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  1. Does anyone else find nursing school...HARD

    sneakymom2011 replied to 1234student's topic in General Students

    Book information isn't hard to understand. But- I'm also doing Fundamentals for the 2nd time. With the same book. And I think I'm absorbing it better than I did the first go around. I'm more...

  2. Question about Clinicals

    sneakymom2011 replied to Adams_Mama_07's topic in General Students

    Clinical Tues and Wed. (and we just started this week). Mondays we get our patient. Then we go in sometime Monday and gather information. Then we go home and do the paperwork we need for Tues and...

  3. 1st clinical day!

    sneakymom2011 replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

    Oh, forgot to add that I'm in a 22 month RN diploma class at a local hosptial.

  4. 1st clinical day!

    sneakymom2011 replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

    I think it's 80%. But I'm not sure b/c it's not in the course outline that I've got in my notebook. The exact percentage is somewhere in the student handbook that's online. And I do agree with your...

  5. 1st clinical day!

    sneakymom2011 replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

    Oh yeah, we've got math in our curriculum as well. That part's finished soon, then we've got 3 tries to pass the math test with 80% (I think it's that). The neat thing is- if we pass the math test...

  6. 1st clinical day!

    sneakymom2011 replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

    101 here, 1st semester of a diploma RN program. Clinical starts next week. I'm on an oncology/hemotology floor (unless it's changed- again). Because we were on a general med-surg floor up until...

  7. Do you practice your skills on dummies/mannequins

    sneakymom2011 replied to AusNurse2B's topic in General Students

    > I know the feeling! Like doing a foley on a dummy. The hole is RIGHT THERE you can't miss it. But on a real person- I don't want to even think about how hard that's going to be

  8. Do you practice your skills on dummies/mannequins

    sneakymom2011 replied to AusNurse2B's topic in General Students

    For some things, the mannequins are very useful. Foleys for example. And moving people. But for some things, skills lab is just silly. The main thing our school has focused us on are head-toe...

  9. Seasonal Flu and H1N1 Vaccine-will you get it if forced by your employer? why/why not

    sneakymom2011 replied to MammaNurse2Be's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Our seasonal flu shots are on Monday. And they're mandatory for everyone in our class, unless you have a real good excuse (pregnancy etc). If you don't take it, you're forced to wear a mask during...

  10. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    sneakymom2011 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    > I agree with this comment 100%. I think the stress of it gets to you, and you start not using the brain that got you INTO nursing school to begin with. I'm tired of the gossip (Oh- did you...

  11. Just a short whine LOL

    sneakymom2011 posted a topic in General Students

    Ok, this is my question. Why do nursing school uniforms HAVE to be all white? Doesn't the school realize that I have a life outside of the hospital? :chuckle My Tuesdays have typically been 8-4....

  12. Studying drugs

    sneakymom2011 replied to sneakymom2011's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You wrote > Oh no, we do have Pharm classes. I'm sorry if I wasn't clear on that. It's just that I think we go over the drugs individually as part of each unit. I'm in my 1st semester of RN...

  13. Laptops and Nursing classes

    sneakymom2011 replied to Adams_Mama_07's topic in General Students

    :chuckle It drives me CRAZY when that happens. The teacher gets quiet and all you hear is "CLICK,CLICK,CLICK". I have a laptop (and the classroom does have wireless internet) but I think I get more...

  14. Nervous about retaking pharm

    sneakymom2011 replied to Geminichilde's topic in General Students

    I failed Pharm class too. But I took a different route and applied to a different school. Because I was worried that if I was taught it the exact same way as the last time, I might not pass either....

  15. Sentara RN program graduate

    sneakymom2011 replied to miss_smartie's topic in Virginia Nursing

    As far as I know there is NO January class. I'm in the class that just started on the 17th of August. We were told that we were the last diploma class, and if "life" happens, there is no class after...

  16. Please help me choose a program in Hampton Roads

    sneakymom2011 replied to caryt123's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I've been in 2 programs. I started at TCC. Failed a class. I could have gone back, but it would have been at least a year until I was able to get into another cohort. I picked Sentara b/c even...

  17. Intro and looking for anybody going to Riverside

    sneakymom2011 replied to Bob_N_VA's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Welcome to the board. And oh wow, I had no idea that Bon Secours was going the same route as Sentara. I was very lucky to get into the LAST diploma class that just started at Sentara. I'm curious...

  18. Back to nursing school

    sneakymom2011 replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Students

    We have paid for this computer software program (online) that school wants us to use. We're supposed to spend 20 or so minutes a day on it- so I started a few days ago just because I had time. It is...

  19. Back to nursing school

    sneakymom2011 replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Students

    There's at least 2 other people (besides me) who are doing a "re-do". Failed a class by 21 pts. Could have gotten back into the program (they allow you a second chance) BUT I may have had to wait...

  20. Holding my breathe for Sentara Fall 2010

    sneakymom2011 replied to TAANDOHRN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Good luck. I'm in the last diploma class that they're offering, I start on Monday. Their BSN program looked really good, and I was pretty close to being able to apply. But I didn't b/c it would...

  21. Go straight to BSN or do ADN now and BSN later?

    sneakymom2011 replied to Lbug09's topic in General Students

    If I knew that it was going to take me FOREVER to get into a nursing school program, I would have just done the BSN. I start a diploma program next week. It was just changed to a BSN program, and...

  22. Affording Nursing School: What did you do?

    sneakymom2011 replied to DMB_Love's topic in General Students

    My school also offers health insurance if you don't have it. I'm not working right now. Thankfully my husband has a job (there are days I wonder if it's well-paying LOL) and the family's covered...

  23. Do people tell you all about their medical problems because you're going to be an RN?

    sneakymom2011 replied to worf's topic in General Students

    My FIL does. Then he gets annoyed when I won't answer his question and I say "Go see your doctor":banghead:

  24. Sentara's new BSN program

    sneakymom2011 replied to hoping2nurse's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Not sure about that one either. But I know it's been accredited, we were told that last week. And I've read that it doesn't matter where you get your degree. Well, as long as the college, school...

  25. Sentara's new BSN program

    sneakymom2011 replied to hoping2nurse's topic in Virginia Nursing

    The 2 online courses are actual nursing classes. And I forgot what the names of them were. But they'll probably tell you next week :nuke: And yes, you have to have everything done before you start...