Sassyrose

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1. Maternity is KILLING me. Is it just my school?

   Sassyrose replied to swacho's topic in General Students

   Swacho, there's nothing wrong with using Saunders. It's the same info though there might be a difference here or there between that and your textbooks. Less can be a lot more if you learn that info. It's still pretty dense material but much more doab...

2. Maternity is KILLING me. Is it just my school?

   Sassyrose replied to swacho's topic in General Students

   Get saunders nclex review book.. the comprehensive one. Teach yourself from their outlines and then do the questions. You need to know the info not read every page of every chapter assigned to you. Helped me immensely in school when time was hard to ...

3. Was I wrong?

   Sassyrose replied to Munch's topic in General Nursing

   Your coworker was wrong. You were the nurse at the time. Besides, if she was such a drug seeker, she probably wouldn't have rated her pain a 3.. it still would have been a 9 or a 10. Addicts usually want more.

4. I missed deadline for orange ulster boces (NY), should I move to another state?

   Sassyrose replied to HannahE's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   You're right. Valley view does offer a very good wage, considerably higher than most other places. However, there seem to be a lot of CNA jobs to choose from. Valley view is a county job and comes with benefits I believe.. however I don't know about ...

5. I missed deadline for orange ulster boces (NY), should I move to another state?

   Sassyrose replied to HannahE's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Cultivate your options, all of them. Call boces and see if you can still apply or make up the info session. Also look into their CNA classes, I'm pretty sure they have them. They are somewhere around $1500 or $2000. However, jobs seem plentiful. Val...

6. Bed bugs

   Sassyrose replied to Riley RN's topic in School

   I know this isn't what you are asking. I'm not a school nurse and have never been one. However, I thought I would add some practical advice. I had bed bugs several years ago when a neighbor decided to bring in a suspect mattress that he got from who ...

7. Drug testing in Nursing Programs? (Anoka Ramsey CC)

   Sassyrose replied to sillycracker456's topic in General Students

   Mine did it as part of the background test. It can stay in your system up to 30 days. Can they random test? I imagine every program is different. However, your employer certainly can, and you can bet your sweet bippy they check for THC.

8. Pre-Nursing student taking Sociology online?

   Sassyrose replied to Anaya96's topic in Pre-Nursing

   My suggestion to you is to look into getting credit at your college for the sociology CLEP!!! I found out about this from one of my classmates. Basically, you talk to someone in the school who handles credit transfers, or maybe the chair of that depa...

9. Mom, FT Night Shift With Nursing School?

   Sassyrose replied to Soon2b1Nurse's topic in General Students

   It can be done. Every school is a little different and every person is a little different in what they can make work. It can be done, but the more you have going on, the harder it will likely be. A lot of people cannot take the pressure and pass the ...

10. Mom, FT Night Shift With Nursing School?

    Sassyrose replied to Soon2b1Nurse's topic in General Students

    As another poster said, saving money and relaxing are good strategies as well. However, I am of the mind that if you want to get ahead, might as well try, but I'd urge you not to knock yourself out. This is your last time to relax for a while. I also...

11. Mom, FT Night Shift With Nursing School?

    Sassyrose replied to Soon2b1Nurse's topic in General Students

    I wonder if that was me that wrote that, lol. Yes, I did use Saunders, but the comprehensive nclex review one (they have more than one). Saunders is great, Pearson is good too, they are both similar, I found Pearson perhaps a little harder, but they ...

12. NCLEX in 3 months!

    Sassyrose replied to audreyc's topic in NCLEX

    Nothing wrong with reviewing old information while learning new. Especially as old and new are probably related anyways. However, if it comes down to a choice, learn the new material. I don't know if you are in danger of failing or not, but remember,...

13. Mom, FT Night Shift With Nursing School?

    Sassyrose replied to Soon2b1Nurse's topic in General Students

    I'm not sure if you are talking to me or not, so I will just assume you were. During the first and possibly second semester, I worked some evenings, it was rough. Fortunately, at that job, I COULD (and did!) study on my down time. But there were a fe...

14. What should I study ahead?

    Sassyrose replied to june82's topic in General Students

    I think relaxing and enjoying your life is good. However, if you can manage to not stress yourself out AND use this time to your advantage, why not? Brushing up with A and P might be good. I'd see if there were any summer courses you could take to ge...

15. Mom, FT Night Shift With Nursing School?

    Sassyrose replied to Soon2b1Nurse's topic in General Students

    I second another poster, I would not suggest being full time, with a child/children, and taking nursing. It CAN be done, but those that make it with these demands on them the entire time are few and far between. I worked part time and have no childre...