gisellev2012

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1. Where are you starting your clinicals?

   gisellev2012 replied to Elizabeth Renee's topic in General Students

   My school: First semester: Lab simulator & Cardiac Arrest Unit Second semester: Psychiatry & Stroke Unit Third semester: Maternity & Pediatrics Fourth semester: Med Surg & ICU Fifth semester: Seminar & Community Wellness And then...

2. I feel like a loner sometimes.

   gisellev2012 replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Students

   I swear, I read this and it was like I was reading about myself. I feel the exact same way. I'm about to be 20, in a month and I really couldn't describe it any better. I didn't stay in my hometown, I actually moved out of the country. I go to schoo...

3. Desperate Need For Study Skills. Help!

   gisellev2012 posted a topic in General Students

   Hey y'all! I just finished my first year of college, and I seriously do not know how I managed to finish with a few C's and a bunch of A's and B's. My study skills are literally in the crapper. I can't focus, and I certainly can't read and highlight...

4. What helped you in your first year / semester of nursing school?

   gisellev2012 replied to Cheripk's topic in General Students

   Alright, here we go! 1- Remember to breathe. I don't know how many times I freaked out and cried over the amount of things that kept piling up. I remember I had to encourage myself multiple times. 2- Study group- Find hardworking and dedicated people...

5. Laptop or paper/pen notes in class?

   gisellev2012 replied to Lollipops's topic in General Students

   I think I'm going to keep it old school. With a laptop, you can't make yourself little side notes or little stars/asterisks/etc to remind you that 'HEY this is on the exam' or 'HEY you might wanna know this'. Plus, with pen and paper, you can use hig...

6. What was your GPA, when you got accepted into nursing school?

   gisellev2012 replied to Kimynurse's topic in Pre-Nursing

   GPA in high school- 3.5 GPA before nursing school- 3.2 GPA during nursing school- I pray to God it's higher than what I got right now!