Nepenthe Sea

Nepenthe Sea

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  1. Overcoming clinicals...

    Nepenthe Sea replied to dstiegyrn's topic in General Students

    I don't know that I really have advice. I was just in a similar situation, and I can tell you that I was uncomfortable everyday. Especially the first day of caring for a patient. I would just get in...

  2. Is this typical of an ADN program?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to foreverLaur's topic in General Students

    In my program, the adavanced med-surg IS the ICU and critical care stuff. Although I heard we won't be doing a rotation in the ER at

  3. Do A Lot Of Students Get Expelled?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Students

    If your instructor is a good one, they will not mind you asking questions. That's what you're there for! How else are you supposed to learn? I feel like I ask alot of questions, alot of them dumb, and...

  4. Clinical Instructor Woes

    Nepenthe Sea replied to eyeball's topic in General Students

    You did the right thing, both times, by going to the coordinator. I can't believe nothing more was done, though. That is so frustrating. At least you get to change clinicals. As for your co-horts,...

  5. Clinical Instructor Woes

    Nepenthe Sea replied to eyeball's topic in General Students

    I agree... I would feel compelled to tell someone. It's one thing for her not to be available when you need her, but for her to have you all lying and keeping secrets is another thing. Get some other...

  6. Any Amarillo College students here?

    Nepenthe Sea posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just curious...I am finishing up my pre-reqs, and am really hoping to enter the ADN program in the spring. I hear the AC program is harder than the WT program, although I know they are two different...

  7. Good day/Terrible day

    Nepenthe Sea replied to Scooter321's topic in General Students

    Oh, man. I hope it all works out for you and your family. My prayers and thoughts are with you

  8. Positive affirmations thread!!

    Nepenthe Sea replied to mom35's topic in General Students

    Great idea! While we all need to vent a little, the negativity can be overwhelming at times. We need all the positive thoughts and good vibes we can

  9. No Nicotine!

    Nepenthe Sea replied to Brikkz's topic in General Students

    Ha! I live in West Texas, which is one of the most conservative places in the country. And one of our hospitals fired the nurses that work there that smoke. I don't know the particulars...whether they...

  10. No Nicotine!

    Nepenthe Sea replied to Brikkz's topic in General Students

    Here's what we were told. Our hospitals don't allow smoking AT ALL. I don't know to what extent they will go with the employees, but we were told that if we, as students, are caught smoking on...

  11. Looking for Amarillo College Students

    Nepenthe Sea replied to marcekr's topic in General Students

    sorry!

  12. Looking for Amarillo College Students

    Nepenthe Sea replied to marcekr's topic in General Students

    Wow, nsCindy! What a first patient to have! I have heard other students say "Go pick up your client early so that you don't get a really hard one." I don't think I want a really hard one on the first...

  13. As a nursing student, will I be prodded to become Prochoice?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to avidhunter3's topic in General Students

    Pro-choice and greatly outnumbered here, too (Texas). From what I have heard mentioned about abortion at school, so far, I think most of the nurses and instructors around here are pro-life. But I do...

  14. How do you manage to find time to workout & stay fit during nursing school?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to lindsay176's topic in General Students

    I tried to work out last semester in the morning before classes, but it just got to where I needed that time to study for A&P II. This year, I am just trying to fit in small bits when I can. At...

  15. Starting/ Going back on August 24th...

    Nepenthe Sea replied to ErinJane's topic in General Students

    I am very anxious...more than I have been any other semester. You know how you get on one of those scary rides at an amusement park, where you think it looks fun, and then you get up there and look...

  16. Looking for Amarillo College Students

    Nepenthe Sea replied to marcekr's topic in General Students

    Yeah, that is a cool video. I meant to tell y'all about it. Jan will be my clinicals professor this

  17. Is this a bad sign??

    Nepenthe Sea posted a topic in General Students

    Is it bad when....you are making your bed and you make it up "hospital-style"....complete with hospital corners and a toe pleat? At least I still remember how to make a hospital bed from last...

  18. Is 3rd Semester of ADN Nursing Program that Bad?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to Rylee2008's topic in General Students

    I'm not entirely sure if your question was aimed at me or not, but I go to Amarillo College. I don't know what exactly is supposed to make that particular semester so hard, but since it is our third...

  19. Is this a bad sign??

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

    Yes! Miter corners! That's what they're called. I couldn't remember the name, so I was calling them hospital corners. No wonder the other poster didn't know what I was talking about. Yeah, they...

  20. Is 3rd Semester of ADN Nursing Program that Bad?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to Rylee2008's topic in General Students

    That's what they make it sound like at my school, at least. We have Med Surg (third semester of med surg!), peds, and psych. The instructors say that alot of people like to take, say, psych, during...

  21. Looking for Amarillo College Students

    Nepenthe Sea replied to marcekr's topic in General Students

    yeah, some of my friends save alot of $ buying on amazon and on thehalf.com. i am on financial aid, and for me, it's not worth the trouble of buying elsewhere. but yeah, if you're paying out of...

  22. Looking for Amarillo College Students

    Nepenthe Sea replied to marcekr's topic in General Students

    as far as studying the vocabulary portion of the hesi, everything you need to study is in the study guide. they used alot of words from that book. i got 100% on the vocabulary portion, and all i...

  23. Looking for Amarillo College Students

    Nepenthe Sea replied to marcekr's topic in General Students

    Well, you don't have to even worry about pharmacology and dosage calculations until Level I. But if you are a nerd like me, and want to go ahead and work on it when you have spare time (lol), then you...

  24. Is this a bad sign??

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

    I was just being silly. We learned how to make a bed hospital-style last semester, and as I was making it the other day, I found myself making it that way. Just realizing what a dork I can be...I have...

  25. Students not working while going to school....

    Nepenthe Sea replied to CLJ1988's topic in General Students

    I only work during school breaks. I am a single mother of two three-year-olds. We live with my mom, so I can get away with living on my grant and loan, and a small amount of child support. It's...