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  1. Done with first clinical rotation!

    SingDanceRunLife replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in General Students

    Doesn't it get boring having the same people week after week? We get assigned a different patient every week (although one girl in my group got the same patient twice, but it was 3 weeks apart I...

  2. Here goes nothing

    SingDanceRunLife replied to cmonkey's topic in General Students

    Don't you have to check with your instructor before you pass meds? I know in my program, you get everything all set up, then you have to show your instructor to have them check that you've got it all...

  3. WHAT SCOPE TO USE?

    SingDanceRunLife replied to roseannking's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I think a lot of it is personal. I got a Littmann Lightweight, and I absolutely love it! I know other people who say that you should step up to the Classic II and get that because it's so much...

  4. Littmann Lightweight II SE

    SingDanceRunLife posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm getting a stethoscope from my parents as a birthday present, and I've been doing a lot of research on different types of scopes etc. and I am 95% sure that I want a Littlann Lightweight II (the...

  5. Littmann Lightweight II SE

    SingDanceRunLife replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I actually like the Lightweight better than the Classic...at first, before I had tried both, but after I had ordered the Lightweight, I wondered if I had made the right decision, and now I definitely...

  6. Done with first clinical rotation!

    SingDanceRunLife replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in General Students

    My last day on the unit was great! I was paired with a second level (senior) student since the patient I had yesterday was transferred to another floor which was cool. The patient the second level...

  7. Done with first clinical rotation!

    SingDanceRunLife replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in General Students

    I think it's cool to have two rotations/semester...it means that we get more clinical

  8. Done with first clinical rotation!

    SingDanceRunLife replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in General Students

    It's extremely

  9. For Fun--Kudos 2 Me...The "toot your own horn" thread

    SingDanceRunLife replied to tammy1974's topic in General Students

    I got an 88 on my second pharmacology test! HUGE step up from the 76 I got on the first

  10. Online A&PI, A&PII, and Chemistry w/lab with no protor?

    SingDanceRunLife replied to SMOKEY2112's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I can't speak to chem, but Broome Community College has A&P I and II online with labs, and it isn't

  11. A&P in 8 wks - how did you do it?

    SingDanceRunLife replied to sk8inghunny's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took A&P II over the summer as a 6 week online course while working ~30 hours a week, and I got a B. Time management is the key, and finding out how you study and retain information

  12. What are your study techniques?

    SingDanceRunLife replied to emptyboxcars's topic in General Students

    I study by writing out flashcards from my class notes and doing the practice NCLEX style questions in my books. It seems to be working

  13. Cheap steth with good sound?

    SingDanceRunLife posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm looking for a cheap steth that has good sound. My school gave us cheap steths that have pretty awful sound, and I'm having major trouble hearing with mine, so I'm looking to get another, but I...

  14. Cheap steth with good sound?

    SingDanceRunLife replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Oh, the descriptions. Well, you don't need something that's super high quality i.e. a Cardiology III...but you do need something that you can hear well out of! This is why I suggested going to the...

  15. Cheap steth with good sound?

    SingDanceRunLife replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    You don't know what what

  16. Cheap steth with good sound?

    SingDanceRunLife replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Check out the Littmann site and you can compare the different stethoscopes. Also, you can go to a store and try them out! I absolutely love my Lightweight! Some people might say that it's not as good...

  17. My very 1st clinical expierence ever!!! :-)

    SingDanceRunLife replied to CrazziiRN913's topic in General Students

    Passing meds on your first day of clinical? Wow! We don't pass meds til our second semester...so after we've been doing clinical for about 2 1/2-3

  18. Personalizing Stethoscopes?

    SingDanceRunLife replied to doublehelix's topic in General Students

    Mine has my name engraved on it. I got it from medisave.com which does free engraving. It's also a color that most people don't have (lilac)...and I keep it in my pocket (my school doesn't allow us to...

  19. clinical/grading system

    SingDanceRunLife replied to deetrain's topic in General Students

    For us, in clinical (and clinical learning lab), you either get an S (satisfactory) or a U (unsatisfactory). There are no grades per say, but you have to achieve a certain amount to move on because...

  20. How long do you have to work in shifts?

    SingDanceRunLife replied to xInspiredx's topic in General Students

    First level=first year Second level=second year It's an associate's

  21. How long do you have to work in shifts?

    SingDanceRunLife replied to xInspiredx's topic in General Students

    We have 2 clinical rotations per 15 week semester. Since we started clinical in the 7th week of this semester (it's our first semester), we have 2 different units that we'll go to for 4 weeks each. We...

  22. Dropping because you're scared

    SingDanceRunLife posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There's a girl in my class who came in undecided, applied for nursing during the first semester and was accepted so she was taking A&P I this semester so she would be able to start the nursing...

  23. For Fun--Kudos 2 Me...The "toot your own horn" thread

    SingDanceRunLife replied to tammy1974's topic in General Students

    And I took out my first

  24. Does anyone else feel like NON nursing students don't "understand?"

    SingDanceRunLife replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Students

    So I didn't need to be addressing anything else in your

  25. Want to share my 1st week experience in NS...

    SingDanceRunLife replied to Despareux's topic in General Students

    17 chapters before class? Wow! How many chapters do you cover per