minniebrown

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1. About That Avatar...

   minniebrown replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   Even though I'm "young", I've never gotten why people put everything about their life on social media. I remember when I first started using facebook, it was so unusual to me that I could know what a coworker or classmate's car, boyfriend/girlfriend,...

2. Accelerated School= Accelerated depression?

   minniebrown replied to stephen1219's topic in General Students

   School may contribute to your depression if you are feeling isolated. Have you tried getting counseling or making time for things outside of nursing school? You can also try talking with your instructors to help find a better school/life balance. Rem...

3. Failed Maternity Clinical? :(

   minniebrown replied to BanannaFish's topic in General Students

   I'm sorry you failed. It is always tough to fail things. Were you given any information prior to Dec 16 about your performance? At my school we get feedback after every clinical session, so we are given constant feedback and opportunities to improve ...

4. Want to go into nursing, but seriously off track, help?

   minniebrown replied to VitruvianMan's topic in Pre-Nursing

   If I were you, I would first think about the nursing programs I want to apply to. Find out what their requirements are. Since you are close to completing your degree, it might be smart to finish and look into accelerated ADN programs in addition to o...

5. Don't go into nursing school if_____

   minniebrown replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Students

   I did not get that impression. It seemed to me that the person was sharing what helped them through nursing school. If you are a person of faith, it seems fitting that you would recommend prayer and relying on your faith. I'm surprised that some peop...

6. My school is saying I owe 1750!

   minniebrown replied to futureRN_'s topic in Pre-Nursing

   In my experience, you have to stay on top of financial aid. There is always a lot of confusion, mistakes, and mis-communication. I check and double check everything, go to the office and make plenty of phone calls every semester to avoid mistakes and...

7. Ad on Craiglist for ghostwriter for nursing student

   minniebrown replied to tsm007's topic in General Students

   I would liked to of helped this person, if I could. If I couldn't, then I would of done everything in my power to ensure that they do not continue down a path of destruction that could ultimately lead to risking the safety of their patients. If that ...

8. Does anyone enjoy Nursing School?

   minniebrown replied to Mommy_RN1211's topic in General Students

   Hmm, I would say that you need to learn now how to be your own person. Everyone's experience is different and some people have a harder time with things. Time management is really important and so is learning what works for you. Perspective is huge, ...

9. Why does school have to be made to be (seemingly) unneccesarily difficult?

   minniebrown replied to Guitarstrings's topic in General Students

   In my program, the nursing classes consist of lecture plus clinicals for one course. They don't consider A & P, or micro "nursing classes", but pre-reqs. So I can understand, how it would be difficult to manage multiple nursing courses plus clini...

10. Should I not buy (or rent) any text books?

    minniebrown replied to ThatNursingDude's topic in General Students

    I don't think it will be a good idea. Nursing is more than memorization. You can try buying used texts or ordering them. You will also need a drug book, care plan books, etc for assignments that may not be covered extensively in class. You could try ...

11. Books for class

    minniebrown replied to Jonny-anderthal's topic in General Students

    I second amazon and ebay for used books. To save money, I would usually try to get at least the main textbook before class started. Once the semester started, I would figure out if I would realistically use some of the other books before I bought the...

12. I'm going to be drowning in my last semester!

    minniebrown replied to rubato's topic in General Students

    Lol yes. I'm taking a full load, working two part time jobs, volunteering, and trying to find time for friends and myself. I'm going to start studying for nclex over break and next semester is my last! Good luck you can do it! I can't believe you are...

13. Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hypoglycemia

    minniebrown replied to Brainy's topic in Student Assist

    Think of what is going on in the body with hyperglycemia, and think about what is going on with the body in hypoglycemia. You usually see DKA in type 1 diabetics, and their body is not making any insulin at all. For hypoglycemia, what is the inevita...

14. Psycho Psych Instructor

    minniebrown replied to Ruba's topic in General Students

    Hmm... This whole post seems like a bad idea. It's not very professional. This is an "anonymous" forum, but I wouldn't recommend putting something on here that you wouldn't say to someone's face. Not to mention, your picture is on your profile.

15. Advice on how to cope

    minniebrown replied to hickchick's topic in General Students

    Usually for the tests, study what you have been told in class. Things change and evidence based practice may show that something is more effective, but it may take some time before it is being integrated into nursing practice or phased out. So your c...