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  1. made a big mistake in clinical.... now what?

    luv2shopp85 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Nursing

    I know the 24 hour urine thing was a big deal and I felt horrible about doing it. I told the nurse about it and she was very understanding and said "don't worry, it happens to everyone." My...

  2. made a big mistake in clinical.... now what?

    luv2shopp85 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Nursing

    Finally, just to let you know, if I were a CI (I'm just a student, by the way) and a student made a comment to me about needing to be more organized, I'd snap at them too. That is HUGELY...

  3. made a big mistake in clinical.... now what?

    luv2shopp85 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Nursing

    I have always felt like my instructor has not liked me very much and that i annoyed her. About a week ago I was in her office and she was searching for my mini map and she was having trouble finding...

  4. made a big mistake in clinical.... now what?

    luv2shopp85 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Nursing

    Well I ended up speaking with my instructor on Friday after school. She basically told me that I have a problem with communicating and I told her that I agree and was wiling to do whatever I could to...

  5. made a big mistake in clinical.... now what?

    luv2shopp85 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Nursing

    Ive already taken responsibility for my actions and I'm probably going to be put on probation for it. I dont like the fact that this lady went and told on me and the manner in which my instructor was...

  6. made a big mistake in clinical.... now what?

    luv2shopp85 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Nursing

    I have to write about what happened today when I talked to my instructor in private.... its going to be a lot to write so I"m going to wait until I get a few responses before I continue on with the...

  7. how do ppl afford to live in cali?

    luv2shopp85 replied to crazylilkelly's topic in California Nursing

    How would you go about getting a good professional roommate?

  8. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

    luv2shopp85 replied to Metron's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I've recently been having trouble in clinical about doing things without thinking that were stupid and if I had thought about them I would not have done them. I'm starting to wonder if this type of...

  9. OK I made a mistake.... but am I in danger of failing clinical now?

    luv2shopp85 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    Thanks everyone... your comments helped me out a lot! I just hope I make it through the lecture part of this semester so I can continue on. I'm doing okay though.. but not as good as I want to be....

  10. OK I made a mistake.... but am I in danger of failing clinical now?

    luv2shopp85 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    Also.. another question... Should I mention to my clniical instructor that I have ADD and am going to be seeing my doctor about it? I don't want her to instantly think bad of me or think that I need...

  11. OK I made a mistake.... but am I in danger of failing clinical now?

    luv2shopp85 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    Please keep in mind that I didn't go into a patients room and jsut stick my hand in the sharps container. This was a vacant room that no one goes in, doesn't even have hospital beds, only tables and...

  12. OK I made a mistake.... but am I in danger of failing clinical now?

    luv2shopp85 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    This is a little off topic... kind of embaressed to talk about it too, but here it goes: When I was younger I was diagnosed with ADHD... and I took ritalin for it. This went on from about 4th grade up...

  13. OK I made a mistake.... but am I in danger of failing clinical now?

    luv2shopp85 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    That is pretty much the way it is at my school too. I did approach her about it today... (look at my above post) and she seemed glad that I did. She said that I was taking a step in the right...

  14. OK I made a mistake.... but am I in danger of failing clinical now?

    luv2shopp85 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    Today I made it a point to go and speak to my clinical instructor on my break from the OR. I just kind of asked her if everything was okay and if I had anything to worry about passing wise with...

  15. OK I made a mistake.... but am I in danger of failing clinical now?

    luv2shopp85 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    It wasn't even staff though... just a fellow student. IF it was staff I would NEVER get an attitude with them. They respect the students and we are lucky enough to have nurses who actually are...

  16. OK I made a mistake.... but am I in danger of failing clinical now?

    luv2shopp85 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    Thank you... someone sees what I'm trying to say about the age thing. She was afellow student who made me feel like she was my mother yelling at me. And she did not yell in a nice way either. If she...

  17. OK I made a mistake.... but am I in danger of failing clinical now?

    luv2shopp85 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    Is there any instructors in here who can give me some advice on what to

  18. OK I made a mistake.... but am I in danger of failing clinical now?

    luv2shopp85 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    Oh and I don't know if I made it clear or not... but when I asked my clinical instructor yesterday if I was going to fail clinical... that was BEFORE all of this drama happened.

  19. OK I made a mistake.... but am I in danger of failing clinical now?

    luv2shopp85 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    Yah it was pretty immature of my fellow student to tell on me to my instructor. What makes it worse is that I'm 20 years old, and shes 40+(not real sure her exact age). The thing is about laying...

  20. Externships in or near Pittsburgh

    luv2shopp85 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Thanks... do you happen to know how they typically pay? What exactly is the difference between internship and externship because I don't really

  21. Externships in or near Pittsburgh

    luv2shopp85 posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Does anyone know of any nursing externships in or around the Pittsburgh area? I'm in my first year of nursing school and I was trying to find something that I could do over the summer. I really want...

  22. Is it possible?

    luv2shopp85 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in California Nursing

    I hate traffic! I never really have to deal with it since I live in pA. I['m sure it can be very stressful dealing with all the traffic. I've heard some horror stories about traffic in california too....

  23. Is it possible?

    luv2shopp85 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in California Nursing

    How is the weather in the Northern suburbs of LA county? My whole thing is that I want to get away from the cold weather and the snow that PA has. This is why I'm trying to stay away from San...

  24. how many (nursing students) are sick?

    luv2shopp85 replied to Maisie's topic in General Students

    I just had strep throat on Tuesday.. and I didn't think it was that bad until I went to clinical and really could not swallow. I ended up staying the whole day though. I'm sure everyone in my...

  25. Does or did anyone feel like this about clinicals?

    luv2shopp85 posted a topic in General Students

    Whenever I'm at clinical I feel like I don't know anything. I've been a nursing student for 7 months now and I just feel like I don't know a darn thing. Now I know that I know a lot more than I knew...