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ABG's...I love when I nail it on the first stick and don't have to fish around!

I tape a tongue depressor to the side of the bed to organize all my 1,234,862 lines on. It looks much more orderly and keeps them from getting all tangled up. Most of the nurses in my ICU do this. As for the rest, there are bad apples in every bunch. Ignore it and move on.

Thank you!!

We are 2:1. We are a small, community hospital as well, with a 12 bed ICU.

I wouldn 't wear them because I don't feel they look very professional. I feel as if they are only appropriate in certain environments and adult acute care isn't one of them.

Regular clothes. We only wear scrubs on clinical days. Class days I usually wear jeans and a nice top.

I have hair to the middle of my back. I where it in either a ponytail or twist it up into a bun. It takes about 5 seconds...I love it!!

The instructors don't share grades with the class, but some of us share with each other. I'm usually pretty vague with people and will only say, "I did ok." That usually satisfies people. A group of us friends always share our grades, though. I guess it depends on who asks me!!

I seriously laughed out loud at that one!

mersa --- American

Pediatric Oncologist

I usually do not study on the weekends. Our exams are on Fridays, as well as care plans being due on Fridays. That leaves the weekends free to spend with my family. I may read over some material after the kids are in bed, but it isn't much. We all need a little down time. We deserve it! :)

During the week I average 6-7 hours. I catch up on the weekends and get 8-9 hours.

Good luck tomorrow!! I'm a week into it now and it is pretty intense. Just stay on top of the readings and get yourself organized right away!! You'll do great. Congratulations!!

Amen. STOP talking while the instructor is talking! It is rude and very distracting to those of us who are actually listening!

I just started Monday!!! Get organized immediately!!! I can see how it could be very easy in the first weeks to fall behind if you don't set up a system for yourself. Notebooks, highliters, planners....whatever. Get organized the first night. Write everything down. There is so much and it can make you feel overwhelmed and scatterbrained, but if you take the time to really organize yourself it will pay off big time down the road!! Good luck to all my fellow students embarking on this journey! :heartbeat

I will be 32 when I graduate with my ADN. Better late than never!!

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Since we aren't allowed to have our hair in a ponytail for clinical I plan on putting it up in a bun. It takes me 10 seconds and looks professional...score!

Our school starts on the 17th. What I still have to do this week: take the kids to their doc/dentist appts straighten up the house do a big grocery shopping for crockpot meals take a long nap on Sunday since I'm sure it will be the last for a while Good luck to everyone starting soon!!

I love running! I have found its the only exercise that really keeps me lean and toned. I feel so good after a good run. I listen to my ipod and use that time for not only my physical health, but my mental health as well. Just start off slow and set mini goals for yourself. You'll be amazed at how quickly your body will snap back into shape! Good luck!

Thankfully we found out mid-February. I'd be climbing the walls having to wait this long. Good luck to everyone still waiting to hear!!

Yes, yes, and yes! I am a nut for proper speaking and writing, though. One of my biggest pet peeves is the use of double negatives : "I ain't got no money." AHHHH!!! It makes me want to pull my hair out! :chuckle

I would love to teach someday. I plan on working for a while (like 20 years), while going back to school to get my advanced degrees. Then when I am unable to work the floor for whatever reason (mental or physical exhaustion) I would love to teach at a university. I wouldn't teach here at my community college because we are military and won't be living here much longer. It is definitely a long-term goal, though!

I am 100% for assisted suicide. After watching my grandmother die from cancer, slowly withering away to nothing, the last few weeks so doped up on morphine she had no idea she was even alive...I would have gladly helped her out of her misery into eternal peace. I wouldn't feel as though I had a stain on my soul or guilty in the slightest. I feel it is humane, and I feel it would be out of love. If a person would rather die with all their wits about them instead of lingering and withering away for months, so high on morphine they cannot form a coherent thought, that should be THEIR choice. And I am all for it. Cancer is a nasty, horrible animal. I don't wish it on anyone.