Dunkingirl

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1. Tips for getting faster at admissions? Please share them

   Dunkingirl posted a topic in General Nursing

   Stereotypical nervous new grad nurse here who has to 1) double check everything as I'm charting and 2) write down everything so I can remember to pass it on during report. I work on a tele floor in a hospital and HATE getting admits, and bonus points...

2. First week- will I die of boredom?

   Dunkingirl replied to gypsierose's topic in General Students

   It will definitely get harder. Just wait until you hit med surge and have to review your cardiac lectures, or oncology, or endocrine disorders! Then try balancing that with exams every other week, clinicals and a job. Don't worry, nursing school is a...

3. Dating while in nursing school?

   Dunkingirl replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Students

   What the hell did I just read

4. Excluded from clinical group

   Dunkingirl replied to Bisquet's topic in General Students

   I felt that way in my first clinical group and a few years later, most of those students dropped out. I'm not sure if that's any comfort but it goes to show the people in your very first clinical group don't have to be your best friends I became ver...

5. Worked hard through school but I don't feel prepared!

   Dunkingirl replied to Dunkingirl's topic in General Students

   I'm glad to know you all felt that way once too. I'm looking into good work environments, hoping to find a residency program that'll help me feel more prepared and confident!

6. Worked hard through school but I don't feel prepared!

   Dunkingirl replied to Dunkingirl's topic in General Students

   Thanks for the great replies and words of advice. I really do feel like the master of no topics right now but it's so comforting to know that all new nurses will feel this way. As a long time lurker you nurses are my inspiration and I'm always readin...

7. Worked hard through school but I don't feel prepared!

   Dunkingirl posted a topic in General Students

   Hello! Long time lurker of allnurses here who is needing some advice. I am a nursing student going into senior year as well as a CNA for the past few years. I am feeling a lot of anxiety about being a nurse by next summer because I don't feel prepare...