ISeeYouNurse13

ISeeYouNurse13 specializes in Critical Care - ICU.

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1. 1st Semester Nursing Student FAILED my first exam

   ISeeYouNurse13 replied to mcpvilchis's topic in General Students

   A good portion of the class that started together and made it through to graduation I remember at least a few of them that steady failed or barely passed the majority of their tests...some people it just takes longer to get a hang of nursing exams. C...

2. What is your kryptonite?

   ISeeYouNurse13 replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

   Well I decided to be a CNA in LTC prior and during most of nursing school so that right there took a lot of the sunshine and roses concept out of nursing for me from the jump. In all honesty I always knew I could never work pediatrics, OB, or even ...

3. Easy?

   ISeeYouNurse13 replied to kp1987's topic in General Students

   I found the first semester the most challenging due to culture shock and the hype everyone puts around nursing school. After awhile nursing school becomes part of who you are and second nature so I never found school "hard." What was challenging was ...

4. Social help, not fitting in

   ISeeYouNurse13 replied to nursepeaches's topic in General Students

   Friends are overrated. Just kidding but really, I'm very shy as well but I did eventually find my one go to friend and a few acquaintances in nursing school and that worked best for me. In my opinion I always did better on exams, labs, and clinical b...

5. How can I not feel so overwhelmed at clinical?

   ISeeYouNurse13 replied to unbalanced's topic in General Students

   I've always found its the more challenging instructors, that I may not have necessarily "liked," are the ones I've always learned the most from. Clinical instructors in school seem to prepare you for working as a nurse in that you are always going to...

6. New Grad RN in Skilled Nursing/Rehab...5 days orientation?

   ISeeYouNurse13 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Just accepted a full-time position working 3rd shift at a LTC working in the skilled/rehab unit, I'm a little wary as they only offer 5 days of orientation with 1:16 nurse to patient ratios; is this standard for this type of position or should I be r...