scrlet

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1. How to get straight A's in nursing school?

   scrlet replied to ThePhilster's topic in General Students

   I'm a mature student as well and honestly, I think it is an advantage. Common sense isn't so common and critical thinking as well. You need those two things. I don't know how many times I've heard people tell me answered they put on a test and didn't...

2. Were you guys allowed the use of a calculator when you took your dosage test?

   scrlet replied to Wannabe_Doc's topic in General Students

   We are allowed calculators, but we have to show all of our work for every question. So they are more for us to check our work.

3. How Not to Get Taken Advantage Of

   scrlet replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

   I have really good notes to and good grades and people know this about me. Do I hand out my stuff left right and center, NO WAY!! People really tick me off that are lazy and just skate by in classes and if they can't put it a little effort to do thei...

4. How many work and go to nursing school?

   scrlet replied to jarielle22's topic in General Students

   My first semester I didn't work. I am a mother of 2 kids who play sports 3 times a week and my fiance is also in school full time. I couldn't imagine working full time and going to school. I had to study or do projects every night in school. The last...

5. Spending habits during school while on loans

   scrlet replied to ThePhilster's topic in General Students

   You are going to be doing a lot of studying! I started year on sitting on the floor bent over my coffee table studying and my back killed me and I didn't have enough room. So I went out and bought one of those 6 foot fold up tables and out that in my...

6. FOOOOOOOOOD - What snacks/meals do you have for clinicals?

   scrlet replied to bagface's topic in General Students

   I usually bring a few things! Strawberries in yogurt with granola, hard boiled eggs, tuna or egg salad sandwich, some other fruit of some sort. Maybe a cheese string or some other snack food. Just depends on what I have at home, but usually a lot of ...

7. What specialty do you want and not want to work in?

   scrlet replied to guiltysins's topic in General Students

   I really want ER, but who knows that may change after this year and being on different rotations. I absolutely never want to work in PEDS. I couldn't handle that! Sick kids make me to upset since I've had kids. I know I will see them in the ER, but a...

8. Grants/scholarships

   scrlet replied to zuk1000's topic in General Students

   I googled scholarships honestly and found a ton that way. I'm going into my last year of PN too and we are in school until July. I get OSAP $$, but it's never enough. I found one website Free Scholarship Search | Studentawards.com â€" Find Canadian s...

9. Poop in nursing

   scrlet replied to KATRN78's topic in General Students

   My first semester in clinical a girl in my group was in a room with me and another student and she right in front of the patient said she couldn't deal with "cleaning poop" and couldn't handle the smell and I had to step in and take care of her pt. I...

10. What Stethoscope for first semesters of Clinicals

    scrlet replied to larma's topic in General Students

    This is the one I bought and I love mine. I got it engraved and I keep it on me. Plus if you have your own, you get to pick your colour ! And like someone else said ALWAYS clean it after each patient. That's just best practice, even if it's yours or ...

11. was reported by a nurse... what's going to happen?

    scrlet replied to Priaz's topic in General Students

    I would like to say that being a student myself I know how scary clinical can be and how even scarier the nurses can be to work under. From what you said, it all does seem a bit excessive, but I will say that "but it was not my patient" I don't think...

12. Me and Diabetes are not friends .....

    scrlet posted a topic in General Students

    I finished my first year of nursing at the end of April :) Now I'm bored at home with nothing to do, especially while my kids are still in school. So I have decided that through the summer I was going to review things that I know are my weak areas. I...

13. Backpacks

    scrlet replied to cjr2619's topic in General Students

    I have a rollie bag too. I started my year out with a normal bag and nursing books are ridiculous so i quickly went and bought a new one on wheels and saved my back. One of my med-surg books is 11lbs by itself!!! You need your back, don't ruin it be...

14. Is there anybody out there doing well in nursing school?

    scrlet replied to StayHumble11's topic in General Students

    I just finished my first year of nursing last week. I have a 4.0. I was just talking with my friend the other day about how many people in our program are doing so bad. you have to have a 60% min to pass and there are a lot of people just hovering th...

15. I feel like I'm drowning...

    scrlet replied to Live.&.Learn's topic in General Students

    There are lots of us with you. I don't think nursing school is nursing school if someone hasn't broken down and cried at some point (me incl). You will make it through and when your done your family and friends will still be there waiting patiently. ...