FredPuma

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1. Starting NS in a week!

   FredPuma replied to newstudent2010's topic in General Students

   I'm about half way done with my program, but yes I was very nervous on the first day. It's a lot of work, but if you keep on top of reading assignments, you should enjoy it.

2. Profs who round down damper my day

   FredPuma replied to esunada's topic in General Students

   The professors at my school would think we were joking if we asked to be rounded up to an A because we were .11 away from it. Unfortunately, our profs seem to think that passing at all is great, and you're greedy if you're that upset that you didn't...

3. Help with NANDA Statement

   FredPuma replied to soldiermedic1's topic in General Students

   How did you get into a class you are supposed to take your second semester before you've even started clinicals? It took us weeks to learn how to write a decent nursing diagnosis. I also suggest Ackley. We have to have Carpenito for class, which ...

4. sooo much too learn!! so little time :(

   FredPuma replied to piinkk's topic in General Students

   My school does 7 week classes. When you start the class for the first couple weeks you feel like you're just trying to memorize stuff, and that nothing is sinking in. By the end of my first flex I was really surprised at how much I had learned in s...

5. No Nursing Program at my school. Advice

   FredPuma replied to NIUnurs2be's topic in General Students

   I agree with the other posters. Getting financial aid is pretty much the only way I can get through nursing school unless I wanted to move back in with my parents. Look to transfer as soon as possible. I know state schools get more grant money/ et...

6. New student question...

   FredPuma replied to mnmcbm's topic in General Students

   Make sure you're really comfortable with A&P stuff, directional terms (ventral/dorsal/etc) and math. You probably wont need math for most of your first semester, but it's crucial that you're ok with it later on in the program. We have to pass a...

7. Is it hypernutremia or hypernatremia

   FredPuma replied to satyadhi's topic in General Students

   I don't see anything wrong in asking your instructor about it as long as you let them know what you did to find out on your own. "Don't ask questions because you don't want to look stupid or like you couldn't do the work yourself" is a sure fire way ...

8. Nursing School: Officially the Hardest Thing I've Ever Done

   FredPuma replied to werkinit's topic in General Students

   Everyone told me A&P was terribly difficult, and I didn't find it that hard, so that was a lot of the reason I blew off comments about nursing school. NS is different because you have to learn to think in a completely different way. It's not j...

9. Nursing School: Officially the Hardest Thing I've Ever Done

   FredPuma replied to werkinit's topic in General Students

   I didn't think NS was going to be as hard as everyone said it was, either. I knew it would be tough, but not as crazy as it is. And no one seems to believe me when I tell them how hard it is and how much time it really takes out of my day. I've a...

10. Nursing School Drama queens

    FredPuma replied to dinah77's topic in General Students

    I just found out about the not sharing grades rule a few weeks ago. I'm in my first semester. Before nursing school I was moving through my prereqs with a bunch of the same people every semester and we all shared grades, had a healthy competition t...

11. What to expect in a two-year Nursing Program

    FredPuma replied to Shelby R.'s topic in General Students

    A few weeks before your classes start go find your instructor and ask what the assigned reading is for the first week of class. Our first test was the third week, and covered 16 chapters of material. The only way I was able to cover that much was b...

12. So do you think this is fair?

    FredPuma replied to sneakymom2011's topic in General Students

    We aren't allowed to miss any clinical hours for any reason unless we want it to affect our grade. If we miss one day it drops our grade a letter point, and if we miss two grades we are withdrawn from the class immediately. No matter what happens- ...

13. Clinicals your first semester

    FredPuma posted a topic in General Students

    Did everyone else feel like a completely useless loser their first few weeks in clinicals? I just started school in March, and while I am doing great in my theory class, I feel lost and hopeless at the nursing home we are doing our clinical rotation...

14. Just got accepted!

    FredPuma posted a topic in General Students

    I've been lurking on this forum for a while, and hadn't registered for an account yet. But I just got my acceptance letter on Thursday (WOOHOOO!!!) and so I figured I would join. I'm going to San Antonio College's RN program starting in January. I...