DecafMom

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1. Instructor Gifts

   DecafMom posted a topic in General Students

   My class is having our pinning in just a few weeks, and we were thinking about gifts for our instructors. The thing is we have one instructor who has been with us all along, and then several others who have been in and out over the semesters, includi...

2. Nursing shoes

   DecafMom replied to foreverstudent36's topic in General Students

   Don't forget to take care of your legs too ~ wear compression socks. I can tell a big difference in how tired my legs are at the end of a 13 hour shift if I wear regular socks. I have not had much luck with shoes though. I bought Quarks but they made...

3. Attention May 2006 Graduates

   DecafMom replied to RN and Mommy's topic in General Students

   I will not be looking for work until September. We have a busy summer planned and my oldest leaves for college in August. I want to get through all of that before I start work.

4. call it senioritis?

   DecafMom replied to all4schwa's topic in General Students

   While this semester seems to be taking FOREVER, I am actually doing better in school. Today I got an A on my peds exam and then ranked in the 99th percentile on the peds ATI. It was a good day for me!! Our pinning is May 12th...I can't wait!

5. Friends failing class :(

   DecafMom replied to hollya5334's topic in General Students

   This is our last semester and we have not lost anyone yet. As a whole we have a 60% failure rate though.

6. Which answer would you pick?

   DecafMom replied to BoonersmomRN's topic in General Students

   I would have chosen the second answer, and I'm pretty certain my instructor would as well. It has been beaten into our heads to never assume that we know what is going on, and to always ask open-ended questions. It just proves my point that a lot of ...

7. "Start up" cost of Nursing School....

   DecafMom replied to rsims's topic in General Students

   There are a few girls in my class who receive assistance from Work One. I live in Indiana, but I'm sure if it's not a national program that there are programs similar to it everywhere. They pay for all the things that grants and scholarships don't pa...

8. What to expect in my Psych rotation

   DecafMom replied to nurstobe's topic in Student Assist

   I loved my psych rotation! It was so incredibly eye-opening. You'll be fine. Remember that although they are mentally ill they are just people, and everything will be great!

9. Anyone get A's in nursing school?

   DecafMom replied to Roseyposey's topic in General Students

   I have not received an A in any of my nursing lecture classes, only Bs, but my clinical grades have all been As. In the end my GPA won't matter. What matters is if I can pass NCLEX.

10. Yes!!!!!!!!!! I am on Spring Break! Anyone Else?

    DecafMom replied to collegemamma's topic in General Students

    Yes, I'm on spring break too. We're super busy this week though, with a guest staying with us from Japan. The timing worked well since I was out of school, but now I'm busy the entire break. :) What is a Hesi test?

11. HELP!!!!! Math is KILLING me!

    DecafMom replied to Nurse2bMelanie's topic in Student Assist

    That's great! Congratulations!!

12. Does your facility use PBDS testing?

    DecafMom replied to introspectiveRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what it is either.

13. HELP!!!!! Math is KILLING me!

    DecafMom replied to Nurse2bMelanie's topic in Student Assist

    OMG, I'm so glad I've taken my last math test. Just reading those problems made me start sweating. LOL I know I will always need to have the knowledge of how to do the math, and I passed all my math tests, but it still makes me very nervous!!

14. Student Nursing Association Convention

    DecafMom replied to carico's topic in General Students

    That would be great! I looked into the ASN-MSN and thought it said you had to be a licensed RN for two years before starting the program. Have you seen something different? I had thought about it too, but when I saw that I changed my mind. Maybe you ...

15. Thoughts on nurse's uniforms

    DecafMom replied to mxs84's topic in General Students

    We wear emerald green and I will be so thankful to not have to wear that color again! Ugh...I want to burn them when I'm done. LOL I did hear that a hospital in the town just north of us is going to all white scrubs for the nurses. My hospital will b...