FDW630

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1. ER NURSE PEEVES

   FDW630 replied to wojoRN's topic in Emergency

   Oh lord. There's an endless list. Panic over fluids being complete. "How much longer will it be? I have to be to work in an hour." Family members who treat me like a waitress. Patient who won't put down their phone while I'm in their room. Patie...

2. What was/are the 3 things that got/get you through nursing school?

   FDW630 replied to crushlush's topic in General Students

   My family's support, coffee and hard work. :)

3. Ad on Craiglist for ghostwriter for nursing student

   FDW630 replied to tsm007's topic in General Students

   Well then, happy Sunday.

4. Ad on Craiglist for ghostwriter for nursing student

   FDW630 replied to tsm007's topic in General Students

   It's not just nursing students. It's society in general.

5. YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS

   FDW630 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

   At our orientation in January, our director explained their grading scale: 80-84.9 C. 85-89.9 B, 90-100 A. She said that statistically, students who score less then 80 overall did much more poorly on the NCLEX, so for my program it is to keep their p...

6. YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS

   FDW630 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

   I've calculated mine to 0.24 shy of A and our program doesn't round either. It stings!! Lol

7. Got to use my neuro skills in real life!

   FDW630 replied to RunninNurse's topic in General Students

   To quote Ron Burgundy, that escalated quickly.

8. Dreading L&D/Peds

   FDW630 replied to bagface's topic in General Students

   I know that I would feel exactly as you do if I were in your shoes. No doubt. (((Hugs))) I would try to focus on the babies, not the moms. I know taking care of the moms is part of it, but I would rationalize it being for the benefit of the baby. And...

9. Class of 2014

   FDW630 replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Students

   I graduate next December. The idea is terrifying! I know I still have a ways to go, but I feel like I know nothing. I can't imagine learning enough in two semesters to feel remotely ok with graduating and working as a nurse. Yikes!! I can't wait to b...

10. Sweating in my scrubs... yuck

    FDW630 replied to RunninNurse's topic in General Students

11. Sweating in my scrubs... yuck

    FDW630 replied to RunninNurse's topic in General Students

    I don't.

12. Checking G-tube placement

    FDW630 replied to Compassion_x's topic in Student Assist

    Our school practices pushing air and checking pH. We did get the disclaimer, though, that evidence based practice shows pH is the more reliable test. They only taught us the swoosh (as they call it) because our local hospitals still have that method ...

13. NG tube and Ice Chips

    FDW630 replied to mondee619's topic in Student Assist

    B rubs me the wrong way too. That's what I'd pick...

14. 10 Things You Should Know About the First Semester of Nursing School

    FDW630 replied to LoriRNCM's topic in General Students

    I have a 4.0 also, and everyone who knows me knows my sarcasm knows no bounds.

15. Good clinical experiences vs. Bad clinical experiences

    FDW630 replied to chanandler's topic in General Students

    Last semester was an amazing clinical experience. Our instructor was very intense, but she pulled us all over the hospital finding things for us to do or watch. We didn't stop moving the entire day. Neither did she! She graded our notes and paperwork...