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  1. Please tell me about on-call time

    future L&Dnurse replied to future L&Dnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks, everyone. What I had generally expected was 1-2 shifts per pay period, which is fine with me. I had a friend do an OR rotation that had frightening amounts of on-call time, though, so I...

  2. 50 out of 100 Nursing students failed program

    future L&Dnurse replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Students

    We started out with around 70 students (I forget how many exactly) and have lost about 5 total, and we graduate in May. BUT there were hundreds of applicants who didn't get in. The application...

  3. Number of uniforms to buy

    future L&Dnurse replied to Crouton2004's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I bought 3 tops, 2 pairs of pants, and one lab coat for school. I think I would have been fine with 2 tops because it turns out I don't like the one I bought that is more fitted and never wear it. I...

  4. Like Crocs? Try these!

    future L&Dnurse replied to GadgetRN71's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have a pair of these in blue with no vents and LOVE them. I had to return and re-order in a larger size, too, but I refuse to wear sneakers now - nothing compares to how comfortable my Crocs are....

  5. Nursing Care Plan Nightmare

    future L&Dnurse replied to carlab024's topic in General Students

    psychosocial would be his emotional health. Is he scared, is he in pain, is his family having trouble coping with his hospitalization? Without knowing anything else about your patient I can't...

  6. Anyone know where I can get soft scrubs?

    future L&Dnurse replied to BerthaRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I am a big fan of the Lydias pro-series scrubs, they are soft and fairly lightweight, also, which I like. They're affordable, too. the website is http://lydiasuniforms.com/ I also thought the Grey's...

  7. Is it Too Early to Study for NCLEX RN

    future L&Dnurse replied to 4rom2bRN's topic in General Students

    not at all. We were told to start doing NCLEX questions during orientation at the start of our 16 month program, so I did. I don't do them every day but I do at least a dozen questions a week. I...

  8. Why did you pick the nursing school you did?

    future L&Dnurse replied to Mnstn's topic in General Students

    I wanted a BSN and the school I'm at is the only one reasonably close to my home that offers one, so here I

  9. Pass/Fail vs Actual Grade - How does this affect your GPA? Which is better?

    future L&Dnurse replied to GilbertDaddy's topic in General Students

    Some schools won't accept pass/fail grades as transfer credits or toward higher degrees - a friend of mine had a HUGE problem with this a few years ago and had to re-take a couple of classes...

  10. Gpa 2.73

    future L&Dnurse replied to 2bNurseNik's topic in General Students

    I was in a similar situation at one point. I had a very bad semester due to personal crises - I should have just dropped the semester entirely, but didn't - that counted toward my GPA, and a bunch of...

  11. Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    future L&Dnurse replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    1. Just because you would structure my sentence differently does not mean that my version is grammatically incorrect. Don't take 5% off of my grade for "grammar" when nothing is wrong with my grammar...

  12. Eww white uniforms??

    future L&Dnurse replied to jla623's topic in General Students

    We have white tops and navy pants. I have to admit that I am NOT a fan of the white tops - I think the color combo looks fantastic, and I think white looks very crisp and professional, but I am one...

  13. What Is Your Nursing Specialty?

    future L&Dnurse replied to Tsaiko's topic in General Students

    100% Maternal-Child. Not surprised at

  14. Do you have to pass a HESI exit exam to graduate?

    future L&Dnurse replied to Bonny619's topic in General Students

    I took it about a month ago, it wasn't required for graduation per se but it was 10% of our grade in one class. The school is going to make it a graduation requirement for the class after us, I...

  15. Understanding ABGs - having trouble, any ideas?

    future L&Dnurse posted a topic in General Students

    I am doing an ICU rotation right now and so I need to be able to interpret ABGs. I'm not understanding them very well, and wondered if anybody knew of a "dumbed down" explanation anywhere? I am sure...

  16. Understanding ABGs - having trouble, any ideas?

    future L&Dnurse replied to future L&Dnurse's topic in General Students

    Thanks so much!! I am going to spend a lot of time on those links in the next few weeks, I bet. I don't think I've struggled with anything else as much as ABGs, so I will take all the help I can...

  17. Exaggerations about nursing school

    future L&Dnurse replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Students

    I think the "you can't have a life of any kind outside of nursing school" and the "nobody ever gets an A, all the A students are B students in nursing school" stuff was grossly exaggerated. However,...

  18. low overall gpa, high prereq gpa?

    future L&Dnurse replied to shehak20000's topic in General Students

    I very strongly suggest that you go talk to an advisor IN the college of nursing to discuss what their requirements are and how they choose their students. My program weighed science credits more...

  19. Is BSN harder than ASN?

    future L&Dnurse replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I have 2 kids and am in a BSN program. It's not too much, for me. I haven't been in an ADN program, so I don't know which one is harder. I think the "best" program really depends on where you live...

  20. Age you will/were graduated?

    future L&Dnurse replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

    I'll be 28. I'll probably be around 33 when I finish my

  21. Why is NS so hard?

    future L&Dnurse replied to mydee's topic in General Students

    pelsmith, that was awesome. Thanks for the laugh! (do you, by chance, write the exams for some of my classes? Some of the questions are remarkably

  22. Why is NS so hard?

    future L&Dnurse replied to mydee's topic in General Students

    I think it's hard because there is SO much information. The body of knowledge we're acquiring in a couple of years is pretty amazing, really, and it's hard to cram it all into your brain in so little...

  23. OB Question, Am Confused!

    future L&Dnurse replied to DaFreak71's topic in General Students

    if a baby is in an occiput posterior presentation, that means the baby is facing forward, toward the mom's stomach, with the back of the head against the spine. Those babies don't read the manual....

  24. First week of nursing school and I already had my first good cry

    future L&Dnurse replied to curlylocks29's topic in General Students

    I cried a lot my first semester, honestly. Between stress, and the sheer volume of work, and the number of deaths on the unit I was on, I cried a lot. Hang in there. I'm starting my 3rd semester...

  25. fingerprinting for nursing school

    future L&Dnurse replied to BebobthefrogFNP's topic in General Students

    I am also in a BSN program in NM (not the same school as you, though ... I'm not that close to Texas) and we were required to be fingerprinted at the start of this year due to state regulations and...