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  1. I've changed my mind again

    sneakymom2011 replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    I only have 5 days of hands-on (as school calls it) in the children's hospital where I have a patient. The other days are spent as observation. I do a day at a day care center, a day in the NICU, a...

  2. I've changed my mind again

    sneakymom2011 replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    My first semester was spent on an oncology floor. Which I thought I'd like. Though there were some parts I liked about it, there were parts I HATED. Esp on the last day when a patient that we had...

  3. Which do your prefer, Class or Clinicals?

    sneakymom2011 replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    Last semester clinical was OK. For a while. Then it just got to be too much. We were 1st semester students placed on an oncology unit. There were a couple of deaths, some clients that we all...

  4. How does it work in your school when you have to miss clinical?

    sneakymom2011 replied to knittingmonster's topic in General Students

    In my program (diploma) we can miss up to 10% of clinical. I think for this semester that's 18 hours (or is it 16) If you miss more than that- I don't know what happens. I guess you don't pass....

  5. Looking for a School....HELP

    sneakymom2011 replied to MsAshley's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Bon Secors is BSN, just like Sentara. In fact, both hospitals are starting their BSN programs at the same time. Riverside still has a diploma program, I think that one's nights too, I have a couple...

  6. Looking for a School....HELP

    sneakymom2011 replied to MsAshley's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I'm in Norfolk, and Richmond is about 2 hours away. I see that you've looked at ITT's school. I can give you a couple of options that aren't as pricey as there. In the area there's TCC, Thomas...

  7. What would you answer for this test question?

    sneakymom2011 replied to tbell2's topic in General Students

    I agree! Those 2 answers are just too similar. Something like that (if it had even shown up on our test) probably would have been thrown out. I'd choose B. I'm in OB rotation now and we were taught...

  8. What grade is "passing" in your nursing school??

    sneakymom2011 replied to blessed2bfree's topic in General Students

    I agree with that one. If there is ONE standard to pass the NCLEX then there should be ONE standard to pass school. Had this discussion with some friends about clincal (and I know that's kind of off...

  9. Is there anyone who thinks school is not that bad?

    sneakymom2011 replied to 2bnurseTV's topic in General Students

    Well I am liking second semester so far. Except for today, my mother-baby day at clinical was canceled b/c we've got 5 inches of snow on the ground and the roads are impassable:p. Ah well extra...

  10. Is there anyone who thinks school is not that bad?

    sneakymom2011 replied to 2bnurseTV's topic in General Students

    My first semester was hard. Clinical was hard- we got placed in an oncology unit- and our clinical instructor was a L&D nurse. It was an interesting clinical- but I was VERY ready to be done...

  11. How much is too much.

    sneakymom2011 replied to pushing_thru's topic in General Students

    All I did was make 1 friend request for a classmate on facebook. She was a co-host of a Christmas party, and it was far easier to "friend" her and tell her I might come than to deal with school's...

  12. is nursing school harming your relationship too?

    sneakymom2011 replied to j772's topic in General Students

    Nursing school is MUCH different than any other kind of school you've done. And even in established relationships/marriages- it can put a strain on it. I've been married almost 20 years- started NS...

  13. My nursing dreams are over . I failed.

    sneakymom2011 replied to CariocaRN's topic in General Students

    I don't know of schools where credits transfer. At least in VA But I know in the program that I'm in- you were able to take some sort of a test and test out of a certain class if you wanted to. And...

  14. going back to nursing 1

    sneakymom2011 replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Students

    I failed the first semester of school by 21 pts. And boy was I mad :angryfire Felt sorry for a little bit, tried to re-take the course I failed. Nope- had to start all over again with Fundamentals-...

  15. A Professor's Grade Deflation Policy

    sneakymom2011 replied to Millerstudentnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a typical school. I know we've lost people this semester, some due to "life events" and some due to grades. 78 is passing at our school. But I can understand your frustration. At the...

  16. Pink Gloves Dance to Jay Sean's "Down" for Breast Cancer Awareness

    sneakymom2011 replied to mich321's topic in General Nursing

    CNN interviewed the nurse manager that started the ball rolling on this video. And that's how I found out about it (and watched it ) I loved it! The janitor at the end was neat- the interview at CNN...

  17. Procrastinators Unite!

    sneakymom2011 replied to ybq2008's topic in General Students

    I haven't had to worry about procrastinating today. My family's done it for me :angryfire I've had to haul kids to and fro. One decided to have a friend over. They've been pretty good- up until the...

  18. Has anyone had the worst day at clinical?

    sneakymom2011 replied to tvolo's topic in General Students

    I could have written this post. I'm also a 1st semester RN diploma program. They put our clinical group on an oncology floor b/c there was no other place for us. We were supposed to be on a...

  19. I actually suggested to a pre req nursing student to find another profession and fast

    sneakymom2011 replied to kangamangus's topic in General Students

    Ok, that poem was just STUPID. Didn't make me feel ANY better right now. Considering I had an argument with my husband last night over the LACK OF SUPPORT that I'm feeling at times. That he can...

  20. Ahhh crap!

    sneakymom2011 replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

    I messed up giving an injection the first time I gave it. My instructor was really cool- let me do it the next day, and I did much better (I forgot what the med was for too). The really BIG no-no is...

  21. Ahhh crap!

    sneakymom2011 replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

    I don't put it up either b/c I'm afraid I'm going to forget to put it down. Until the day that I changed a bed and got gently reprimanded by a nurse in the pt's room. She was a sickle-cell nurse,...

  22. Baby Boomer 1st Semester Nursing Student Feeling Discouraged

    sneakymom2011 replied to Emptynstr2's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the inspiration. I'm 42- this is the second program I'm in (if you want the story email me LOL- it's just long) and I'm feeling discouraged. I am passing lecture, but JUST passing. The...

  23. Why can students re-sit math exams but not the others?

    sneakymom2011 replied to DolceVita's topic in General Students

    > Yeah, Fundamentals is what I was thinking- that's what I'm in at the moment. I can see your point about prioritizing. Ex: If the pt is having airway problems and you don't do an airway...

  24. Why can students re-sit math exams but not the others?

    sneakymom2011 replied to DolceVita's topic in General Students

    You know, that boggles my mind too. I never really thought about it until you mentioned it. We have 3x each semester to pass math with a 90%. Now we do have 8 tests, a cumulative final, and a...

  25. People are dropping like flies

    sneakymom2011 replied to 20mom10's topic in General Students

    I know we've lost some. Not sure how many b/c I'm not really paying attention to it. I did notice when we lost someone from my skills lab group. There's a paper coming up that's worth 2 test...