chickapea

chickapea

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chickapea specializes in Telemetry.


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  1. Unbelievable this is hard!!!

    Missing only 3 for a 94% is great! What's the problem? If you knew it all, you wouldn't need to be in school Try and relax and learn all you can, tests and grades are not the only reflection of knowledge in nursing school...
  2. Pharmacology sites

    Hi! Does anyone know of any good/reputable pharmacology sites? Sometimes I need to look up meds that are not listed in my drug guide. Thanks!
  3. Amount of clinicals?

    2 days a week 6:30-3:00 for 4 semesters...
  4. I had As and Bs in my pre-reqs and it took me 2.5 years to get accepted. My GPA in the pre-reqs was a 3.6, but my overall GPA was only a 2.8 from doing poorly straight out of HS years before. Keep working hard and follow your dreams... you'll get t...
  5. Put on probation first time administering meds

    Well I can see how that could happen...it's easy with so many meds to know them as: this helps to lower your blood pressure while also knowing side effects to watch for are hypotension, dizzyness, fatigue, headache ect... is that a Beta blocker? Ac...
  6. Hi! I am finishing up with my first year of nursing school. I am so looking forward to Christmas break off! The first year has been manageable, but when I look back I feel like I could not do it again. The second semeter in our program is said to...
  7. I got accepted!!

    Congratulations!!! It is a lot of work and reading that they throw at you, but just take it one day at a time. Stay on top of your assignments and enjoy all that you learn and you'll do great!!! Good luck :)
  8. Nursing school is much more time consuming and a bigger commitment than the pre-reqs. There is also more pressure to do well, in my program falling below a 78% is failing. The stress of not wanting to be kicked out after all the hard work it took t...
  9. How to survive clinicals

    I love clinicals. It's where the true learning begins for me. The first day can be scary because of the unknown, but just jump in. Know what you are and aren't allowed to do, always stay within your scope of what you've been taught/signed off on. ...
  10. I have had some great instructors and some not so great. I also work in the hospital and have lots of instructors come through with their classes... Lead by example please don't degrade people to make a point, it's not very nurse-like. Scare tactics...
  11. Pregnancy during nursing school?

    I'm 3 months pregnant and about to start my 2nd semester of RN school. It was a surprise that me, my husband and kids are all happy about. I will be in my 3rd semester when I deliver. I know that going back to school will be the hardest part. At ...
  12. Are there any acceptable absences?

    It's nursing school, your expected to be super-human! My program says no, they don't want you in clinicals sick and you are allowed to miss one clinical day per semester. Don't come sick and don't miss! Haha luckily I have never missed a class nor...
  13. Just curious...Do nurses hate Birth Plans?

    My doctor with my first baby was very sweet and he asked me if I had a birth plan, I said "yes, my husband is to bring me to the hospital asap and I want you and your highly trained nurses to take over and take great care of me and my baby." He said...
  14. summer break thank God!!!

    I'm with you girl! I have 4 more days left of my first semester... I can't wait to finish one semester!! Congrats on half way!!
  15. Why pinning?

    I don't know why pinning... but I definitely am looking more forward to being pinned than getting a diploma!!:redpinkhe