LolaVenice

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1. Typical Nursing School Behavior?

   LolaVenice replied to Striving2BG8's topic in General Students

   "In Health Assessment lab, for each Assessment we fill out to labwork ourselves relying on our readings and videos. The professor only comes around if we ask or if there is a particular technique she wants to make sure we see in person." My ...

2. Nursing isn't what I thought it'd be...any advice?

   LolaVenice replied to dazed&confused1129's topic in General Students

   I know what you mean, but this is just nursing school. We do clinicals in a hospital setting, but that doesn't mean you have to work in this setting once you get out. There are tons of other scenarios you could work in once you get your RN. It sou...

3. Is it normal to be asked to perform skills in clinical before testing off?

   LolaVenice replied to LolaVenice's topic in General Students

   PS, I also want to mention that we don't even have a formal lab skills class! We get appointments for supervised practices and then another one for a test off, and if we need a partner for a particular skill, we have to find one. We do not have as...

4. Clinical Anxiety/Panic

   LolaVenice replied to koko2002's topic in General Students

   I hear ya!!! But if you made it to your 3rd semester, you're doing something right! I'm only in my 7th week or so and already panicking and feeling like I'm a failure even though my GPA is 88.9%! Good grief, I hope I can make it through this!!

5. Is it normal to be asked to perform skills in clinical before testing off?

   LolaVenice replied to LolaVenice's topic in General Students

   Thanks so much guys for all your input! I can't tell you how much I appreciate it. Please correct me if I am wrong but from my experience (Unit Coordinator, entering tons of MDs orders) to be able to do anything like that with NG tube you need a d...

6. Is it normal to be asked to perform skills in clinical before testing off?

   LolaVenice replied to LolaVenice's topic in General Students

   Clovery, thank you for your supportive words! I'm pretty sure, though, that if something went wrong, the teacher and the facility would have no problem throwing some first year nursing student under a bus! I highly doubt they would take responsiblity...

7. Is it normal to be asked to perform skills in clinical before testing off?

   LolaVenice replied to LolaVenice's topic in General Students

   "Some things I would say are ok to do w/o check offs IF the CI is very helpful and genuine. Some of those tricky evil CI may be trying to test you though (you'd think people really aren't that evil and don't want anyone to fail, but there are crazies...

8. Is it normal to be asked to perform skills in clinical before testing off?

   LolaVenice replied to LolaVenice's topic in General Students

   I wish I felt like the CI's in my school were helpful. I guess it wouldn't scare me as much if I felt like our teachers had a supportive attitude. I'm not usually nervous about doing things I've never done before, so it might just be the atmosphere...

9. Why are students going into LPN programs?

   LolaVenice replied to leo8686's topic in General Students

   Yes, I agree with those that say it's a way to get into an RN program. I know of a really smart guy who I think would be an excellent nurse who was in an RN program. He was getting straight A's in lecture but his clinical instructor was a jerk and th...

10. Is it normal to be asked to perform skills in clinical before testing off?

    LolaVenice posted a topic in General Students

    Hi there...I have a question. I'm not sure if I'm over-reacting, so I need some insight here. I'm a first semester nursing student in an RN (ADN) program (just started in August) and wondering if it's normal to be asked to perform skills during clini...

11. Why did you choose to go into nursing?

    LolaVenice replied to JonB04's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Although I had contemplated it many times in the past, it was really the three years I spent working with medical cannabis patients that inspired me to become a nurse. I know it seems an unlikely inspiration, but the reality of what I saw in regards...

12. Medical Marijuana for RN's

    LolaVenice replied to Graciegirlienurse's topic in Professionalism

    If anyone wants some real information on the healing properties of cannabis and research on the endocannabinoid system in our own bodies, and its importance to our health, check out a CME/CEU credit conference from Patients out of Time, which was fou...

13. What you wish you knew before you started?

    LolaVenice replied to LolaVenice's topic in LPN/LVN

    Thanks Kat! This is definitely not 100% about money for me. Yeah, the thought of job security in a solid field is attractive, but I currently work with patients now and I love it. I'm making decent money already, but I'm limited as to what I can ac...

14. What route to go..LPN first or straight 2 RN?

    LolaVenice replied to gogett's topic in LPN/LVN

    I'm also doing the lpn first, in the event that I'm able to get a job at a hospital and get tuition reimbursement if I decide to go RN. BTW, are there online lpn to rn courses? Just curious. on line school doesn't really appeal to me, but I've seen...

15. What you wish you knew before you started?

    LolaVenice replied to LolaVenice's topic in LPN/LVN

    Right now, I'm studying as much math as possible, because I know it will help with the chemistry. That seems really intimidating. I've also heard before A&P is hard. I didn't hear it was hard to get a job as an LVN/LPN, though. That's sad to h...