Nepenthe Sea

Nepenthe Sea

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  1. Working ahead...Suggestions?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to guest042302019's topic in General Students

    One time, somebody asked this forum if they should start memorizing lab values (electrolytes, hematocrit and hemoglobin, glucose, ABGs, etc.). I remember some posters said they wouldn't bother,...

  2. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    The sweet potato is supposed to be an old folk cure for lady partsl prolapse, and even yeast infections, if I remember correctly. I have read so many stories involving that very scenario! And, yes,...

  3. when to start wearing scrubs

    Nepenthe Sea replied to ese1212's topic in General Students

    Oh, our scrubs ARE white! The only blue part is our blue lab jacket. I hate it

  4. when to start wearing scrubs

    Nepenthe Sea replied to ese1212's topic in General Students

    It's supposed to be royal, but looks closer to smurf :

  5. when to start wearing scrubs

    Nepenthe Sea replied to ese1212's topic in General Students

  6. 4th semester

    Nepenthe Sea replied to mRpeNa's topic in General Students

    In my ADN program, 4th semester (out of five) is psych, peds and med surg III. If you are at a school with only four semesters total, then your fourth might involve something like critical care,...

  7. when to start wearing scrubs

    Nepenthe Sea replied to ese1212's topic in General Students

    In my ADN program, the first semester was fundamentals and nursing skills. We didn't do clinicals, therefore we didn't use scrubs. That came in second semester, with Med Surg I

  8. I really really love this

    Nepenthe Sea replied to malestudentnurse's topic in General Students

    I'm lovin' it too!!

  9. What (in your opion) is the "hardest" semester of the ADN program?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to seasoned hopeful's topic in General Students

    I can't say from experience, as I am only about to enter my third semester, but I keep hearing that the fourth semester (out of five - Level III) is the hard one. It is Med-Surg III, Peds, and Psych....

  10. A.C. acceptance for Spring 2010? anyone?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to Chapis's topic in General Students

    Clinicals are great. They are better than I thought they would be. They are also frustrating because every clinical instructor wants something different and by the time you figure out what they want,...

  11. A.C. acceptance for Spring 2010? anyone?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to Chapis's topic in General Students

    Well, then you are lucky you don't have to worry about it. That two weeks before you get the letter is a long enough wait :). I am now entering Level II ....we get to learn how to start IV's, and...

  12. Thanyou Daytonite!! Show your appreciation!

    Nepenthe Sea replied to Michelle123's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for all your help, and sharing your wisdom!

  13. A.C. acceptance for Spring 2010? anyone?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to Chapis's topic in General Students

    Yes, the wait is long, but if you have any kind of criminal record, it will be even longer than you think. I got accepted around the 21st of last year, but the letter said the acceptance was...

  14. Peds clinical today- just need to rant

    Nepenthe Sea replied to BoonersmomRN's topic in General Students

    We haven't had anything quite like that, but we did have an instructor who, when supervising a central line dressing change, asked a student why she needed to wear a mask. And I don't mean like...

  15. You know you're a student nurse when...

    Nepenthe Sea replied to knittingmonster's topic in General Students

    LOL!

  16. You know you're a student nurse when...

    Nepenthe Sea replied to knittingmonster's topic in General Students

    I have to explain to bf all the time what House and co. are doing or

  17. You know you're a student nurse when...

    Nepenthe Sea replied to knittingmonster's topic in General Students

    LOL! I just try to be nice. I remember being a psych major and english major, and thinking I was busy then. What did I

  18. You know you're a student nurse when...

    Nepenthe Sea replied to knittingmonster's topic in General Students

    When you laugh when a psychology or English major talks about how busy they are (on the inside, of

  19. You know you're a student nurse when...

    Nepenthe Sea replied to knittingmonster's topic in General Students

    Yeah, my boyfriend lectured me on the hazards of driving around with that kit in my car! Here's another one: When you threaten to practice giving shots on the kids if they don't behave

  20. Is A&P really the hardest of them all?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to shye22's topic in General Students

    I didn't think micro was really that hard, and I took it with A&P I. With both of those there is alot of new info to memorize and some of the stuff in each class was kind of challenging. Some...

  21. You know you're a student nurse when...

    Nepenthe Sea replied to knittingmonster's topic in General Students

    Good idea! Last Summer when I was working at my cashier job, I kept one of those Mosby's F&E notecards books in my purse so that I could study between customers when I was

  22. You know you're a student nurse when...

    Nepenthe Sea replied to knittingmonster's topic in General Students

    When you overeat at dinner and diagnose yourself as having a "Food Volume Excess" (My boyfriend said I was a dork for saying this, of

  23. Tattoo's and School

    Nepenthe Sea replied to nursingstudent221's topic in General Students

    I wear a long-sleeve tee under my polos to keep mine covered. I know a girl who just graduated that had to wear a long-sleeve tee and a large band-aid on her wrist to keep covered. I am always cold in...

  24. Is Nursing For Me?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to faithib's topic in General Students

    Have you tried working as a CNA or tech? If you are in there doing the dirty work, and getting a glimpse into what nurses do, then you will have a better idea of whether it is something you REALLY...

  25. The End is Here

    Nepenthe Sea replied to JJRN09's topic in General Students

    Congratulations!! I can't wait to be in your shoes (coming in May