coolpeach

coolpeach

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  1. My professor did what?!??

    coolpeach replied to darthgirl's topic in General Students

    My instructor told the group last week that when you come to clinical, and she asks you a question you had better not say "I don't know". Saying I don't know is like saying "***** U", because if you...

  2. Don't wear gloves when doing vitals on post-partum mom

    coolpeach replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I do NOT wear gloves when doing vitals. We were taught that it makes thhe patient feel contaminated to wear gloves every time we walk in the room or touch them, and it is also not necessary. Now of...

  3. This was a question on our test today. What do you think the answer is?

    coolpeach replied to APRNReneeJ's topic in General Students

    I would agree A is the correct answer. We actually just went over this in skills lab, and we were told never argue or question the reality of an A's

  4. Should a nursing student be given a 2nd chance if they have a positive drug screen

    coolpeach replied to PEBBLES1's topic in General Students

    Thats crazy. Who in their right mind would go to a Dr's appointment drunk. I go out every few weekends, and drink with friends, and occassionally have wine with dinner. I have never felt I couldn't...

  5. Whats your clinical instructor/student ratio? Should I change a program..

    coolpeach replied to miniangel729's topic in General Students

    I think a lot of what happens also depends on your instructor and her style. We had 4 groups of ten each at different hospitals with different clinical instructors. It was amazing how different each...

  6. Enough is enough: Get out of my wallet.

    coolpeach replied to Bortaz's topic in General Students

    We did a petition in our first semester. They were thinking of moving our lab to a different campus which would have meant a lot more driving for most of us. They say that our petition had nothing to...

  7. Back to being an ugly nursing student

    coolpeach replied to lovehospital's topic in General Students

    I remember when I had my oldest son I refused to go to the hospital (I was in labor) until I had put my makeup on. I felt if I didn't have my makeup on then I would look just horrible. What I...

  8. Whats your clinical instructor/student ratio? Should I change a program..

    coolpeach replied to miniangel729's topic in General Students

    community college accelerated RN program (16

  9. Enough is enough: Get out of my wallet.

    coolpeach replied to Bortaz's topic in General Students

    I feel your pain. We have constantly had "things come up" which are mandatory, and cost more than we can afford. We had to go to a thing called "Mock Trial" last semester. It cost $20 a ticket, and we...

  10. Whats your clinical instructor/student ratio? Should I change a program..

    coolpeach replied to miniangel729's topic in General Students

    We have 40 students total in our RN program, and its 10 per hosptial with one clinical instructor. In first semester we usually picked two patients to do care plans on, and assume care for under the...

  11. Back to being an ugly nursing student

    coolpeach replied to lovehospital's topic in General Students

    In my RN program we must have our hear pulled back at all times if it is not short, and out of the way. We are NOT allowed to wear any make up, but a light foundation is allowed if you must. Our nails...

  12. LPN without a GED?

    coolpeach replied to Montiel_735's topic in General Nursing

    The last actual grade I completed was the 8th grade, and I went back and got my GED at about 30 years old. I took a class in GED math to learn fractions etc, but otherwise did not study any other...

  13. How long did it take?

    coolpeach replied to Destination1's topic in General Nursing

    I had to take the following classes to apply for the two RN programs in my area: Dmat 097 Dmat 098 Dmat 099 College Algebra Statistics English 1 Speech Intro to psych Developmental psych Music...

  14. Did anyone move back home to attend nursing school?

    coolpeach replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Students

    I did too. I moved myself and my kids back in with mom and dad. I pay for all of our bills, but I don't pay rent/electric. In addition, its been nice because if I have to study etc I have help. My...

  15. My eyeballs are burning!!!

    coolpeach replied to StephSmiles210's topic in General Nursing

    I can't wear my contacts to clinical either. I have tried rewetting drops, and even drops that clean while you wear. I just wear my glasses on clinical days. I have my hair up, no makeup, and those...

  16. how do you expect me to pay for this???

    coolpeach replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am not talking about food ...of course we all need food. We do not need sugary extras like poptarts, cakes, pies, puddings, and candy. These things not only have almost no nutritional value, but are...

  17. cigarette breaks

    coolpeach replied to NrsheartTS's topic in General Nursing

    I am just a nursing student, but clincials have been very hard because of the smoking situation. Most hospitals here in the Dallas area have rule about smoking anywhere on the property even in your...

  18. "End Stage" Untreatable Obesity

    coolpeach replied to medgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have never heard of this and would be interested in any replies

  19. how do you expect me to pay for this???

    coolpeach replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen the "if the patient has a pack of cigarettes then he should be able to afford medications" concept repeated over and over in this tread. I really don't think thats fair. They have generic...

  20. how do you expect me to pay for this???

    coolpeach replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    You could send them to the hospital social worker who can help them find resources to pay for their meds. If you want to do something yourself you can help them apply for medicare, medicaid etc. You...

  21. Someone forged my signature!!!

    coolpeach replied to kermitlady's topic in General Nursing

    I really wouldn't have compassion for her either if I were her victim. The way I see it she was signing MY NAME, putting MY JOB, MY LICENSE, and MY REPUTATION all at risk. By doing this she is putting...

  22. Fear of Failure

    coolpeach replied to ORTech2RN's topic in General Students

    I felt just like you at the beginning of first semester. I made an A in skills, an A in clinical, A in dosage, and a C in lecture. In reality the skills lab is very stressful, but you will be fine....

  23. Do friends outside of nursing school give you a hard time?

    coolpeach replied to hunnybaby24's topic in General Students

    My best friend just started her first job as a new teacher so she is very busy too. We stay in touch every couple of weeks with an hour long phone call to catch up, but we are both fine with it. My...

  24. Any student nurses find biology hard?

    coolpeach replied to _Angel_'s topic in General Students

    I remember everyone saying how hard biology was. When I took it I was terrified, and I think the fear made it harder. I passed biology, and went on to A&P 1 which everyone said was the hardest...

  25. Don't trust certain people that want to pursue

    coolpeach replied to LulaNurse's topic in General Students

    I was a horrible high school student. I failed classes, skipped classes, and I even skipped whole days. I drank, did drugs, and even ran away from home. You might have thought I was a horrible kid,...