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  1. How long did it take you to get into your nursing program?

    Kringe38 replied to RetroReactive's topic in General Students

    Took me a couple of years to do the pre-reqs (working full time) and then got into the nursing program on my first try. Community college. Points system based on test scores, grades, and one point...

  2. Failure to Respond to Jury Summons

    Kringe38 replied to Angeljho's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you should have to go if you're a college student, but you do have to answer the summons. I'd be scared not to respond. I looked up my county's jury duty rules and they do have an...

  3. What book do you guys have for Fundamentals?

    Kringe38 replied to OrthoFNP's topic in General Students

    We have Potter and Perry as our main textbook for fundamentals. In fact we pretty much have to bring it every day no matter what class(es) we are having. Then we have a bunch of other stuff too....

  4. Ill this fall? Maybe it wasn't swine flu after all

    Kringe38 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This is just great. A

  5. Whats the deal with all the crying?!?!....

    Kringe38 replied to morningland's topic in General Students

    I have cried several times at home during this, my first semester of an ADN program. My grades have been okay so it's not about that. I failed blood pressure checkoff at the beginning of the...

  6. Have you had a bad reaction to the H1N1 vaccine? If so what happened?

    Kringe38 replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I was able to get my H1N1 shot today - so excited! I thought I probably wouldn't be able to get it until January with the way availability was going for a while there. So far so good, not even a...

  7. how many classmates dropped in your first semester?

    Kringe38 replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Students

    It's getting toward the end of the first semester for my class and so far we are still intact. We are all aware of what could happen, though. Sometimes if a few students are late and there are...

  8. Nursing School Vent-Inconsiderate Classmates and Flighty instructor

    Kringe38 replied to Teacher2RN's topic in General Students

    Uh oh, I might be one of the offending pen-clickers. I used to be a big doodler to distract my nerves while listening in class, but now I don't like to mess up my notes with ugly little drawings all...

  9. How to deal with demanding, somewhat confused patient

    Kringe38 posted a topic in General Students

    I am in my first semester and don't seem to have any idea how to handle my new patient. She is somewhat confused. She does have more "clear" times but turns around and forgets things. The biggest...

  10. Close to quitting...need advice!

    Kringe38 replied to StudentNurzNK's topic in General Students

    This thread is wonderful. Thanks to the OP for starting it. The post above could be me, too. Clinical is kicking my behind and after this past Tuesday (we do Monday about 4 hours and Tuesday about...

  11. I stink so bad Mcallen, TX doesn't even want me.

    Kringe38 replied to TreehuggerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Has McAllen been named the "worst" hospital? I thought it was more that they spent more money for no better outcomes and were inefficient. McAllen wouldn't really be an "adventure." I'm from there....

  12. Towels for bathing

    Kringe38 posted a topic in General Students

    About how many towels would be needed to bathe a patient? We practiced this briefly in lab and I've also looked up video demonstrations, but nobody ever says about how many towels you'd need. I...

  13. Washington Redskins Cheerleader Suffers Dystonia From Flu Shot

    Kringe38 replied to musiklover's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Just thought I'd post this here. The cheerleader was vaccinated with the seasonal flu vaccine whereas this article is about the H1N1 vaccine, but it seemed appropriate anyway....

  14. Washington Redskins Cheerleader Suffers Dystonia From Flu Shot

    Kringe38 replied to musiklover's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The more I think about it - maybe I'm being really mean to a poor, genuinely suffering woman, but you can't just come on TV and say oh yeah, I have this horrible disease and it's definitely from the...

  15. Washington Redskins Cheerleader Suffers Dystonia From Flu Shot

    Kringe38 replied to musiklover's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It's weird how walking backwards would suddenly make her arms stop jerking and running would make her able to talk and move normally. Not saying it's not possible, there are all kinds of crazy...

  16. What color are your school uniforms?

    Kringe38 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    Sort of a dark green (although NOT that darkest green that is almost black) V-neck tops and bottoms. White shoes. White lab coat with school logo on one arm. Not sure why we have the lab coat since...

  17. First Semester Clinicals--anyone else need to vent?

    Kringe38 replied to ZenStudent's topic in General Students

    I feel all dazed and confused at clinicals, too. As a previous poster said, I'm afraid I am good at book learnin' but not so good at the actual taking care of patients. We had one short day of...

  18. Not a very good start to clinicals

    Kringe38 posted a topic in General Students

    We do clinicals on Mondays and Tuesdays. Yesterday, Monday, was our very first day ever. It was a short day to begin with and between one thing and another we (me and partner) did not get introduced...

  19. What do you wear in lab?

    Kringe38 replied to tiffanyleigh0212's topic in General Students

    We wear scrubs on clinical days but otherwise regular clothes unless we just want to wear scrubs, including during lab practice. Not supposed to wear anything too revealing but otherwise it's up to...

  20. Not a very good start to clinicals

    Kringe38 replied to Kringe38's topic in General Students

    Thank you. "Duh" to me. I get so confused I can't even think

  21. First-semester students taking care of C. diff patients?

    Kringe38 posted a topic in General Students

    I was under the impression that we as first-semester ADN students would not be "given" a known C. diff or TB patient, something very contagious and serious. Not that we're too good for it but we just...

  22. H1N1 Vax -- Did your school make provision to offer this to you?

    Kringe38 replied to DolceVita's topic in General Students

    No provision for us to get it at my school and I would like it. But the supplies are trickling in very slowly and in my state seem to be aimed mostly at children and pregnant women. The elementary...

  23. Vaccinated and Sick--But I'd do it again

    Kringe38 replied to Sonia,RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This is entirely anecdotal, but a few years ago there was a shortage of seasonal flu vaccine so I got the Flu Mist when it became available, not being able to find the shot. My nose was definitely...

  24. Text Messaging During Lecture

    Kringe38 replied to SRK77's topic in General Students

    I see text messaging in my class, too. It kind of surprises me. I am a somewhat older student and when I was in college back in the late '80s/early '90s, no one really had a cell phone then. My...

  25. Does anyone else find nursing school...HARD

    Kringe38 replied to 1234student's topic in General Students

    I'm finding it hard. I didn't even look on the "easy" thread because I knew it would frustrate