Carolanne

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1. Aides giving the "new nurse" problems

   Carolanne replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   You're the new kid on the block and many eyes are focused on you. How will she handle it, how flustered is she going to get, when is she going to lose it? There's probably a little bit of jealousy,...

2. Passed the boards try #3 - try this new book!!!

   Carolanne posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   Just found out this morning ... I made it! Took the RN boards on July 4th, what an Independence Day! What a relief. This was my third time taking it - tests 1 and 2 took me all the way to the end with...

3. Have now failed twice ...

   Carolanne posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   I'm really starting to question my abilities. Here I am, a graduate of RN school with a degree and the State says I'm not yet competent to practice nursing. I'm getting a little frustrated. I took the...

4. The F word - bombed it!

   Carolanne replied to Carolanne's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Thanks so, so much for this info - I feel better already. This is probably just what I need to work on my weaker points. I got tons of questions on delegation and prioritizing, so I know I need to...

5. The F word - bombed it!

   Carolanne posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   I took my RN boards on Thursday and just went onto the web site to view my grade - the dreaded F word - FAIL! I kind of had a pit in the stomach feeling when I left there - it took me all the way...

6. Anyone ever have to repeat a Nursing Class??

   Carolanne replied to Diva Nurse Dani's topic in General Students

   Hi NND, I can very much relate. I'm 44 and was a week away from graduation in May and failed Cardiac Nursing by 2 points. It's a seven week course and they cram way too much info into that time...

7. psych clinical-what to expect??

   Carolanne replied to earthflower's topic in General Students

   It's a very different kind of clinical. No treatments or dressing changes, etc. We even wore street clothes and just our school name badge. We passed meds and took some vitals, followed patients on...

8. Bombed 1st Med/Surg Exam 68% :O(

   Carolanne replied to jenrninmi's topic in General Students

   Med Surg is tough, a lot of critical thinking involved. Get hold of some NCLEX review books, they should help you a

9. How to remember Fowlers, Trendelenberg's etc??

   Carolanne replied to purplekath's topic in General Students

   very, very good!! i especially like the supine one -- i never even thought of spine and supine being related. good ways to make them

10. I HATE CHEMISTRY! !@#$%^&*

    Carolanne replied to Deb123j's topic in General Students

    When I decided to go back to school at age 40, I started in the summer semester and for some reason still unbeknownst to me, I chose chemistry as the first class to start working on my prereqs. Why I...

11. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    Carolanne replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    My thoughts

12. How many days a week are you in class/clinicals?

    Carolanne replied to studentnurse74's topic in General Students

    I have one seven week course to go beginning in the end of October and finishing in December (on my birthday! ) Course entails six hours of lecture and seven hours of clinical a

13. HELP!!!--retake Physiology

    Carolanne replied to suzy253's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I can't help you in the course area, but I know what you're going through. I was supposed to graduate next week and just found out that I have to retake cardiac nursing. Try not to be too hard on...

14. Nursing students dating patients

    Carolanne replied to Kiwi's topic in General Students

    Sometimes the laws of attraction have a funny twist. I don't see anything wrong with the student forming a new friendship, but I think it was a mistake to bring him along to the study group or involve...

15. Anyone else dislike the nursing home?

    Carolanne replied to LindseyLou2222's topic in General Students

    Nursing homes definitely aren't for everyone, just like the ER may not be, or peds or trauma. But they definitely are needed and it takes a certain type of person to work there. Some people actually...