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    Excited about school but...22 weeks preggars

    ashleyisawesome replied to bach09's topic in General Students

    Yeah, that sounds illegal.. we had a few pregnant girls in my class and they were able to do pretty much everything except go along to watch procedures involving
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    What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    ashleyisawesome replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    i record them on my itouch and listen to them on the long ride to and from school.. but i am more of an aural learner, so it may not be best for
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    Day care for clinicals?

    ashleyisawesome replied to Britt7's topic in General Students

    i would ask your school, or the facility that your doing clinical at, but my guess is no. It might be a possibility if your going to a hospital affiliated school.. but i know everyone in my class that...
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    Is there volunteer work for pre-nursing students?

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

    I tried volunteering with local hospitals in my area and they actually had waiting lists!! There are also other options if you have trouble getting into an acute care facility. You could try a nursing...
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    Remember when...?

    ashleyisawesome replied to Nepenthe Sea's topic in General Students

    has anyone gone from being in nursing classes, back to a prereq class with non-nursing students in it? I feel like they are all idiots and I dont even have to show up to the class to get an
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    Acceptance & Denial letters and waivers

    ashleyisawesome replied to butterfly_kisses9188's topic in General Students

    I am not sure what you mean by waivers either, but my previous school sends acceptance/denial letters in order alphabetically by last name over the course of a week or two.. It was rather nerve...
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    Work part-time, Volunteer, go to Nursing school and a be class leader? Am I crazy?

    ashleyisawesome replied to Angels_wearScrubs's topic in General Students

    I am trying to accomplish about the same thing. I don't begin my nursing classes unitl Jan, but I work 24 hrs/ week and I am also a hospice volunteer for a visiting nurse association. i am not sure if...
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    What do you have each semester in Nursing School?

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

    I start an accelerated 1.5 year diploma school with trimesters in January: 1st: Basic Concepts of Nursing Care & Intro to Pharm 2nd: Nursing Care of Individuals Experiencing Cellular Imbalance...
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    Question about study groups...

    ashleyisawesome replied to ziggysgal,RN's topic in General Students

    I'm (re)starting NS in January, at a new school that is a 45 minute drive from my house. I am assuming most of the students will be either staying in the dorms there, or live close by to the school....
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    Nudity?

    ashleyisawesome replied to tlp514's topic in General Students

    I'm pretty sure its mannequin. I've never seen it "manikin", that looks weird to me, but maybe I'm
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    How do nurse clinical usually work?

    ashleyisawesome replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

    At my previous school, we have these long green sheets called "client care plans" where we recorded all our info. its folded into thirds and the front lists the clients initials, medical dx, chart #,...
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    St. Luke's School of Nursing

    ashleyisawesome replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I got my letter around the second week of July.. There was an interview, and an ATI critical thinking test, and I had all my prereqs completed, but I'm pretty sure they are okay if you still need a...
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    What does Nurse Aide N3S and Nurse Aide E1 mean?

    ashleyisawesome posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    So I applied at a local hospital for a nurse's aide position. I don't have a CNA cert., but they dont "require" one, it is just desired.. I applied for two different positions, one titled Nurse Aide...
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    What does Nurse Aide N3S and Nurse Aide E1 mean?

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

    Oh, thanks. That makes sense, I figured it would be something like that, just making sure.
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    Anyone attend RACC's (Reading Area Community College) RN program....help!!

    ashleyisawesome replied to michelle2369's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    RACC is terrible. I left clinical crying one more than one occasion. If you dont have any medical experience, there is a slim chance of making it.. our class started out with 90, and ended up with...
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    Would any of these classes help me get a job?

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

    i think they some will give you an edge over other applicants depending on what job you want. End of Life Care (certificate) - good if your going into hospice nursing Gerontology (certificate) - good...
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    going back to nursing 1

    ashleyisawesome posted a topic in General Students

    has anyone here failed the first semester of nursing school and gone back? what was it like? looks like thats what i will be doing next fall.
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    I'm freaking out here.. I could fail clinical and i dont know why!

    ashleyisawesome replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Students

    she failed me... we are supposed to have appointments for clinical evaluations in which she critiques our performance and we receive a pass/fail grade. well, everyone else received appointment times...
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    I'm freaking out here.. I could fail clinical and i dont know why!

    ashleyisawesome replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Students

    i know.. im working on a letter to the dean right now. i read in the syllabus that if she does fail me it has to be reviewed by the freshman team, so at that time, i'll present all my evidence against...
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    No She/he Did Not!!!

    ashleyisawesome replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    no she did not come to clinical at 7 AM on a thursday still drunk from the Phillies game the night before, and get caught by her instructor sleeping on her patients chair, and reeking of alcohol.......
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    No She/he Did Not!!!

    ashleyisawesome replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    no my instructor did not just tell us that PICC line stood for "percutaneous intravenous catheter". she was even missing a C! no she did not ask her instructor what this strange port in her patients...
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    ADHD and nursing school please help

    ashleyisawesome replied to IrishMurse04's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    my clinical instructor is a clinical psych mental health specialist, so she picked up that i had ADD right away. she asked me about it and i admitted that i used to take aderall, but its adverse...
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    diagnosis priority: exccess fluid volume or ineffctive tissue perfusion?

    ashleyisawesome posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm working on my nursing process paper, and I'm trying to figure out which diagnosis would be more of a priority: excess fluid volume r/t CHF AEB dyspnea, bilateral lower extremity edema, potassium...
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    diagnosis priority: exccess fluid volume or ineffctive tissue perfusion?

    ashleyisawesome replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    wow thanks a lot. you really helped me out. i have a little trouble with these
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    Whats the deal with all the crying?!?!....

    ashleyisawesome replied to morningland's topic in General Students

    i left clinical early today because i was crying. =[ im just so angry and frustrated with my clinical instructor and her favoritism and treating me like im an idiot and embarrassing me in front of...