Nursingstudent2188

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1. Anyone have anything positive to say about nursing school?

   Nursingstudent2188 replied to AllThingsPink's topic in General Students

   There are so many things that have happened this first year that helped me realize that I absolutely LOVE nursing. I had a patient tell me that she thought I was going to be a great nurse. (Made my year, really). I've met so many new friends, and exp...

2. Bathing Classmates and Other Personal Boundaries?

   Nursingstudent2188 replied to brownhairedgal's topic in General Students

   We practiced bed baths and assessments on each other at our school. We wore shorts and t shirts. It was no big deal. No body thought anything of it. We have all got to learn somehow, and I'd rather practice stuff in lab than on patients. I like to kn...

3. anyone have a clinical day

   Nursingstudent2188 replied to becky5438's topic in General Students

   Don't let it bother you! We've all had days like those. I had a pt that refused a flu vaccine from me one day. Said to the nurse, "I don't want THAT girl doing it." Some people just think students are going to mess everything up I guess. They don't r...

4. Stethoscope for Clinicals

   Nursingstudent2188 replied to sophie<3's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I also have the Classic II S.E. I don't have any problems with it. I did have trouble hearing at first, but it was just because I didn't know what I was listening for. I got mine at our bookstore...it was 90 dollars...i think.

5. Ahhh crap!

   Nursingstudent2188 replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

   Wow. I know that putting the bed back down is very important, but everyone makes mistakes at clinical. Especially when you're rushed and having a crazy day. CrunchyMama, I don't know for sure what the policy at your school is, but I wouldn't beat yo...

6. First Year Dillema

   Nursingstudent2188 replied to msAnneRN11's topic in General Students

   Congrats on the A! Let us know what she tells you...but based on what your scores are,and the fact that you have improved, she's probably just wanting to let you know that you need to keep it up. It takes awhile to get used to how to study in nursin...

7. Words of Encouragement

   Nursingstudent2188 replied to diane227's topic in General Students

   Thank you so much! This means a lot to sooooo many students.

8. Should I quit nursing school?

   Nursingstudent2188 replied to In-the-sky's topic in General Students

   Wow. This totally describes my life right now! A couple weeks ago, I was WAY stressed out about school. But even over the last couple weeks, it has got a lot better. Don't quit. Here's what I decided about clinicals that really helped my lack of conf...

9. only in nursing school

   Nursingstudent2188 replied to fiveofpeep's topic in General Students

   Only in nursing school is it completely acceptable to have practice medical equipment stored in your car and your house. I have tons of syringes and needles. Not to mention the IV tubing that I laid on top of my fridge...

10. Study supplements ...Please answer ASAP

    Nursingstudent2188 replied to jayjo's topic in General Students

    I always studied with a friend. It helped a lot. I know they make flash cards for ipods and such. I wanted them, but ended up not buying them. Also, our textbook had a website that was really good (sorry I do not remember the name). So you might chec...

11. Overwhelmed nursing student

    Nursingstudent2188 replied to karmen87's topic in General Students

    I too feel overwhelmed. A lot of the people in my class who aren't overwhelmed...they aren't doing their homework. They are behind in the readings. Some of them still do fine on the tests, but I think it's going to catch up to them. We just need to h...

12. Does anyone else find nursing school...HARD

    Nursingstudent2188 replied to 1234student's topic in General Students

    I find it hard as well. The people who think it's easy...I'm happy for them. I just can't find time to get everything done. I feel like it's either a social life or a decent grade. Can't have both (or so it seems to me). Anyone else completely overwh...

13. I feel completely lost....

    Nursingstudent2188 replied to Nursingstudent2188's topic in General Students

    Thank you all! So very much! I am definitely going to check out some "brains." I know that I'll eventually get it all down. I'm just stressin'. Thank you all again for your advice and ideas. I'll have to keep ya posted about how it goes this week! I ...

14. First Year Dillema

    Nursingstudent2188 replied to msAnneRN11's topic in General Students

    Hey! Glad you're loving school and clinicals! On the NCLEX style questions...they stink! :) Our professors always recommend that we buy NCLEX review books and just answer questions in them. One thing that frustrates me is how with one question, all ...

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

    Nursingstudent2188 replied to Brianna07's topic in General Students

    In addition to what every one else has said, I recommend a small bottle of hand sanitizer that will fit in your pocket. My first clinical was a nursing home, and it was difficult to find any! I also kept a small notepad in my pocket to take notes on...