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1. What are your studying habits?

   rescue14 replied to Mitts78's topic in General Students

   Once you take a test or two, you kind of realize the stuff people are asking. If you have CDs that come w/ books, I find those help. Flash cards are useful for me as well. I get my wife to quiz me sometimes and we put aside anything I missed, so I...

2. 6 months before starting school - How to prepare?

   rescue14 replied to pugdaddy's topic in Male Students

   It sounds like you're pretty well prepared as is, since you have some medical experience. That will help, especially during the 1st semester or so. If you're so inclined, casually go over A&P or medical terminology, or even look at articles or...

3. How much do I need to know about sports?

   rescue14 replied to AragornSkywalker's topic in Male Students

   I know about paintball and not much else. With my other student nurses and even the male nurses in clinical, sports hasn't come up once that I can think of. There are many different types on men w/ different interests. Talk about what you're into. I...

4. NET TEST.......panic mode

   rescue14 replied to keishamarie86's topic in Student Assist

   I also got a study guide. It's really not that big of a deal. We tend to be our own greatest enemies on tests like this. You really want to get in, so there's a lot of stress involved and that makes the test seem exponentially harder. If you can ...

5. Just Need Encouragement!

   rescue14 replied to cyncopia's topic in General Students

   As far as encouragement: You've made it this far when you probably thought it impossible, and found that you could handle stuff that you never imagined dealing with, so just keep it up a little longer. You've come too far and been through too much ...

6. Care Plan Help

   rescue14 replied to rescue14's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you for your reply, I guess that's where I need some ideas, since measurable teaching interventions are difficult since the client can't communicate orally.

7. Sad. Depressed. Feeling like a Loser.

   rescue14 replied to STL2008, RN's topic in General Students

   It's hard not to get discouraged in a situation like that, but all is not lost. Generally, my first test of the semester is one of the worst. The first test is difficult because you don't know the test maker's technique. If there's a review, I'd ...

8. Care Plan Help

   rescue14 posted a topic in Student Assist

   Hello, I have a careplan due that must have 2 diagnoses. 1 goal and 3 outcomes per diagnosis with 3 interventions w/ rationale and references per outcome. My client is bedfast, w/ right side hemiplegia, decreased function in legs bilaterally, 4 fin...

9. Richmond Nursing Schools

   rescue14 replied to cfleharty's topic in Virginia

   Make sure to check into all grants, financial aid, and scholarships you can. It's smart to get the non-nursing courses out of the way, it will ease things when you become a nursing student. I (personally) would avoid the LPN first route, just becaus...

10. In nursing school clinical did you experience discrimination / bias from instructor?

    rescue14 replied to biltz's topic in Male Students

    I haven't experienced any real discrimination thus far. In fact, I think that my instructors tend to like me because I don't complain as much. (not that the women always do) The biggest trouble I see is that I have yet to have been assigned a female...

11. What stereotypes should I expect?

    rescue14 replied to vhinrich's topic in Male Students

    I think the biggest one for me so far is all men are vastly physically superior. This leads to my male classmates and I being asked to lift people we have no business lifting quite frequently. I have no problem helping, but it's just the constant, "...