BrigidG

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1. How did you land your first RN job?

   BrigidG replied to DL2013's topic in New Nurse

   It actually took me over a year after passing NCLEX to get a job. To be fair, I was in school full time for my BSN too, but it was frustrating being a new nurse and not working. Make connections. Make people remember you. If you get an interview, e...

2. How often you see your boyfriend while in nursing school

   BrigidG replied to CaliforniaRNnow's topic in General Students

   The biggest thing you can do is be there. There's probably a lot of stuff he can only talk to his classmates about, and to be completely honest, theres not too much you can do to help him with school itself but even if you don't talk a lot, just know...

3. trouble pronoucing some medical words

   BrigidG replied to aflac381's topic in General Students

   Freedictionary.com is really good, but I STILL can't say anticholinergic.

4. What happens when we ACTUALLY listen to our clients.

   BrigidG posted a topic in General Students

   A few weeks ago, I had the most rewarding clinical experience I have had in nursing school so far. I shared this with my instructor and my class, so I thought I'd post it here. Its really a pick-me-up when you feel like your presence during clinical...

5. how far is your clinical?

   BrigidG replied to cgravier's topic in General Students

   I've had clinicals that were between 15 and 45 minutes away from my house. I've had to pay a $10 parking fee once, but my group and I carpooled :)

6. gaining weight in nursing school

   BrigidG replied to bubbasmom's topic in General Students

   probaby about 10 pounds since last may. My scrubs from last year didn't even fit... I have no time to exercise and no time to cook good food. Honestly, the only time I eat properly is at clincials!

7. Finals week anxiety

   BrigidG replied to rusonRG's topic in Student Assist

   I'm in the exact same boat right now. I just try not to cram it all in at one time. I study for about a half hour, then take 5 minutes to watch a music video on youtube or run around with my dog. Its a lot of information, but most of it is the nursi...

8. A day in the life of a nursing student

   BrigidG replied to FLhusker's topic in General Students

   I have two lecture days and one clinical day. On lecture days, I get up at 0630 and class is from 0800 - 0945. After that I usually go see my boyfriend until about 2, eat lunch then go home and study until dinner. After dinner I relax, study some mor...

9. most amazing thing

   BrigidG replied to justbarbi's topic in General Students

   During my second semester, during my pediatric rotation at a larger hospital. (Cooper Hospital in Camden NJ). Everyone in my class got to spend a week in the OR.

10. most amazing thing

    BrigidG replied to justbarbi's topic in General Students

    Birth is always an awesome thing to see. During one day of my OB clinical, I was standing next to a newborn's grandmother when he was born and we were both tearing up! :) Last year I was privileged enough to witness an open heart surgery. It was AMAZ...

11. Male OB Frustration

    BrigidG replied to IKnowYouRider's topic in Male Students

    I'm in OB right now, and the first week in, I was partnered with a male student and we spent the day watching two cesarean sections! He was not happy at the beginning of the day, and he DID NOT want to be in OB. But at the end of the day, he told me ...

12. How often you see your boyfriend while in nursing school

    BrigidG replied to CaliforniaRNnow's topic in General Students

    He lives 5 minutes from me, so I usually go to his house in the morning after lecture and vent! lol

13. Discouraged, needs advice

    BrigidG replied to MCGNurse's topic in General Students

    Rewrite EVERYTHING!! Pharm is one of my biggest problems too, but my OB clinical teacher gave us a list of 50 meds. We had to write out a chart of their class, action, side effects and interventions and hand them back to her, and it helped me so much...

14. Never give up...I got into nursing school!

    BrigidG replied to Shanny246's topic in General Students

    That's a LOT for you to go through. Its amazing that a tragedy like that can bring an opportunity like this. You must be an incredibly strong person to get through something like that. I've been trying to get into my community college's program since...

15. Hello Semester #2!

    BrigidG replied to hdawnRN's topic in General Students

    I'm about to start my second semester on Thursday, and it starts off with a clinical, not even a class! This is my second time in second semester, I failed last year, but I'm ready. Hopefully all the stress won't get to me this time!