AMRC6713

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1. Clinical Failure

   AMRC6713 replied to student1919's topic in Student Assist

   I have to agree that you need to take responsibility for your actions and get it together if you want to be successful. Your instructors have valid reasons for failing you. This may not be the career path for you.

2. Textbooks? E-books?

   AMRC6713 replied to LCinTraining's topic in General Students

   My comment is more to do with the associate degree and working full time. Is it a part time program? Because the commitment to a full time associate program is pretty serious. The people in my class who tried to work full time while attending school...

3. Top 10 tips for nursing school

   AMRC6713 replied to ames86's topic in General Students

   1. Figure out a healthy menu for yourself--healthy grab n go snacks in particular. You'll end up at the vending machines more than you'd like or fast food snacks on the way to class. 2. Use your labs to make mistakes. Don't sit and hope not to get c...

4. Is your program this way?

   AMRC6713 replied to fitzy5's topic in General Students

   There is nothing wrong with being too slow with meds--there is less of a chance for a med error that way. That's not right, you need to talk to the program director about that. As a student, if it takes you an hour to get someone's meds together, tha...

5. Dying hair unnatural color?

   AMRC6713 replied to marchxhare's topic in General Students

   Theyre saying you can't halve blue/green/pink etc hair, you're fine! :)

6. Nervous....

   AMRC6713 replied to s_lopez1223's topic in General Students

   Most programs lose a lot of students right off the bat. We are going into our senior year and probably have half of the original class with us. Yikes! Don't panic. My best advice is if you think you're going to work, be mom/dad, and go to full time N...

7. Anxiety and doubts at its peak . . . any advice?

   AMRC6713 replied to ghing0293's topic in General Students

   The anxiety/depression is likely the cause of the short term memory loss--it erases everything when you need it most. It's the same when you panic at an exam--the anxiety of the exam erases all the information you've retained. You need to see you've...

8. Anyone else feel this way?

   AMRC6713 replied to Crazed_NS's topic in General Students

   Definitely start skimming through the books but the nerves will be there until you get the hang of how your program works. :) And then at every exam the nerves come back. So maybe the best advice is to accept the presence of the nerves! Lol

9. Non-nursing major, pursuing nursing!

   AMRC6713 replied to fruitypebbles's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Get a job in the field--I was in human services doing CNA/management work in group homes and also a surg tech for 4 years in a Boston teaching hospital with only a couple of the non nursing prerequisite classes done. Most work as CNAs--it'll give you...

10. Can volunteer exp. take the place as work experience ?

    AMRC6713 replied to FutureNurseShammie's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I agree, no. I did volunteer at a local community hospital and while it was nice exposure to the environment, I was allowed almost no patient contact. I could bring them a cup of ice chips or water but no more. It doesn't really give you any useable ...

11. Lpn route or RN route?

    AMRC6713 replied to NVega's topic in General Students

    The difference between LPN and RN is one semester. Go right for RN at least, BSN is a better move as most facilities want either BSN or RN enrolled in BSN program. Get a CNA job in the mean time...

12. Lifting in hospice?

    AMRC6713 replied to gorgenurse's topic in Hospice

    Let the company know what the surgeon said, my experience is that they'd rather have you there and get you assistance as needed than not there at all. But they can't do that for you if they don't know about it.

13. From dentistry to Nursing - tips for nursing school

    AMRC6713 replied to SentryRN2b's topic in General Students

    I think you are on a good track. Get a CNA job-- you'll have a better understanding of good patient care and the nurses will likely teach you a lot since you are a nursing student. Keep up with your reading. It's hard, at times we have over a hundr...