heather13

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1. Nursing student encouragement ideas?

   heather13 replied to AOx1's topic in General Students

   I guess it may be easy for instructors to forget how much we students hang on your words and seek your approval. Acknowledging progress is an excellent way to encourage. A simple "good job" from an instructor (when it is warranted) can mean the world...

2. Overwhelmed....I feel like giving up!

   heather13 replied to rnwannabe77's topic in General Students

   Hi! I am in my last semester of my ADN program and I understand what you are talking about. There are times when I feel like just giving up. One thing that I noticed about myself is, if I set out to study ALL DAY the idea of that is so overwhelming t...

3. Any stethoscope recommendations???

   heather13 replied to johnnyarei's topic in General Students

   I love my Littman Master Cardiology! I got mine for a Christmas present after my first semester and it made a big difference in what I was able to hear and identify. Being a student it was helpful to have the "higher caliber" stethoscope. It does hav...

4. Giving Injections/Shots

   heather13 replied to morganv's topic in General Students

   Read over your procedures so you are confident. Know where to inject, know if you need to pinch up or aspirate, and be sure you have the right gauge needle. (If you're not sure, ask your primary RN or your instructor.) Right before you go into the ro...

5. Please please help!!!!!!!!!!!!

   heather13 replied to OB-nurse2013's topic in General Students

   I went through something like that during my 3rd semester. It was the dreaded patho/pharm semester and my clinical instructor was ruthless. I am by no means put off by hard work, but I felt like I was treading water and failing. I was frustrated and ...

6. Littman stethoscope

   heather13 replied to sk8inghunny's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I stumbled my way through first semester with the not-so-nice stethoscope that comes in the required nurse pack. That Christmas, Santa brought me a Littman Master Cardiology and I couldn't be happier! It turned out that for most of my med/surg clinic...