melissadavon

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1. Anyone seen any all-white shoes?

   melissadavon replied to tenjuna's topic in Male Nursing Students

   I got $16 white clogs off amazon & they are much more comfy than the $60 New Balance I bought before that. I think the amazon ones are Light Weight Comfortable Nursing Clogs in white & they...

2. Blood Sugars?

   melissadavon replied to melissadavon's topic in General Students

   Thanks for the responses everyone. I also should have mentioned, that I take less insulin & let myself run slightly high immediately after running 2-3 miles, otherwise I can crash an hour or two...

3. Blood Sugars?

   melissadavon replied to melissadavon's topic in General Students

   Well LCinTraining....let me try to explain how I feel about it to you. Diabetes and how it is treated is a hot-button topic for me. If I ever get to grad school and have to write a thesis, it is...

4. Shy Student Nurse Advice...

   melissadavon replied to jsh21340's topic in General Students

   Willowita, you are describing me perfectly! Glad to know I'm not alone

5. Blood Sugars?

   melissadavon posted a topic in General Students

   As nursing students, will we be expected to do blood sugar checks on each other? I've had diabetes for 19+ years and I consider my blood sugars to be private and personal regardless of the level. Even...

6. What was the first thing to go?

   melissadavon replied to Stephalump's topic in General Students

   Lol, okay I should definitely have said that my ACTUAL #1 thing to go is reading for pleasure. I normally read TONS - when a heavy-duty semester isn't in session. I miss reading, but I just do it in...

7. What was the first thing to go?

   melissadavon replied to Stephalump's topic in General Students

   The first thing (and ideally the only thing) that goes out the window at the start of a semester is my need for a clean house. It irritates me when it's dirty, but I can stand it for a little while...

8. Does experience as a CNA in a hospital or Nursing Home help for a future RN job

   melissadavon replied to 91jojo's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   I would like to know the answer to this as well. I am a junior in a nursing program and I'm trying to find a CNA position in a hospital and can't seem to find one. They are few & far between. I am...

9. First week in classes. Mental meltdown.

   melissadavon replied to mustlovemars's topic in General Students

   I've started going to the student gym during my lunch hour. I can get in 2-3 miles on the tread mill & take a shower, eat a yogurt & a banana and still manage to get back to class on time....

10. How long is your commute to nursing school?

    melissadavon replied to BlueChocolateCat's topic in General Students

    I drive 75 miles (1 hr 15 min) each way to school, 5 days a week. Clinicals add 25-40 miles one way onto the trip depending on which location I'll be at. They are all, of course, further away for me...

11. CNA class at Kansas College of Nursing?

    melissadavon replied to KSRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    I still have my scrubs & stuff from there in XL and the paperwork, if anyone is interested. I go to Pitt & they use scarlet scrubs so I can't use

12. What to expect in traditional BSN nursing school ?

    melissadavon replied to MRN717's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sorry, no advice for you....I just wanted to comment that we're in a similar boat. I'm 31 and got accepted into the BSN program for fall 2012. I've heard the first semester is grueling & I'd...

13. Anyone dealing with a discouraging advisor?

    melissadavon replied to SopranoKris's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Personally, I think I would request a new advisor....mine was very encouraging. I didn't think I could take Bio & Chem in the same semester, but she encouraged me to (she knows I'm a motivated...

14. smartphone for school

    melissadavon replied to danceluver's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Huh, didn't realize we would need anything. I did just notice the NP I was seeing last week was looking up Walmart's $4 Rx list on her smartphone, so I guess it makes sense. I actually just upgraded...

15. Acceptance letters

    melissadavon replied to bmblandford's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congratulations! Our letters here won't go out until around spring break, so I've still got another month to