RNNoMore

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  1. Communication Discrimination

    I was born in England, so yes, English really is my native language...but I can't even begin to count how many times I've either a) had to put on a fake American accent to make certain words understood ('Fall' 'Respiratory' and 'Water' being the most...
  2. Finally Leaving Nursing...For Good!

    I finally left nursing 4 years ago after experiencing severe burnout. I was only a nurse for around 8 years, but in that short space of time went from loving it (5 patients with a tech to help) to loathing it (7-8 acute care patients with no tech and...
  3. Hello Mr. VIP! I'm your servant nurse for the night!

    Haven't had any VIP's - but quite a few 'FFP's' (Frequent Flyer Princesses/Princes)... my latest a couple of weeks ago pulled the following stunts... "Can you photocopy all 45 of my Winnie-the-Pooh coloring sheets so I can color with my roommate" (Sh...
  4. well...it's a question about underclothes

    Well, I know we all hate them, but we should be wearing thick support pantyhose in order to avoid our pretty little legs becoming varicosed from standing all day....and opaque white pantyhose has another virtue - it helps stop your underwear from sho...
  5. Sooooo FRUSTRATED!

    Welcome to one of the joys of nursing school!! I'm a virgo, absolutely HAVE to write up schedules and time-management plans and I agree with you that it is the most frustrating thing in the world not to be able to plan because you don't know what you...
  6. Summer vacation is nearly here!!!!

    Sounds like you all have good things planned for the summer....I've been toying with the idea of Disneyworld too - we've never been before, and as my eldest will be off to college in a few years, we really should go before it's too late. All depends...
  7. Class Schedule

    I would go for M, W, F. Then you always have a study day available the day before an exam. You are lucky to have such a choice though - we don't get much of a choice, if any, in our schedules, and most of the time we are at college or clinicals eve...
  8. So, what are you all doing over the Summer? I will be finishing my first year of nursing school on Friday and then I have THREE AND A HALF MONTHS off until I start college again!!!! Whhooooooooopppiieeeeeeeeeeee!!!!! I am not doing any summer cou...
  9. Bit by the Lazy Bug

    If you just can't bring yourself to look at your textbooks or notes, try studying in a different way - watch Discovery Health Channel for relevant programs, surf the internet for information, or read magazine articles that are relevant to what you ar...
  10. Thanks for all your replies and advice - sorry it took so long to reply, but the morning after clinicals we had an exam, which I bombed - and that's the first time I've ever got less than an A in an exam. I was so tired, my brain just wouldn't funct...
  11. I'm not sure if I should discuss this with our nursing coordinator - would like some input from you guys... Last semester we were assigned 2 patients per clinical day, and did not have to hand in our paperwork, care-plans etc., until the following we...
  12. I've GOT to do something!

    Have a complete Spring Clean throughout your house - pack up/throw away/sell/donate anything that could possibly be labelled 'clutter'. Believe me - you won't get much time to clean when you start your nursing course, and the more clutter-free your ...
  13. i want a dog ...

    Well, I have 2 Great Danes and also volunteer for the local Great Dane Rescue society. It's been tough on the dogs since I've been at nursing school, they don't get walked as often as I'd like and have to spend several hours a day alone until my daug...
  14. I failed my Drugs test :(

    Our wonderful Pharm Teacher lets us take a 3" x 5" index card into all her exams, with as much info on it as we can cram in, both sides. Bless her heart, I would definately be failing this course if it wasn't for that. Paint.
  15. Nursing in the UK

    Interesting posts.....I'm British born, emigrated to the USA 4 years ago and have just started my Associates Degree in Nursing, to become an RN. After that I hope to go straight on to get my Bachelors Degree. I've been trying to find out about the ...