sneakymom2011

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  1. Injury already?

    I'm in my 3rd semester of school. Actually getting ready to finish it. I'm an older student- mid-40's. For the last 8 weeks I've been on an Orthopedic floor at a local hospital for this half of Med-Surge. I really did like it- though there were a ...
  2. Is Pharm really that bad?

    At my school ( and this is just for my program- final diploma RN class) pharm is mixed in with regular lecture. For example- right now we're studying endocrine/ musculoskelatal . I have osteoperosis drugs, RA and OA drugs, and gout drugs on my next...
  3. How many patients do you have during clinicals?

    It was 1 up until this week. Now it's 2. And it wasn't bad this week. But I really didn't have any total care patients. Now if I had 2 of them like the lady I had last week I don't know. She was total care. Bedbound- couldn't move in bed. Co...
  4. To be or not to be a psych nurse

    So am I. With a BA in Psych, I think it could be easier to get a Psych job. But that is NOT the only reason why I'm interested in Psych. I had Psych clinical last 8 weeks and I really liked it. We graduate in May of 2011 and we have to start thi...
  5. What is a Psych-Tech?

    When I did my Psych rotation in June I thought the techs at our hospital were at least CNA's. They were very good- they ran groups, interacted with pt's etc. I liked Psych anyhow. And I'm thinking about possibly becoming a Psych nurse...............
  6. Does your school use dosage calc software and clickers?

    We have a clicker (Turning Point software). But we also have distance learning students, the software never worked for them from day 1 a year ago, so it's not used. And we paid for that and it irks me There was a math program (that I still have ac...
  7. Well- I got put in a clinical site for this rotation that's a 40 minute drive one way from my house. And I'm complaining here about it No I don't like it. My teacher said she's a stickler for being on time and looked directly at ME after I told he...
  8. Summer is almost over

    I've been off since June 30. And it's gone WAYYY too fast. Didn't help that my youngest hurt her knee (fractured her growth plate) at camp 2 weeks ago so she's been in a knee immoblizer since July 12. And hasn't been able to do a whole lot of any...
  9. What subjects is everyone taking at the moment?

    The 2nd 8 weeks of medsurge. I wasn't real thrilled with the first 8 weeks. I wasn't thrilled with the way my teacher lectured (but I tried to make it work the best I could), wasn't thrilled with my clinical rotation (a medsurge floor where the yo...
  10. Med-surge. UGH. I just don't like it much either. We're on break right now too. When I go back, we've got 4 tests, a final and a paper due. The paper I'm currently picking at (not due until Sept but I plan on having 99% of it done by the time we...
  11. Are there any acceptable absences?

    Not excused at my school. You can miss class- if you call in and say you aren't going to be there. But be careful. Because more absences than 3 without a REALLY good reason can mean you get 3 points taken off your final grade. Which can be the d...
  12. TCC's Nursing Program (Virginia Beach area)

    I'm at Sentara now. In their last diploma RN class. It's not an RN program anymore- it's a 3 year BSN. I know some of the teachers who are teaching the BSN program, and they are good. It's just that it's 3 years now instead of 2. And you HAVE to...
  13. Passed Med/Surg and completed my 1st year

    Good job! And I read what you did to change test-taking skills and I do the same thing- "second-guess" or read the question wrong. On my last test, I got a question wrong, and I was sitting there in co-op reading the question going "DUH- that's the ...
  14. Summer break....

    Less than 1 week. 1 test on Monday, a full day of clinical Tuesday. Then clinical until 12 Wed, then we do mid-term evals and I am DONE for 6 weeks. I so need this break Cheryl
  15. Just want to vent- again

    Ugh. I did this last semester, and everyone on this board is just so supportive- I thought I'd pour out my feelings again This time I'm in medsurge. I had Psych clinical for the last 2 weeks, and I really kind of enjoyed it (though it was a VERY l...