tesa0414

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  1. Nurse and Bipolar

    I was diagnosed bipolar I several years before I went to nursing school. I was stable on my medications, and seeing my psychiatrist and a therapist regularly. I did fine throughout nursing school and...
  2. Supplies needed for Clinicals?

    Besides stethoscope and shears, I use a watch with a second hand, a small notebook that fits in my pocket, a penlight, and I carry like 3 pens and a
  3. Vaccination for clinical

    I was waiting to see how many posts it would take before the autism "argument" surfaced. That's the most crazy-making aspect of the anti-vax argument to me. As medicine is a constantly and rapidly...
  4. How many people made it to the end of the program?

    2 year ADN program, we started with 26 in my specific cohort. Lost 6 in first semester, 4 of them within the first month of class. They didn't realize how intense it would be. Lost 1 last semester (he...
  5. I need my instructor

    I'm currently in nursing school, 3rd semester, and our clinical policy is that the first time we perform certain skills in a clinical setting (IV insertion, foleys, etc) we must do it with our...
  6. Is this a nursing diagnosis?

    Agree totally. We had to purchase one as a supplement to our regular textbooks. It's super helpful. Many books have a pretty comprehensive list of NANDA diagnoses, possible related factors, and...
  7. OB class makes me depressed...

    I'm sorry you're struggling with OB. I'm currently in the same class and I can only imagine how difficult it must be for you. I'm a cis woman but I am in a same-sex relationship and have PCOS. I...
  8. I'm in my second semester of nursing school at my county's community college. I did very poorly when I first started taking college classes years ago, before I even considered nursing as a career. I...
  9. Long hair at the bedside

    I'm a student and I have hair that goes past my waist, and it is in our uniform policy to keep long hair restrained and away from our faces. Even on the few clinical days I've worn it in a ponytail, I...
  10. Mandatory Vaccine Waiver in Nursing School/Clinicals

    I'm currently in nursing school, and I know that while we were given the option to "waive vaccinations" through the school, none of the clinical sites my school works with will accept vaccination...