Essie Marie

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1. Good Laptop for Nursing school

   Essie Marie replied to usernammy's topic in General Students

   Just bought a MacBook Pro in January when my old HP laptop stopped working right. Haven't regretted the change since. With the HP laptop, the battery life lasted maybe 2 hrs if I was lucky while the MacBook Pro battery last ~7 hrs. Of course there ar...

2. How prepared were you for your first clinical?

   Essie Marie replied to D.R.A.'s topic in General Students

   Most of the people in my first clinical group felt unprepared, including myself. They kind of just throw you in there. The purpose of the first clinical is practice the skills you have learned in school. Remember to never do a skill that you haven't ...

3. Are my classmates delusional??

   Essie Marie replied to Lola89's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, lol yeah as many others have already stated: "Yes, your classmates are delusional". It reminds me of a former classmate in our 1st semester who was surprised to learn that nurses, *gasp* make Pt's beds. Her remark afterwards was that she thought...

4. BC - Employed Student Nurse/New Graduate program

   Essie Marie replied to Ionno31's topic in Canada

   Hi Not sure about Vancouver Coastal, but w/ Fraser Health: 1) You are given 300 hours which can be renewed each March. You may opt to work less than the 300 hours if you choose to. With some units, you may request to work more than the 300 hours (I k...

5. Nursing jobs you can have as a student?

   Essie Marie replied to CanCan's topic in International

   Hi In B.C. after the first year, you can be a care aid. Here they make about $19/hr. After the second year, you can be an ESN. This is true for most lower mainland colleges/universities (as far as I'm aware). For UBC, I believe it's after the third y...

6. Student Nursing Job Ideas?

   Essie Marie replied to ashlenicole265's topic in General Students

   In reply to Anastasiak: I went to region's website (the hospital I work at is one of several hospitals which make up a region). I would suggest looking into some hospitals that you are interested in working at, and then finding out which region they ...

7. Do anyone have advice on what to take to my first clinicals?

   Essie Marie replied to Brianna07's topic in General Students

   Always: Black pen (for charting/note-taking), red pen (for highlighting/charting prn meds), pencil (for writing in Kardex), small notebook/good report sheet (so I don't go insane and keep track of everything), stethoscope (for assessments), tape (jus...

8. First-semester students taking care of C. diff patients?

   Essie Marie replied to Kringe38's topic in General Students

   One of the first things we learned in nursing school was handwashing. One of the next things we learned about was precautions. In our first clinical, we dealt w/ contact precaution Pts b/c the instructors want to know if you can A) wash your hands, a...

9. Student Nursing Job Ideas?

   Essie Marie replied to ashlenicole265's topic in General Students

   Not sure if this applies in your situation, but where I am from and in the BSN program, after one year of nursing school, you can work as a care aid; and after two years of nursing school, you can be an ESN (employed student nurse) or you can take LP...

10. How do you wear your hair for clinicals?

    Essie Marie replied to Kamdyn's topic in General Students

    I use those "claw" things; it's super fast (I'm not a morning person and don't like to get up any earlier than I have to) and it keeps my hair off my neck, so if I'm gowning up that day in clinical I'm not touching my hair with my MRSA/VRE/C-Diff-cov...

11. Dosages

    Essie Marie replied to MegoEgo's topic in General Students

    We were allowed to use calculators (but not calculators on cell phones) both for tests and in clinical settings. On every unit I've been on (as a student) there have been calculators available; I carry a small one in my pocket, so it's faster than lo...

12. taking CPR course

    Essie Marie replied to nneokill175's topic in General Students

    Prior to taking the CPR course, I thought the same thing: "What if I don't pass b/c I really need this in order to start nursing school". I have taken it three times since and every time it's been done so it is not stressful and fun. They repeat key ...

13. 1st year student with a slight fear of needles

    Essie Marie replied to rach_006's topic in General Students

    I was the same way . . . it was the reason why I never considered going into nursing. I was nervous the first several times. Now it's just another nursing skill. I practiced at home with a foam pad so the placement of my hands and handling the syring...

14. what was your favorite part of clinical during nursing school?

    Essie Marie replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the earlier posts. I enjoyed observing various procedures (and not being responsible for helping carrying them out), being on different kinds of units, and having the time to spend w/ patients to hear their stories and do thorough patien...

15. Anyone use Microsoft OneNote during nursing school to take notes on?

    Essie Marie replied to HopeForMelissa's topic in General Students

    i use onenote religiously in school and at home. yes, at first it seems a bit confusing, but after looking through the onenote guide and using the help menu when needed, it can be very useful for organizing notes. here are some of the reasons i love ...