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    It makes me gag...literally

    ashleyisawesome replied to mspontiac's topic in General Students

    yuck, i would feel like i am tasting all the bad smells.
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    Why does my BSN program require health insurance?

    ashleyisawesome replied to brielle776's topic in General Students

    I see you are only 20, cant you get on your parents' health insurance for free? Thats what I did. I think with the new healthcare law you can stay on til you are
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    Alternate job experience

    ashleyisawesome replied to Staragate's topic in General Students

    I am wondering that too.. I have worked for almost 4 years in the dietary dept of a state MR center. I am hoping that they respect that I kept the same job for so long or something because it has...
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    Noob Question: HIV/AIDS and Injection Practice

    ashleyisawesome replied to Noob_to_Nursing's topic in General Students

    we practiced on each other with saline injections. We didn't have to, but we were only allowed to give injections to another classmate if we agreed to receive one as well. Other students just used...
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    How many clincial hours?

    ashleyisawesome replied to HCollier's topic in General Students

    900 hours in my 18 month
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    Stethoscope question

    ashleyisawesome posted a topic in General Students

    So I went to get fitted for my uniform for school yesterday, and the woman asked me if i wanted to buy my stethoscope there. I said no, because I already have one. (Littman Lightweight II SE) Then she...
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    Baths and other stuff.

    ashleyisawesome replied to N2NRSING's topic in General Students

    At the nursing home i was at, they only got showers twice a week. (it is impossible for 2 cnas to shower 20 patients before breakfast every day!). i totally prefer giving a bed bath to taking them...
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    What kinds of questions are asked during nursing school interviews?

    ashleyisawesome replied to wannabeanRN90's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Some things they asked me at my interview (that I can remember): Can you think of a time when you believe your integrity was being tested? What are your best 3 qualities that you think will be a...
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    Clients? Are they no longer patients?

    ashleyisawesome replied to bassadict69's topic in General Students

    a question on one of our exams once was something like: The term patient implies that someone is: (A) sick, helpless, and unable to make their own decisions (B) receiving medical services ©...
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    St. Luke's SON versus Lancaster General College of Nursing & HS?

    ashleyisawesome replied to lalice's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I will be starting at St. Luke's in Jan. I know they have an agreement with Moravian to get your BSN after you graduate from St. Lukes, and if you take enough of your prereqs, you should only need 8...
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    Anyone else never given a bath?

    ashleyisawesome replied to Kaychell's topic in General Students

    normally CNA's do this work, but i can almost garantee you will be doing all AM care for you patient(s) at least for the first semester of clinicals. And from my experience there have only been 2 CNAs...
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    Anyone attend RACC's (Reading Area Community College) RN program....help!!

    ashleyisawesome replied to michelle2369's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    It would definitely be beneficial, especially for the first semester, because a lot of the skills you learn are CNA skills. A lot of girls in my class were CNAs and clinical was a breeze for them...
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    failed rn school 2x.dont want to quit so going for lpn school

    ashleyisawesome replied to belle05's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    thank you so much for updating us! this gives me so much hope! i failed out of my rn program last year and i am starting a new rn program in January! wish me
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    Not a caregiver type, but considering nursing?

    ashleyisawesome replied to wide-eyed's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i feel a lot of negativity in this thread o.O i understand, other people feel threatened, because they know this is what they want, and they are afraid all the wishy-washy "i kinda want to be a nurse,...
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    Is anyone commuting really far away?

    ashleyisawesome posted a topic in General Students

    So, I dont start NS until January... but i've real been thinking about the commute im going to have to make when I start going. It is about a 45 minute drive (with no traffic), one way. It is mostly...
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    evening CNA training class at LTC facilities?

    ashleyisawesome posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hello! So, I've been applying all over the place trying to get a pca or uncertified nursing assistant job for about a year now, with no luck. I finally found a nursing home in my are that is taking...
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    evening CNA training class at LTC facilities?

    ashleyisawesome replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    phwew.. that gives me a little hope!
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    how to get motivated for pre reqs

    ashleyisawesome replied to JonB04's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    thats not true.. by all means, you should strive to do your best in every class, but it is not necessary to get a 4.0 to get into every nursing program. For some programs, maybe, but I would research...
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    Have anxiety issues over making friends

    ashleyisawesome replied to krazykchan's topic in General Students

    i know exactly how you feel! im going to be starting NS in January, at a new school thats about an hour away from my community college, where im finishing my prereqs, and i am pretty sure no one from...
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    Holy wash cloths, Batman! (ATI video out of control.)

    ashleyisawesome replied to dandk1997RN's topic in General Students

    i am literally laughing out loud imagining
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    well, this should be my last semester

    ashleyisawesome replied to cindyluck's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i just got into my NS with a 2.56!! i failed clinical at my other school (long, terrible story... i am NOT a bad student, i swear!), so it took me from a 3.4 to a 2.5... and the school i got into...
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    Clinical day

    ashleyisawesome replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Students

    our program requires us to have a little notebook (or pda) with us. i would jot down everything i had to do for the day, as well as all the info on my patient i needed for my care plan and then copy...
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    What does your uniform look like?

    ashleyisawesome replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in General Students

    we wear a blue polo with the schools name embroidered on it, with white scrub pants, i think they have to be landau, but theres three different options of pant styles, and one of them is a junior fit...
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    Any student commuters?

    ashleyisawesome replied to Kaychell's topic in General Students

    Jealous.. there is not a school, nor a hospital within 20 minutes of my house.
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    What do your study spaces look like?

    ashleyisawesome replied to kk83's topic in General Students

    i like the dog peeking his head in the side of the picture! lol