WDWpixieRN

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  1. Is this Normal??

    WDWpixieRN replied to BlessedMom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't know if that's "normal", but I know in every class I have ever taken, it seems like we always have more material than we do semester, so inevitably, something gets left out.... My best...

  2. Decided Now Not to Pursue Nursing????

    WDWpixieRN replied to mammaoftwo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think you should do the best you can studying for the test, and then go see how you do before you spend too much time doubting yourself. You might have higher expectations of how difficult the...

  3. Fainting in Surgery Clinical...

    WDWpixieRN replied to TsavarenaRN's topic in General Students

    My thought was blood sugar and/or caffeine....we do one day observation in the OR this semester and you can bet I'll be eating something fairly well-rounded that morning!! Yee

  4. Student Nurses in Saint Louis

    WDWpixieRN replied to 2bNurseNik's topic in General Nursing

    Nice information!! Thanks for the

  5. Welcome to the Missouri State Forum!

    WDWpixieRN replied to suebird3's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to Missouri!! Yes, the happy medium is called fall and spring and both seasons are entirely too short!! Enjoy then while they're here!! Ditto....make sure to check back from time to

  6. las vegas help

    WDWpixieRN replied to wannabenurse2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yeah, that and the transient population, plus the inevitable problems that come along with a large gambling mecca were what I was kind of alluding to. Twenty-two is awful young for a town like Vegas...

  7. las vegas help

    WDWpixieRN replied to wannabenurse2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't live in Vegas, but used to live in L.A. and travel through there quite a lot. It can be quite a tough town if you don't have people there already to help you out; I hope that's the case. I...

  8. Just starting and already stressed out about admission....

    WDWpixieRN replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Each college will be different. My local CC did not require any admission tests except a new requirement to pass a nursing dosage test, but one I had been looking in to in AZ did require the NET as...

  9. Maryville's WEC program

    WDWpixieRN replied to 2bNurseNik's topic in General Nursing

    Just make sure that the stats class is acceptable in other programs, too...when I was looking in to accelerated programs at UMSL and SLU, they wanted me to send the "course catalong" description...

  10. Crazy Student in Class!! A little long vent!

    WDWpixieRN replied to tanner523's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In NS (if that's their ultimate goal), you will find there's usually NEVER any EXTRA credit given for anything....and I think it was somewhere on these boards that people have written that part of the...

  11. Maryville's WEC program

    WDWpixieRN replied to 2bNurseNik's topic in General Nursing

    As usual, StlRn2b1206 provides a great response! I don't know much about Maryville's RN program, but did get my first BS in Information Systems there and it's a good school. I spoke to one recent...

  12. Student Nurses in Saint Louis

    WDWpixieRN replied to 2bNurseNik's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of hospitals do recruiting for techs once you have completed your first semester of fundamentals....I have seen posters for St. Luke's and heard a rumor that SSM is going to go exclusively to...

  13. How many guys in your class?

    WDWpixieRN replied to Scrubz's topic in Male Nursing Students

    We started our first semester with 40 students -- 3 guys. We lost 2 pretty early on. We ended up with just one guy who I had no doubt would go all the way. We had orientation for second semester a...

  14. Anyone applying or currently a Maryville student?

    WDWpixieRN replied to BlessedMom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Blessed: Make sure you post your question in the Missouri forum; we're not terribly active over there, but there might be someone who can answer your question or will have some information for you....

  15. Crazy Student in Class!! A little long vent!

    WDWpixieRN replied to tanner523's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If the situation gets out of control and you truly start to fear this girl and your instructor is no help, I'd go to the head of the department or someone else to run interference. I am truly amazed...

  16. I am freaking out! Please advise...

    WDWpixieRN replied to penny2009's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had almost a whole year "off" before I started nursing school last semester. While there might be something said for maintaining the momentum, I don't feel it's affected me at all. I spent the...

  17. Maternal Child Heath Who is learning this semester?

    WDWpixieRN replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Students

    Just an FYI as I hadn't seen it around these threads for quite some time, but that book was killing my "tennis elbow", so I took it to Kinko's and had them rebind it in to 4 smaller versions....makes...

  18. You're Going to Practice on ME?!?!

    WDWpixieRN replied to Kensington's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No, we don't use each other for practice, nor is it encouraged on any level. I wouldn't even know WHAT to inject in to someone without killing them!! Everything is done in a lab setting with...

  19. Just starting and already stressed out about admission....

    WDWpixieRN replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    At my CC, once you have finished the required prereqs, you show up on the morning they accept applications, and you go on a first-come, first-served wait list -- period. That list stays intact and...

  20. I am freaking out! Please advise...

    WDWpixieRN replied to penny2009's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm 51 and in my second semester of an ADN program. I see you're "only" 23 (I'm not being disparaging -- just pointing out a fact). You have so many years ahead of you that you deserve the best...

  21. Is this the right direction for me?

    WDWpixieRN replied to serrdon's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have always hated needles, too....I got to where I could handle the smaller needle sticks on myself after donating platelets a number of times (I think they use horse needles for those!!), but found...

  22. Maternal Child Heath Who is learning this semester?

    WDWpixieRN replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Students

    Me, too, and we're using Contemporary Maternal-Newborn Nursing Care 6th ed by Ladewig/London/Davidson also. Unbelievable amount of reading using this book, our Potter/Perry, and our Med/Surg books!!...

  23. Nursing School Blues??

    WDWpixieRN replied to Nili927's topic in General Students

    I'm already seeing this this semester...it is amazing the difference between last semester's instructors and these so far...but then, we haven't had our first test yet....and if thought staying...

  24. Vent... Why was I so stupid?!?

    WDWpixieRN replied to mommy2boys's topic in General Nursing

    LOL....you must have worked at the same company that *I* did....I actually survived the 2 layoffs, but didn't like feeling someone was always looking over my shoulders!! I also empathize with your...

  25. Staying Organized??? HELP PLEASE!

    WDWpixieRN replied to rags's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm only in my second semester, but I worked with a RN last semester who had 1 - 8.5 X 11 sheet that she had folded in half and then divided up by pt with teeny tiny notes on it...she told me that...