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IMO if you are already halfway through and if there is any conceivable way that you can continue on, then by all means do so (trust me on this one, I went though absolute hell in my life outside of school while I was in the program...as though school...

To my clinical group - I could not have made it through yesterday without your caring and support. Once again, you had my back and I will never ever ever be able to thank you enough for it. I am proud that I will soon refer to you not as my classma...

I agree with the previous posts; that feeling never fully goes away. I have four clinicals total left (WOOHOO!!!!) in nursing school. I feel more confident, and there are days where I feel like I've really had a great experience, when I've earned m...

DM = Diabetes Mellitus CVA = cerebrovascular accident (yes, a stroke)

From my understanding, for those students who have been in the lottery for four consecutive times, they then get put into another drawing. A certain number of the lottery slots are set aside for those people. If you don't get picked in the first "s...

Know who is around you at all times, don't go into a patient's room alone, and always make sure you have an exit. Also, the patients are still humans, so treat them as such (not saying you wouldn't :imbar), no matter what their dx is. I had some of...

I got in on my fifth try. From what I understand, that is about the average. It's frustrating, I know, but don't give up! I've got one semester left. Sometimes I never thought that I'd make it to this point, but now I can finally see the light at...

You definitely would need to get a nursing dx book; they break down the dx by the different dz (and medical dx), and then you can see the related factors and what the dx would be evidenced by. The one I have is Nursing Care Plans: Nursing Diagnosis ...

Anxiety can be one. Instead of breathlessness, try Ineffective Breathing Pattern. Hypoxaemia and hypercapnia would be medical dx, not nrsng dx. However, it also depends on the related factors. Do you have a care plan book? The one that I have ha...

Some you will click better with than others, but for the most part, my instructors have been outstanding. Just prepare, prepare, prepare, take initiative, show interest, and that will count for a lot.

OMG heck yes it annoys me! (I would use some other words, but I'll be a good girl) IMO the thing that fuels that view is the fact that nursing seems to be the career du jour (like the computer field was a while back). I overheard one woman (well, mo...

Get some review books from your local library. Honestly, though, the review book that my school provided was the best resource. As for Math and Science, from what I remember the info was pretty basic. Study your decimals, fractions, conversion fac...

D'oh, forgot one more thing - look at your name. Believe that all really is possible. :redpinkhe

Med-surg is a tough class, no doubt. I had a class where I went through the whole thing and still wasn't able to figure out how to study for it (normally I'm able to get the feel of things after the first or second test). Is this your first NS clas...

I am right there with you! My hubby got laid off about two months ago, and it's been pure anxiety ever since. Becoming a nurse will be the thing that stabilizes my family's future, and I can't wait for it! As for what fun things I'd like to buy [ot...

My two boys are very excited about talking about the places we'll be able to go when "Mommy is a Real Nurse" (I'm a student nurse right now) and we have more money coming in. Well, yesterday my 7-year-old was looking at a picture of the solar system...

Oh my...so looking like your behind is having a great idea really isn't a great idea? Was this person at least environmentally aware enough to use a CFL?

When you are going to have abdominal surgery, don't worry about cleaning out your umbilicus. Really. It's okay. We'll just bill the ten q-tips and four gauze pads to your account.

Almost toss a Carpuject into a sharps container. I forgot that they are like gold. But at least the RN was kind about it!

:yeahthat: I can't tell you how many times I've been advised in school to be, "Flexible, flexible, and more flexible!" Not only was my clinical site changed less than a week before we were scheduled to start, the class itself was changed, too (from ...

My clinical group was walking around the hospital the other day, and a mom told her little girl, "Look at all of the nurses!" :redpinkhe The way she said it made me feel so special, as though in the mother's eyes, we were angels. Yes, I teared up....

I don't think my clinical group will, but I'm fairly certain that another one of the Intermediate Med-Surg groups will do a day or two in oncology. If you don't mind me asking, what about it upsets you so much?

I have the hardest time sleeping the night before a clinical day. Now, when I come home after the clinical day, that's a whole other story!

ROFLMAO!!! It's always good to have someone who has your dorsal side, ain't it? Every new thing you do will be scary and exciting...and you will be able to get through it all.

It was. He was a transfer pt, so fortunately this didn't happen at our hospital. He actually said we were much better than the "other" hospital. So word to the wise - no mocking the pts within earshot, even if you believe that they can't hear you ...