RNMom2010

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  1. Politely Refusing to Share Grades

    RNMom2010 replied to Cilantrophobe's topic in General Students

    My nursing school friends and I share our grades with eachother all the time. And people outside of our little group dont ask, and dont care! My friends and I share so we can support eachother. We...

  2. Why coffee with every meal?

    RNMom2010 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I drink coffee all day long as well and have not found it affecting my sleep on a regular basis. Strangely, if I consume soda or iced tea before bed I am awake all night, and it even gives me...

  3. Back to being an ugly nursing student

    RNMom2010 replied to lovehospital's topic in General Students

    I am in 2nd year and I still get ready for nursing school and clinicals. Hair cute, makeup on, dressed in jeans and some cute top or a hoodie and a little perfume. I do not study so much that I cannot...

  4. Should I bring cookies to the unit where I had my preceptorship at?

    RNMom2010 replied to ARRR10's topic in General Students

    Our clinical groups have given a small gift to each clinical instructor and have given something to the staff to share (food usually haha) on our last day. It is always very appreciated and is a nice...

  5. I may be getting married while in nursing school- HELP

    RNMom2010 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I got married last April during nursing school and it worked out just fine. I had a free absence for clinicals so I took the friday before the wedding off and skipped class that following monday. You...

  6. Do You Keep It to Yourself That Your a Nurse Outside of Work?

    RNMom2010 replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    I am a super proud nursing student and I love it when my friends ask me questions about things because I can see if I have really grasped the material I have learned. I am sure after I have worked as...

  7. Are you planning to go on to become a Nurse Practitioner?

    RNMom2010 replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    My goal is to have a masters, and yes I would love to be a NP, though I am not yet sure where I would like to specialize. I actually really enjoy being in school, and nursing school (as sick as this...

  8. Any other ADNs wishing they had done BSN??

    RNMom2010 replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

    No, I am glad I will be done in another year instead of three! That way I can be working while I progress towards my RN-BSN. There are two large universities (Uni of Iowa and Uni of IL Chicago Moline...

  9. Was anyone poor before becoming a nurse?

    RNMom2010 replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldnt say we are poor by any means! My husband brings in around $45,000 a year to support the both of us. We have no kids and have found a nice duplex that we rent for dirt cheap! We still have...

  10. Let's wake up this message board!

    RNMom2010 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Come on Iowa! Our message board is dead!! Let's get some discussions going for us lovely midwest folks! Who do we have here? Students? CNA's? LPN's? RN's? APN"s? How long have you worked in said...

  11. Nursing student taking drugs

    RNMom2010 replied to txpatches's topic in General Students

    Legal or illegal, as long as you are sober from intoxicating substances when you are in class, clinicals and while working as a nurse I do not give a crap what you do in your free time. That is up to...

  12. Probelms with Private Student Loans

    RNMom2010 replied to Nicole2010's topic in General Students

    Yep Sallie Mae denied me and my co-signer as well! I was JUST approved for last semester, though I found another outlet instead of private loans for that time. I believe the company is having...

  13. For Fun - Things You Want to Buy Once You're a Nurse

    RNMom2010 replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Students

    I want to purchase a newer car, nothing fancy, just a nice car that will last me a long time. I also want to pay off my debts and purchase a home! I have these goals set to be completed in 3 yrs post...

  14. Feeling stupid (and a little miffed...)

    RNMom2010 replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Students

    Yeah I have had the MA take my BP and say "Oh your 120/80" Um no I'm not...I run low and I never run ideal!! I don't think the doctors office really takes an accurate BP, they just rush through it and...

  15. Bored!!!!

    RNMom2010 replied to hunnybaby24's topic in General Students

    Yep! I am super bored! I don't work so my break is a break from everything and I hate having nothing to do with my mind! I like being in classes, until about the last couple weeks of the semester,...

  16. "You take the BUS to work!"

    RNMom2010 replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You are lucky to have good public transportation available to you! It saves you money in fuel and could even save a person from having a car payment! Thats a lot of extra cash at the end of the

  17. Drug testing in nursing school

    RNMom2010 replied to OC85's topic in General Students

    Not sure about the regulations on the drug screening. I am a year into the program and have been to LTC as well as 4 different floors at the hospital and have yet to be required to take a drug test on...

  18. Not looking forward to L&D/Neonatology rotation

    RNMom2010 replied to Sk8ermomRN's topic in General Students

    I am very scared to start OB rotation! I don't have any children and I am afraid that if I see it first hand that I really will never go through with it!! This is the one rotation where I think I may...

  19. Is nursing really a dirty job?

    RNMom2010 replied to xobeeautiful's topic in General Students

    I don't see nursing as "dirty" because a lot of it has to do with normal human functions. That pt who has just had a BM on themselves are probably mortified to be unable to control their bowels, they...

  20. Waking up early again for clinicals

    RNMom2010 replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Students

    Yeah I have fallen back into the night owl routine as well! I just slept till 12:30!! Luckily my classes are no earlier than 11:40, however I will not know my clinical rotation hours until classes...

  21. Drug testing in nursing school

    RNMom2010 replied to OC85's topic in General Students

    My school does nothing with drug testing, nor do our clinical sites. As it is a community college, I am thinking that the funding is just not there to run screens on all the nursing students. It would...

  22. What field of Nursing as a RN is the "BEST BANG" for the Tuition Buck!?

    RNMom2010 replied to Future-Male-RN's topic in General Nursing

    For me the best bang for the buck will be a job that I dont dread going to every day, and enjoy working with my pts and hopefully the staff and docs! A decent salary is also very important, but I put...

  23. Twas the night before chirstmas

    RNMom2010 replied to pharmgirl's topic in General Students

    Thats great! Going to foward that to my nursing

  24. Fundamental of nursing

    RNMom2010 replied to POMD01's topic in General Nursing

    The Potter Perry book has a study guide available. Just look it up on Borders or Barnes and Noble! I think it is around

  25. Gearing up for next semester : )

    RNMom2010 replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

    I was so excited to be done with fall semester, but here I am 3 weeks into winter vacation and I am so ready to be back in classes! I have already started looking over some texts r/t my first 8 week...