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  1. I had to drop out this semester

    dani_girl replied to AZmom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I hope you are feeling better:icon_hug: I know how some set backs can seem just so overwhelming. Try to find something good in it though.. maybe you can have one of your classmates give you the notes...

  2. Is it customary to give clinical instructor's gifts at the end of a rotation?

    dani_girl replied to lizmatt's topic in General Students

    Our groups usually chip in and get a group gift.. but nothing crazy.. our last instructor always joked about how the care plans came back to us looking critical (she always used red ink) so we got her...

  3. think before you speak ........

    dani_girl replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    This reminds me of something a friend of my did... we both can't stand when people are in a public place talking loudly on their cell phones as if no one else matters! Well anyhoo, we were in the...

  4. How hard is nursing school?

    dani_girl replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Students

    It will be easier if you get your pre-reqs and non nursing core classes out of the way.. you still need to read and study and it will sometimes seem really really hard.. but I know people in my class...

  5. Target of clinical instructor's venom HELP!!!

    dani_girl replied to nrstob08's topic in General Nursing

    Before you go to the dean Document everything.. when she says things that are belittling or inappropriate, who else heard and so on.. Before you go in have all the info and ammo to back up your...

  6. Travel to NY from west coast with pets!

    dani_girl replied to tinderbox's topic in Travel

    Dramamine works really great too! Good luck however you get

  7. My school seems to be different....what admission req. do you have to complete?

    dani_girl replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    no.. my college requirements to apply to the nursing program is Highschool Chemistry, Biology, and Algebra.. and then the usual GED/diploma and then the accuplacer that says how you are in English,...

  8. Does everyone feel overwhelmed when they start nursing school?

    dani_girl replied to tsmith9031's topic in General Students

    First tip.. forget the % that they tell you.. I swear I had some really bright classmates just give up because "only 1/2 will make it to year 2". Second, I procrastate too... it does not work in this...

  9. Tape Recorders???

    dani_girl replied to KEVO05's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ask your instructor before you do.. some of mine were really against it basically telling me "you should be paying attention" I guess they thought we would turn them on and leave or something.. but...

  10. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    dani_girl replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of girls and even older women in Hawaii use the word "Puka" which means hole. Also in Hawaii you hear alot of people use the term "shi-shi" (spelling on that is sure to be wrong) to mean...

  11. Checks and Rights of medication administration ?

    dani_girl replied to Matt.'s topic in General Nursing

    We do the 6 rights.. the same as SWtooth stated.. plus right

  12. Wild Color Stethoscope?

    dani_girl replied to tofutti's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Go for the color, #1 it won't walk off on you.. (it happens!!) #2 like wdwpixie says, around your neck they won't matter! #3 you can always change the tubing later if you don't like it, or cover it...

  13. "Fun Classes"?

    dani_girl replied to MikeyJ's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If your school offers it Pharmacology or Med term.... I know not great fun.. but my program doesn't have them as requirements (we kinda learn as we go..) I took Pharm, and now am so much better off.....

  14. Cleaning Nursing Shoes

    dani_girl replied to sister--*'s topic in General Nursing

    Ok.. this isn't really for cleaning but I have a shoe box in the trunk of my car with a can of Lysol and spare shoes in it. When I get to my car I take of my shoes and hose em down and throw them in...

  15. Do you find it hard to tolerate Gen Ed classes after nursing school?

    dani_girl replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Students

    Slou! Hey I know there are some great young un' out there.. infact on the same side there are some very childish "old uns" too! :) I look really really young ( its the puddgy cheeks!) so to have your...

  16. Medication tips??

    dani_girl posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi everyone! I have been searching here for this and there might be a post already on it, but does anyone have any medication tips for the names.. hard to explain.. but like meds ending in "olol"...

  17. Medication tips??

    dani_girl replied to dani_girl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Will do.. I am currently asking everyone to give me tips.. when I get a good number of them I will be sure to post em!

  18. Do you find it hard to tolerate Gen Ed classes after nursing school?

    dani_girl replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Students

    Some gen ed classes really bug me, because in some of them 85% of the class is required to take it and resent it. Also because of the moronic "introduce yourself" stuff in the begining. I always get a...

  19. How early do you need to come to the clinicals?

    dani_girl replied to mmr2's topic in General Students

    IDEA: Put a shoe box in the trunk of your car with a can of Lysol in it. When you get to the car you can spray your shoes and stick them in the box. You don't want to even think about what you are...

  20. Mnemonics and Memory Aids

    dani_girl replied to VickyRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Still figuring out my direction in life I guess :) But hey you can help me when I take

  21. Dumbfounded with Pharmacology

    dani_girl replied to EDoyalSAU's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My clinical instructor has us make cards, which honestly at first just aggravated us.. our group was the only ones making them.. but our group is alot better off med wise thanks to her.. my...

  22. Anyone else discouraged?

    dani_girl replied to kywoman1234's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If your class has Objectives for the chapters try answering them. For the first time in any of my classes I started using the free websites.. I don't know what books you are studying but Kozier's...

  23. Mnemonics and Memory Aids

    dani_girl replied to VickyRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Another way to remember the eyes is: You look OUt with Both eyes. Take the Right dose so you won't OD [overdose]. The only one that is Left is OS. - Both eyes=OU, Right eye=OD,...