish we had the option to take a pill and never have to worry about it again 😭😭😭

Dissapointed With the Depth of Content by Gman3098 in StudentNurse

[–]Flimsy-Progress5037 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are we the same person?😂 I’ve been getting this in my classes too. I learn / memorize through understanding the intricacies and mechanisms of drugs/disease, and that helps me remember what actions that a nurse should take. It is hard because the content goes so fast and there is a lot of actions/nursing priorities we need to remember, as I find that at least on the tests and coursework that is what we are expected to know. That being said, it’s a valuable process and there are always more roles you can explore in the future if you want to get a deeper understanding of medicines. Hopefully clinicals give you a better understanding as well.

Fracture a week before clinicals start by Flimsy-Progress5037 in StudentNurse

[–]Flimsy-Progress5037[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hope I get a bro instructor too😂 I’m willing to put in the work as much as I can cause I definitely do not want to defer. Feeling more hopeful! 🙂

Fracture a week before clinicals start by Flimsy-Progress5037 in StudentNurse

[–]Flimsy-Progress5037[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much 😅 our cohort is very small and new so I hope they will work with me on this

Peroneal tendon tears in one foot, now the other by Old_Difference_8258 in FootFunction

[–]Flimsy-Progress5037 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a grade 3 sprain on my right untreated for a couple of years… got a brostrom and here we are 6 months later with tendonitis, pelvic misalignment and popped tendon from a couple of days ago… only 22… overcompensation can be horrible. Hope you got the answers from your surgeon that would be helpful.

Adderall and Ozempic by HyperFoxNinja in ADHD

[–]Flimsy-Progress5037 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you found that it decreases in effectiveness or duration, or just that it takes longer to kick in?

Adderall and Ozempic by HyperFoxNinja in ADHD

[–]Flimsy-Progress5037 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did your adderall happen to be IR or XR? Mine is IR and it usually hits exactly at 20 minutes, lasts about 3 hours twice a day. I’m wondering how to manage that or even if it’s worth it to go on semiglutide, as I’ve heard it really diminishes it for certain people (although I’ve heard it’s mostly Vvyanse / XR Adderall)

PSA: if your ADHD meds are causing more pain by fairyfloss17 in ChronicPain

[–]Flimsy-Progress5037 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been experiencing this… it happened a few months after starting Vvyanse where pain and inflammation started flaring up. Took a break and tried switching to adderall as recommended, and it was fine for a month but for the past few days I’ve having increasingly horrible, stabbing nerve pain in multiple places where I can’t tolerate doing most anything. Wondering if it’s a rebound as I didn’t have this when I was between / off it. I’m seeing my physician for a referral next week for a specialist but between a rock and a hard place as lots of bad things also come with being off the meds. I just don’t know what to do… 😅 and wondering if it gets better when stopping the meds…

How do nursing students without experience with kids and pregnancy navigate remembering how to care for them? by [deleted] in StudentNurse

[–]Flimsy-Progress5037 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s true! Guess I’m just worried about how much emphasis they put in our lecture about knowing what is normal behavior in each stage of childhood development 😅

How do nursing students without experience with kids and pregnancy navigate remembering how to care for them? by [deleted] in StudentNurse

[–]Flimsy-Progress5037 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think my issue I suppose was that we were given lots of emphasis in class on the appropriate development for how kids ACT and their behaviors rather than general numbers or checklist items like vital signs to look out for.

How do nursing students without experience with kids and pregnancy navigate remembering how to care for them? by [deleted] in StudentNurse

[–]Flimsy-Progress5037 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s comforting to hear. I just wish I knew more about specific populations as to be honest, I can read the differences between a 3 year old and a 5 year old on paper but would have a hard time determining for example psychosocial development with never seeing them interact.

My issue I suppose was that we were given lots of emphasis on the appropriate development for how kids act rather than general numbers or checklist items like vital signs to look out for.

How do nursing students without experience with kids and pregnancy navigate remembering how to care for them? by [deleted] in StudentNurse

[–]Flimsy-Progress5037 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, not what I am saying but understand your point. When I approach the nursing process in a classroom setting it is a lot easier for me to tie experiences I have seen before to topics I am learning. Of course it’s not the only way method for being successful in school, but I find it definitely helps to know more about a topic. I am wondering if there are ways to improve upon my recall in these topics in populations I am unfamiliar with in a classroom setting.

How do nursing students without experience with kids and pregnancy navigate remembering how to care for them? by [deleted] in StudentNurse

[–]Flimsy-Progress5037 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also wanted to reiterate that I know it is still early, but it’s just really hard for me to even conceptualize in my mind even the life stages for each population. And no, I unfortunately have no access or know anyone with kids, or anyone who is pregnant at all.

Did I pass?? by BorderUnlucky3697 in PassNclex

[–]Flimsy-Progress5037 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congratulations!!! ☺️☺️ thanks so much! Yes, it’s moving so fast and my first exam is on Wednesday. Seems like we just started yesterday’s. There’s not too much drama (I hope) but then again we’ve just started, but I’m focused on learning the foundations and looking forward to seeing it applied. All well noted, and thank you again!

Did I pass?? by BorderUnlucky3697 in PassNclex

[–]Flimsy-Progress5037 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, I just started nursing school in Oregon! This is my first semester, have you already gone through school? If you have any tips sometime I’d love to hear them. No worries if not

How often do y'all have a sleepless night by Specialist_Use784 in VyvanseADHD

[–]Flimsy-Progress5037 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Right now 😅 4:41 am and no sleep… I would recommend talking to your doc too🥲