Potatoskins

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  1. 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...
  2. Having to teach yourself?

    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...
  3. Quitting Nursing school before it even begins?

    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,...
  4. Male Nurse Disgusted by Female Nurses

    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...
  5. Male Nurse Disgusted by Female Nurses

    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...
  6. Male Nurse Disgusted by Female Nurses

    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...
  7. My insecurities as a student..

    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...
  8. 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...
  9. How do you handle rude comments?

    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...
  10. 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...
  11. Sloppy clinical instructor?

    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...
  12. Sloppy clinical instructor?

    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
  13. Sloppy clinical instructor?

    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,...
  14. Sloppy clinical instructor?

    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
  15. Sloppy clinical instructor?

    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...
  16. What should I do first

    I'm not sure on your ages, I'm 30 and waiting until at least I graduate at 31 to have kids and we are financially stable. I would never put kids through financial hardships, that's why I've waited...