Calling graduating class of 2014!

flipflopgenna · Sep 16, 2012

ive learned to take one day at a time, they will throw you a lot of information right off and tell you everything to come, to fret,jus one day at a time. and you start on my birthday, thats got to be a good sign :laugh:

krcs · Sep 16, 2012

I started August 27th. I've been lurking around here but finally decided to sign up and post. So much work. Been through 3 weeks and have taken two written exams, two lab skill tests and had my first day of clinical. I agree with flipflopgenna. Take it one day at a time. I had delusions of being an overachiever and getting ahead in my course work. I look back on that and laugh! But one step at a time and I'll get it done. Class of 2014! Woo hoo!

jsh21340 · Sep 17, 2012

Woo hooo Class of 2014. This is gonna be a long journey I started Aug 22 and let me tell you my anxiety has been through the roof!!!! I passed hand washing, restaints, and occupied beds and today I will be checking off on Occupied bed and positioning. Im sooooo nervous even though I practiced with my mom this weekend. I hope I can remember everything. This Nursing stuff is no joke lol. I passed two of my test so far Fundamentals of nursing test:90 and Health Assessment test:82. I hope I just keep getting better.

Good luck to everyone on this road to becoming a nurse. I see now we are gonna have some wonderful nurses in the future! :nurse:

dancernoregon · Sep 17, 2012

I start too :) the excitement is overwhelming... so is the schedule!

dhoff · Sep 18, 2012

The past couple weeks have been CRAZY. Pretty much running on caffeine but I am loving it! I haven't started clinicals yet (not until October) but I do go to orientation of the facility tomorrow! Last Friday my class got an official tour of the skills lab at my school and it is so awesome. It's amazing what they can do with mannequins! We walked into this small room and laying on the bed was a mannequin that not only greeted us, but he was also breathing and apparently he can cry and sweat too! Too cool. Next week things will get a little more busy. I have a couple papers due, a community teaching-learning project, and foundation skills check-off. I wouldn't change a moment of it! I am so thankful to be in this program. Hope everyone is doing well in their programs!

Jamaicandol · Sep 19, 2012

Hey guys!

I guess its my time to give you a low-down since i checked in a week a go. Once again, i had another exam. My first fundamental exam. Didnt receive my grade as yet but im sure i got between an 88 and a 90. could have gotten a better grade but made some silly mistakes. all and all, it wasnt bad. I am not fooling myself the next exam is going to be ten time as hard so im taking one exam at a time. By the way i got a 95.5 in my calculation exam a week a go. I must tell you, it is extremely stressful. I decided to take the night of from reading and studying, i believe i earned. I dont want to go crazy. I have type A personality and if i dont get an A i am upset with myself until the next exam where i can prove myself, but this is nursing and i have to be happy and thank God every time i pass and exam or test off on a skill. So far i have tested off on hand washing, giving a bed bath, making an occupied bed, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration. Yes, its a lot to have completed in such a short time. :eek:

Jamaicandol · Sep 19, 2012

Before i get off, I just want to say one more thing. If you fail a skill dont get discourage and quit nursing. A student in my class quit nursing be cause she failed her pulse, temperate and temperature skill test off. She was discourage after failing a test off. after all the hard work and sacrifice she made, she walked away from her future. I started this blog so we can support each other and not give up on our dreams. lets take it one test at a time. One bad test is not going to fail you out of nursing. we can do this....I know when we are studying for an exam we feel like its too much but once you pass the exam, pat yourself on the back and and take several hours to yourself. I take the night off every time i take a test. PLEASE DONT GET SCARED OR DISCOURAGE WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. if you dont understand something in class post it and we will try to figure it out. Everyone who joined this blog is fairly smart....If we were not good student we would not have gotten in to the nursing program. Lets live for our future dream of being a RN.

Gook luck on all your future exam! :nurse:

Luv2bNurse<3 · Sep 20, 2012

That's so sad that the girl dropped out because of the Skills test. I had mine last week and some students were so anxious the were unable to get the right pulse ... But the stuck with it and passed! So you can do it, just need to tell yourself you can! :) I have my first fundamentals test in a few weeks and I'm so nervous because its all entry lvl questions ... So I have been looking at NCLEX questions to help me. Hopefully it does.

CordaeP · Sep 20, 2012

I start in Jan 2013. I am nervous, but I am super excited!

afterseason, ASN, RN · Sep 21, 2012

My class just took our first skills check-off as well. We all passed! A few people did have a few slip-ups, but our lab instructor was very understanding regarding first-time jitters. She just had the more nervous students take a moment to sit down, breathe, and then try again. I agree -- people need to try to just not get discouraged. We all make mistakes every now and then, especially when we are just starting and figuring things out. Hang in there!

We have our first written exam on Monday -- covering 14 chapters. Yikes!

afterseason, ASN, RN · Sep 24, 2012

We just took our first exam. I passed with an A (90). However, from what I've heard so far, I'm the only one in the class who made an A. Lots for high B's though, so yay for my classmates!

Mattie2012 · Sep 25, 2012

Congrats, so happy for you! Keep up the great work!

In the program I am in we have to get 94% for an A. We took our first exam today and I am still waiting, wanting at least 78% to pass.