ShockerGirl

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1. Anyone Else Freeze During Math Tests?

   ShockerGirl replied to CarolinaGal's topic in General Students

   i get anxiety on EVERY test i take, i sit down and no matter how hard i studied my mind goes blank. usually ill go through some and find the ones that are the "duh" ones or in math the really easy ones, and do those first to build confidence, then so...

2. Should I take the medical terminology course?

   ShockerGirl replied to ARRR10's topic in General Students

   i took it before i got into the program, and i think it helped alot, if anything its a good review and prep. id take advantage of it

3. Looooong scrubs

   ShockerGirl replied to ShockerGirl's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Thanks guys for all your help - I'm 5'10" but ALL leg. I work at a tech school and am a receptionist now, but i will be switching my hours and working as a lab assistant for the Medical Assistant program we have at the school, so NO MORE PANTY HOSE...

4. Looooong scrubs

   ShockerGirl posted a topic in Uniform/Gear

   Hi everyone! I need to find scrubs with a 37" inseam. I've checked some websites but the "tall" is a 30" inseam, and i cant seem find any that go over that...thanks in advance!

5. Tell me about clinicals?

   ShockerGirl replied to APP's topic in General Students

   At my school (major university) the first semester, we went to a long term care facility once a day for 4 weeks, and just did little things, fall risk assessment, mini mental, stuff like that...next semester we have 16 hours (broken up to 8 hrs per d...

6. Silliest Non-Emergency?

   ShockerGirl replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

   I dont know if you guys watch Jay Leno, but last night he had stupid 911 calls or something along those lines, and one girl calls in and says "oh my gosh my dog has been stolen! she was in my car, and my doors are locked! i dont know where she is or ...

7. Why is it? Things nurses do other people can't

   ShockerGirl replied to MrsWampthang's topic in General Nursing

   I went out to dinner with some of my girlfriends from the nursing program and we got on the topic of emisis, and things along those lines while eating dinner, and after a bit we realized where we were and we were probably disturbing the people around...

8. Anyone commute to school?

   ShockerGirl replied to moonischasingme1's topic in General Students

   Is your commute about 30 min? I had to drive 45 min. both ways for a year, and gas was a pain in the butt because i have a camaro which can be a gas guzzler! My drive was 36 miles and it took me about 45 min. to drive. I've seen that some of the peo...

9. Cpr

   ShockerGirl replied to Nutmeg5575's topic in General Students

   At my school, we had to have the cert. to start the program, and they had a class they were offering that you could sign up for which gave you a 2 year card. Your best bet is to ask your advisor.

10. I need help!

    ShockerGirl posted a topic in General Students

    I'm really stressing, I'm in my first semester of nursing school, and I'm doing pretty good in all my classes except pharmacology. We only have 3 tests, two regular then a comprehenisve final, and i got a 59 on the first test, so now i have a 61% ove...

11. Changing from AM to PM

    ShockerGirl replied to Achoo!'s topic in General Students

    Yea we just got our schedules to pick from for 2nd semester, and there are 6 schedules to pick from, 10 per schedule, and 4 of the 6 all have clinical until 2300, so we dont really have a choice eventhough we go to school at 8 am

12. Giving Each Other Bed Baths??!!

    ShockerGirl replied to kcrn2b's topic in General Students

    yea when we did baths, we just brought a wash cloth, and soap, and just did arms, legs or faces

13. Nursing diagnoses

    ShockerGirl replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Students

    Here is a list I use, dont know if it will be of much help now, but i like it! http://www.efn.org/~nurses/nanda.html

14. nursing school taking its toll on my marriage

    ShockerGirl replied to RS0302's topic in General Students

    Amen JR, i'd do the same thing!!

15. KInda GOod news

    ShockerGirl replied to tookewlandy's topic in General Students

    Im in my first semester and the last girl to get into the program started 2 days after us and was alternate # 25!