Angelsamongus

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1. Thoughts from a graduating SN.

   Angelsamongus replied to EnigmaticParadigm's topic in General Students

   What a great post. I'm still trying to find a study style that will work for me. I was able to pass my first semester with a B, but I was always struggling and unsure. Thanks for the tips, I'm going to try it this next semester ob/peds. I hope it...

2. Observed in OR and now completely doubting myself as a nurse advocate.

   Angelsamongus replied to Angelsamongus's topic in General Students

   I understand what you were saying Marie, as a student there is still something I can do about it. I have let my instructor know and she was very upset that such inappropriate behavior was shown. She is going to talk to someone at the hospital about...

3. Observed in OR and now completely doubting myself as a nurse advocate.

   Angelsamongus replied to Angelsamongus's topic in General Students

   Thank you all for the feedback. I am so sad that this had to happen, but the more I think about it the more I think it is important for me to become a nurse and treat patients the way that I would like to be treated. It's a shame that these nurses ...

4. Observed in OR and now completely doubting myself as a nurse advocate.

   Angelsamongus posted a topic in General Students

   So, I was observing in the OR yesterday and at first it was a really good experience the doctor, nurse, and everyone else in the room were proffesional and did a great job. But then later in the day I went into another OR room and now I am completel...

5. Nursing students and new nurses.....about injection sites

   Angelsamongus replied to TazziRN's topic in Medications

   I am in my first semester of the RN program and we did go over IM locations. Our instructor has told us that if we find a patient that needs an IM to let her know so that we can have the opportunity to do one. The whole semester I have been able to ...

6. Do you have to write a lot of papers?

   Angelsamongus replied to tofutti's topic in General Students

   My instructor loves papers. We had two patient problem solving plans that needed to be 18-21 pages long, one group paper, and a clinical journal we turn in weekly, mine are usually about 10 pages long. I struggle with writing, but I have learned qu...

7. Nursing school with small children?

   Angelsamongus replied to merrick's topic in General Students

   Im currently a first semester NS and I have four children ages 11, 10, 7, and five. The most difficult thing for me is the guilt. I get some help from my parents but my children keep telling me they miss me and for the first time I am going to have...

8. Yahoo! Got an A on first Med/Surg exam!!

   Angelsamongus replied to BoonersmomRN's topic in General Students

   Great Job!!! So far I have only been able to get B's on my tests, but I'll take it.:w00t: :w00t: Isn't it such a great feeling to be in the program and be able to do well on a test. I was really worried that I would do a lot worse. Well, congratul...

9. So when do you find time to study and write papers???

   Angelsamongus replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Students

   I was reading all of the chapters until I found out for week two there was a total of 20 chapters that I needed to read. There is just no way I can retain that much so now I am trying to work out a different way of studying the chapters. Skimming, ...

10. My first week of school was brutal ..... how's yours?

    Angelsamongus replied to supermo's topic in General Students

    I started on Friday, my schedule is Fridays 8-5 and Saturday 7am-8pm. We haven't started clinicals yet so on Sat. it is all day lecture. It was a very loooong day. My instructor went over about 10 chapters and our first test is this next Saturday....

11. Orientation: What was your experience?

    Angelsamongus replied to SummerGarden's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I just went to mine yesterday. We got paperwork done and heard a bit from some of the instructors. I met a few students who I will be in class with and we ordered uniforms. It was a good day, but it also made me even more nervous. They kept talki...

12. 1st Semester Orientation!!!

    Angelsamongus replied to Nursing in 09's topic in General Students

    My orientation is on August 7th. I have already received some information through the mail, ie. books needed, instructor introduction, and what to expect the first week. They also gave us the chapters we need read by then. Yikes, I totalled it to ...

13. Acceping letter - GPA

    Angelsamongus replied to Yanet22787's topic in Pre-Nursing

    accepted with a 3.76. But it was a miracle. I was not accepted at first because we were supposed to get our responses in the beginning of May, I never got mine. When I called they said I had not been accepted. Then on June 17 I received an accept...

14. doc who cares

    Angelsamongus replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    It is awesome to have a dr. that takes the time to give quality care to his patients. More and more those kind of Doctors seem to becoming less and less. Im happy for you that you have a doctor like that. Good luck to you. Angela

15. Tonight! Nursing Student Chat!

    Angelsamongus replied to moonischasingme1's topic in General Students

    I will also try for tomorrow night. I think its at 7 for Callifornia. I wish I could have made it for today. But just wasn't able to. This is such a good idea. I start August 17. Orientation on Aug. 7.:monkeydance: Angela