queserasera

queserasera RN

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queserasera has 5 years experience as a RN.


Pre-Nursing student

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  1. I'd brush up on medical terminology on a site like quizlet or studyblue - there is a lot of content there for free. Other than that, just chill for now. When it comes to doing well in nursing school my advice is this: read the assigned material befor...
  2. Should I buy an NCLEX book before starting nursing school

    If I were you I'd buy Fundamentals Reviews and Rationales by Mary Hogan and if your school uses ATI for benchmark exams, I'd get a copy of the Fundamentals book for that as well. NCLEX questions would be good if you read through all the rationales, b...
  3. Got a 58.18% on my first nursing exam (1st semester)

    Protip: always allow yourself to fail your first exam. I learned early on the first exam is a benchmark for how the tests here on out will be and how you prepared for it. I'm in second semester now and I promise you if you use this failure as an opp...
  4. I finally quit smoking!

    Congratulations!!! This is my next big hurdle. It's a huge one especially since so many hospitals are NOT hiring smokers around me.
  5. Best route for getting into nursing?

    Finish your undergrad and then look into entry to practice master's programs OR second bachelors programs. I know University of Maryland has a entry-to-practice Master's option for those that already hold an undergrad, I am sure other schools have si...
  6. Quit during orientation

    I see that everyone has already dragged you, but I just have to say this is the stupidest thing I have ever read. "I was doing grunt work." Pssh, did you think you'd be handing out lollipops?!
  7. clinicals

    In my clinical group of 8 we were split in half (4/4) to take a 30 minute lunch and would have to leave our patients with one of the other student nurses. In that 30 min we could do whatever for lunch, eat a lunch we brought or go purchase one from c...
  8. Has nuring school gotten harder?

    I mean, I have nothing to compare current nursing school to past nursing school but I really don't think it's hard. We have a lot of stuff to do, but I will never say "it's hard". I study no more than I did for my pre-reqs and get good grades. I am r...
  9. Pre Nursing Classes

    Hi there! I am in my first semester of nursing school now and wanted to share my experience with you. First of all "hard" is so subjective! It totally depends on you! If hard means difficult to learn and retain the info, no. If hard means having to s...
  10. What do you do to stay sane? :?

    I get everything I need to do (Attending Lecture, Lab, reading & studying) done between 8am-5pm Monday-Friday so I don't have to think about school at night or on the weekends. It's really hard work because I have to get a lot done in only 45 hou...
  11. This is slightly off topic BUT..

    Imitation is the biggest form of flattery. Also... that most annoying. Just don't tell anyone anything anymore. Unless you move away you'll probably still be running into the same people though
  12. Can you have piercings in the nursing program?

    Protip: Get a septum retainer. They are small and look like the shape of a long staple. That way you can keep it open and still have it flipped up without so much jewelry in your nose.
  13. Tattoos and nursing school NCCC

    Hi there! I had similar concerns with starting clinicals. My fiancée is a professional tattoo artist, and needless to say, with free tattoos at my disposal, I have become quite covered. A full sleeve on both my left arm and both legs as well as a sm...
  14. graduated but not really

    I also majored in "Pre-Nursing" studies and graduated with my AS degree in that in the spring. The community college I attended is a huge feeder school for the BSN schools in my area, which is why they have these options. Student do their freshman &a...
  15. Spring 2015 NEW nursing students

    Congratulations! I am also starting my program in Spring 2015. I bought all physical copies of my books. I don't know about you, but I can not read e-book versions of textbooks as I like to physically highlight, take notes in the margins and bookmark...