alw09

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1. Nudity?

   alw09 replied to tlp514's topic in General Students

   Not at my school that is what the manequins are for. we did however check-off on skills like vitals on a partner, BP, respirations, pulses with a double headed steth so our instructors could count as well. Nothing is performed on a live person for ch...

2. Clinical frustrations

   alw09 replied to lostinthemix's topic in General Students

   Oh Honey you sound like you could be going to school with me, You are not alone. My second semester we didn't have enough instructors and we had (Pedi, L&D, Med-Surg, Postpartum,) rotations so we were with a different instructor every week or eve...

3. I GOT IN!!! Advice wanted :)

   alw09 replied to christyness's topic in General Students

   :nurse:Congratulations!!! I am etering my final semester in nursing school and Have plenty of advice. 1) Do as much of the reading as you can. All of it tends to be impossible but it really does help. 2) Take breaks during your study sessions even if...

4. Done with prereqs but can't get accepted!

   alw09 replied to cnro's topic in Pre-Nursing

   My school (McLennan Community College) has Co- reqs as well and for the most part you have to finish those first before you get in.That may be the case for you as well. I took all of those as well as all the courses I would need for my BSN before app...

5. Odd rituals at work

   alw09 replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

   Great but where do you find the time to do this.

6. Is becoming an LVN first instead of an RN a good idea?

   alw09 replied to KeeKeePee's topic in General Students

   I don't know about California but I'm in a Texas community college ADN program which is 4 full semesters and one summer semester. LVNs canbridge into our 3rd semester cutting it down a year. Also I am the traditional student starting the RN program a...

7. Time of the month in light colored scrubs

   alw09 replied to jkmk's topic in General Students

   Oh honey I understand your issue. I am lucky in that I get to wear royal blue but that still won't hide things very well. I have and instructor who preaches, "Say no to crack" our scrubs ride really low. So I bought shorts to go under my bottoms, sor...