tigereyeskp replied to Katy-NursingStudent's topic in Oklahoma
I'm in Nursing Process III right now and I can tell you that it is the hardest thing I've ever done but absolutely one of the best! I am loving it! All I can say is to make sure you talk to someone about where you stand on points-- what you need to d...
Reviews and Rationale books have helped my study group tremendously. Do your reading, get a good knowledge base and then use those practice questions! Understanding the rationales for the right answers helps when it comes time for exams!
Oh, I took Micro last summer and we definitely had to bring in a stool sample! The requirement was that it had to be human. I brought in my son's sample and found out that he actually had some digestion problems. It was a really funny day watching ...
Wow. I was in shock reading these posts until I realized they were from a few years ago! OU is starting new grad RNs a little over 19 an hour. Everywhere I've looked at is very competitive to that salary. Most hospitals require you to work for the...
Just finished the first year with one left to go! I couldn't be more thrilled! It really just flew by! I can't believe it! There were certainly times when I was afraid I just couldn't do it--- where I thought the stress, the sleep deprivation, and...
After the second semester of our ADN program, we lost between 10 and 15 people. And in my experience, there seem to be some book smart nursing students who do really well on theory tests but who are just god-awful on the floor during clinicals. Th...
tigereyeskp replied to NurseBettyICU's topic in General Students
The best thing you can do to get through nursing school is to be organized. Start with things you have to do like, getting your immunization records or required immunizations, CPR certification, TB tests, background checks, insurance, badges, unifor...
tigereyeskp replied to motivated2nurse's topic in General Students
I am also nearing the end of the first year with four finals coming up, back to back. To say that I am a nervous wreck would be a serious understatement!! I am terrified! This semester went by so fast with Med/Surg and OB. I have learned more th...
tigereyeskp replied to sergiol's topic in Oklahoma
OCCC is very competitive and uses preference points for determining who gets a spot. You get points for your GPA, for bio-science classes, for having passed the NET test, your SAT scores, and for taking additional classes that will help you succeed, ...
Wow, ok. Guess I am one of these naiive nursing students. I have seen what I have thought was some pretty horrible behavior on the part of nurses that I have shadowed. I have seen injections and IVs given without gloves and said nothing. I have ...
tigereyeskp replied to student1000's topic in Student Assist
Just wanted to add that there is a great book out there called, Fundamentals Success by Nugent and Vitale that is just a book of NCLEX type questions with the rationales. I have found it very helpful to go over tons of rationales to questions so th...
As a RN nursing student, I just want to say thank you for your post. Thank you for caring, thank you for being an advocate for your patients and thank you for not giving up. I pray that I am as fortunate to have a LPN, like you, working with me-- w...
tigereyeskp replied to kad13579's topic in Student Assist
Ok, I'm a second semester RN student up to my eyeballs in med/surg right now, and let me just say this. Med/Surg is a whole other ballgame. It's disease process. You have to know the disease process before you can even begin to answer questions o...
tigereyeskp replied to mizliz06's topic in Student Assist
do you have access to an ATI non-proctored practice exam? If so, really look at the rationales for the Right answer as well as the Wrong answers. take the practice exams over and over until you can make a 100% because you know WHY the answers are t...