CCat

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1. Random Thoughts: From a Nursing Student

   CCat replied to VidaUrbana's topic in General Students

   I start my clinicals in the fall. What if I suck?

2. WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

   CCat replied to KellRrn2b's topic in General Students

   Oh my gosh, what a fantastic post! I start nursing school in the fall and I waver between excitement and nervousness. It's late (studied for Microbiology for several hours) but I'm going to go through all the advice and make a list of things I shou...

3. Overachievers

   CCat replied to student005's topic in General Students

   I think calling a nursing student an overachiever is a misnomer. We have to make good grades and that sometimes means putting in a lot of time studying and making the grades. It's not trying to overachieve...it's trying to make it as a nursing stud...

4. Do friends outside of nursing school give you a hard time?

   CCat replied to hunnybaby24's topic in General Students

   I've actually lost a couple of friends over school. I even had a friend tell me how boring I've become. Yeah, I might be boring but at least I'm at home studying and working towards making a better life for myself rather than wasting my time, money...

5. I Got A Nursing Scholarship!!!

   CCat replied to Katy-NursingStudent's topic in Pre-Nursing

   That's awesome...congratulations!

6. do you ever just wanna yell..."Would you SHUT UP already???"

   CCat replied to coltsgrl's topic in General Students

   I can see both sides of this situation. On one hand, every student has the right to ask questions but on the other, there are those who constantly asks questions and then go on to argue with the teacher thereby wasting other students' time. There was...

7. should I take a&p I and a&pII at same time?

   CCat replied to hapiyogi's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I'm actually going to do it AP1 & AP2 at the same time in Winter Term to bring my GPA up and so I have the maximum number of points when I apply into the program where I go to school. I was trying to juggle working /a lot/ and taking other class...

8. Nursing options???

   CCat replied to littlesquirt's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Quantify "dirty work"? Do you mean cleaning up messes - poop, vomit, etc? I'm only in pre-nursing but I don't think you can really get away with not doing "dirty work." I'm going to sound preachy but if you really can't stand to do "dirty work" th...

9. On not smoking.

   CCat replied to CCat's topic in General Students

   Ugh, so I succumbed to my nasty nasty habit. TakeTwoAspirin, you're absolutely right about preventing the cravings in the first place. I'm putting the patch on tonight so that my cravings in the morning (with my morning coffee) is less intense. I'v...

10. Im so confused about starting a nursing program!

    CCat replied to princesasabia's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Um, well, there really is no easy way going about getting a BSN. You have to take pre-requisite classes, apply into the program, get accepted into the program, get through nursing school, and then graduate. Your very best bet would be to talk to a ...

11. This might be the end of the road for me with nursing school

    CCat replied to Iwannabeababynurse's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Wow, quitting is a /big/ decision to make. What are you going to do? Why not think about taking one term off, work full time or get a second job (I don't know you or if you work or anything so I'm just throwing ideas out here) and save up a lot of ...

12. On not smoking.

    CCat posted a topic in General Students

    It's been 13 hours since my last cigarette and I'm thinking of slapping a patch on my arm. I'm still kicking myself in the butt for having started up again because of a chemistry class I had to take a few terms ago. I always told myself I'd quit at...

13. Starting Nursing School today.... So nervous :(

    CCat replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Hey, congratulations! If you've already poured this much effort into getting into nursing school, it makes sense that you'll pour as much into graduating. I'm still working on my pre-reqs and I know exactly how you feel about giving it your all.

14. First year problem

    CCat replied to shaun the sheep's topic in General Students

    If you manage to get through this unscathed, take it with you as a good lesson learned. Good luck with all that.

15. Digital voice recorder?

    CCat replied to Java Mama's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I bought mine at the student bookstore. It's a small silver-colored Olympia that I bought for like $53 or something. It's a bit spendy but sooooo worth it, IMO.