Nepenthe Sea

Nepenthe Sea

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  1. 17 August 2009 - the big day for some of us :)

    Nepenthe Sea replied to Pink.Ninja's topic in General Students

    Good luck to all of you starting tommorrrow! I start in a week. Hope all goes well for you. Pink Ninja, I hope you make some friends and start to feel a little less alone

  2. Looking for Amarillo College Students

    Nepenthe Sea replied to marcekr's topic in General Students

    Hey, I will post more tommorrow...but as far as boot camp goes, it's no big deal. They didn't try to really freak US out or anything, like I think some nursing schools do. They just gave us some...

  3. Looking for Amarillo College Students

    Nepenthe Sea replied to marcekr's topic in General Students

    I know, right off hand, of at least 9 people that didn't make it. Two of them dropped before the end of the semester, and two dropped way in the beginning, and I don't know why any of them left. But I...

  4. Looking for Amarillo College Students

    Nepenthe Sea replied to marcekr's topic in General Students

    Sorry I keep adding stuff...I am doing anything to avoid going to bed right now. About the professors...there are two in the Intro semester. They are both pretty cool. One is a much better lecturer...

  5. Looking for Amarillo College Students

    Nepenthe Sea replied to marcekr's topic in General Students

    One of my NS buddies moved here from Colorado for the same reason. It's not too bad here, as far as getting in. Also, at AC an A = 90-100, B = 80-89, etc., unlike some schools where a B = 85-95, and...

  6. Looking for Amarillo College Students

    Nepenthe Sea replied to marcekr's topic in General Students

    You're welcome! You have to have a cumulative score of 75 or above on the HESI. You can take it again,though, if you don't pass the first time. There are people in my level that had to take it twice....

  7. First day of nursing School *unleashed* post yours

    Nepenthe Sea replied to 9livesRN's topic in General Students

    sorry, man. that's not cool! i hope it doesn't prove to be a problem for

  8. Looking for Amarillo College Students

    Nepenthe Sea replied to marcekr's topic in General Students

    Wow! I never thought I would actually see another AC student on here! I am entering Level I this fall, starting clinicals. As far as the application process, it's kind of ridiculous. They will tell...

  9. Gulanick care plan book, anyone familiar?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to R.Romero's topic in General Students

    According to my course manual, it was replaced by the 6th edition

  10. How do you wear your hair for clinicals?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to Kamdyn's topic in General Students

    My clinicals course manual says we have to wear long hair back in a ponytail (unless we wear it up). I was thinking of putting it in a ponytail, and then taking the end of the ponytail up and over and...

  11. Gulanick care plan book, anyone familiar?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to R.Romero's topic in General Students

    My school used to require the Ackley book, so I went and bought it. Then I noticed the other day that they have replaced it with the Gulanick book. I guess somebody in my program likes that one...

  12. To Do List.: Before Fall Semester

    Nepenthe Sea replied to TaraRae123's topic in General Students

    Oh, how I miss gardening! I gave it up when I had twins. Can't wait to start again someday. You are my personal hero for keeping it up while in nursing

  13. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    Nepenthe Sea replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    LOL! Me too. Making a mental note to stop doing it...I can't stand it if the professor asks a question and nobody answers. If I know it, I tend to open my big mouth.

  14. Back w/ all my books, and am already stressed!

    Nepenthe Sea replied to choc0late's topic in General Students

    Yeah, it can be overwhelming. Here's a line from Anne Lamott (a writer) that may be helpful: "Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird." The story behind it is that her brother had a big bird...

  15. Today's a Big Day

    Nepenthe Sea replied to NatsFan15's topic in General Students

    What a cute post! I was like that last semester when I started, also. Now, I'm kind of dreading it, even though I kicked a%* this spring. I tend to get all freaked out and then later look back and...

  16. AM I cut out for this?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to mjenk's topic in General Students

    If it makes you feel any better, I will tell you this: I work in a grocery store during summers off, and I see nurses in there all the time. I always ask them about where they work, and whether they...

  17. I'm old, no money, depressed..

    Nepenthe Sea replied to MEDICJOHN's topic in General Students

    Well, I don't know about you, Medicjohn, but I could not have done this when I was 18, or 22, even. A culmination of life events and experiences has brought me to the doorstep of NS. I LIVED...maybe...

  18. Do you practice your skills on dummies/mannequins

    Nepenthe Sea replied to AusNurse2B's topic in General Students

    My boyfriend and I had a laugh over that same thing last semester when I pointed out to him that the same exact guy was used in all of the catheterization videos! Made me wonder about him a little......

  19. My A&P Elephant

    Nepenthe Sea replied to keithjones's topic in General Students

    i knew some people that used this to remember the vertebrae: you eat breakfast at 7:00 (7), lunch at 12:00 (12), and dinner at 5:00

  20. The "Getting Ready for Clinicals" thread

    Nepenthe Sea posted a topic in General Students

    I start my first clinicals this fall, and have been trying to get things ready for them. I am cleaning and organizing my house and car, and cleaning out my backpack and nursing kit. I'm going to get...

  21. Has this situation ever came up at your school?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to greysanatomyfan's topic in General Students

    My nutrition professor told me that a couple of years ago our NS had to lower their admission standards because not enough people were passing the HESI. Which I think is just WRONG! Yes, a standard...

  22. To Do List.: Before Fall Semester

    Nepenthe Sea replied to TaraRae123's topic in General Students

    Five weeks??? Uugh. Last year I got a Palm TX and some Skyscape software for it. Since I had to wait for my FA to get it, by the time I did I didn't have time to figure it out until the end of the...

  23. The "Getting Ready for Clinicals" thread

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

    I have a very hard time just sitting and doing nothing these days, too! I try to never miss House, but I always have to be reading or doing something while

  24. To Do List.: Before Fall Semester

    Nepenthe Sea replied to TaraRae123's topic in General Students

    -oil change/clean my van -get books on the 18th -start reading assignments -organize my kids' room and get their fall/winter stuff out -get a five-shelf closet organizer for kids' clothes so that I...

  25. Has this situation ever came up at your school?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to greysanatomyfan's topic in General Students

    I agree with previous poster that if you can't make it, then there shouldn't be special effort put forth. NS is hard for a reason! We started out with 114 and have only 90 enrolled for the next...