kburns0016

kburns0016 specializes in CNA.

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1. First day of nursing School *unleashed* post yours

   kburns0016 replied to 9livesRN's topic in General Students

   Just wait til you try to make a wheal on one of those injection pads....talk about annoying! GLad you are so excited, I was the same way my first semester!!

2. Gee, thanks, Mom!

   kburns0016 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   OH Angelfire....I am sooo sorry you are dealing with this, but I dont have much advice I guess but I too know how it fells to be the expendible member of a clan,that was one of the most thoughtless comments I have ever heard( and coming from my famil...

3. Surgery Observation tomorrow.....

   kburns0016 replied to kburns0016's topic in General Students

   Thanks JHansen...I am just jacked up about this totally off the wall excited~ I am hoping to come away with a great experience and a little more info on a field I find very interesting,peri-operative nursing!!!After my lap chole this spring just befo...

4. Surgery Observation tomorrow.....

   kburns0016 replied to kburns0016's topic in General Students

   Thanks for directing me to that, I appreciate it...it has tons of great general info...I wish my school would pass out something like that!!!, but still I am kinda also hoping to hear from someone who has encountered the specifc things I will be deal...

5. Surgery Observation tomorrow.....

   kburns0016 posted a topic in General Students

   Hi everyone, I am having an observation day tomorrow in surgery (:yeah:sooo excited)and I just found out what is scheduled, so my time to brush up is short....there are several colonoscopy procedures , a hernia repair (dont know what kind) and a mas...

6. Tv shows that dictate nurses as a "janitor"

   kburns0016 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

   Think about it ...if House did not treat every one around him with such distain, would he still be House? I think not! That is almost part of what makes him so lovable... at least he is predictable. and I have to admit I LOVE me some House!!!! I try ...

7. OMG!! First test next week 9/2!!

   kburns0016 replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

   We actually were required to buy that book (Test Succes) with our first semester books, it is a great investment...it is very well written and easy to understand even if it might be difficult to apply those tips when you are a nervous wreck.

8. OMG!! First test next week 9/2!!

   kburns0016 replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

   I to have my first nursing test on 9/2...though over 16 chapters! I guess we are pretty lucky , our teachers give us written objectives for each section and test from them , so you can look up and specifically study only that certain information...bu...

9. A Father's Tears

   kburns0016 replied to Elvish's topic in General Nursing

   Wow Elvish...as a woman who has suffered a fetal loss ( not with current husband but many years ago) honestly I never thought about HIS loss as I was told the physical abuse he did to me was the reason I lost the child in the first place... but thank...

10. Dear Henry

    kburns0016 replied to Babs0512's topic in General Nursing

    I can only say this was beautifullly written as I ended it in tears....it is nice to see a reminder of where the true strength of a relationship lies...not in the bed but in one anothers hearts! Thank you Babs , thank you so much for sharing..I neede...

11. What has been the hardest prereq for you?

    kburns0016 replied to 2bJoshRN9788's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I have to go a different route here and say MATH 150 was my hardest (college algebra)and it was the only thing I could not pulll of an A in:( though I have complete all my Anatomy and Physiology credits~I still need medical micro though but wont be t...

12. The next step is going to class.. Woah

    kburns0016 replied to whiteoleander5's topic in Pre-Nursing

    OhI sooo know what you mean...I have orientation next Thursday ...skills test on Friday and classes sstart the next Monday the 18th! I feel like I have waited so long for this to happen now time is just dragging by in slow-mo.I am lucky though I gues...

13. I need advice on my LETTER of Interest

    kburns0016 replied to PurposebyDesign's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Our application also asked for a letter of interest BUT it was a pre-printed check off list( we got these at the schools informational pre conferences for our specific program) that required just our signature,,,no actual letter needed to be written....

14. Overwhelmed and school hasn't even started!!!

    kburns0016 replied to mom4jesus's topic in General Students

    mom4jesus, :icon_hug:I am sorry for all the loss and difficulty you have faced lately.just remember you can still do THIS...it was never promised to be easy (but it WILL be worth it)and I would bet we get a earful of warnings next week in orientation...

15. What are you studying before school starts?

    kburns0016 replied to EleniRN's topic in General Students

    LadyJane Thanks for the advice:flowersfo...at least I have a jumping off point. we got a book in our boxed set called Test Success:Test taking Strategies for Beginning Students...maybe I will give that a looking over as well, I just checked the table...