IMO if you are already halfway through and if there is any conceivable way that you can continue on, then by all means do so (trust me on this one, I went though absolute hell in my life outside of school while I was in the program...as though school...
To my clinical group - I could not have made it through yesterday without your caring and support. Once again, you had my back and I will never ever ever be able to thank you enough for it. I am proud that I will soon refer to you not as my classma...
I agree with the previous posts; that feeling never fully goes away. I have four clinicals total left (WOOHOO!!!!) in nursing school. I feel more confident, and there are days where I feel like I've really had a great experience, when I've earned m...
From my understanding, for those students who have been in the lottery for four consecutive times, they then get put into another drawing. A certain number of the lottery slots are set aside for those people. If you don't get picked in the first "s...
Know who is around you at all times, don't go into a patient's room alone, and always make sure you have an exit. Also, the patients are still humans, so treat them as such (not saying you wouldn't :imbar), no matter what their dx is. I had some of...
I got in on my fifth try. From what I understand, that is about the average. It's frustrating, I know, but don't give up! I've got one semester left. Sometimes I never thought that I'd make it to this point, but now I can finally see the light at...
You definitely would need to get a nursing dx book; they break down the dx by the different dz (and medical dx), and then you can see the related factors and what the dx would be evidenced by. The one I have is Nursing Care Plans: Nursing Diagnosis ...
Anxiety can be one. Instead of breathlessness, try Ineffective Breathing Pattern. Hypoxaemia and hypercapnia would be medical dx, not nrsng dx. However, it also depends on the related factors. Do you have a care plan book? The one that I have ha...
Some you will click better with than others, but for the most part, my instructors have been outstanding. Just prepare, prepare, prepare, take initiative, show interest, and that will count for a lot.
OMG heck yes it annoys me! (I would use some other words, but I'll be a good girl) IMO the thing that fuels that view is the fact that nursing seems to be the career du jour (like the computer field was a while back). I overheard one woman (well, mo...
Get some review books from your local library. Honestly, though, the review book that my school provided was the best resource. As for Math and Science, from what I remember the info was pretty basic. Study your decimals, fractions, conversion fac...
Biol20fan replied to believeallispossible's topic in General Students
Med-surg is a tough class, no doubt. I had a class where I went through the whole thing and still wasn't able to figure out how to study for it (normally I'm able to get the feel of things after the first or second test). Is this your first NS clas...
Biol20fan replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Students
I am right there with you! My hubby got laid off about two months ago, and it's been pure anxiety ever since. Becoming a nurse will be the thing that stabilizes my family's future, and I can't wait for it! As for what fun things I'd like to buy [ot...