sum07

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1. New Grad & UW

   sum07 replied to chrcln's topic in Washington

   Actually, my friend was a new grad in June (Seattle U) and got hired into Harborview's Neuro ICU. So it is possible! We have 4 seasons and it rains more in NYC. We just have more cloudy days. Traffic and parking used to be okay. But in the past few ...

2. first year student

   sum07 replied to melnfra's topic in General Students

   welcome to the club :) I've only been in school for 4 weeks, but my program has been really good about letting us express our anxiety and issues. Let's just say that our communication lab is basically group therapy! Hopefully your program has some ou...

3. Any Positive Nursing School Experiences

   sum07 replied to Mommycakers's topic in General Students

   I just started nursing school 4 weeks ago and love it! But I think your experiences will depend on your program and your attitude. From the very beginning the teachers in my program told us that its no longer about the 4.0 and competing against each ...

4. Slap in the face

   sum07 replied to natrgrrl's topic in General Students

   The thing that EVERYONE keeps telling us first quarter students is to "Forget the 4.0!" .. which is extremely hard for me, but I'm slowly letting things be. Do you think you need to adjust your study style? Does your program have a Successful Test Ta...

5. where can i find free articles?

   sum07 replied to sum07's topic in General Students

   thanks everyone! we just had library orientation today and the librarian gave us a bunch of databases we could search. so i think i'm set! =)

6. where can i find free articles?

   sum07 posted a topic in General Students

   Does anyone know any websites where I can get/search for free nursing articles? I have to do a few presentations on articles and I can't seem to find any free articles. Help?

7. Procrastination

   sum07 replied to IrishItalianRN's topic in General Students

   We have a set of 'outcomes' to answer every week - so my study group splits them up and everyone is responsible for a certain outcome. Motivation for me not to procrastinate I found that if I keep a running list in my head of things to do/read, I ge...

8. Lack of Confidence, I don't think I can do this!!

   sum07 replied to svno7659's topic in General Students

   You CAN do it. I felt the same way during CNA training clinicals. You will learn as you go, trust me. I start my clinicals for nursing school next Monday and I know that we have at least two days of orientation. If you have orientation also, I sugges...

9. Oh my God!! I need help!

   sum07 replied to connie32's topic in General Students

   That's so unfortunate! I'm sure if you call them first thing tomorrow and explain your situation, they'll give you a chance. I mean, it can't hurt trying right? Good luck!

10. What should I get??

    sum07 replied to FutureLatinaRN's topic in General Students

    I'm kind of in the same situation where money is tight. So I have to spend my money wisely. Aside from all the required stuff for the program (tuition, textbooks, uniform, stethescope, penlight, nametag), I only bought dividers. But then again I have...

11. study NCLEX books while in school?

    sum07 replied to sum07's topic in General Students

    okay, thanks everyone! Saunders seems to be the popular choice - I'll check it out.

12. study NCLEX books while in school?

    sum07 posted a topic in General Students

    What does everyone think of studying NCLEX review books while in nursing school?

13. Self Teaching Skills

    sum07 replied to mothersuess's topic in General Students

    I haven't started my program yet, but we have a 2-hr skills lab each week - in which I assume they'll be teaching us skills. We also have a book, Kozier & Erb's Techniques in Clinical nursing, that goes through a bunch of skills. If your instruct...

14. Skill Test On Tuesday

    sum07 replied to greysa32's topic in CNA/MA

    For my state, WA, changing a brief wasn't on our list of tested skills - thankfully! I really didn't want to get catheter or peri care. I ended up getting: washing hands, feeding, partial bed bath, fingernail care, and recording pulse. My advice for ...

15. feeling discouraged

    sum07 replied to stelarRN's topic in General Students

    I would talk to my clinical instructor if I were you. Is it just that you're not getting the chance to perform the procedures that other students are performing? Maybe you should try finding a nurse tech position.