Potatoskins

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1. Dealing with the stress of nursing school

   Potatoskins posted a topic in Student Assist

   More of vent post. I'm in my second semester and clinicals are rough. I have one of those professors that feels intimidation creates better nurses, but really it just creates more stress. She's wishy washy and I go in never knowing whether she'll be...

2. Having to teach yourself?

   Potatoskins replied to JJL618's topic in General Students

   My school does this. It's called a flipped classroom. We almost never get lectured to. We teach ourselves at home and then come into the classroom to apply it. So we may spend a class going over case studies and forming nursing dx and goals/intervent...

3. Quitting Nursing school before it even begins?

   Potatoskins replied to guest517's topic in General Students

   I have an anxiety disorder, it's well managed though and I'm in my second semester of RN clinical. Actually a lot of people in my class have diagnosable anxiety disorders. Nursing attracts that type, because you have to be a perfectionist just to ge...

4. Male Nurse Disgusted by Female Nurses

   Potatoskins replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   I would hope most women would not blame patriarchy if he fairly acquired a job in administration. It's sometimes hard to tell, but I personally would never blame inequality unless I had substantial proof it was true. Say a woman more eligible and mor...

5. Male Nurse Disgusted by Female Nurses

   Potatoskins replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   As a female I've seriously had the same best friends since I was 12 and I'm 30. We just had a girls night last weekend. I would certainly take a bullet for either one of them and they are basically like sisters at this point. Loyalty runs strong in m...

6. Male Nurse Disgusted by Female Nurses

   Potatoskins replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   This came across as "I'll take no responsibility myself, but blame my female colleagues hysterics for not having safe patient staff ratios" Let me explain how this letter/question should have been written if you were actually looking for advice on st...

7. My insecurities as a student..

   Potatoskins replied to Auguste25's topic in General Students

   I get this on so many levels. I am also a second semester nursing student and a bit of an introvert, but I really care about people and want to make a difference in people's lives. I've gotten a bit better with my people skills and just signed up to ...

8. Accepted to 2 Nursing Programs: Help me decide which is the best option

   Potatoskins replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I am doing this too and will also graduate with zero debt. and certain hospitals will pay for your BSN tuition. Along with this, ask around about the reputation of your local community college. My local community college has such a good reputation f...

9. How do you handle rude comments?

   Potatoskins replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think her inability to be sensitive makes her a bad friend or a bad person. I think humans have flaws. I say this coming from a place where I myself was very sick and received similar comments. After I got better, I forgave, because I realize...

10. Is nursing too difficult for a mother with young children?

    Potatoskins replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

    Everyone's circumstances are different, but I definitely think it's possible and kids aren't a deal breaker for nursing. I have a classmate who pushed a kid out halfway through our first semester and came back a week later and then did nursing school...

11. Sloppy clinical instructor?

    Potatoskins replied to Potatoskins's topic in General Students

    I really hope it was just an off day for her. I don't know if I'll have her as an instructor moving forward, but if it becomes a pattern I'll definitely approach it at that point.

12. Sloppy clinical instructor?

    Potatoskins replied to Potatoskins's topic in General Students

    Patient advocacy is probably one of the main reasons I went into nursing. I have a really big thing with vulnerable populations that can't stand up for themselves being taken advantage of. Children, elderly, those with mental illnesses. I will defini...

13. Sloppy clinical instructor?

    Potatoskins replied to Potatoskins's topic in General Students

    I think you're probably right, there's not much use mentioning it unless it becomes some pattern. Hopefully she was having an off day and I know I won't be treating patients like this in the future.

14. Sloppy clinical instructor?

    Potatoskins replied to Potatoskins's topic in General Students

    Yes, there was three student's watching and one performing the insertion. We had not even learned proper catheterization technique (we learned it the next day). She was standing over a student instructing him on sterile technique and insertion and th...

15. Sloppy clinical instructor?

    Potatoskins posted a topic in General Students

    I had one clinical day (my first clinical day) with an instructor that just started working at my college recently and I just can't stop thinking about an incident that occurred with her. I'm in my first semester. In the incident she didn't obtain cl...