ashleyisawesome BSN, RN

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    It makes me gag...literally

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

    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

    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

    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?

    900 hours in my 18 month
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    Stethoscope question

    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.

    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...
  8. 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?

    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 ©...
  10. 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?

    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...
  12. 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...
  13. 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?

    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?

    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...
  16. 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?

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

    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

    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.)

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

    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

    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?

    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?

    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?

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