caligirl

Exactly.. I like to think my way through things.. Here is an example.. For drug calcuations, most people I know just memorize the formulas.. I cannot for the life of me memorize a formula.. but give me any math problem and I will reason my way to rig...

I disagree with most of the postings.. I thought A&P was much more difficult than nursing classes.. I guess it just depends one what you are good at though... I am good at critical thinking but I suck at memorizing.. I am good at big picture type...

For careplans I always write "as ordered" after things that you need an order for... Like: initiate IV as ordered, give meds as ordered

I think A&P was the hardest by far.. I liked pharmocology although my school called it something different..

I was in IT first. I did it for 7 years. I got out of it because I am more of a people person and my job was going more towards "system" administration than tech support. Users are becoming more computer savvy now and they don't need end user tech su...

I think what you do to your lungs and is your own thing.. I will say that if a nurse that is caring for me or my daughter smells like smoke, I will not hesitate for ask for another nurse. Not only is is disgusting.. but the smoke could be a trigger f...

I would never wear a fanny pack.. heh heh.. I dont think we would even be allowed to.. I stuff my pockets.. As far as shoes.. I wear Adidas Samoas or Sketchers. I love my Adidas more though because they are lighter..

How would you rate your pain? 0 being no pain and 10 being the worst pain you have ever felt Is there anything else I can get you? Do you have any allergies to medication? Latex? Shellfish?

I thought about putting "Thanks (insert hubby's name here)" because he is the reason I am getting to wear the dagum cap in the first place. But I probably wont put anything since we walk an entire semester early so we are not actually graduating AND ...

What do you do when your child is sick? I either miss class or my hubby misses work. There is a program at the hospital for sick kids which is staffed by an LPN but I have never used it. -How do you make the decision about what kind of childcare wil...

we have enough things to look out for without watching our backs around students. Seriously.. that was pathetic. There is no excuse.. If you don't want to watch your back around students, you should get a job in a hospital that does not have student...

I am not doing one. My daughter is going to kinder next year and this will be the only summer I will ever have to spend with her. She has been in full time daycare since she was 6 weeks old and I am finally in a position where I can financially affor...

I get anxious about clinicals as well.. I have really good grades and I LOVE the didactic portion of school but clinicals make me want to vomit. lol. Some days I think I was made to be a nurse and some days I think that if it wasn't for all the time ...

personally.. i like to be described as "mexican american" because that is what i am. my husband is puerto rican so he likes to be described as puerto rican. we are both hispanic with similar cultures but still they are different in their own ways. we...

That is also true with races. I remember talking to my mom about this when I was like 10 years old.. People will tell stories and say "that mexican girl.." Why not just say that girl? Or talking about a guy from work "you know that black guy that wor...

I have a 4 year old. She is in full time daycare. My husband is not much help since he works so much (he is in the military).. It is 830 pm and he is still not home yet. grrr..

I thought you were a nurse... My bad. I must be confused. You mentioned that I have resourse you dont which is my husband.. well you have a resource I don't have which is a job. My husband is our only income and he in the military so it isn't like we...

I guess my question is, why would you not want your daughter to get the whole college experience? And more importantly, why would discourage her from getting her bachelors?? I want my kids to aim for the highest available. I want them to go further t...

None.. I don't even watch ER. lol. I had a baby which did help for maternal child class.

I just took med surg 1 and maternal child 2 last semester. I didn't find either one to be particularly difficult. I think that taking A&P with Chemistry (for both 1 and 2) was worse..

The only diff I see is one is hardback and one is paperback..

I chose the BSN route simply because i never even considered getting an associates in anything. I started school with social work in mind (which requires a masters to counsel) and migrated to nursing. I know I eventually want to get my masters and g...

I don't like to leave my dd anywhere when she is sick.. I usually just miss class and my profs understand. Our hospital does have a program called "cuddles and care" where they take sick kids for your while you work or go to school. It is staffed by...

I would say that the best advice I could give is to get your kids in a full time daycare and manage your time so that you can do ALL of your studying while they are at daycare. My dd is 4 now but has been going to daycare since she was 6 weeks old (I...

What about getting into Grad School? That is my motivation every time I start thinking "oh who cares what my grades are??" I know I am going to be applying to grad school soon and don't grades matter then? I would think it would be pretty competitiv...