4thGenNurse

I love my Vibrams! You get use to the stares, usually people are just curious and want to know what they are and where to get them. I usually forget that I have them on after a while. I have always preferred to be barefoot so these shoes are perfect. The running took some time to get use to, but my ankles and knees don't hurt anymore during or after a run. I wish I could wear them at work but like Brian said, it wouldn't work out for nurses. The tops are either thin or not there with other models. Too bad, I think my back and feet wouldn't hurt so much at the end of the day! :)

Only in nursing school will an instructor tell you to reference your book to challenge a test question, then when question is challenged state "Well that's not what I said in class." Only in nursing school will above mentioned test challenges be renamed to "test clarifications" (as in "let me clarify why you are still wrong") Only in nursing school will a clinical instructor ask if you speak Cambodian ("No. :stone Sorry. I speak English. Cambodian was not a prerequisite for this program"). Only in nursing school will an instructor tell a student that they will probably fail and that she needs Jesus (complete with gift of prayer book). Only in nursing school can you talk about bodily functions with your classmates and not be grossed out. But I love it! :redbeathe:redbeathe:redbeathe (Almost done, May '10 here I come!)

Wow, our scrubs consist of pleated white pants, white cotton scrub top (that is still too big even at a small) and a blue vest. That's right, I said vest. If you added a hair net, I would look exactly like a lunch lady. I wished for regular scrubs but to no avail. *sigh*

This happened to me last year and its pretty universal to wait a year once you failed a course in nursing school. I did not pass my 3rd semester. As soon as I found out I went to talk to the heads of the department and submitted my application for advanced placement the same day for readmission the following year to repeat that semester. I was not guaranteed a spot, so I took classes for the next two semesters to boost my GPA, retook my HOBET (the aptitude test) because my test scores were expiring. I just kept going and tried keeping my head up. Now, I am back in nursing school and almost done with the semester I didn't pass last year.

Thank you so much:D. I thought that is what I had to do but I just wasn't sure about it. I'm just nervous about finding a job after I get my LPN. I know about the only place I can find work is in a doctor's office or an LTC facility. Which isn't bad, but I do want to go onto get my RN so I would like the experience of an LTC facility. How much does the NCLEX-PN cost, do you know?

Hello, I will hopefully be graduating in July with my LPN in North Carolina. However, shortly thereafter I will be moving back to my home state of Michigan. I was wondering if I could take the NCLEX-PN in Michigan and become licensed there as well without being first licensed in North Carolina? Anybody have any ideas or advice as to what I should do? Thanks :loveya:

If I honestly have to hear one more story about your brother's-friend's-wife's-cousin's-kid I will SCREAM! I ran out of gold stars to give away so I am going to tell you that you already won the award for most disease related stories ever. Now, stop telling them. If you feel the need to argue with the instructor about every point she makes or you still cannot grasp the content after the 15th question, wait til the end of class and talk to her. You are wasting our time that we paid for! Stop saying that you didn't study for this test and that you are going to fail it. You make an A everytime and I don't like hearing it. To my two best friends that didn't make it to the next semester with me, do not lose heart. You are smart and will make it in the nursing field. You both have taught me so much and you are only a phone call away.:redbeathe:redbeathe:redbeathe -Passed my finals and progressing to the summer semester in OB! Can't wait! May '09 here I come!:heartbeat:up:

I have asked my teachers several times how to study. I have used all their techniques and advice. I always take my time and use almost the whole hour. I study with a study group, use flash cards, and read all the material that is presented in our lectures. You can't skip any material, our teachers will tell us to definitely know this certain material because it will be on the test, but it is never there. I feel so hopeless because I know I am a good nurse and I am smart, but my tests reflect something different. My lead instructor tells me I don't comprehend the information given to me in the question, and I don't know how to fix that. I read the question to myself, eliminate the ones that are not correct and I always end up picking the wrong answer out of the last two. We are not told to use NCLEX books because we should only read the material listed on the syllabus. I feel like anything I do isn't doing me any good.

Ahh, 3 weeks to go and I have failed another test! All I do is study, take notes, and read the chapters for the test. Am I not studying enoug? Am I doing it wrong. I know the material, but as soon as I get to the test I don't if I just don't understand the question or get to nervous to understand the question. I know I am a good nurse, I am great in clinical and understand during lecture but the tests are killing me! Can anyone give me study tips that have worked for them that have experienced the same kind of frustation that I am currently. It would be greatly appreciated!!!

I will be 23 when I graduate if all goes as planned. May '09 is my expected graduation and i will have my ADN when i'm done. That's just step 1 though, still have to get my BSN and figure out what exactly doctorate I would like to get after that!

name: madison school: johnston community college program: adn what area of interest at this time: icu and or, eventually going to work my way to be an crna. biggest fear: not knowing what to do (which is ridiculous because i know that will happen!) and forgetting what i am supposed to do when a situation arises. what you would like us to know about you: i am 22. no kids, not married, and originally from michigan. i have worked in hospitals since i was 16 and i know this is what i was born to do. following in my mother's , grandmother's , and great grandmother's footsteps.

I worked as a medical transcriptionist for two years and I did not go to school for it. I was taught in office, which I realize that not everyone is lucky enough to have on the job training. I worked in a private office and in a hospital which I would prefer to do. I like the hospital setting because I had more information available to me to help transcribe acurately. Being at home just seems to distracting to me. I was paid by the hour with more pay after certain hours and on weekends. Also, if you were able to transcribe over a certain amount of lines in a day you were paid by the extra lines you typed. I miss transcribing but it was hard job to do. You sit in a chair for however many hours and just listen to docs drone on and on. I do miss the pay though!