mrosev14

I submitted my test 2 hours ago after sitting for 45 minutes and getting 75 questions...based on the PVT I got the good pop up. Holy sh*t. I hope this is right.

Definitely a bit less then what everyone is suggesting. I want to give it to them on graduation day while I am still on a student budget...the other ideas are great, but more likely something to happen once I'm on an RN budget.

Ok, I have been asking everyone I know then I realized you guys would probably be more helpful then anyone I know. Anyways, I graduate in 37 days (!) from nursing school but I wanted to give both my fiance and my parents a present. I know that is a little backwards; however, I graduated high school in 2004 and my parents have supported me both emotionally and monetarily and I really don't think I could have done it without them. Then of course, my fiance--they tell you not to have a relationship while in nursing school because you will end up broken up (there were definitely times when it was wicked tough) but needless to say, I started nursing school with us together and not only did we survive nursing school but we survived his Dad passing away while I was in nursing school. If we can survive those two things, we've got it--we're good. Any help would be fantastic! Like I said, I want to get my parents a gift (can be one for each of them or one for them together) and my fiance a gift. TIA!!!

I am in the same place as Meg. I have very full pockets! I wear an ID badge around my neck and behind my hospital ID card, I bring my drivers license, debit/credit card, a little cash, and my health insurance card. I then of course stuff my pockets with my PDA, stethoscope, bandage scissors, and pen light.

I did mine on Tuesday. As soon as I finished reading this thread I went to my bookstore, bought my foundations book, then went to kinkos and had both that one and my medterm book debound. It is perfect! My medterm tests are with random chapters, like 1, 2 and 5, then 14, 7, and 4. So I pulled the first three I needed out and stuck them into my binder. I love not having to carry so much crap with me.

Wow, tests right away! I am so nervous. I have my orientation next Tuesday (19th) and then classes begin the following Monday (25th), I am so excited. I want to start reading, I want to start procedures, but what if it is too hard?!? Ack, good luck to everyone.

What a fabulous idea! I am waiting for my fundamentals of nursing book to come in and I think I am going to take a few books down to kinkos and have this done. The books are so freaking big and I just can't carry them all; however, I like to have my material with me to reference it. Woo-hoo, thanks.

I am 22 and I start in t-minus 2 weeks and 4 days...

Honestly the oldest boy I watch is 6 and he is the same way. So you know what we do...cheese sandwiches, peanut butter sandwiches, bagels or pizza. Oh yeah, and we throw in a couple of gummy vitamins in the morning for everything he's missing. 3 years old or 6 years old, he's a kid, it will change.

Well said. I definitely think being intelligent is starting to be looked at as sexy. Smart men are realize that external beauty only last as long as their breasts are perky; however, brains will actually last throughout the relationship. Anyways, back to the OP. I have one tattoo on my hip and one on my lower back. The one on my lower back is of a breast cancer ribbon and I am going to add onto it with some ink from the Ford Cares breast cancer awareness images. Anyways, the lower back one sometimes, but rarely peaks out from under my scrub top if I am doing some funky bending, but no one cares.

I completely agree with Scorpio. Now, I am not a Mom, but a nanny. I worked with my current family for nearly 60 hours a week for almost 2 years. When I got into this situation, I had all these rules in my head of how I was going to parent my child when I had kids, but I learned that hard and fast rules don't work with living kids. (The boys I watch, ages 6, 3 and 9 months are all healthy and active.) People say, I will never give junk food, well I have realized that if it isn't a taboo thing, they are less likely to sneak it. The boys can have a "treat" once every 2 or 3 days if they have behaved and eaten well. A "treat" consists of a popsicle, a couple of hershey kisses, or a cookie. Another one, is people say, my children wont watch TV. I hate to break it to you, but TV isn't such a terrible thing. The boys on a normal day can each pick a 30 minute show, and the baby will get a baby bethoveen or most recently sesame street, or whatever; however, there are days when it rains, there are days when the kids are sick, there are day (generally fridays) when cuddling on the couch is both needed and nice. Another one that gets me is the no fast food thing. It would be fabulous to not have to feed our children fast food; however, just 2 weeks ago, I ran late getting the oldest and we sat in traffic trying to get home it was already 5:15, and out of the corner of my eye I saw a McDonalds. It was like a shining light! They each got a happy meal, with chicken nuggets, apple slices and a milk. The boys get one juice box a day (100% juice of course), and the rest is water or milk, with the occasional pedilyte when someone is sick. They are healthy and happy, and most importantly we are all happy together. Exercise is also something that is easy to incorporate into everyday life. The boys and I planted a butterfly garden in a little abandoned piece of ground and walk the half a mile or so daily to check on the flowers and to see if we have any butterflies there. Their mom and I are training for the half marathon I ran last year, and we throw the little ones in a jogging stroller and take off. Dad jogs with the oldest who rides his bike. Being brought up in an active home, in my opinion, creates active child/adults. Mom and Dad are both physicians and have never had a problem with the way I do things with the boys. We definitely have rules, which everyone abides by, but we also know that their are days when some of us need a break. The boys view things, such as movie nights as something special and it is fun to both treat them and ourselves. I think putting these hard fast rules on what your child will or will not do, creates a stressful environment for both you and your children. Relax enjoy life, enjoy your children, they are only young once.

I dealt with this problem last semester. I had a fellow pre-nursing student in both my microbiology and A&P II class. At first we clicked because she was just nice, but as soon as we sat down for the first study session I knew it was a terrible match. She was needy, lazy and just honestly didn't care as much as me. Anyways, I carried her through the semester of her like you said being an academic moocher, and dropped her before our A&P final because I had to put all my study effort into it, not chit-chat. Needless to say, she failed the class and obviously didn't get into our nursing school. I don't have to worry about her this semester, and have learned to be very selective when choosing your study buddies, especially when you are on the smart end of the class. Good luck, I think I would just avoid her, I probably couldn't tell her the truth with fear of hurting her.

Do you have AIM?

I know it is terrible. I understand that nothing is full proof when it comes to BC (first hard); however, you have got to be an idiot when you are busting your ass to get a degree and opps one drunken night forget a condom. (No offense if your son is a product of that) I am sure you know what I mean. I love the boys I watch with all my heart and am so sad to be leaving, but I am not a mom and couldn't imagine having one more thing to juggle. Kids make everything harder, more expensive, and they make everything take longer. They are a catch 22, a blessing and a curse.

I can't believe all these people get pregnant and have babies while in nursing school. I just don't understand why. It is very hard for me to comprehend. I also think people don't have an understanding of how truly difficult it is to raise a child. I don't know. I am still 10 years away from kids...