lioness1977

lioness1977 specializes in Renal medsurg.

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1. Ten things I learned the first month on the job.

   lioness1977 replied to ticklemenita's topic in New Nurse

   In my first month of being on my own in Renal Medsurg I have learned. 1. Never believe when someone says: All the labs have been done or are ordered, they rarely are 2. Double check on all of your patients no more than 20 minutes prior to handing the...

2. Weeding out

   lioness1977 replied to kenpochic's topic in General Students

   Welcome to nursing school, hope you enjoy the ride. That being said I'll tell you what I tell myself everytime I go to prepare for the next test instead of playing with my kids, or sleeping an extra hour on Sunday morning, "How bad do you want this?...

3. Nursing school is too easy!

   lioness1977 replied to Maghunter's topic in General Students

   I dislike my school for the opposite reason. They try to fail you out so they can keep their 100% pass rate that they advertise. However, we are all so scared to make a mistake we learn nothing about being a nurse only survivng clinicals. I just stud...

4. HIV+ student concerned about drug testing while taking Marinol

   lioness1977 replied to up'n'coming's topic in General Students

   Maybe I should clarify, my step-son. The one who lived with us and ate all of our food from the time that his father and I were married in 98. Since I fed him and had his student loans out of my checks yeah, my son.

5. to those of you who had the summer off...

   lioness1977 replied to anonymousstudent's topic in General Students

   To those who took the summer off. Don't come asking me to help you study for that test you where told we would have the first week of class 2 days prior. Oh and yeah I worked 2 full time jobs, have 2 kids, a hubby and STILL managed to study daily. So...

6. Its so Hard.....

   lioness1977 replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Students

   Since my second semester I have been unable to sleep. I now have an alarm clock in my head that wakes me up at 3am every day, even if I didn't go to sleep till 1am. I am unable to go back to sleep because my mind keeps thinking "You need to study ......

7. HIV+ student concerned about drug testing while taking Marinol

   lioness1977 replied to up'n'coming's topic in General Students

   Here it goes, my son is from your area. He is HIV+ and uses Marrinol. He was in a BSN program. What he did was be honest before the testing so that he would not look suspect. He disclosed his status and was not discriminated againest. He is now a nur...

8. Any tips/ advice for Texas nursing schools?? Planning to relocate

   lioness1977 replied to rosebud123's topic in General Students

   The residency status may have a large influence, depending on the area that you decide on. I know that here where I am preference is given to residency. You could posibbly work while geting your year needed for residency. As far as comp. in the schoo...

9. Any tips/ advice for Texas nursing schools?? Planning to relocate

   lioness1977 replied to rosebud123's topic in General Students

   My GPA was a 3.8 which is what made us decide to come south. You know as well as I do that it is impossible to get in with that low of a GPA. I had to buy a house to qualify for scholarships that are state run. I would highly suggest that if you can'...

10. Any tips/ advice for Texas nursing schools?? Planning to relocate

    lioness1977 replied to rosebud123's topic in General Students

    Come out for a visit first. Go to the campuses you are interested in. get a feel for the area. My family and I moved to texas from the west coast as well. As oregonians it has been a major culture shock for us. We have adjusted and I am 3/4 of the wa...

11. I need advice on building confidence.

    lioness1977 replied to busyallthetime's topic in General Students

    I understand what you are feeling, I am the only income for 2 kids and a disabled husband. I'm not the oldest in the class, but I'm close enough. I cannot tell you how to build confidence in yourself but I can say what I did. Read, record, listen, w...

12. You know you're in nursing school when....

    lioness1977 replied to Valasca's topic in General Students

    You know your in nursing school when, you can't sleep more than 4 hrs at a time ON SPRING BREAK.

13. Abusive and Cruel Clinical Instructors: Why??

    lioness1977 replied to sallber's topic in General Students

    I'm almost done c school now and all I can say is know your stuff, and I mean know it. If you have questions ask. Show no fear, that is what one of our instructors thrives on. Her thinking is that, if you are to scared of her to stand up for yourself...

14. CNA While Getting ADN?

    lioness1977 replied to MHoldgrafer's topic in CNA/MA

    Those of us who didn't have our CNA were able to test for one with the state. Although, I have had mine for awhile while doing prereqs. I find that the experience I have gotten from real world situations has made my clinicals go just that much smooth...

15. Just change your major.

    lioness1977 replied to i_am_tired's topic in General Students

    I know what you are going through. When I didn't get accepted c a 3.4. My family and I packed up and moved from Oregon to Texas. It was very hard to do on a CNA liscense and my husbands SSI, but we did it and I got accepted right away. There are ways...