shann106

shann106

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  1. The ugly side of Nursing

    shann106 replied to HumorHeals22's topic in General Students

    I still don't like sputum, but it is really not that big of a deal. Smells used to get me but they don't anymore. I have worked in the medical field for a long time before going to nursing school...

  2. What do I do NOW?!

    shann106 replied to momofsix, SN's topic in General Students

    I know what you mean. Since January 5th I have had 2 days that I did not have to go to work or school and I spent those 2 days studying. Next week I have 2 days off with no plans! I think I will feel...

  3. What Do You Think My Chances Are of Being Readmitted

    shann106 replied to SnowRain7489's topic in General Students

    My school, no you would not be readmitted but I think it is different for every school. The only people that failed that were readmitted to my school were people who had tragedy, like one student...

  4. I have HESI in the morning

    shann106 replied to shann106's topic in General Students

    Thanks everyone! I got a 951! Not quite as good as I was hoping for, but definately good

  5. I have HESI in the morning

    shann106 posted a topic in General Students

    Any one have last minutes tips? I am so nervous. I had planned on studying all weekend but it ended up that I had to work 12 hour shifts on Friday Saturday and Sunday and then my Aunt was admitted to...

  6. Passed the med-surg hesi!!!!!!!!

    shann106 replied to Morgan,BSN,RN-NICU's topic in General Students

    Congrats! I had mine on Monday, 951, not as good as I hoped but good enough. I was so nervous because HESI was down Monday morning and they had us sitting there at the computer waiting for HESI to get...

  7. C's in nursing school

    shann106 replied to hTx87's topic in General Students

    I wouldn't be as worried about the C, I really don't think patients are going to ask you what grades you got. What I would be worried about is why you are getting 75% (in my program a 76.9 and below...

  8. Really bad test questions!!

    shann106 replied to ~FutureNurse~'s topic in General Students

    Sorry, seems like a simple question to me. I would have picked D. However we never have had a quesiton that simple and straight forward, I would have probably second guessed myself, and thought it...

  9. No She/he Did Not!!!

    shann106 replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    I have a new one! No she did not show up 45 minutes late to the first day of clinicals and bring a huge box of candy she was selling for her sons school trip and proceed to go to each patient room...

  10. I am SOOOOOO mad at myself

    shann106 replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    I just said the other day that I wish I had the nerve to take my test with a pencil that did not have an eraser. It never fails, I have the right answer and change it to the wrong answer,

  11. Is it feasible to work during nursing school?

    shann106 replied to EastBayCAStudent's topic in General Students

    Absolutley. I work full time and am doing well in nursing school. Most of the students in my program are working, but most are not working full time. I am a single mom, working full time, full time...

  12. I wish I had studied this before Nursing 101.......

    shann106 replied to twins2005's topic in General Students

    Dosage calculation and normal lab values. Also, be familiar with the most common drugs. Microbiology is also very helpful in understanding meds If you are not great at math really focus on that...

  13. Do you know your schools NCLEX pass rate?

    shann106 posted a topic in General Students

    Several nursing schools in my area (KY)are in danger of losing their accrediation because they have not complied with the rule that 85% of their students must pass the NCLEX on their first try. This...

  14. Students not working while going to school....

    shann106 replied to CLJ1988's topic in General Students

    It can be done, many of us do it. I am a single mom working 40 hours a week, full time nursing student, take daughter to dance, girl scouts, drama, soccer etc ,and have kept a 4.0 until this semester...

  15. Opinions on pocket guides like RNNotes

    shann106 replied to ashnem's topic in General Students

    Our instructor gave me the new MedNotes to try at clinicals this week. She was asked to review it by the publisher. I hated it, it was supposed to be a minidrug book but it did not even have Lopressor...

  16. School Advisor says I shouldn't work???

    shann106 replied to CLJ1988's topic in General Students

    They told us the same thing, but I work full time, most of the studentsage 30+ work full time. In this ecomony student loans are getting harder and harder to get so some people have no other choice. I...

  17. Advice for Studying

    shann106 replied to babudust's topic in General Students

    One thing I do that I think really helps me is that when lecture is over I stay in my seat and make my notes cards right then, that way I review the material right then and I stay up to date on my...

  18. Older students biased against younger students?

    shann106 replied to Stephanieee's topic in General Students

    I am 36, this is my second career. I have to admit I do get very frustrated with a lot of the young nursing students. Some are wonderful, take school seriously and I have learned from those students....

  19. Do you know your schools NCLEX pass rate?

    shann106 replied to shann106's topic in General Students

    The article in our local paper listed the schools I was talking about in my original post as having 60-65% pass rates. That is so scary to me, that so many students are in programs that do not prepare...

  20. Any single parents going thru nursing school?

    shann106 replied to osc9904's topic in General Students

    I am a single mom, working full time, in nursing school full time. It is hard, very hard but it can be done. On Mondays and Wednesdays I have clincials, Tuesday and Thursday I am in class until 8pm...

  21. Kind of bummed...My 4.0 is ruined

    shann106 replied to midnight*sky's topic in General Students

    I know exactly how you feel. My Med/Surg grade is 89% right now, and it is keeping me awake at night. I can't even talk about it with my classmates because most of them are just praying for a 77% so...

  22. most difficult part of nursing school?

    shann106 replied to bmr7's topic in General Students

    The amount of reading is the most time consuming part. I agree with nurseplease about the coming to grips that you may not get straight A's. That has been the hardest for me, this semester I am barely...

  23. Should I even begin to pursue this?

    shann106 replied to TiffanyBCbus's topic in General Students

    My school has a very specific formula for who gets in, out of a possible 100 points. GPA is the highest on the list, but also ACT/SAT scores factor in, specific grades in specific courses ties in...

  24. Why Do People Fail Nursing School?

    shann106 replied to Pachinko's topic in General Students

    People fail nursing school because they think that what worked in every other course will work in nursing classes. The content is hard, and yes some instructors are really tough, but it comes down to...

  25. Working Full-Time

    shann106 replied to Fedwork10's topic in General Students

    I have been working full time until very recently, I have had to cut back by a few hours. The amount of reading is overwhelming, it is very common to be assigned 300 pages to read before the next...