My guide to making the grade during nursing school and maintaining your sanity. - Page 2

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  1. Jul 21, '11 by
    Typing out a surviving clinicals wouldn't be a bad idea...it could only help! I agree with the above poster i'm going to print this thread out, and yes congrats to passing the exam and having an amazing GPA.
  2. Jul 21, '11 by
    Thank you so much!! This is soooo helpful!!! Can you recommend an NCLEX book that covers by subject? There are so many I wouldn't know were to start :/
  3. Jul 21, '11 by
    I would recommend Saunders comprehensive review, it is an amazing book and it is broken down by category. I used it all throughout nursing school and it is one of the best books out there in my opinion. If anyone else has any other questions please let me know. I am thrilled so many of you liked my post, if there's anything else I can do to help please don't hesitate to ask!!
    f8dagrate, BelleNscrubs04, Southbeach23, and 3 others like this.
  4. Jul 21, '11 by
    Thank you SO much for this post and for helping to calm my nerves! I start my program on August 29th and the type "A" personality in me is panicking big time!
  5. Jul 22, '11 by
    Quote from gcat626_RN
    You're welcome everyone. I hope you all excell in your studies. I'm thinking about possibly typing a guide for surviving clinicals as well. Thoughts?
    My suggestions:

    1. BE ON TIME. Actually, be early. Trust me.
    2. Be in uniform. Your school assigned a uniform because that's what they want you to wear. Wear it.
    3. Ask lots and lots of questions--it's better to ask before you do something then to just do it and be wrong.
    4. Find out where they keep the alcohol wipes and put 500 of them in your pockets. You will need them eventually.
    5. Carry bandage scissors. Even if you never use them to cut off a bandage, they are great for cutting open pill packs.
    6. Never, ever leave the floor without reporting off to your instructor, the nurse for your patient, and another student (who will watch your patient while you're on break or at lunch or whatever).
    quirkyvanilla, BahSun, studentnursepupmom, and 1 other like this.
  6. Jul 22, '11 by
    Quote from gcat626_RN
    One look at the syllabus, and the anxiety starts to kick in. It is several pages long.
    Several pages--ha ha ha! That is hilarious. Our first syllabus was FIFTY-SIX PAGES LONG. I almost died.
  7. Jul 22, '11 by
    Quote from queenjulie
    Several pages--ha ha ha! That is hilarious. Our first syllabus was FIFTY-SIX PAGES LONG. I almost died.
    I honestly felt like I read a short story after finishing some of the syllabi in nursing school haha
  8. Jul 22, '11 by
    Quote from gcat626_RN
    You're welcome everyone. I hope you all excell in your studies. I'm thinking about possibly typing a guide for surviving clinicals as well. Thoughts?
    Please do type a clinical guide I'm starting clinicals and I'm so nervous on what I'm suppose to do since our professor assigned a patient to each of us
  9. Jul 22, '11 by
    THANKS SO MUCH!!
  10. Jul 23, '11 by
    I second the idea of s clinical guide

    sandanrnstudent