rnhopeful82

rnhopeful82 ASN, RN

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  1. Thoughts on stress

    rnhopeful82 replied to Jstimmm's topic in General Students

    Well there's quite no need to get that angry. Paragraphs or something different may have made this easier to read. I am unsure if it is due to the text to talk, but some of the sentences I had to read...

  2. Nasty/aggressive patients

    rnhopeful82 replied to Kugrad2018's topic in General Nursing

    Also, I was shadowing the ER Saturday and the nurse said something that can be easily applied in every unit. People aren't feeling their best at the hospital (obviously) and as anyone who has been...

  3. First clinical nightmare

    rnhopeful82 replied to Flylik3abr1's topic in General Students

    That's not normal at all. What did you do during your first 4 weeks? At my school, we were AT school for 3 weeks learning everything from proper hand washing, how to gown up and in what order, how to...

  4. Is LVN not enough for you!

    rnhopeful82 replied to YourFuture22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    youre married? when are you having kids?! hahaha. all aspects of

  5. Anatomy & Physiology 2 Exam 2 Any Possible Tips for Heart and Blood Vessels)

    rnhopeful82 replied to Scoobyfn8's topic in General Students

    I agree with memorizing the flow of blood from the very beginning, through all chambers, lungs, body, etc and back. That won't only help you understand this test better, but it will come in handy in...

  6. Case Study: Why Is She Having Hallucinations? The Mystery of The Dog in A Fedora

    rnhopeful82 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical Care

    I think it's time for part 2!!

  7. First day of Nursing School

    rnhopeful82 replied to LavenderRN's topic in General Students

    Not only that, the clinical site I am at this semester and last only used auto cuffs in ICU and ED. Our med-surg and tele floors require manual bp cuffs. The only difference between that and our first...

  8. Nurses with SelfHarm Scars

    rnhopeful82 replied to redheadrn86's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I don't have self-harm scars but I do have an insulin pump and the continuous monitoring thing on my arm. It's not too personal to me, but if I don't feel like going into it, I just say it's my pocket...

  9. How do you feel about B's?

    rnhopeful82 replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Students

    At orientation, our program director said if you are used to getting As, prepare to get Bs. If you are used to Bs prepare to get Cs. 77 is passing, no rounding. She only had 1 student in her 12+ years...

  10. Nursing school stress

    rnhopeful82 replied to ashelly's topic in General Students

    I am extremely deficient in my vitamin D. Was down to 8...woops. I couldn't do anything but work and go to school and sleep. and even then I was leaving work "sick" because my body hurt too much to be...

  11. 2 full-time jobs?

    rnhopeful82 replied to anna225's topic in General Nursing

    I know on a post with so many comments, it's so hard to sometimes read them all, but the amount of comments saying join the military after Anna said she can't. Guys, an army medic sounds awesome but...

  12. Finish my degree or quit and do nursing

    rnhopeful82 replied to ChristinaVL's topic in General Students

    While I understand that, I do not think having a background in psych would hurt if that's what he/she wanted to do. I also don't think having a prior degree will hurt. I have one and if I did not need...

  13. Finish my degree or quit and do nursing

    rnhopeful82 replied to ChristinaVL's topic in General Students

    Do you like the idea of psych? If so, having a degree in psych and then a degree in nursing could get you into psych nursing. That's what a few of my friends did/are doing. If you get your degree in...

  14. 2 full-time jobs?

    rnhopeful82 replied to anna225's topic in General Nursing

    You said your job only covers half of your rent. I currently work in foreclosures and while renting isn't owning, it doesn't take a mathematician or someone in the field to realize that's not going to...

  15. 2 full-time jobs?

    rnhopeful82 replied to anna225's topic in General Nursing

    That's a most unfortunate situation. I'm sorry that is happening. I would do what others said, talk to financial aid and apply for every scholarship available. I also think working 1 job with OT if...

  16. 2 full-time jobs?

    rnhopeful82 replied to anna225's topic in General Nursing

    If you are only 1 year in, why are you too stuck now? I'd leave now and find a more affordable school. 200,000 is not an amount I'd want looming over my

  17. Nursing School Frustrations

    rnhopeful82 replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Students

    eh no. My learning style is listen and take notes. So hybrid would not work for me, I'm not a textbook learner. I just can't learn anything after a test

  18. Nursing School Frustrations

    rnhopeful82 replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Students

    Not only do I hate when they lecture past the test material, I LOATHE when they lecture AFTER the tests. Buddy, my brain is fried, I cannot understand any of the words coming out of your mouth...

  19. Delegation During Clinical

    rnhopeful82 replied to sillymu's topic in General Students

    I am not sure about others, but in my school we have our own patients and can ask for help/guidance with a patient to nurses or staff but it is usually directed to our instructor (ours also works in...

  20. Clinical Instructor sucks...

    rnhopeful82 replied to FutureNurseInfo's topic in General Students

    If a group of you are sitting around waiting for her, try practicing checking vitals on each other. If you haven't QUITE learned how to check BP, etc, there are a ton of resources online. Practicing...

  21. Quitting my job before my shift starts

    rnhopeful82 replied to LPNewbie's topic in General Nursing

    I remember your posts about maybe being unhirable after 3 jobs in 2 years. Before you find a new job and quit this one, I think that maybe you should really sit down and figure out the reason why...

  22. 'graduated' but could not sit for NCLEX

    rnhopeful82 replied to studentnurseASN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This one may help you with the fire questions, I've had a few of those on tests and ATI questions and this always helps me: R.A.C.E: An acronym that hospital personnel use to remember their duties in...

  23. Getting pregnant during last semester or during new job?

    rnhopeful82 replied to Steph82997's topic in General Students

    A manager where I work just gave birth 6 weeks early (everyone is doing great!) but still, keep possibilities like that in mind when you plan to give birth a few weeks after graduation. Sometimes...

  24. LVN to RN in CA

    rnhopeful82 replied to bsuman415's topic in LPN to RN

    For my school, even the bridging people needed to meet all of the requirements to get in and got chosen along with the rest of us. A 3.0 is a pretty low GPA for such a competitive area. If you will...

  25. Post-test reviews

    rnhopeful82 replied to Isabelle49's topic in General Students

    We have to make an appointment with the tutor or the teacher to even see our tests, then can ask why one answers is right and one is not. The tutor doesn't always know so we CAN but its not