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  1. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    CBsMommy replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Ok. I'm sorry but I have to say this and mean no offense to anyone. This is a thread about venting about other classmates. This is not a discussion about transportation and who has a car and who...

  2. breakin down

    CBsMommy replied to deetrain's topic in General Students

    Nursing school is a big adjustment. Especially if you are completing care plans at 2300 and getting up for clinical at 0400 the morning after. For me, it's all about how much sleep I am getting....

  3. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    CBsMommy replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    TO MY CLASSMATE AT CLINICAL LAST WEEK: DO NOT TRY AND STEAL A SURGERY AWAY FROM ME BECAUSE YOU THINK YOU ARE SO ENTITLED! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? When you come up and gossip to me about another...

  4. How do you stay sexy in nursing school

    CBsMommy replied to 2bnurseforce1's topic in General Students

    That's what I'm talkin' about! This describes me in everyday life but I'm cute as a button with a great smile and personality. And when I really need to feel sexy, I will pour myself a huge glass of...

  5. Do you cry a lot in nursing school?

    CBsMommy replied to CaliforniaRNnow's topic in General Students

    I have never cried at school. I've cried on the way home from clinicals, in the bathroom at clinicals, and at home but it's usually because it was a situation with a patient that touched me although...

  6. Anyone doing better in NS than prereqs etc.?

    CBsMommy replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in General Students

    Nursing school is much easier for me than pre-reqs were. Much more work (assignments, reading, clinicals, etc) than pre-reqs but I find it much more interesting! In fact, we are going over cardio...

  7. inserting foley, some tips please

    CBsMommy replied to PRETTYODD's topic in General Nursing

    practice, practice, practice! And an a helper in the

  8. How to leave your work at work?

    CBsMommy posted a topic in Pediatric

    I need to know how you leave your work at work when you go home for the day. Any tips/tricks? Is this easier with experience? I'm a student, currently in my Peds class, and I LOVE kiddos! I am a...

  9. Have you ever shed tears in front of a patient or a patient's family.

    CBsMommy replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I asked an instructor about this too, just last week, in fact because this is a huge concern I had. She stated that it is okay to cry and that it really does show the family that you truly care. She...

  10. Learning All The Names for Things in the Hospital Setting

    CBsMommy replied to HappyMeNow's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When you have a couple of minutes of "downtime" during clinicals, go into the supply room and look at how they have it set up and where things are. Are the bins color coded, for instance, yellow for...

  11. maternal fetal conflict paper

    CBsMommy replied to Becca07's topic in General Students

    I always wait until the end of my paper to write the first paragraph. Maybe if you focused on the rest of the paper and saved this part for last, that would help? Good

  12. Do you actually READ your nursing books or just skim?

    CBsMommy replied to starmickey03's topic in General Students

    I would personally read the entire thing because at the end of nursing school you will need to be able to pass the NCLEX and take care of the patients you are assigned. I, personally, do not look at...

  13. What do you eat at 5am for breakfast?

    CBsMommy replied to sandyfeet's topic in General Students

    A Luna Good Morning bar, usually blueberry. I don't like eating until around 10am or so, but then I was getting sick on clinical days because we had to be there so early. I bought those Luna bars...

  14. For Fun: Nursing School Soundtrack

    CBsMommy replied to BellsRNBSN's topic in General Students

    I like the song Remember the Name by Fort Minor. I'm not a huge fan of rap/R&B but for some reason, I LOVE this song right before

  15. IV Starts

    CBsMommy posted a topic in General Students

    Did any of you practice starting IVs on your fellow students? If not, how did you practice in lab? Just curious. I'm a no good, very bad stick (even the IV team at the hospital couldn't stick

  16. The day you start before the day you start

    CBsMommy replied to cmonkey's topic in General Students

    I have a test the first day of class and have been reading the assigned reading for 2 weeks now. Plus, we just got e-mailed this morning and have a huge assignment to do before the first day of class...

  17. Crazy Organization Lately Anyone?

    CBsMommy replied to kk83's topic in General Students

    Oh, you are not alone! I was laid off last September and started nursing school in January. I spent the ENTIRE TIME, 8 hours/day, going through my house, throwing stuff away, putting stuff aside for...

  18. Routines for those of you with children

    CBsMommy replied to cmomof3RN's topic in General Students

    Another thing that saves time is using my crockpot to cook my meals and having a menu planned out for the week so when I grocery shop, I know exactly what I'm there for and in and out in less than 30...

  19. Routines for those of you with children

    CBsMommy replied to cmomof3RN's topic in General Students

    Here's what I do, but keep in mind I am a single mom to a little boy who is 3, I don't have the older 2, but my son does have a LOT of appointments throughout the week. I write out a chore list for...

  20. He wont bleed....Is there a trick to this?

    CBsMommy replied to dscott76's topic in General Students

    I will ask the patient to put his arm down toward the floor (if, possible) with finger tips pointing downward. Put a warm washcloth on the finger that you are trying to get a stick from and leave it...

  21. Whine alert! OB/Peds

    CBsMommy posted a topic in General Students

    I need an attitude adjustment already and classes don't start for 2 weeks! I am starting OB/Peds this fall and am trying to get through the reading (we have a quiz on day 1) and I'm having the worst...

  22. Whine alert! OB/Peds

    CBsMommy replied to CBsMommy's topic in General Students

    That's a good way to look at it. I know that for the most part the people aren't sick but as weird as it sounds, that's the part I like most about nursing school. Seeing what the body does when it's...

  23. Remember when...?

    CBsMommy replied to Nepenthe Sea's topic in General Students

    I remember when I could go to the first day of classes and NOT have a quiz and a paper due! Those days are long

  24. Patient falls scare me to death

    CBsMommy posted a topic in General Students

    So, in my first semester of nursing school, I was giving an LTC patient a shower who was fully mobile and could ambulate on her own. I was doing the shower with just the resident and myself. I...

  25. Patient falls scare me to death

    CBsMommy replied to CBsMommy's topic in General Students

    Thank you Moogie! You are so wise! That's exactly what this situation did, it shook my self-confidence! I think the best thing that I can do is get right back on the horse and will offer to give...