DenaInWyo

DenaInWyo

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  1. Stupid mistakes!!!!

    Oh Lisa..LOL I am SO glad to see that I am not the only one up late at night (well, I do work nights..or did) looking around to see if anyone else out there is making mistakes. I made a dumb one this past weekend, which basically involved a situation...
  2. Late in the Game for Screw Up

    I absolutely agree with those of you who are saying not to let my anger show. Unfortunately, no matter how unjust it seems right now, I need to totally suck it up/let them do me a favor/be humble through this. I am most definitely not above swallow...
  3. Any Miracle Techniques?

    I am one of those people who can be reading the words of a book, and thinking about something entirely different..I have to go back and reread because I wasn't "listening"! I have one study buddy, and what we do is take turns reading aloud. When we'...
  4. Late in the Game for Screw Up

    Yep, that's pretty much it in a nutshell. The rub here is that the clinical instructor in charge of the rotation thinks that I manipulated the schedule in order to take the couple of days out of town. That's where the "integrity" issue comes in. Th...
  5. Late in the Game for Screw Up

    Thank you so much, everyone, for your words of encouragement..it's really and truly appreciated! I have to do what our school calls a presentation. Basically, it's where you go into the meeting room with all of the level two instructors and they dec...
  6. Late in the Game for Screw Up

    Hey all, I haven't posted in ages, but I am freaking out right now and need a place to obsess/get this off my chest. I am in the last 3 weeks of my ADN program. We are currently doing a clinical rotation where we have a preceptor and work 4 shifts w...
  7. your very own personal crusade

    UGH! I hate this too, and it seems to be chronic where I work. I know I am a student and will learn more about how "the real world" works once I am out there, but it still seems to me that this is a no-brainer. Our nurses will set residents' med c...
  8. How did you get your first healthcare job??

    And yeah..you'll probably have better luck if you are a licensed CNA. In Wyoming, after you complete the first semester of nsg school, you're automatically elligible for a CNA..no boards or anything. I have no idea if other states do anything simil...
  9. Nclex Review Books

    Saunders NCLEX-RN. Hands down. You can buy it on Amazon..think it was something like $45 with shipping. And yes, I've found it very helpful..have even found a few word-for-word questions in it that I've seen on our tests. Deana
  10. your very own personal crusade

    Paper pants! I love it! Think that's what I'll start calling them. My pet peeve: my coworkers who think that it's okay to put our elderly ladies' hair into little kid hairstyles. We're talking pigtails with little plastic barrettes. *I* wouldn't ...
  11. Nervous about doing "dirty" work

    Look into getting your CNA before you start nursing school. No better way to find out if you can overcome! At least you'll know before you invest the time, money and work of nsg school. Honestly though, I think you might be suprised at how desensi...
  12. Want RN-MSN but...

    You didn't mention details, so I don't know if this applies to you or not, but just in case: I had one semester while I was still majoring in computer science that was just a mess for me. I got 2 Fs! I knew I should drop the classes, but there was ...
  13. That's over twice as much as I paid for my first semester (which was also the most expensive, book and supply-wise), but then too, I am at a small community college in Wyoming, where I am a resident. These kinds of things vary so widely..I'd be will...
  14. Body Image...

    Another fairly trite thing to think about: When you are out in public, or taking care of patients, do you spend all your time looking at them and analyzing how they look in their clothes? Can you remember what any of your coworkers wore a couple of ...
  15. Where do you study?

    I like to study at a restaurant..we have Village Inn here (which is like Dennys or IHOP..you're average coffee shop type chain). I especially like to go early in the morning. When I study like that, I have someone bringing me coffee and don't have ...