Nepenthe Sea

Nepenthe Sea

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

    Nepenthe Sea replied to jpgmavs's topic in General Students

    Sometimes I feel like I have learned SO much, and I'm sure that I have. But other times, I feel like I haven't learned anything. I am in a summer externship and my current preceptor expresses shock...

  2. Tattoo Piercings cover up help?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to DGDreamGirl's topic in General Students

    Get a clear plastic retainer for your nose. I've had mine for so long that I don't have to do this, but if you haven't had it for YEARS, then it will try to close up on you. As for the tats, I have a...

  3. Pre nursing vs nursing which one is more difficult?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to European's topic in General Students

    my very first day of clinicals i had had no sleep at all because of my careplan (30 different meds, 10 different pathos) and when i went to the hospital i couldn't remember where we were meeting so i...

  4. Pre nursing vs nursing which one is more difficult?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to European's topic in General Students

    Oh, and yes, I have to agree with a previous poster who said the nursing tests are harder. They most definitely are. You have to know your

  5. Pre nursing vs nursing which one is more difficult?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to European's topic in General Students

    It's hard to say. I do think that nursing school eats up more time because you have to do so many other things besides studying, and my Level I semester (Med Surg I and Pharmacology) was relatively...

  6. Any mothers in nursing school with preschool-age children?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to emptyboxcars's topic in General Students

    I am a single parent and have have twin daughters that are 4, and starting pre-K in the fall. I live with my mom, so at least I don;t have to work while I am in school, but she works so much that she...

  7. Need to vent about externship...

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

    Here's an update on my externship: I just finished my first week in NICU and I LOVE it! I feel much more at home there than I do with adults in clinicals, and even the babies in newborn nursey (which...

  8. Need to vent about externship...

    Nepenthe Sea posted a topic in General Students

    I was supposed to start my nursing externship tomorrow morning. I just got a call from my preceptor, who said that everybody was wondering where I've been for the last two days. Turns out that the...

  9. 4.0!!!!

    Nepenthe Sea replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

    Congratulations! Awesome work. I'm scared of Level III next semester, too. I don't imagine I will be getting another 4.0 after all is said and done with

  10. Need to vent about externship...

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

    Thanks for your replies. I'm feeling better now. The preceptor called back and said that I can go ahead and work tomorrow, and that somebody else will let me shadow them for the day. Then I will get...

  11. So Frustrated! "think like a nurse"

    Nepenthe Sea replied to glovedgoddess's topic in General Students

    I could have almost written the original post word-for-word...been feeling very incompetent and insecure lately. There are some really good replies on here. As usual, the All Nurses people save the...

  12. Starting externship next week and feeling scared

    Nepenthe Sea posted a topic in General Students

    I got a position as a student nurse extern for the summer, which is a really great opportunity to learn during my summer break and make money while doing it. It will also be helpful in helping me get...

  13. Starting externship next week and feeling scared

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

    Chapis, I don't remember how exactly I found it. I was googling "externships" or "nursing" or something on the local newspaper website, and I saw an article about it. I also have a friend in NS with...

  14. Starting externship next week and feeling scared

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

    Thanks for the replies. Yes, I know that they won't be letting me do anything that would really hurt a patient at this time, but I worry about doing things like that in the future when I have...

  15. Any suggestions on getting a head start

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

    Ditto "Test Success" and NCLEX review books,, to help you figure out the testing style. We just lost three people that I know in my program that are smart and know the material, but have a hard time...

  16. Anybody here NOT do care plans?

    Nepenthe Sea posted a topic in General Students

    Apparantly, my program is doing away with the traditional care plan, starting this fall. They believe there are better ways for us to learn the info without all the paperwork and lack of sleep. Sounds...

  17. Anybody here NOT do care plans?

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

    Chapis, I heard this directly from an OB instructor. BUT one of my friends was talking to a different instructor yesterday, and was told that it will be different for each level. It sounded like the...

  18. How did everyone do this semester?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to citylights89's topic in General Students

    That's good you made the Dean's List! I hate it that here we don't make the Dean's List or honor roll or anything unless we are taking 12 or more hours. If you are taking just the nursing classes, it...

  19. How did everyone do this semester?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to citylights89's topic in General Students

    All A's this semester. Next semester is gonna be a killer, though (Peds, psych, med surg

  20. My mom has Pancreatic Cancer

    Nepenthe Sea replied to rxy1223's topic in General Students

    I am so sorry for you and your family. I just went through this myself. My dad was diagnosed with squamous cell lung carcinoma about 7 weeks ago, and two weeks later we were told it had metastasized....

  21. Getting A's in Nursing school!!!

    Nepenthe Sea replied to palo143's topic in General Students

    I just got a 4.0 this semester, too! In fact, I've only received one grade that wasn't an A since I started pre-reqs and nursing school - a B last semester in my first clinical. It is possible. Good...

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

    Nepenthe Sea replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    My mom was an LVN student in the '70s, and she's seen this same scenario, too. Except in her case, the bulb shattered and he had to have the pieces surgically

  23. What a great day!!!!!

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

    I like breaks, too, but sometimes they are too long for me. I'm such a nerd - I start to get antsy after being out for a month or

  24. What a great day!!!!!

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

    Awesome work! Days like this make it all worthwhile, huh? I also have one year left, and just two more weeks of this semester. I had a great day, too. I got my clinical grade for med Surg, and it was...

  25. I want to help anyone who is needing help with cardiac rhythms

    Nepenthe Sea replied to bethtruexrn's topic in General Students

    It will be almost a year before I take Critical Care, which is when I will probably need you. Hope you will still be around