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  1. What type of student were you before nursing school?

    jackson145 replied to krltdy's topic in General Students

    I rarely showed up for class in HS & I never took a book with me when I did go. My grades were mostly D's. I had more than one teacher ask me to drop their class because I was snoring so loud it...

  2. Prescription narcotics or benzodiazepines while working?

    jackson145 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've had a script for Klonopin BID since I was a teenager. I've only needed it QD for several years now. I can't fathom trying to make it through the day without it. During my 1st semester of NS I...

  3. D'oh!

    jackson145 replied to Goldenatom's topic in General Students

    I forgot my gloves once at clinicals doing an insulin injection. My instructor said "Hey, don't forgot your gloves next time". That was it. Didn't even knock my grade down. I was

  4. I got kicked out of nursing school!!!!!!!!!

    jackson145 replied to Natingale's topic in General Students

    I always wake my kids up on April 1 by telling them it's the last day of the school year. After they jump up out of bed all excited, I have the pleasure of bursting their bubble! I know, I'm cruel,...

  5. Oh! The sacrifices we make just to get through nursing school

    jackson145 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I sacrificed my husband of 11 years. Actually, I can't blame it entirely on NS. After all, NS didn't make him cheat, now did it? Perhaps it made me more unpleasant, though? On the bright side, I'm...

  6. how has nursing school affected ur marriage

    jackson145 replied to pristine30's topic in General Students

    Wow, I must have a totally different NS than everyone else on here. I switched from PT to FT work when I started NS & I feel like I'm on a vacation. I've never had so much free time before. I...

  7. How many hours of sleep did you get a night when you were in nursing school?

    jackson145 replied to 2bnurseofchrist's topic in General Students

    My sentiments exactly. I geared down to PT when I started NS, so I get more sleep now than I did before. As for studying, I study the night before a test for a few hours. End of

  8. Does it bother you to address MDs by their title of Doctor?

    jackson145 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would feel soooo uncomfortable calling a Doc by their first name. I don't care how well or how long I've known them. I still call my teachers Mr/Mrs even 13 years after I graduated. It's just a...

  9. "Women Are Catty"

    jackson145 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I'd rather work with a bunch of crude men any day. Women are just not nice. NS has really drove it home to me. The women are constantly taking sides & are always just 'outraged' about something...

  10. How are things with your home life while in school?

    jackson145 replied to j_audrey's topic in General Students

    Not to sound like a downer, but NS helped to end my marriage. I worked to put my husband through PN & then I was to go through RN once he found work as a LPN. When I started the RN program, I...

  11. I think I should be trying harder

    jackson145 replied to Barras's topic in General Students

    So far, I've never done any of the readings. I just listen to the lectures & take the tests. I've had 2 B's & the rest A's. I'm 7 weeks away from graduation and set to graduate Magna Cum...

  12. Help!!! Can they really do this??? Does anyone know???

    jackson145 replied to AnnieMae*'s topic in General Students

    One of the first things I learned in NS was that "They" can do whatever they want to you. It doesn't matter how ridiculous, redundant, or unfair it is. We take ATI's, but if you don't pass, you...

  13. ASN/LPN points with acceptance?

    jackson145 replied to kgle's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I got in to the RN program @ Bloomington with 215. I think our lowest was 210, with a 4.0 & 87 on the TEAS. We all received the 3 points for being local. However, they only accepted 10 people...

  14. Does it ever annoy you when people say nursing school is easy?

    jackson145 replied to guiltysins's topic in General Students

    At my community college, nursing is the hardest program to gain admittance to. In my group, they took 10 of us for the RN program out of 600 applicants. However, now that I'm in the program (halfway...

  15. Do Away with LPN's What will LPN's Do?

    jackson145 replied to Angela.RN2B's topic in General Nursing

    The big hospital in my area has pretty much phased out LPN's. There are still a few employed there, but they are all in transition programs. The hospital offered to pay for the transition program...

  16. How long are you clinical days?

    jackson145 replied to JHansen's topic in General Students

    I'm in my last semester. We have 1 12-hr day, 7a-7p, just like the shift of the floor we are on. We don't go in ahead of time & do any prep work, though. We just show up & hit the floor...

  17. CNA's Not Wanting to Listen to Student Nurses

    jackson145 replied to jjhunt's topic in General Students

    I'm in my last semester & one of our 'critical indicators' for graduation is delegation. Each week we have to demonstrate at least one incidence of delegation (as well as teaching, advocating,...

  18. It's official. I'm a suck-up!

    jackson145 posted a topic in General Students

    When did nursing school turn me into suck a suck-up? I have a group project due tomorrow on melanoma. To go along with our PowerPoint presentation, I made sugar cookies. Instead of smiley faces,...

  19. Tired of NS!!

    jackson145 replied to ange26s's topic in General Students

    I've encountered the same "Big me, little you" attitude a lot in NS. There's always someone ready to put down others to make themselves feel better. If it's instructors, I try to remember that there...

  20. Do you encounter attitudes from techs?

    jackson145 replied to LilyBlue's topic in General Nursing

    After reading some of the replies, I've just gotta say it. When I worked as a Tech, I had the same complaint with some nurses that is being voiced in regards to CNA's. I've also heard Nurse Managers...

  21. what should I do about this call light?

    jackson145 replied to picurn10's topic in General Nursing

    We aren't allowed to answer call lights at clinicals unless it is our assigned patient. The instructors won't allow us to touch a patient that we haven't taken report on and sat down with the chart to...

  22. Do you encounter attitudes from techs?

    jackson145 replied to LilyBlue's topic in General Nursing

    It seems like there are 1 or 2 of these employees no matter where you work or what field you are in. They intend to do the least amount of work they can get away with and not get fired. Not everyone...

  23. Student sense of entitlement

    jackson145 replied to kris113's topic in General Nursing

    From what I've seen in the healthcare world, no matter how long you've been at it & how much experience & education you have, there will always be someone who trumps you. I guess that means...

  24. How did you do on the TEAS?

    jackson145 replied to IndyIvy's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I got in with a 92. I got an 88 my 1st try. After the 1st time, I waited until I'd done all my gen ed & pre-reqs. I think the science classes helped boost my score. I also bought the ATI study...

  25. Gardisil

    jackson145 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I watched a 20-yr old women bleed out & die in my E/D after a year of suffering with cervical cancer. I'll never forget that night. I took my daughter to her Doc for the series as soon as it was...