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rnhopeful82 ASN, RN

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  1. First semester- feels like drowning

    rnhopeful82 replied to BagelBomber's topic in General Students

    I'm pretty sure my friends and I were asking ourselves "why did we think this was a good idea?" before every test even though we were doing well! So yes, it's normal. I find that doing practice...

  2. My NCLEX Experience: Preparations, Study Tips, and Acing the Exam

    rnhopeful82 replied to lilmonsterkray's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    hopetopass, I am honestly curious and not trying to be mean. You ask everyone who passes what they did to study. I am wondering, have you taken the NCLEX? What study tools do you use? It seems like...

  3. Toxic Work Environment

    rnhopeful82 replied to dinah77's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am in school now and have a non nursing related job. I work with some people who can be absolutely horrible. When I am encountering that kind of day, I breathe deep and say one more year, one more...

  4. Called off too many times?

    rnhopeful82 replied to MS0298's topic in Health, Stress Management

    This. How on earth can you know you already don't feel well 3 days from now? Nope. Also, 2 call outs might not seem like a lot, but I would definitely look into how long the probationary period is. At...

  5. Did any of y'all nurses choose nursing over counseling/psychology?

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

    I went to school the first time to be an eye dr but couldn't pass calculus 2. Changed majors to psych. Loved it, excelled at it, didn't realize until the end of my senior year that there were no jobs...

  6. When did things start to click~?

    rnhopeful82 replied to Wiggly Litchi's topic in General Students

    Even in med-surg, I hear things about ailments and treatments but clinical is where it's like OH! got it. For example, we just went over tube feedings and the teacher said listen with the stethoscope...

  7. I know I failed the NCLEX...please help

    rnhopeful82 replied to turtle14's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    SATA are supposedly the more difficult questions. If your test was almost half of those, and it stopped at 75, you may have a better result than you expect. Literally read ANY of the millions of...

  8. Taking NCLEX for the 3rd time!

    rnhopeful82 replied to rn90331's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Have you been reviewing any of the rationales as you go along? Doing that many questions and not seeing why you may have gotten it wrong would seem like a misuse of study time. Did you use the same...

  9. HIPPAA violation

    rnhopeful82 replied to Kshores15's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I am confused, you all need to put your patients information up, but are you required to open the tab on the patients that aren't yours? You have the access, but you don't need to view it, correct?...

  10. Nursing School Essentials

    rnhopeful82 replied to VampyrSlayer's topic in General Students

    For clinical I also love my foldable clipboard. I have one like this WhiteCoat Metric Nursing Label. it fits in my scrub shirt pocket with no issues and was easier for me than trying to hold and write...

  11. Goodwin College Spring 2018 ASN Program

    rnhopeful82 replied to Peacelove889's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    There is also a weird "learn about the library" class that takes about an hour and gives you an extra class point. Do you have any other degree? Have you taken the TEAS? 5 classes and a 3.5 give you 8...

  12. Should I re-take teas? 78%

    rnhopeful82 replied to LindseyT99's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    My friend had to retake hers and said many of the questions were the same. That being said, she somehow only bumped her grade up 5 points. I'd recommend looking at the specific areas on the ATI...

  13. How far in advance do you get your class/clinical schedule?

    rnhopeful82 replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Students

    We have clinical lottery pick the day after our final so about 2.5 weeks prior to classes starting (we are in trimesters) but I am assuming every school will

  14. How safe are safety lancets?

    rnhopeful82 replied to Allybee23's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have any idea if this could help, but both of your posts mention red marks on your hands. If you are constantly washing your hands while working (as you should be), maybe the red marks are...

  15. Is nursing school really awful?

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

    Nursing school is a lot of work and a lot of time spent, but my teachers and clinical supervisors have all been awesome and MOST of the nurses we follow around at clincials are super nice and cheerful...

  16. What's the deal with study groups?

    rnhopeful82 replied to boiledcabbage's topic in General Students

    I have always been a solo studier, too, and I still prefer to do most studying by myself. I used to "Study" with a group of friends, but they would talk as they made flash cards and I need to re-read...

  17. Quit Job While Pregnant and Can't Get Hired

    rnhopeful82 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    The last 2 were nursing homes, what happened at the non CNA issue

  18. Stress Test (aka Burning Man)

    rnhopeful82 replied to Nigel9's topic in General Students

    You're not alone. I love clinicals, I don't even mind class so much, I love learning, had a 4.0 through it all and this semester, the dreaded 2nd semester, the one that if people will fail out of the...

  19. Scheduled to take the NCLEX today but denied because of inappropriate identification???

    rnhopeful82 replied to wonderbrah's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Your lady gave you a chance and time to go home and get your wallet. Why didn't you just do that? Seems like a better use of time than trying to beat the system and

  20. Warm and dead...

    rnhopeful82 replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    I am re watching Greys (I am a masochist) and last nights was the episode where Meredith's everything stopped because of being in the cold water for so long. They said she wasn't dead until she was...

  21. Nursing School Clinical Hours???

    rnhopeful82 replied to LubbDubb77's topic in General Students

    Schools are all different with how often they have clinicals and the shift of each one. You'd be best to reach out to your school to find out. My clinicals are once a week for 9 hours each. Others...

  22. New Grad dilemma: WWYD?

    rnhopeful82 replied to midwifemae's topic in General Nursing

    Why can't you get a non nursing job for the 4

  23. Where are all the calculation qs in uworld?

    rnhopeful82 replied to direw0lf's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi! I like poking around this site NCLEX Practice Questions For Free • Nurseslabs they have a lot of dosage questions only towards the bottom. Hope that

  24. Summer Studying

    rnhopeful82 replied to Eatabrog's topic in General Students

    I'm doing trimesters, too. 15 weeks a class so we get about 2 weeks off in between spring/summer and summer/fall and then 4 weeks between fall/spring. It's not much of a break considering I am working...

  25. Student Loan Question

    rnhopeful82 replied to newnursingstudent19's topic in General Students

    I'm not so sure about employers paying back previous loans, the only ones I was told about are if you can get into a less than desirable location and work for pretty much free for a few years and then...