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1. drugs!

   country3 replied to country3's topic in General Students

   Thank you so much for that! It's those moments that really put our character to the test! I work to ensure I have a strong level of knowledge to assist in these kinds of things. :) I never really thought about nursing, in the way it's being taugh...

2. drugs!

   country3 replied to country3's topic in General Students

   Oh, yeah! My mom has been an RN for 30 years now, and she's told me about how a drug is meant for a specific action but can be used for another. There was a patient, who had been in a deep coma for sometime and wasn't expected to come out, so the d...

3. drugs!

   country3 posted a topic in General Students

   Pharmacology is pretty challenging, to say the least, but I'm putting in the work. It's paying off! In lab, we were learning drug administration, and, when I saw morphine sulfate, I immediately remembered I should check for respirations! The conne...

4. Book worm vs. skill set

   country3 replied to country3's topic in General Students

   Thank you guys so much! I really do appreciate your words of wisdom. :)

5. Book worm vs. skill set

   country3 replied to country3's topic in General Students

   Skills lab seems to be very particular, and I've been hearing a lot of things about things being different in the real world. I just want to get past the point of obssessive behavior in doing everything exactly as planned and to the point where comm...

6. Book worm vs. skill set

   country3 replied to country3's topic in General Students

   Oh, wow! Talk about situational awareness! Thank you both for the info and advice. I'm so excited and motivated to do it all right, but I'm also so afraid of missing something or making a mistake, too. It's just all overwhelming at times, and I t...

7. Book worm vs. skill set

   country3 posted a topic in General Students

   My mother is a nurse, and she says her experience with students is that she prefers a student, who is strong in clinicals yet may be average in class. Right now, I'm doing really well in class and comprehending concepts, and I'm doing ok, in lab. I...