Beverly McKee

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1. Rotatins at other schools??

   Beverly McKee posted a topic in General Students

   Hey Guys, My name is Beverly McKee and I attend North GA. College and State University in North GA. I was wondering how other schools do thier rotations in their second year of the ADN program. At my school we do a OB, Peds., Psyc., and med. surg. ...

2. Stress relief

   Beverly McKee replied to Ortho_RN's topic in General Students

   You definitely need ways to deal with stress while in nursing school!! How I usually deal with stress is to go shopping, eat some chocalate, take a long bubble bath, or just take a break away from studing and relax. I also exercise, spend time with...

3. First year

   Beverly McKee replied to Ortho_RN's topic in General Students

   My first year of nursing school was challenging but fun. I learned a lot!! I was terrified every time we had to do check offs, but I studied hard and got through it. I was also very scared the first time I had to go into a hospital and take care o...

4. Almost the end of the semester!!!

   Beverly McKee replied to essarge's topic in General Students

   I also will have to agree. I am extatic that the semester is almost over. It went by extremely fast for me also. I graduate in May and can hardly wait. It will be so nice to have nursing school and the boards behind me. Good luck to everyone. ...

5. ADN or BSN? Which prepares better??

   Beverly McKee replied to tattoochick's topic in General Students

   Hey, I feel that the ADN and BSN programs are completely the same except with the BSN program you get more clinical time and the classes are leadership based. The class in the BSN program are not skills based. We all learn the same skills in the fi...

6. Pitocin

   Beverly McKee replied to TineAngelo's topic in General Students

   I am doing my OB rotation at northeast medical center in Gainesville and Pitocin is used a great deal there also. Every patient that I have had on L & D were induced with Pit. I also was wondering about that and the nurse that I was following t...

7. A&P and Nursing courses which one is harder?

   Beverly McKee replied to hanginginthere's topic in General Students

   I also would say that nursing is probably harder than A&P because with A&P it is all memorization and with nursing it is all critical thinking. With nursing you have to be able to see the big picture and pick the answer that is the most righ...

8. Blood pressure

   Beverly McKee replied to teresab_2000's topic in General Students

   Mastering the skill of taking a blood pressure is difficult at first. I remember when I first learned this skill; and, I also strugled with hearing it. This is my second year of nursing school and I work at a hospital were I take blood pressures al...

9. Clinicals

   Beverly McKee replied to wendyd's topic in General Students

   I attend North Georgia College and State University in Dahlonega, GA. I am a second year student and we do not have any say so in the facilities that we do our clinicals at. We do four rotations, 2 the first semester and 2 the second semester. We ...

10. Maybe I should bail out now.

    Beverly McKee replied to Hannah R's topic in General Students

    Hannah, Hey, hang in there you can make it!! Don't give up now you have come to far. You have been given some GREAT advice. I also find myself reading the unimportant stuff. Use this test to figure out what they want and how the new professors te...

11. What do you do to relieve stress?

    Beverly McKee replied to BrandyBSN's topic in General Students

    Nursing school is definitely stressful. When I feel like I am ready to loose it; I exercise, take a long relaxing bath, or sometimes I even go shopping. Every once in awhile it feels good just to scream! : ) I graduate in May so I can see the lig...