heystargirl

heystargirl specializes in Psychiatry, Corrections.

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1. Want to swap to ICU but I cry during codes

   heystargirl replied to Aliareza's topic in MICU

   I don't think you should rule out working in ICU as a possibility, but I think you should talk to someone about your feelings regarding the code situation you mentioned. As nurses, we do grieve alongside our patients and their families, and it sounds...

2. Advice on handling comments from well-meaning family members who just don't "get it."

   heystargirl posted a topic in General Students

   Allow me to preface this post by saying that, for the most part, I have an excellent support system. My family/friends have been extraordinarily understanding and supportive through this entire process of going back to school, and the many sacrifices...

3. Best approach to nursing school

   heystargirl replied to andrew.brenner's topic in General Students

   My advice would be to research both types of programs, and then pick the one that's going to work best for you. There's this ridiculous belief that in the very near future, a BSN is going to be REQUIRED for employment. While that is a future possibil...

4. Nudity in healthcare classes education or violation?

   heystargirl replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Students

   My program is very strongly opposed to any kind of nudity outside of clinicals. We practice on each other, but it's always over top of clothing, and anything else is done on a mannequin. I guess, in the end, it depends on your program. I'm going to h...

5. Stupid classmate tricks

   heystargirl replied to AOx1's topic in General Students

   I have a classmate that raises her hand as if she is going to ask a question then, when called on, restates everything the instructor said immediately prior to her raising her hand. I mean, I understand the need to assess for comprehension, believe m...

6. how in the world does one pay for nursing school!

   heystargirl replied to hoosiertwin's topic in General Students

   Without the very generous financial aid that I received, I would have had to take out personal loans. I opted for an Associates program at a community college because that's what I was able to afford, but only with the help of a very small Pell grant...

7. Apples to apples: tell me about your program

   heystargirl replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

   Type of Program: ADN State: Maryland Length: 2 years Structure: semester system with summer and winter breaks -- we have two cohorts, one that starts in the fall and one that starts in the spring; I started Spring 2014 and will graduate in Fall 2015....

8. Too late to be a nurse?

   heystargirl replied to woodland123's topic in General Students

   Life is too short to settle for doing one thing you only kind of like, especially when you'd much rather be doing something else that you know you'd LOVE! There are a few women in my cohort (I'm in an ADN program) who are over 50, and they bring so m...

9. Things you'd love to tell a fellow nursing student or faculty.....

   heystargirl replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

   Student: This is not a competition. We are not enemies. We are classmates, working towards the same degree, in a highly selective program that we both worked very hard to earn spots in. Be a part of the solution, not the problem, and everyone's lives...

10. What is your schedule?

    heystargirl replied to goldenanchor's topic in General Students

    I'm single and still live with my parents, but I carry my own health insurance, so I have to work full time while in school. I have class two days a week, all day, and then a lab and a clinical. I also work (very) part time at my local hospital. Luck...