KITTYLADY

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1. Anyone working as a nurse tech/student nurse?

   KITTYLADY replied to craff1's topic in General Students

   lessee.... worked 18 months as a 911 ambulance dispatcher -- that's because i was a emt in the usaf for 8 years... now i'm about to graduate (adn) in may - and i've recently lined up a icu technician job which will supposedly evolve into a rn job wh...

2. How many student smokers?

   KITTYLADY replied to essarge's topic in General Students

   started when i was 12- quit when i was 22 - re-started when i joined the usaf when i was 25 - re-quit when i was 32..... how did i do it? weened myself - and married a non-smoker.... i know of manymany nurses who smoke....and some md's as well........

3. I am so freaking livid!

   KITTYLADY replied to moni rn's topic in General Students

   sure hope you show them up!!! discrimination sucks!!! i "forgot" to mention the sleeping pill i take when i filled out that form upon entrance to school.... it's sad truly sad that honesty is punished... good luck!!

4. What is Best route LPN or RN

   KITTYLADY replied to Lisa1970's topic in General Students

   i'm in a 2 year (adn) program - and i've been taking stuff towards my bsn -- i plan to transfer to a university next fall --- and hopefully i will be able to get into the rn (adn) to msn program offered here in ms. i know of many (about 1/3 of my cu...

5. clinicals subject

   KITTYLADY replied to paula77720's topic in General Students

   yes fundamentals requires much attention... but if your school is anything like mine, the summer classes will be 10 weeks - which of course means alotta a&p ii in 10 weeks!! i've taken all of the prerequisites prior to the fundamentals - i'm tak...

6. Hooray!!!!school Time Is Almost Here!!!

   KITTYLADY replied to jschut's topic in General Students

   well i've procrastinated this semester break away... i have all types of cd rom's etc to study for the nclex, (which i will be taking in may!!) but this was the first time in my adult life (i am 34) that i have had time to sit, do nothing, and think!...

7. Clinicals

   KITTYLADY replied to Whisper's topic in General Students

   care plans - i can't wait - only one more semester of them!!!!!! i don't find care plans difficult, simply time consuming and a pain in the a**!! the thing i do like about clinicals is helping patients feel better... the thing i detest about clini...

8. I'm bored!!!

   KITTYLADY replied to essarge's topic in General Students

   all i've been doing is reading this crazy thing!!! i'm ready to graduate in may --- and then start working again!!! i was a 911 dispatcher up until august - decided that i wanted to put all my attention into my studies... but boy do i miss the adre...

9. Nursing school prerequisites

   KITTYLADY replied to KarenAR's topic in General Students

   if your college is anything like mine... a&p will seem like a pleasant memory compared to the nursing core cirriculum - so take a deep breath and relax while you can!

10. Nursing school prerequisites

    KITTYLADY replied to KarenAR's topic in General Students

    you got a's in both - very good! are you already beginning to stress too much?? i think so!! i worked w/ a nurse practitioner who had been a nurse over 20 years who told me one day "a&p is the most valuable class you will take as a nursing s...

11. why did you decide to do this????

    KITTYLADY replied to KITTYLADY's topic in General Students

    jan, 51 is not too late to start - as long as you can handle all the instructors that could possibly be young enough to be your daughters! i'm only 34 and flipped when i realized the person in charge one semester was 35, barely... one thing you wi...

12. Survival guide (study tips, hints and any other advice)

    KITTYLADY replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Students

    what's THAT? I haven't seen a 4.0 in two semesters! I was devastated too... I've had nothing BUT straight A's until the nursing cirriculum part! I have a theory that being TOO much of a brainiac can be detrimental to your nursing school experience ...

13. why did you decide to do this????

    KITTYLADY posted a topic in General Students

    Just curious folks.... I have written a handful of posts now about why I chose to become a nurse - I plan to do my Master's thesis about what IT IS that prompts people to do this.... I have a strict belief in "personal reward" - which is NOT consid...

14. nursing school help

    KITTYLADY replied to Danielle4's topic in General Students

    Want to get a REAL good idea if nursing is for you?? (if you can deal w/ the real deal of the first year or so of your job post grad?) Consider volunteering or getting a part time job as a CNA (nurses aide) -- you will discover one of two things:...

15. How do you deal with....

    KITTYLADY replied to Hooligan's topic in General Students

    that is the key.... WHY do you want to become a RN?? $$?? --- or do you FIND GREAT PERSONAL REWARD in making a difference in someone's life --- For example: wiping butt - isn't "just for CNA's" - does the idea of poop make you squeemish -- OR are ...