Sk8ermomRN

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  1. Mandated

    Sk8ermomRN replied to nsaids_nurse420's topic in General Nursing

    Are these 8 hour shifts? Every major employer in my region does only 12 hour shifts...I think my feet would fall off if I were expected to stand on them for 2 12 hour

  2. Venting about classmates with families...

    Sk8ermomRN replied to moncj66's topic in General Students

    The people who are blaming tardiness, absences, and bad grades on their kids are the same ones who would be late, absent, and failing even without the kids. I earned my bachelor's degree while raising...

  3. Don't "click" too well with classmates

    Sk8ermomRN replied to TootyFruity703's topic in General Students

    Bluecollar-ish...like my dad who worked in a factory his whole life so I could go to

  4. Am I the only one??

    Sk8ermomRN replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

    I love nursing school and feel no need to vent. When my classmates start complaining about how hard the tests are, how unhelpful the instructors are, how much work there is, etc. I just tell them...

  5. How have your skill checkoffs been??

    Sk8ermomRN replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

    Some of our check offs are peer checks...We watch each other give a bed bath, transfer a patient, etc. Others are instructor check offs...vital signs, catheters, injections... The catch is that if...

  6. The Nursing Math Thread

    Sk8ermomRN replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

    This is not really a math question, but it is from my drug dosage calculations class.... What is missing from these 2 drug orders? Nexium 1 capsule po daily Benadryl capsule po t.i.d. Is it the...

  7. ATI Testing!!!!

    Sk8ermomRN replied to clvjackson's topic in General Students

    We just got our first set of ATI books and cd's yesterday. We sat through a presentation by their rep while we were waiting to take our 2nd fundamentals test...talk about nerve wracking!! The program...

  8. How many tests have you taken so far??

    Sk8ermomRN replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

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  9. Bed Bath Failure!!!

    Sk8ermomRN replied to lukesmama's topic in General Students

    Have a peer or two practice with you. You will get used to having an audience (I know it isn't the same as having those scary instructors standing over you:imbar, but it will help) and if you talk...

  10. What color scrubs does your school make you wear for clinicals??

    Sk8ermomRN replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    Caribbean Blue. Affectionately known as "corpse-lips

  11. overwhelmed

    Sk8ermomRN replied to determined-deedee's topic in General Students

    I am also an older student. This is a second career for me. I am not really having a problem with the critical thinking, it is just all so overwhelming:eek:. It goes so fast and there is so much...

  12. Flunk! Kerplunk!

    Sk8ermomRN replied to MagnesiuM's topic in General Students

    I know just what you mean! We have to be within plus/minus 2. I worked as a CNA for 2 years, took manual BP's every shift for 2 years and never had a problem. Now, all of a sudden, all I can hear is...

  13. Shoes for clinicals?

    Sk8ermomRN replied to cpartrid's topic in General Students

    Our instructors told us that the biggest part of our uniform budget should be spent on shoes. Makes sense because we spend a lot of time on our feet. I tried so many ridiculously expensive nursing...

  14. how are you paying for nursing school? or how do you plan to pay for nursing school?

    Sk8ermomRN replied to mashamontago's topic in General Students

    I chose ADN over BSN, cashed in my 401k from my years teaching, and work part time. I couldn't get grants or loans at community college because I already have a B.A. At least it is a two year program...