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  1. Moving to abq schools?

    future L&Dnurse replied to sdwannabe's topic in General Nursing

    UNM is based on gpa, science especially, your application essays, and letters of recommendation. They also prefer to take New Mexico residents and really like previous experience in health care as a...

  2. Moving to abq schools?

    future L&Dnurse replied to sdwannabe's topic in General Nursing

    UNM does not have a waiting list, actually. You have to complete 2 or so years of prereqs and apply for the nursing program, and then you either get in or you don't. It is fairly competitive, but...

  3. Can I still go to clinical??

    future L&Dnurse replied to lmh2brn's topic in General Students

    The best person to answer your question is your clinical instructor. That said, I have chronic problems with tendonitis and what I suspect is carpal tunnel in one wrist. My wrist started aching last...

  4. A Poem for Nursing Students who are Moms

    future L&Dnurse replied to 3sodapop's topic in General Students

    That's awesome.

  5. I need to interview nurses who have worked for 1,5, and 10 years.

    future L&Dnurse replied to future L&Dnurse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sorry I didn't respond sooner, I didn't end up subscribed to the thread for some reason and didn't know you'd posted! Thank you so much for the offer! I interviewed someone I work with who has 1...

  6. I need to interview nurses who have worked for 1,5, and 10 years.

    future L&Dnurse posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have an assignment due in mid-April. I am supposed to interview nurses who have worked for 1, 5, and 10 years about how they approached nursing when they first graduated, what they do differently...

  7. What mantra is getting you through nursing school?

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

    failure is not an option. This, too, shall pass. They were a lot more positive before I started nursing school but I'm just plain burned out at this point. I've got 73 days until Graduation and can't...

  8. Scrubs for tall women

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

    I'm 6' tall and I have had good luck with Lydia's Pro-Series tall scrub pants. They're still slightly short but don't look anywhere near as ridiculous as the other "tall" pants I've tried. Mens also...

  9. I need your help, please....I might fail ):

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

    I had the same problem a couple of times - you want to do it as fast as seasoned nurses do it, but simply put, you can't at your level of skill! It's okay, you'll get there. I would slow down. Slow...

  10. Question About Positioning (probably a dumb question)

    future L&Dnurse replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If I understand it correctly, dependent is lower. Have you ever seen dependent edema? It shows up in the legs, the scrotum, the forearms if the arms aren't elevated etc. I had a patient who had...

  11. Feeling lost during clinicals

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

    I would be surprised if anyone here has not felt that way at least one day of nursing school. I would spend more time with your patients. Get to know them, ask them those questions, ask them if...

  12. Combining Peds and Women's Health Courses

    future L&Dnurse replied to Penguin67's topic in General Students

    As a student I think I would strongly prefer #1, simply because my experience with a peds rotation and an ob rotation is that both of them cover a TON of material and trying to do both at once sounds...

  13. Loans for living expenses?!

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

    You can usually get more than the school offers for Stafford loans, you just have to request a loan increase. I've had to do it a couple times. It depends on the school but the max can be up to $5K....

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

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

    You are insane. That is

  15. Should ICU nurses receive a higher salary than Floor Nurses?

    future L&Dnurse replied to Gia1384's topic in General Students

    no, I don't. I've done an ICU rotation and while it was different, it wasn't harder because my experience was that the higher acuity of the patients was balanced by a lower patient load. An ICU...

  16. LPN students have to give bed bath to classmates

    future L&Dnurse replied to vina2550's topic in General Students

    No practicing bed baths here, but in my first semester my classmate had to do a head-to-toe on me. I wore a camisole and pants but I was blessed by the breast fairy so heart sounds were not...

  17. I am so anal about my grades

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

    Same here, I get disappointed by even something like a 97 because darn it, I wanted that A+, not just an A. I know it's silly, I just can't help it. I don't get totally devastated by a lower grade...

  18. does skyscape expire after a yr

    future L&Dnurse replied to 4x4country's topic in General Students

    I think it does. I have nursing central and it just "expired" February 1, but the programs still work fine. All it means is that I won't get my drug guide, lab guide, etc updated next time they...

  19. "Too smart" to be a nurse

    future L&Dnurse replied to may8755's topic in General Students

    Okay, best comeback ever. I'm filing this away for future use,

  20. "Too smart" to be a nurse

    future L&Dnurse replied to may8755's topic in General Students

    I hate that. Truly hate it. I've gotten that question a couple of times, too, and usually when someone asks "why are you 'settling' for nursing, you should be a doctor!" or something similar my...

  21. at what age did you start studying nursing?

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

    I started pre-reqs at 25, will be 28 when I

  22. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    future L&Dnurse replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    student1000, I know Office Depot carries 90 and 120 day wall calendars, that's where I got mine. Just ask them where the big dry-erase wall calendars are. It makes life a lot easier to have your...

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

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

    The hospital would be an awfully unhappy place if we all wanted to work in the same unit, so please don't take it so personally that I don't want to work in the same clinical area that you chose when...

  24. Last semester and terrified

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

    I could have written almost your entire post. I finish in May and between not liking my current clinical rotation at ALL, and worrying about finding a job, and not losing that job for complete and...

  25. Please tell me about on-call time

    future L&Dnurse posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm a student nurse who will be graduating in May, and I am absolutely planning to work in L&D for a while and then go back to get my masters in midwifery. Anyway, I know that some (all?)...