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we have to wear all white leather shoes to clinical. at school, we've been wearing any kind of tennis shoes, close toed.

anywhere from cornerstone, clear lake regional, memorial hermann, ben taub, methodist, san jacinto methodist in baytown, TIRR, VA, med center, etc. basically, anywhere!

iclickers is like...the instructor has a question up and everyone clicks their own answers then a graph will show how many people picked A, B, C, or D. we barely used it last semester and we dont even use it this summer. even though they demand us to have it, they should put it to some more use!

most of the books you buy during your first semester is used through the next few semesters after that, so thats a good thing

no, im not the one that took the nclex. i wish i was that far ahead already! lol. im still in the program, halfway through.

just dress casual to orientation. jeans and a tshirt will do. hehe. just not too trashy.

i wouldnt register for any other classes now. theyll schedule ur nursing classes, so youll have to schdeule other classes around them. register when u know ur nursing schedule

at my orientation we had to buy the uniforms and one lab pack. the difference between the lab packs are the stethoscopes. i remember paying a lil over 400 for my uniform and the lab pack with the littman classic.

theres no specific dress code for the orientation. just dress casually, nothing too hoochie or whatever. lol btw, im in the program in the 3rd medsurg/critical care semester right now this summer. good luck to all of you guys, enjoy your break right now bcus youll miss it when school starts! lol

how much of the stuff we learn in nursing school do we actually use/retain in real ife nursing? there seems to be so much stuff to learn and seems like i dont remember everything in past classes.

they schedule your nursing courses for you. you have no control over it. they will post up the schedule and you register for the class you are put in

im in the nursing program at san jac, and dont remember even getting an email that said my application was recieved.

both of my patients today were on nexium. primary patient has myasthenia gravis. doctor was talking to her today about d/c instructions and said that she needs it bcus she is on high dose of steroids and its to protect her stomach. he also out her on antibiotics to prevent infections from the steroids? secondary patient had a left radial fracture PMHx of HIV. on two antivirals for hiv and she was on nexium also. in this case i dont know why she would be on nexium.

Nexium is used for GERD, healing of erosive esophagus, acid reflux. Is it also given for other reasons? like antibiotic? im confused. ive been taking care of patients that dont have gerd, erosive esophagus, acid reflux and theyre on nexium. are there other reasons a patient would be taking nexium?

thanks for all your input and advice, i really appreciated it :)

im in an ADN program and this is my second semester. 1st semester, i think i did great with A and B's. second semester is almost over in a few weeks and with getting a C in the previous med/surg course and now with a 75/C average in my current med/surg course is scaring me. i know that C=RN but im afraid of my C's. i keep thinking "will i be able to be a competent nurse after all this with getting C's in nursing school?" its kinda scaring me. your input/advice is appreciated. thankss.

i applied with an ACT score of 25 and got in. started last fall 08

this past week has also been rough on me. my clinical teacher was rough on me the whole day one clinical..and i broke down after clinical and all night. and her voice was stuck in my head till the next day with the things she had told me. but im not going to let her phase me. i want this and i can do it. she made me feel really stupid, like i was going to fail. shes also one of the instructors that most people dont like..you can do it. we're going to make it. just keep your head up! i tell myself..."god does not put us through things we cant handle"

will things start to "click" together? i read these boards and watch nurses at clinicals...and wonder how am i ever gonna get to that point and know what to do..

im glad im not alone. i always thought i was the only one feeling this way. i always tell myself before clinicals to try to do better, but then i dont. ill learn within time i guess. hopefully it will get better. i agree with a previous poster about how some hospitals have nurses, cnas, etc that seems like they dont want you there. theres a few at my clinical i feel dont want us around. some other students were checking vital signs and using the machine. and the cna was yelling for a vital signs machine cus she couldnt find one and was talking out loud like she was all mad and saying we dont know what we're doing so dont do her job bcus if it needs to be done right then it has to be done right.

my first semester was alright..my clinical instructor was really nice and we had it easier with her. my instructor i have now wants us to do it her way, like the paperwork on our clients. but last semester we didnt do much either. we were at a LTC and didnt get to do much, very sick ppl and it was our first clinical. i miss last semester, our clinical group was fun and we were close to each other. i just feel lost and dont know what to do when im there. this semester we have 2 pts. i think i dont have enough confidence bcus sometimes i can be shy and quiet. or maybe the ppl there just intimidate me lol.

this is my second semester of an adn program. and i feel so lost and confused at the moment. maybe its bcus im scared and need more confidence? at clinicals, i feel lost and dont know what to do =\ except today when i gave a med and lovenox SQ inj. i feel like a dummy walking around not knowing what to do...does anyone else feel this way? how did u over come it? im kind of a shy, quiet person at time. any advice would be great, this is stressing me out and worrying me a lil bit..sometimes i dont know if ill be able to get through with school =\

im a nursing student, and i work part time as a nail tech. you wear sandals alot dont you? lol. when my heels start to feel dry i wear tennis shoes for a while till they get better. and try to put like vaseline on your heels and wear a sock to sleep.

how often or how long do you spend studying or doing school work a day? and what grades are you making? i just want to see how often and how long everyone studies.

sometimes i wonder if i would make a good nurse. i look around my class and it seems like some people in my class are so devoted and sounds like they study 24/7 and know their stuff!..(maybe im exaggerating a lil lol) because sometimes i wonder...."how am i gonna remember all of this they teach us in school?..what if i forget in real life?" does anyone ever feel this way while in nursing school? or how else have you felt in this process of nursing school?