mavnurse

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1. anyone here NOT take an NCLEX review class and still passed? how did you do it?

   mavnurse replied to Liz21's topic in General Nursing

   I did not attend a review class, and passed at 75 questions (or whatever the minimum was - I don't remember!) I had a Saunders book because it was on the required reading list for a class, but I barely looked through it. The NCLEX is not the huge d...

2. Clinical schedules

   mavnurse replied to Ginyer's topic in General Students

   I start my first 12 hour clinical tomorrow morning at 6:30. :uhoh21:

3. Clinicals at county mental hospital?

   mavnurse replied to mavnurse's topic in General Students

   That's kind of good that they don't do drug rehab because hopefully that means I'll get to see a wider range of things. We also have a two day trip to Terrell State Hospital planned as part of our clinical, and from what I hear, that's when things g...

4. Clinicals at county mental hospital?

   mavnurse posted a topic in General Students

   Hi to all! I just got my clinical assignment for my Psyc nursing class. It's at the county mental hospital, more specifically Trinity Springs Pavilion at John Peter Smith in Fort Worth, TX. Has anyone worked here or at any other county hospital? ...

5. Hoping this is all worth it

   mavnurse replied to LaurasoonRN's topic in General Students

   I still definitely have doubts. I walk past the engineering bldg sometimes and want to cry b/c I'm afraid I'm majoring in the wrong thing and it's almost like it's too late to turn back. Then I go get in my car and drive to clinicals to clean egg o...

6. Tough Time?

   mavnurse replied to nurscee's topic in General Students

   First of all, CONGRATULATIONS!!! :balloons: Now, thank you for this post, because I HATE clinicals with a passion. I always think, "If I dread clinicals this much - will I dread my JOB this much someday?" Thanks for giving me some hope!

7. Online or on Campus Nursing Nutrition Class

   mavnurse replied to TLC RN's topic in General Students

   Online!!! Nutrition was the class that everyone skipped, anyway. :) It was ok though because our professor actually wrote the textbook so it's not like the test material was going to be any big surprise.

8. What is your study tips?

   mavnurse replied to littlerose's topic in General Students

   I'm going to get fussed at for this, but don't over study - just go with the flow. If you don't feel like studying, don't. Go to bed early the night before tests and just skim over the notes the next morning. It keeps the stress low, and you find ...

9. Age discrepancies

   mavnurse replied to LiLcBaBy154's topic in General Students

   I'm 20. :) As for your question about if starting off early was the right thing, ask yourself what you would be doing otherwise until it was "time" to go to nursing school. If you know what you want, do it ASAP!

10. If You Dont Pass a Class, Your Out?

    mavnurse replied to cdietrich404's topic in General Students

    At my school, you can fail 2 classes before being kicked out for good and having to apply somewhere else. However, the way the classes are scheduled puts you behind a full semester if you do fail something since every class is a prereq for another c...

11. If you're on a break, are you reading for "fun"?

    mavnurse replied to jenrninmi's topic in General Students

    Right now I'm reading The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene. It explains a lot about string theory and how relativity and quantum mechanics can't both be right. It's a good book if you've ever sat around wondering things like "if the universe is exp...

12. What to take to clinicals if you only have your coat pockets?

    mavnurse replied to mitchsmom's topic in General Students

    Altoids , a PDA if you use one so you won't have to carry your books around, steth, pens, watch, ID. I had a clipboard with all my papers on it that I would usually leave at the nurses' station, but that's it as far as supplies went.

13. Been thinking am I too old?

    mavnurse replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    As a 20 year old, I have to tell you that it seems like the majority of people in my class are about 30 - some are much older. I expected everyone to be around my age and I would wonder why clubs like PINS (Parents in Nursing School) were so popula...

14. Does this annoy you?

    mavnurse replied to mariedoreen's topic in General Students

    That's exactly what happened!! I made an 89.72 in one class then a 90.28 in another. So if you avergae them out....I should have made two A's, right?

15. Does this annoy you?

    mavnurse replied to mariedoreen's topic in General Students

    This reminds me of my little 89.72 final course grade in one of my classes. I kept thinking OMG if I had only gotten 2 more questions right on exam 2, or spent 10 more minutes studying for my practicum...but hey, in the end a B is a B (even though I...