whiteoleander5

whiteoleander5

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  1. No time for being sick . . . .

    whiteoleander5 replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    Everyone in my family is sick right now, and I have been avoiding them like they have the plague! Ive also been taking vitamins more & drinking OJ everyday. Just thinking about getting sick right...

  2. I feel so lazy today!

    whiteoleander5 posted a topic in General Students

    I got home from work 2 hours ago and I am just NOT in the mood to read the textbook, review powerpoint notes, or work on my paper... What I really want to do is watch a movie & nap:chuckle It must...

  3. At Risk for Occupational Hazard R/T...?

    whiteoleander5 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My professor told us about this diagnosis, and I used it in my soap notes. However, when I look at the list of NANDA diagnosis, this does not exist... Can I use this as a valid diagnosis? And if so,...

  4. Being a student with today's economy

    whiteoleander5 replied to mondkmondk's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I took the prereqs at my community college, and then got accepted into the program.. So i'm still at the same community college. It only costs about 2000 a semester. After I graduate, I'll have my ADN...

  5. Can you help me with a test question?...

    whiteoleander5 replied to flbeau's topic in General Students

    I just love nursing questions... I actually understand this question though but yes it is tricky. But if i saw this on a test I would pick C. Its asking for the "action". Choice D is an action but you...

  6. Potter & Perry: Fundamentals 7th Ed. Errors in NCLEX Questions

    whiteoleander5 replied to jlmtk's topic in General Students

    I have the same textbook, and I agree! Its terrible!.. I also have two other textbooks for different classes and I have found errors in both of them. It ****** me off because then I think I got the...

  7. Have you ..developed/are developing.. close Friendships in Nursing Program?

    whiteoleander5 replied to NurseOhLa's topic in General Students

    I second this! I really was looking forward to the friendships I would make. I found that within the first week of class, it seemed that everyone already had cliques..And once they had their group,...

  8. I am one big ball of stress!

    whiteoleander5 replied to Hopeful32's topic in General Students

    Hey, I am in my first year of an ADN nursing program--- And thats how I feel now!... During the prereqs, I was stressed for a different reason though. If you think about it, the prereqs might be more...

  9. Am I the ONLY person who had trouble just making a bed to nursing standards?

    whiteoleander5 replied to Roland's topic in General Students

    This was the first thing we had to do at my very first clinical, and I just could grasp the mitered corner thing. I must have redid my bedsheets 10x when I got home that day. I even told one of my...

  10. Please give INPUT!!!!

    whiteoleander5 replied to griffly's topic in General Students

    I have a whole new respect for my schools scantron tests

  11. Do you use your TEXT BOOK?

    whiteoleander5 replied to bioniclewoman's topic in General Students

    The first few weeks I read every word of the assigned chapters--Now, after the first fundamentals exam, I realized that 90-95% of the exam is STRAIGHT from the powerpoint notes. I'll only use the...

  12. Carrying all that stuff to clinicals . . .

    whiteoleander5 replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    We're not allowed to bring bags of any kind because theres no where to put them. I just shove everything in my pockets, and so far haven't forgotten anything. I forget about textbooks, because I'm not...

  13. severe anxiety

    whiteoleander5 replied to allmytimestudying's topic in General Nursing

    Its ironic I should come across this post. I just went to the doctor yesterday because of the anxiety I have been having, and he prescribed me zoloft AND adavan until the zoloft kicks in. I am a...

  14. Is Chem really a necessary prereq for Anatomy?

    whiteoleander5 replied to wannabmidwife's topic in General Students

    I am in my ADN program right now, and the science prereqs were only A&P 1 and A&P 2 (and Micro, but it wasnt a prereq to get in). Ironically, you only needed chemistry in highschool (which i...

  15. What wakes you up in the morning?

    whiteoleander5 replied to redtshirt's topic in General Students

    I am a tea nut. I enjoy coffee sometimes also, but it reminds me of drinking tar so I try to steer clear. I always bring tea with me, but I dont like bringing it in with me because I feel...

  16. HELP! Having trouble in fundamentals and need advice!

    whiteoleander5 replied to punkindoodl's topic in General Students

    hey, thanks for that video..i just watched it and it helped! my first test is on wed and after watching that, i feel a bit more confident:clown:... and its very true about understanding the concepts...

  17. Help: I need skills websites!

    whiteoleander5 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello all... For my fundamentals lab class, we have done transfers and wound care. However, i feel that i need more practice!.. Reading the steps in the textbook doesn't help me. I need to see it...

  18. Its a Saturday night & I am exhausted..

    whiteoleander5 posted a topic in General Students

    I have been so good with getting enough sleep, at least 7 hours a night. But right now... I am wiped out! Studying is so draining. Its a Saturday night, and I want to go out and do something... I dont...

  19. How do Nursing Instructors deal with this? Clinical site RNs don't want us around

    whiteoleander5 replied to chicagrl's topic in General Students

    i feel like there is a stigma on young nursing students, and this coming from someone who is one. but i understand why. i'm only 20, and most of the people in my classes are well into their 30's. i...

  20. Dust Mites

    whiteoleander5 replied to Nurs_87's topic in General Students

    Good idea! I'm glad I steered you away. Right after I read that article, I put on my hazmat suit and was ready to bleach the entire

  21. I got my acceptance letter!

    whiteoleander5 replied to cosyla369's topic in General Students

    Isn't it one of the best feelings in the world? Congrats & Good Luck !!

  22. help! I'm terrified of clinicals!

    whiteoleander5 replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

    I feel the same exact way. I'm in week five also but have had clinicals since the first week. We haven't even stepped foot into a patients room yet, instead we have been learning basic skills. I am a...

  23. What color scrubs does your school make you wear for clinicals??

    whiteoleander5 replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    Completely white, and completely the worst color choice. I hope it is resistant to coffee stains... But like someone said before me: I'll wear whatever they

  24. Dust Mites

    whiteoleander5 replied to Nurs_87's topic in General Students

    Those pictures are going to give me

  25. Know it all classmates

    whiteoleander5 replied to FNPhopeful's topic in General Students

    This post could have been written by me.. I have been having the same problem except not with CNA's, but rather people who ironically, like myself, have no experience whatsover. So isnt that strange?...