Nepenthe Sea

Nepenthe Sea

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  1. Nursing School Jitters

    Nepenthe Sea replied to 2bnurseskip's topic in General Students

    Heck no! I start back on the 24th and I'm taking Med Surg III, Psych nursing, and Pediatrics. It will be the first time I have taken three full-time nursing classes at once. It's my fourth (out of...

  2. Do you have children?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to Wan2BRN's topic in General Students

    I have 4-year-old twins, and am a single parent about to enter my last year of NS. It's hard, but doable. Mine were 18-months old when I started pre-reqs and I didn't think I was going to make it...

  3. Summer is almost over

    Nepenthe Sea replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    I haven't done anything too exciting, but that's okay. I had a ten week externship that I finished last week, and I got to see and do some cool stuff with that. Other than that, I have spent lots of...

  4. Sharing your survival tips--How do you prepare each semester?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to Despareux's topic in General Students

    I wanted to add this: another thing I do to prepare for the semester ahead is to watch as many movies and read as many books as I can, because I don't have time for this stuff when school is going on....

  5. How often to do you think about quiting?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to anonymousstudent's topic in General Students

    Most of the time I only think about quitting on those nights when it is 1:00 A.M. and I am still up writing my care plan, knowing that I have to get up at 4:30 to be at clinicals. And this is with me...

  6. Sharing your survival tips--How do you prepare each semester?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to Despareux's topic in General Students

    Clean house Organize my kids' clothes according to what season it is Clean my car inside and out really good, becauae that will be the last time for awhile! Oil change, rotate tires on my car Stock up...

  7. Oh, why did I do this??

    Nepenthe Sea replied to Calinurse4's topic in General Students

    Oh, and btw, I have a little mini-freak-out session right before the beginning of every semester. I mean crying, hyperventilating, wondering what the HELL was I thinking??? And then the semester...

  8. Oh, why did I do this??

    Nepenthe Sea replied to Calinurse4's topic in General Students

    I am about to enter my second year of nursing school, and sometimes I get freaked out about that, too. I have worked so hard, and really enjoy school - I hate to think that I may hate it when I get...

  9. How many classes do you take at a time?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to mamacashew's topic in General Students

    If you have your pre-reqs out of the way, then at my school you take 2-3 classes per semster. They are 16 weeks long, and most of them have a clinical that goes along with it (2-4 weeks each). It...

  10. Help us answer this question!

    Nepenthe Sea replied to AKA_Glamour_Pearl's topic in General Students

    I think that wouldn't be filling, either, but we are talking a patient with HIV/AIDS. They tend to become anorexic and waste away over

  11. Help us answer this question!

    Nepenthe Sea replied to AKA_Glamour_Pearl's topic in General Students

    I don't have time to look it up, but I thought peanut butter actually was invented by a doctor for his patients that weren't able to eat much, because of it caloric and nutrient value. Anybody

  12. Help us answer this question!

    Nepenthe Sea replied to AKA_Glamour_Pearl's topic in General Students

    I would say C, because peanut butter is a high protein and calorie food (good for the wasting that HIV/AIDS causes), and easier to swallow than the

  13. So how/what do people react when you tell them you're a student nurse?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to chibisam's topic in General Students

    Where I live, everyone thinks it's wonderful, except my "alternative" friends (punk/goth/fringe), who I think just think I'm weird for going. Lots of comments about the money and "never having trouble...

  14. Is this the career of an RN?!

    Nepenthe Sea replied to DGDreamGirl's topic in General Students

    I know that nurses get insanely busy. When I said that, I meant that I will never become one of those nurses who thinks they are too good to wipe butts. I know there may be times that it would be...

  15. Summer externship in PICU - any advice?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to Nepenthe Sea's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Just wanted to give an update. I am about to start my second week of PICU, and I love it there! We have had several head injuries (one being a toddler that fell from a third story window), a CP kid...

  16. Summer externship in PICU - any advice?

    Nepenthe Sea posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I have just been selected for a position in a nursing externship program this summer. I will be spending 6 weeks in Neonatal ICU, two weeks in PICU, and two weeks in MICU. And I get paid, which makes...

  17. Is this the career of an RN?!

    Nepenthe Sea replied to DGDreamGirl's topic in General Students

    I sympathize with you. Every morning that I go to clinicals I dread going because I know that poop or bathing naked adults will be involved. I don't know why that particular stuff bothers me, except...

  18. would you have continued thru nursing school if you had shadowed first?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to thekid's topic in General Nursing

    I have participated in a nursing externship for the last six weeks, and I am DFEFINITELY happy to be going into nursing! I observe alot, but get to actually use my skills, too. I work three twelves a...

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

    Nepenthe Sea replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    My sister used to work for a tanning chain...I will have to ask her if she saw anything gross. Thanks for

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

    Nepenthe Sea replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    No, really....tell

  21. Best teacher or professor you have had and why?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to katebean04's topic in General Students

    My A&P II professor has been my favorite so far. I didn't always LIKE him, mind you - there were times I wanted to throttle him. He would sometimes get angry with us if we had a hard time...

  22. Question for current nursing students:

    Nepenthe Sea replied to jil_'s topic in General Students

    I have the survival book and test success, and they are a big help. There are a line of books by the Test Success people for pretty much every class in NS you will face (Med Surg Success, Pharmacology...

  23. What is a typical clinical day?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to OBplease's topic in General Students

    It is still considered a clinical

  24. What is a typical clinical day?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to OBplease's topic in General Students

    My clinical days start at 6:15 or 6:30, depending on the instructor. We meet in pre-conference for about 30 minutes and tell about our patients, and go over any other stuff that needs to be addressed....

  25. Have I really learned what I need to.....

    Nepenthe Sea replied to jpgmavs's topic in General Students

    Have you been reading my mind??!! This is exactly what I have been thinking during my externship - that they will figure out that I'm a fraud that knows nothing, and tell my school. I didn't realize...