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  1. before clinical breakfast ideas?

    kahumai replied to kimhaw's topic in General Students

    Green tea with honey and a plain blueberry bagel. (I eat it in the car and can't afford to have toppings drip all over my clean, white uniform!) We don't get a lunch, but post-conference is all about...

  2. HELP... I am Grade obsessed

    kahumai replied to JoniL&DRN's topic in General Students

    Can I join the GOA's??? :chuckle So far through nursing school, I have developed a "healthy" form of grade obsession. I have so far managed to do fairly well (although there's always room for...

  3. Early Morning Clinicals

    kahumai replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Students

    Whenever I had an early morning clinical, I had to be awake at 4am, too. I just made sure that everything was ready to go the night before. I showered and hung my uniform in the bathroom so I didn't...

  4. Bombed 1st Med/Surg Exam 68% :O(

    kahumai replied to jenrninmi's topic in General Students

    Jen, Sorry to hear about your Med/Surg exam. What was the material? Fluids and electrolytes? That was our first test and I bombed it. I came back with avengence, thanks to my trusty NCLEX book,...

  5. Professional in scrubs?

    kahumai replied to Kora0880's topic in General Students

    Some hospitals already have certain colors for staff mmbers, depending on what job they do. At Palos Hospital, nurses wear white pants and navy tops, CNA's wear white pants with ceil blue tops, etc....

  6. What is your grading scale in nursing school?

    kahumai replied to BGSUstudent's topic in General Students

    Well, now I don't feel so bad that my grading scale is like all of yours!!!

  7. Any Words of Wisdom- Starting 1st Sem.of Nursing School

    kahumai replied to StudentNurse04's topic in General Students

    PAY ATTENTION in your Health Assessment class, as it is the basis for what all nurses will do. The skills we learned were so important that I'm kicking myself for not paying more attention. Good luck...

  8. Scared of the required psych nursing...

    kahumai replied to FutureArmyNurse's topic in General Students

    Well, I haven't had my psych rotation yet, and come to think of it, I'm not even sure we have to one :uhoh21: so unfortunately all I can say is this: don't let something like being afraid of one...

  9. 20/20 Report on VA system

    kahumai replied to Peeps Mcarthur's topic in General Nursing

    I also caught the show about the VA hospitals, and it was as difficult for me to watch as any other. I currently have my clinical rotation at the local VA hospital, and although I can thankfully say...

  10. No time to review patient charts

    kahumai replied to joey1967's topic in General Students

    I'm in my second semester of clinicals, and we aren't allowed to go on the night before to research the patient because we are only allowed on the floor when the instructor is there. We have to be...

  11. No time to review patient charts

    kahumai replied to joey1967's topic in General Students

    I'm in my second semester of clinicals, and we aren't allowed to go on the night before to research the patient because we are only allowed on the floor when the instructor is there. We have to be...

  12. Do you have a student nurses association...

    kahumai replied to jenrninmi's topic in General Students

    There is a chapter of SNA at my school as well, and I serve as a representative for my grade level. I can also attest to the fact that it has helped me become more willing to open up and share ideas...

  13. PRIVATE school vs. PUBLIC school

    kahumai replied to chuckcamp's topic in General Students

    I attend a private school BSN program, and I can tell you that in no way did our school skimp on requirements needed to enter the program. We needed 2+ years of classes, high grades, the whole bit....

  14. School complaints...

    kahumai posted a topic in General Students

    Our teachers post all of our lecture notes on Powerpoint, and like a good student, I print them off at home and go through them before class. Well, some students don't have Powerpoint at home and...

  15. So discouraged over A&P, ready to give up nursing plans

    kahumai replied to evi's topic in General Students

    Evi, Alot of people also get confused by the medical terminology used in the A&P books. If this is you, buy a medical dictionary or terminology book to help you remember the words, which helps...

  16. So discouraged over A&P, ready to give up nursing plans

    kahumai replied to evi's topic in General Students

    Evi, Just three short days ago I began nursing school, and I can't even put it into words how happy and proud of myself I am to be here. I suffered through 3 years of difficult prerequisite classes...