avsmch

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1. Many nurses on depression or anxiety meds?

   avsmch posted a topic in General Nursing

   While going through the different forums here, it seems like many of the nurses and student nurses are taking depression or anxiety meds. I realize this site serves as a place to vent so maybe that is why it seems to come up often. But I was wonderin...

2. What's the "real deal" on these Carribean Medical Schools?

   avsmch replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

   I've seen quite a few posters/ads for these med schools hanging up in college classrooms. The ads show students wearing scrubs playing volleyball on perfect beaches with tall palm trees. They say something about going to school in paradise. While I k...

3. Cleveland State University Accelerated BSN Program

   avsmch replied to EGKB's topic in General Nursing

   Someone I used to work with went there. I lost touch with her so I don't know if she has graduated yet or not. She said most people's GPAs were around 3.5 and their majors were everything from business to biology. I was asking her why there were spac...

4. I am a psycho the night before clinical..

   avsmch replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

   ha ha here I was thinking I was one of the few who goes through a process preparing for clinicals the night before. My classmates don't seem to care as much. I'm so tired when I wake up I have to have everything ready. So often I don't sleep well and...

5. All this reading!

   avsmch replied to love2barn's topic in General Students

   When I started ns I sincerely believed that I could read each and every page that was assigned- found out that I would drive myself crazy and it is not possible time-wise. I study my professor's powerpoints and topics on there that are unclear, heavi...

6. Don't feel ready!

   avsmch replied to Lindalou76's topic in General Students

   I totally understand how you're feeling right now since thats the way I feel often. Every once in a while I'll hit a time where I'm saying why do I want to be a nurse? Is this right for me? I think I question my career choice because ultimately I'm s...

7. What do you take to clinicals??

   avsmch replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

   I keep with me in my pockets: a very small notepad, pen, penlight, bandage scissors (usually to cut the pt's name off the papers I have), stethoscope. My hospital ID is on me of course. I bring a small bag along just to keep any assignments that may ...

8. Stay with nursing or move on to another career?

   avsmch posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm considering leaving my nursing program and going into a different career (business?). I discussed this with my instructor and her advice was "think about it." Not much help so I'll be talking to other instructors. I was hoping people on here coul...

9. At a fork in the road...need your wisdom

   avsmch replied to RunHard's topic in General Nursing

   I was really amazed when I read your post because it sounds like something I would write. I was going to go into PT but... 3 years of expensive DPT school, a lot of PTs do administrative work while PTAs do the exercises with the patients, observing P...

10. Accelerated BSN student-completely stressed!

    avsmch posted a topic in General Students

    Started 2nd semester of accelerated BSN and already feeling stressed, tense, and anxious. 1st semester ok because just theory, etc. Now,I have so many more assignments, reading, practice new skills, prepare pt. profiles for clinicals each day, etc. t...