Aurora77

Aurora77

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  1. I need advice on building confidence.

    Aurora77 replied to busyallthetime's topic in General Students

    Something that's worked for me is to think about a time/situation when I felt more confident, and embrace that feeling. I'm old enough (as I'm sure you are) to have had successes and areas of...

  2. NOT eligible for financial aid as a second-degree student with a previous masters?!

    Aurora77 replied to ChineseLantern's topic in General Students

    Appeal that decision. I don't know about the master's degree, but a previous bachelors doesn't disqualify you from federal student loans. I had to jump through hoops, but finally got qualified....

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

    Aurora77 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    HyperSaurus, I love it! I feel like I got my photo handed to me today--I passed Med/Surg I. To my classmate that didn't--I'm heartbroken for you. The more time we, as a class, spend together, the...

  4. Quick Vent

    Aurora77 replied to tiffanyleigh0212's topic in General Students

    I think that's a common misconception. Heck, I used to think that myself. When I was in college the first time, my great aunt (who was a nurse) asked me if I had ever thought about nursing. Um, no,...

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

    Aurora77 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    There is such a thing as a stupid question. Thanks for the laugh, though. That was the funniest thing I've heard in a long

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

    Aurora77 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    These are great! Sedana I was cracking up reading your post. I just want to know if some of my classmates come with an off switch. I swear they never stop talking. Also, I want to know why, if...

  7. Opinions Please: LPN school now or wait for RN school

    Aurora77 replied to mariamsally's topic in LPN to RN

    I'd go for the LPN and get out into the nursing world sooner. That's the route my husband and I decided upon. I could enter an LPN program a full semester sooner than an RN program. Plus, the...

  8. Research Project - Non-Traditional Students

    Aurora77 replied to KentuckyRN2Be's topic in General Students

    Ditto. I'm another second-career non-traditional student. I'd be happy to help

  9. Any tips to surviving lvn school?

    Aurora77 replied to allmostlvn1's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Get enough sleep and take some time to relax. You're going to spend a ton of time in class, in clinical, studying, etc. I make sure I get to bed at a decent time and read, since that relaxes me....

  10. How many hours a night do you spend studying?

    Aurora77 replied to s81chubbs's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    My first semester I was spending maybe 5 hours a week studying for my nursing classes. That isn't going to cut it for med/surg. I'm starting to make myself do an hour or so a night, more on weekends....

  11. travel time to school

    Aurora77 replied to dark40's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    It's 50 miles one way from my driveway to my school. My clinical sites have been a little closer--about 45 miles, lol. The one good thing about having to be at clinical at 6:30 am or there till 9 pm...

  12. Favortism in Nursing School

    Aurora77 replied to latebloomer74's topic in General Students

    Isn't that assault?? How can that possibly be allowed by the

  13. How many hours of sleep did you get a night when you were in nursing school?

    Aurora77 replied to 2bnurseofchrist's topic in General Students

    I always try to get my 8. I go to school full time, work part time, am married, no kids. It can be done, you just have to have good time management skills. If I don't get enough sleep my brain's...

  14. Immunization Ordered 0.5mL---give whole vial??

    Aurora77 replied to 4Karrie2's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    We were taught to draw up the med--not just rely on what the package says is in the vial. We also were told not to aspirate subQ injections; in some cases, it's contraindicated. I'd ask your...

  15. Is anyone here loving nursing school?

    Aurora77 replied to Jewl's topic in General Students

    Yes and no. My first semester was a breeze. Some political nonsense, but Christmas break helped me get over that. I'm doing Med/Surg now and it's way more stressful. The material is far more...

  16. Bathing Classmates and Other Personal Boundaries?

    Aurora77 replied to brownhairedgal's topic in General Students

    I'm really surprised how many people here think that it's appropriate for students to give each other bed baths. That's beyond bizarre to me. That experience in no way gives students a chance to...

  17. Do you bring your medical dictionary with you to school?

    Aurora77 replied to learninmama's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I rarely took any of my books with me to class. Our profs rely heavily on powerpoint handouts for lecture. Occasionally we were told to bring in our drug book or nursing diagnosis book, but that's...

  18. Being screwed with by the Hen House

    Aurora77 replied to littlebeach's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Wow, this is just insane. There's absolutely no excuse for your teacher missing an appointment. That's not the OP being unprepared, that's just unprofessional on the part of the teacher. I wonder if...

  19. Abusive and Cruel Clinical Instructors: Why??

    Aurora77 replied to sallber's topic in General Students

    I'm glad to know I'm not the only one in this situation. We had this bizarre, I would describe it as hazing, situation happen last week at school. We had a lab check with the senior LPN class...

  20. Does anybody ever fail clinical because of time management? ethical question

    Aurora77 replied to greenbeanio's topic in General Students

    This is absolutely insane. Not you, Caliotter3, but this mindset. I'm getting a similar weird vibe from my NS experience, so I'm a bit sensative to things like this. Are they intentionally teaching...

  21. "Just a Nurse"

    Aurora77 replied to jessi1106's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't take it to mean that we are brainless drones doing the will of doctors. I like the idea of the "lovely, ministering spirit." I'm not sure how such an ideal is offensive. There's no reason...

  22. how many classmates dropped in your first semester?

    Aurora77 replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Students

    My LPN class started with 40. We've lost 4 this first

  23. "Just a Nurse"

    Aurora77 replied to jessi1106's topic in General Nursing

    I really like this poem. I'm a nursing student too and the thing I like best about my new profession is the fact that we're highly educated professionals who are also "just" angels in

  24. LTC Nursing...Who likes it, who doesn't?

    Aurora77 replied to Julz034's topic in General Nursing

    Rhonda, thanks for sharing that. I'm a first semester LPN student and we're doing our fundamentals clinicals at a nursing home. I really thought it would bother me, but I absolutely love it! I...

  25. End of the semester laziness

    Aurora77 replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    I'm feeling the same way. I'm taking 19 hours (my LPN classes and RN pre-reqs) and working a couple of days a week. I'm pretty beat and need a break. Fortunately, I had tests in all of my classes...