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  1. Did you go to Trident Technical College?

    cursedandblessed replied to MagicalThinking's topic in General Nursing

    If you're done with the sciences, psych, english, and stats you may want to check out your campus cruiser emails every week. or even if you're still working on them. They have this thing called...

  2. anyone considering working at musc

    cursedandblessed replied to britgirl's topic in General Nursing

    east cooper is in mt. pleasant, st. francis is in west ashley, trident is in north charleston, and summerville(part of trident) is in summerville. and there is the va, and roper in downtown. there's...

  3. MAJOR delima...I need some help

    cursedandblessed replied to scrublifenurse10's topic in General Students

    1. are there any work/study options at your school?? 2. are there any options at local hospitals where you could promise to work for them for xx amount of time after graduation in exchange for...

  4. C's in nursing school

    cursedandblessed replied to hTx87's topic in General Students

    do you have test reviews? those help me a lot. one question on the cardio test i picked the wrong answer because the instructor had gone on and on about removing the salt shaker. of course it was...

  5. any RN programs in the country with no wait?

    cursedandblessed replied to sullivan2's topic in General Students

    my cc has about a 1 year wait. however, i've figured this out, it's so you will have three semesters to get a&p i, ii, micro, english, speech, math and your elective out of the way. i was...

  6. Dear Instructor...

    cursedandblessed replied to LifelongDream's topic in General Students

    i found one of my first rotation instructors yesterday on campus and she gave me such a huge hug. it was really

  7. Thank You Lord !

    cursedandblessed replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    congratulations!!!

  8. Abusive and Cruel Clinical Instructors: Why??

    cursedandblessed replied to sallber's topic in General Students

    she threatened to quit the first week if anyone went to the dept head again, and informed us we'd be left without a clinical site and we'd all have to repeat. i've never worked well under threats,...

  9. Incompetent advisors at your school?

    cursedandblessed replied to Cilantrophobe's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I feel your pain and it doesn't get any better. Keep a copy of everything you turn in so when they ask for it the second, third and fourth time you can stick with the required information. Each...

  10. Hospital Classes

    cursedandblessed replied to CBsMommy's topic in General Students

    Have you taken a course in medical terminology, dosage calculations, is your CPR up to date? Is there a CNA/PCT course? Or Phlebotomy? Med term, will help you break down the medical words, a...

  11. You will still have to wipe butts even as a NURSE !

    cursedandblessed replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I love the CNA's, they are wonderful. They can lift patients, bathe them completely and wonderfully in little time. The one that is assigned to my nurse I'm assigned to always knows she can grab me...

  12. Dear Instructor...

    cursedandblessed replied to LifelongDream's topic in General Students

    My first semester instructors were wonderful people. My peds/maternity instructors were the most loving caring people anyone would ever want to met. To the instructors who make it all a wonderful...

  13. Food during nursing school?

    cursedandblessed replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Students

    I know ya'll will laugh at this, the hospital mentioned before, serves these beautiful cake slices/wedges with the discount you're looking at 65 cents, I was always getting those and taking them home...

  14. failed clinicals dismissed from RN program

    cursedandblessed replied to beverlydianne's topic in General Students

    Found my diary of what I'd done during clnical this rotation. My midterm review only had one problem which has nothing to do with clinical skills, mostly my southern drawl. in a week I can say...

  15. Abusive and Cruel Clinical Instructors: Why??

    cursedandblessed replied to sallber's topic in General Students

    perhaps nursing schools should run background checks on their instructors. just happened to be cruising through our board of nursing website (as recommended by our nursing department to know more...

  16. Questions on random drug testing, specifically marijuana. All countries

    cursedandblessed replied to sullivan2's topic in General Students

    we were drug tested before we started our

  17. failed clinicals dismissed from RN program

    cursedandblessed replied to beverlydianne's topic in General Students

    Big thing to me is I'm not a whiner, I don't bring my personal life to clinical. I accept things for what they are and don't usually start DRAMA. I had one bad day and I was totally physically and...

  18. Food during nursing school?

    cursedandblessed replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Students

    I say it depends on the hospital site. We rotate and one hospital gives a 50% discount, and 25 cent drinks. at $2 for a salad, and drink or the days special (really great chicken enchiladas low...

  19. failed clinicals dismissed from RN program

    cursedandblessed replied to beverlydianne's topic in General Students

    I feel your pain. I have an adjunct who apparently has put a target on my back, she threatens to fail me every week, and this week I'm about at the end of my rope. I have two clinicals to go, and...

  20. Video Taping Nursing Students ?

    cursedandblessed replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    We do that in Simm lab when they send us over to MUSC from our CC to practice. Not graded, but it's a fun

  21. Those nursing students that just don't seem to "get it"

    cursedandblessed replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Students

    i'm a bit weird i guess, i get the theory well enough to get a strong b (one point away from that a last rotation), thought lab was a blast especially the brief part (over shorts), love the hospital,...

  22. what is the most important thing in preparing the family for nursing school

    cursedandblessed replied to butterfly135's topic in General Students

    My family rules for nursing school. On clinical days the hubby is in charge of supper. Buy a stack of Stouffer's family meals, get him a stack of takeout menus. Teach him how to operate the...

  23. need advice in relation to clinical instructor

    cursedandblessed replied to carlarenee02's topic in General Students

    have you asked her specifically what your documentation is lacking?? have you asked her what you can do to make it better?? clinical is subjective, and you have to do it the way the clinical...

  24. Health Insurance While in School

    cursedandblessed replied to luvnkileigh's topic in General Students

    NSNA if you're a member (cost about $25-$45 depending on your state to join) has an insurance program through United Healthcare https://www.uhcsr.com/SelfServiceSupport/Students/CollegeHome.aspx...

  25. I wish I had studied this before Nursing 101.......

    cursedandblessed replied to twins2005's topic in General Students

    Test taking success for beginning nursing students. It was good for getting used to the style of questions and some basic information without the info being too in depth. Once you start you'd want...