LocoStrange

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1. Do you think you'll/have you put on weight in NS?

   LocoStrange replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in General Students

   For the first few months, I stayed the same since classes were "easy". Then they started to load us up so I started to stop cooking my meals and just started to eat junk food since I had so much reading. Then group meetings at Panera and stuff was al...

2. Being around alot of women....Pros and Cons

   LocoStrange replied to GtownhoyasDC's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Yea, males tend to steer towards ER, ICU, CCU but in my experiences, its usually spread out evenly. I just dont want you to go into ER thinking its going to be exciting because its really not as exciting as people perceive it to be.

3. Being around alot of women....Pros and Cons

   LocoStrange replied to GtownhoyasDC's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Based on this... I am going to assume that the only hospital experience you have is what you see on Greys Anatomy, ER, Nurse Jackie, House etc....

4. Take pharmacology calculations prior to NS?

   LocoStrange replied to lifewithkids's topic in Pre-Nursing

   No idea what that class is about.... I would not take a Pharm class before NS but if its a Pharm Calc then Im assuming it would take about dosages on hand, dosages ordered and you need to figure out how much. If that is the case, then it wont hurt to...

5. Patient falls scare me to death

   LocoStrange replied to CBsMommy's topic in General Students

   Are you overreacting? Maybe. But is that a bad thing? Never. Patients do fall and, sometimes, there is nothing you can do about it especially when they are confused unless someone is sitting. I had a patient whom was confused and he couldnt be left a...

6. what did you need your 1st day

   LocoStrange replied to JonB04's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Just the normal stuff.... textbooks, papers/notebook, pens, highlighters, sticky notes (if that is you), powerpoints printed out if they do that. If you are a person who uses binders, bring that or at least just folders. Depending on your teacher an...

7. Being around alot of women....Pros and Cons

   LocoStrange replied to GtownhoyasDC's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Like I tell every male who is starting / will start / currently in nursing school... and ladies, please know that I am only joking... Pro... When I think of one, I will let you know Con... At any given time, 25% of them are PMS-ing so proceed with ca...

8. Discrimination Against Men in Nursing

   LocoStrange replied to Demonsthenes's topic in Men

   Wow, it seems either you guys are all unlucky or I am lucky because I have yet to find a situation where my gender played a role. I am currently in my last year of BSN program and I have been a PCT for half a year (granted its short but I have been t...

9. Little Things While Waiting For School

   LocoStrange replied to prospect's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Well, if I am understand this right.... are you basically saying that your meal server job isnt important? I hope not because every job in a hospital is important. At my hospital, as a PCT, I depend on my servers because they help me do my job by tak...

10. how to combat laziness

    LocoStrange replied to JonB04's topic in Pre-Nursing

    The ones I have are Etymotic Research. Model is the ER-6i. You can also find a lot of brands from computers.com or Best earbuds (in-ear headphones) - CNET Reviews if it works.

11. Now tetanus booster...

    LocoStrange replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

    Get used to it. My school and hospital require every shot under the sun. Im surprised they havent asked the males for a Gardasil shot haha. When I started nursing school, I was about 8 shots overdue. I went to doctor, rolled up my sleeves and told th...

12. Ati big study manual

    LocoStrange replied to RescueNinja2013's topic in General Students

    Honestly... I would just go to your bookstore or just search ATI or HESI. They are basically just a test that is NCLEX style to help prepare you in the mindset of taking the NCLEX like questions. My school does HESI instead of ATI and I have about 3...

13. how to combat laziness

    LocoStrange replied to JonB04's topic in Pre-Nursing

    The main thing is never to push yourself. You need to take breaks every 30 minutes to an hour to rest the mind Personally, I usually study away from home such as a library, Panera/Starbucks, and sometimes Ill go to the local community college and stu...

14. How to deal with this resident

    LocoStrange replied to DreamyEyes's topic in CNA/MA

    If its a well known fact with this patient, I would just ignore it. If your coworkers, nurses, etc knew that there was a true problem with you, then Im sure someone would have talked to you about it by now. Since no one really has, then there is noth...

15. isolated patients

    LocoStrange replied to Thet Khaing's topic in CNA/MA

    We just put it on the tray carts