FuturoEnfermera

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  1. I need to hear from the real nurses!

    i'm a nursing student about to start second semester, first clinical semester. i'm getting increasingly concerned about the content of nursing school. i like science and pathophysiology. i don't like...
  2. I need to hear from the real nurses!

    well let me ask then, how much time is spent charting, documenting, etc compared to hands on work and problem solving? by problem solving, i mean complex problem solving dealing with the patients'...
  3. I need to hear from the real nurses!

    Just want to clarify.... I mean "real" as in not student. I totally get what you're
  4. I need to hear from the real nurses!

    i appreciate your response. i'm not sure if you read my other postings so i just wanted to reiterate that i'm a very feely person. my issue is with the phoniness of being "taught" to be feely. like...
  5. I need to hear from the real nurses!

    i wanted to add something about this too. our professors seem to take this stuff so seriously and i'm always sitting there thinking "how can you possibly be teaching this to a college class?" it...
  6. I need to hear from the real nurses!

    you are a godsend. words cannot begin to describe how relieved i am after reading your post! lol but i'm serious! i'm overjoyed to hear that someone who totally gets what i'm saying (and agrees)...
  7. I need to hear from the real nurses!

    Excellent point! I'm so glad I posed this question on
  8. I need to hear from the real nurses!

    thank you for your heartfelt response. i have a feeling you're not the type that would have to be reminded! i think that what you did for that woman is amazing. i'm sure it completely transformed...
  9. I need to hear from the real nurses!

    oh dear! i see a lot of that in my future. =) i do have an absolute need to feel like i'm getting somewhere. you think that's bad for nursing? i'm seriously
  10. I need to hear from the real nurses!

    i hadn't actually heard that saying but i dig it! and i must ask, do you think block-head could learn to be compassionate because she is supposed to be? i cannot believe that someone would do that!...
  11. I need to hear from the real nurses!

    I totally agree with
  12. I need to hear from the real nurses!

    i didn't see that before i posted my previous response. i do fit into the naturally intuitive category. maybe that is why it's so hard for me to grasp. i actually pick up on way too much sometimes....
  13. I need to hear from the real nurses!

    I really appreciate what all of you have said! I certainly understand the need for compassion, human touch, etc, but I feel like the ability to be trusted, in any relationship, comes from within. It...
  14. finding a preceptor

    For those of you who had to find your own clinical preceptor, was it a difficult process? The program I'm looking into says that one of the hardest parts of the application process is finding a...
  15. How hard is Micro

    have you taken organic/bio chem? if so then micro will be almost a breeze. knowing the structure and function of proteins, dna, lipids, enzymes and cellular respiration, tca cycle etc puts you at a...
  16. First week of nursing school and I already had my first good cry

    Ok, this made me tear up. I'm a mess and I've never really been an emotional person (I've always been able to hide it anyway). I start my program on Tuesday. I got a knot in my throat like 10 times...
  17. How important is Chemistry, really?

    i totally disagree with this! when you get down to the how and why of just about everything our bodies do, the answer is chemistry. an example...co2 and h+ receptors regulate our breathing... i...
  18. O chem for me. Hardest class I've ever taken. I loved the bio chem part though. Got an A but never had to fight so hard before. The professor was a big essay exam person. "Explain ______ and how...
  19. Does lack of motivation means no no to nursing?

    TROLL! Ignore her, no one is this
  20. Cannot Stand.........

    Congrats on your upcoming graduation! That must be an awesome feeling. Thanks for the insight too. That really does make a lot of sense and gives me
  21. Does lack of motivation means no no to nursing?

    if you are unsure maybe you can shadow a nurse in your area. that may help you decide if nursing is really what you want. i know after i had both of my kids i wasn't very motivated to do anything...
  22. Compare TEAS results

    Are you just asking about people from your school? You have no replies so I'll share. =) I got a 95.9% here in CA. From my experience, you'll mostly get replies from people that did pretty well, so...
  23. Cannot Stand.........

    i'm not in nursing school yet, just got accepted for fall. =) i totally have this problem though! it is awful and draining and i always wonder if i'm doing something wrong. i am a good student,...
  24. Who's Waiting 4 Fall 07 Acceptance?

    Thanks you guys! Everyone here is so awesome! I think waiting a year would drive me crazy too! You are so
  25. Who's Waiting 4 Fall 07 Acceptance?

    Thanks! I just got the email. I got in! I'm so excited!