nursingstudent85

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1. How do you wash your nursing shoes?

   nursingstudent85 replied to nursingstudent85's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Mine are fairly new (less than 2 months old) so I don't want to toss them just yet. How often should I be replacing them?

2. My First Clinical, Nursing-Student Woes

   nursingstudent85 replied to nursingstudent85's topic in General Students

   Thanks for your reply student4lyf_LPN. I am going to discuss this with my instructors this week. I've made some notes and points to discuss; I am practising a tactful approach. I am trying for the best and also preparing for the worst (in case someth...

3. How do you wash your nursing shoes?

   nursingstudent85 posted a topic in Uniform/Gear

   I have a pair of white leather nursng shoes that I usually machine wash with detergent + bleach, and then let them air dry. I was wondering if it was safe to put them in the dryer to speed up the process? Or will they fall apart? What are some of you...

4. My First Clinical, Nursing-Student Woes

   nursingstudent85 replied to nursingstudent85's topic in General Students

   Hey, ro2878... I am in my final year of nursing school and the treatment hasn't improved for my peers or I. We still encounter really belligerent faculty that make you wonder why these people still remain in a "caring" profession such as nursing or w...

5. My First Clinical, Nursing-Student Woes

   nursingstudent85 replied to nursingstudent85's topic in General Students

   Hi not.done.yet, Unfortunately, (as previously mentioned) I do not own a car, I can't afford to buy a car and can't afford to rent a motel room. If these things were options I would be exploiting them already. Sorry, I do appreciate that you took th...

6. My First Clinical, Nursing-Student Woes

   nursingstudent85 replied to nursingstudent85's topic in General Students

   I realize that I am very likely going to have to "deal with it"; I suppose now I am just venting because I am REALLY frustrated. I have a 4.0 GPA, I am never late or disrespectful and I ask this one time to be accommodated and I'm pretty much ignored...

7. My First Clinical, Nursing-Student Woes

   nursingstudent85 replied to nursingstudent85's topic in General Students

   I know that nursing school (and education in general) is all about sacrifices. I earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry before I entered this nursing program so I do have experience with post-secondary institutions... but I have never encountered ...

8. trouble pronoucing some medical words

   nursingstudent85 replied to aflac381's topic in General Students

   I use this site (http://www.howjsay.com/) whenever I need a reference for/to know how to correctly pronounced any words... medical terms or common (vernacular) terms. It's fabulous and it's FREE! You type in the word you want to hear, click submit an...

9. First shift at new facility, heard something don't know how it should be handled.

   nursingstudent85 replied to sweetsleep28's topic in General Nursing

   I would approach her somewhere private and ask her about the situation. After you've spoken with her document your conversation (date/time/nature of what was discussed/your co-worker's retorts); keep personal notes of what is going on in case things ...

10. Co-worker talking behind my back "did i handel this right"

    nursingstudent85 replied to Trekfan's topic in Relations

    Hearing about horizontal violence makes me feel so sad and dissappointed. Why are these people nurses in the first place? I'm sorry you have to go through this at all.

11. My First Clinical, Nursing-Student Woes

    nursingstudent85 replied to nursingstudent85's topic in General Students

    I see what you're saying. Well, I'll happily work at the placement I've been given if I have to... I'll do anything to accomplish my goal. Thanks for your insight.

12. My First Clinical, Nursing-Student Woes

    nursingstudent85 replied to nursingstudent85's topic in General Students

    I'll ask and if I can’t be accommodated then I will just “buck up” and do my job. I really don’t want to generate any negativity and would prefer to maintain congenial working relationships. I feel genuinely guilty for having to ask because I know ...

13. My First Clinical, Nursing-Student Woes

    nursingstudent85 replied to nursingstudent85's topic in General Students

    I can't afford to rent a room. But I'll start asking classmates who live nearby if they can offer a couch to sleep on for clinical days. How about this as an option... I was thinking instead of asking for a placement change perhaps I ask my clinical ...

14. My First Clinical, Nursing-Student Woes

    nursingstudent85 replied to nursingstudent85's topic in General Students

    I do work in addition to going to school. I get home from work around 10pm most nights and then do homework and get about 3-5 hours of sleep, if i'm lucky. Thanks for you insight and the tips. You're right about alot of it. I suppose I'll just deal ...

15. My First Clinical, Nursing-Student Woes

    nursingstudent85 replied to nursingstudent85's topic in General Students

    I would be working Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 7 hour shifts each day