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NO! Some people just aren't Nurse material! My husband, for example.. God love him.. He just doesn't have the patience and compassion for people that it takes to be a good Nurse. Others are just lazy, incompetent or just plain (for lack of a better word) stupid.. lol.. I wouldn't want such people working alongside me OR as my Nurse!

Thanks so much for the encouragement, you guys! :) The ironic thing is, I'll be in my OB/Peds rotation this sem.!

...gone through nursing school pregnant? I found out at the end of last semester I'm pregnant, and have decided not to sit out this semester. I'm due in July, so I don't have to worry about taking time off to have the baby next semester, either. :) I'm just worried about being so tired! I'm 11 weeks now, and classes start up again Friday. I've been so tired lately, I can hardly do anything without sitting down every 1/2 hour or so! I just hope I can do classes/clinicals AND work my job. Any encouragement you can provide would be wonderful! Thanks in advance! OH, by the way, I also have a two year old! lol..

I'm still in school, and our uniforms are all white. While I do come home with dirt, etc on them, I would imagine it would be there no matter what color uniform I wear. It looks more professional, and the patients tend to look at us differently than the other students we work with who wear grey (yuck!). Only downside: see-through pants! lol.. but usually a nursing jacket will cover that problem, too.

This thread just saved my butt on a careplan! Thanks, guys! :yelclap:

Sorry, I don't have one, and know nothing about them! But I've heard they're very handy! Good luck, and congrats on your acceptance!

Having just finished taking a test on this, I'd say O2!! We're taught Oxygen first, then Fluids and everything else. Always check your ABC's! :)

I wish someone would have sat me down and taught me how to study for the tests! You HAVE to study by applying the information. You CAN'T just MEMORIZE! I also found that you can't just sit down and study the night before the test and plan to make a good grade. Also remember that just because you're not making an "A" doesn't mean you should freak out! A nurse who passes with a "C" is still a nurse! Nursing school is completely different from anything you've ever done before. So don't beat yourself up if you don't make an "A" on your first test. If you pass, congratulate yourself, because that's tough to do in and of itself sometimes! I hope this doesn't scare you guys. You'll take it as words of encouragement once you're actually in the program! :) Good luck to you all. And remember to breathe.

Also, if your uniforms or lab coats do not come with patches on them, be sure to get them right away! It has been a pain to try to get them.

Shoes are to be completely white. (I bought some Reeboks at Shoe Carnival for $30 - they're really comfortable!) The nursing kit that you buy in the bookstore comes with things you'll need for labs: a foley catheter kit, gloves, tape, a nasogastric tube, an enema kit, an irrigation tube, a gown/hat/gloves/shoe covers for when you study infection control, and a dressing tray. I think that's everything. Definitely worth the money, imo.

I started in August. It's been a wild ride so far, but great at the same time. Good luck to you guys! Hopefully you'll get your letters soon!

First of all, CONGRATS!! Feels good, doesn't it? We did Meds check off last week. We had to show the different sites for each type of injection, the size needle to use and gauge, and explain how to give them. Then we had to actually administer one of each type of injection to a little square pad. Then we had a few different types of meds. to draw up, pour, etc. We had to do a few conversions and show our work. I think that's about it!

Hey there! I'm in my first year of nursing school. You're right, this is a big decision. But if your whole heart is in it, it could be the best decision you've ever made. None of us want to be in a career we don't enjoy! I say do it! Talk to your counselor at school or the person you registered with and work it out with him/her to see if the classes you're taking now are classes you could put toward your Nursing degree. There are different prerequisites for each school. I hope you decide to follow your heart. I was also nervous about needles and IV's, and still am to a degree (as I have yet to administer any), but the nervousness subsides a bit with practice and knowledge. I also have to tell myself that I'm doing this for the patient's health! It's definitely worth it. I hope this helps! Good luck! -Crystal

I'm not sure what I made exactly, but I know it was in the upper 60th percentile, which isn't fabulous, but I'm in! If you feel you did well, you probably did. Hope that helps! -Crystal

Classes start MONDAY! Are you as excited as I am?! :)

I read a lot about funny things that happen and annoying things that happen to nurses on these forums, but what about the times we screw up? I'm starting nursing classes on Monday, and thought it would ease my mind a bit to know that everyone screws up sometimes. So, nurses, nursing students, how about posting some of the first times you screwed up (as a student or after you received that diploma), to ease the minds of those who are just beginning?? And besides, who says you can't look back and laugh at those times? Thanks, you guys! :)

I watch Grey's Anatomy, Trauma: Life in the ER, and Untold Stories of the ER... and pretty much anything else I might happen to stumble upon that looks interesting. I watch ER off and on, but not religiously like some do!

I didn't read all of the previous posts or anything, but IMO, if you're going into nursing SOLELY for the benefits (good pay, job security, etc), without actually enjoying it, that's where the problem lies. There are too many nurses out there that DON'T like their jobs, and thus don't perform to the best of their ability. We don't need more people like that out there in hospitals and health care facilities, etc. It's not good for the patients, other nurses, or anyone else for that matter. Sorry if I stepped on a few toes in saying this, but if you don't like the job, don't take it!

My personal experience with epidurals was certainly something! I gave birth to my beautiful daughter 15 mos. ago. I was induced at 39 weeks, because the baby was just getting too big for me. So, they began the Pitocin around 5 or 6 in the morning, and I had an epidural around 10 or 11 (I was experiencing some awful back labor from the pit, and have a very low tolerance for pain). My epidural wore off after about an hour or so, so they gave me another one. The second one lasted about 2 and 1/2 hours, so they just gave me more medicine in the epidural iv. Finally, I was pain-free for the last three of hours of labor and all through the delivery (which lasted roughly 30 minutes). So, yes, the epidural was wonderful once the medicine kicked in! Haha.. :w00t:

Contact the Nursing Dept. and tell them you haven't recieved a letter of acceptance, and that you would like a nursing packet, also. They should send you everything you need in one envelope. As far as the CPR class goes, you can go to the local American Red Cross to take a CPR class, or you can take the one they provide during the first 6 weeks you start your nursing classes. Be sure that you've been accepted into the Nursing Dept., in addition to general admission. I made that mistake, and it caused me to have to wait an extra semester.

Those scores are great! You should have no problem getting in. Just make sure they have any and ALL of the info. they need for you! As far as classes go, you could take an Anatomy class to get that out of the way, or something like that, if you like. I have no clue what clinicals are like though! I start the actual Nursing program in the fall. Good luck! :roll

I'm a nursing student now.. I still have at least a year and a half left, and haven't started clinicals yet or anything.. so I haven't had to deal with doctors yet. What do you do when doctors treat you like this?? Just take it?

I start the Nursing Program at NWCC in the fall, as well. You have clinicals at the same time as nursing classes. Practically every other day you'll have one or the other.