kiwilime81

So, the title pretty much says it all. I went to go see my Doc and was diagnosed w/ MDD and given Zoloft. I am so done and burned out with school right now and I don't know how I will ever get through the rest of this semester, let alone the next two...

Yeah - I don't have a lot in the way of advice to offer you, but I just wanted to let you know that I understand being overwhelmed. Best of luck to you and you are not alone.

Does anyone else do collaborative testing in their schools - you take the test on your own first and then get assigned to work with another student and do another scantron and then get your scores averaged for a max of like 3 - 5 points back on your ...

Well, this is my second year, second clinical in LTC. It is in the same NH as last semester so I at least had the advantage of knowing the residents, the place, and the instructor. That being said, I was not looking forward to this clinical and am ju...

I too am curious about this - I work occasionally as a doula (volunteer) so I have been in the birthing units independently with the mom and absolutely love it. I am 100% sure that is where I want go with my career, but it seems so difficult to obtai...

LOL about the hoo-hoo's - we have one LPN on our floor who calls it "crotch-rot" and that about sums it up. Same for extremely obese patients who can't/don't bathe. I must be nuts because I have never used a mask for smells (until clinical this seme...

You could have been posting about me - I was terrified that I would never make it through the science and math portion, but I chose to believe in myself and do the best I could. I ended up getting an A in my algebra class and in my Pharmacology class...

Xenon Aqua Roller pen - amazing non-liquid ink that writes as smooth as silk (and comes in black of course...lol) Really good stethoscope that you can hear well out of (this may not be the same "really good stethoscope" for you as for someone else). ...

Ahh...see, this is why when I go in for exams I am head down and staring at my paper and then right up to the front to turn it in and back out of the class - then I never see any of this stuff going on and it doesn't bother me. We had someone who che...

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Ok - now I am getting scared. I just passed my first semester clinical and it was harder in some ways than I had thought and easier in other ways. I knew that my experience at work (hospital) would help, but I didn't expect it to hinder me either. Th...

Oh, my goodness, hun. Seriously, it is your job, not you. Get a new one now!!!! That patient/staff ratio is INSANE. I complain when I have 11 or 12 patients (and I work nights on a med/surg floor). You are an amazing person - please don't give up on ...

I know for my school we will practice starting IVs on each other in third semester. We didn't have to practice bed baths on each other in nursing assistant training - we used dummies and then shadowed with another NA on the floor and learned quickly....

Congrats!!! I can't wait to join you next December. Sounds like it was beautiful.

So, I have been trying to figure this out for a while and it doesn't really do me much good to talk to my DH about this since he does not work in anything remotely health care related. What I am wondering is would it be better for us to try and have ...

Hi, everyone - I am really new here, but I am being faced with an awful situation. I will try to describe what I know, which honestly isn't enough to make any sense, but here goes: I went to Basic Skills class in the beginning of this semester (Jan -...

Ok, I am probably going to get in hot water with some of you for saying this, but I am a 5'8" 300 lb. CNA who is in nursing school to be an RN. Yes, I know - I am fat, I have accepted that that is where I am right now and I do try my best to change t...

Thanks everyone - I really feel the same way and have decided to tell her that I just don't feel I have anything to contribute to her case and if necessary tell her that I don't feel comfortable contributing. I know that I can be subpoenaed (sp?) bu...

Just wanted to say hi and introduce myself. I am Sarah, in my first semeser of nursing school in Wisconsin and still feeling a little terrified...lol. Wondering what I've done, but hoping it will be all worth it. I work as a nursing assistant right n...

I am glad to hear that I am not the only person who had difficulties with MATC-Madison. I do feel that they turn out good nurses as others have said, but trying to get through the program was awful. I just did my prereq's there and transferred to Mor...