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  1. SO STRESSED OUT... I don't know if i can handle this pressure.

    RadfordSN replied to believeallispossible's topic in General Students

    Sounds familiar. It is ridiculously tough. I guess what they say is true, if you can survive nursing school you can survive anything. It's challenging, maybe unnecessarily so, but think about how...

  2. Why Do People Fail Nursing School?

    RadfordSN replied to Pachinko's topic in General Students

    I can only give you my experience, which is this: I'm a very anxious person and introverted. I'm usually a little hesitant going in to each clinical not fully knowing what to expect with each patient...

  3. Help with Care Plans

    RadfordSN replied to rn/writer's topic in General Students

    First of all, thank you very much for your informative post. After reviewing the chart I would say the PEG tube was placed due to this patient's inability to swallow. And that was interesting about...

  4. Why Do People Fail Nursing School?

    RadfordSN replied to Pachinko's topic in General Students

    Do you go to Radford, or perhaps you're my long-lost twin? I swear I know exactly where you're coming from. Best of luck to you, you'll get through this just

  5. Why Do People Fail Nursing School?

    RadfordSN replied to Pachinko's topic in General Students

    This is my current problem. My med-surg professor told me that she would have no choice but to fail me if I don't stop being shy and that I should seek professional help for it. I understand the need...

  6. Help with Care Plans

    RadfordSN replied to rn/writer's topic in General Students

    Alright, so I'm finally breaking down and coming here for help. Last week I had a patient with dementia. He was noncommunicative; however, he responded to auditory stimuli, and was able to respond...

  7. First day of nursing School *unleashed* post yours

    RadfordSN replied to 9livesRN's topic in General Students

    CNA know it alls, ha ha! I've definitely experienced this within my own class. The CNAs are the ones who will try to be right and go out of their way to make you look like you have no idea what you're...

  8. Has any one felt like quiting

    RadfordSN replied to bthsp's topic in General Students

    The only time I don't consider dropping out is during the 12 hours I'm with patients.

  9. When do we learn how to start an iv

    RadfordSN replied to VampRN's topic in General Students

    That's crazy! I'm in my second semester, doing med-surg and OB rotations. Today I was assigned ambulatory surgery, all I did was start and remove IVs. (So proud by the way, yay!) The nurses I was...

  10. Money

    RadfordSN replied to travis73's topic in General Students

    Money? What's that? Seriously though, I have $1 in my bank account. I have $100 worth of textbooks charged on credit cards and a $200 room deposit, both due this month. My work study job only makes...

  11. Anybody Else Overwhelmed w/this Semester Already??!!!

    RadfordSN replied to anewday's topic in General Students

    Yes! I was just coming here to vent and saw this. lol I felt overwhelmed last semester, but it was cool. Right now though, I feel like I'm about to lose it. It's probably not a good thing when you're...

  12. Micro with NS classes

    RadfordSN replied to ShortStackRN's topic in General Students

    You poor thing! That has got to be rough. I'm sorry. I really can't believe that would even be allowed. You know? Nursing classes are enough without pre-reqs alongside of them. Good luck. You can...

  13. Graduation Day is FINALLY Here!!!!!!

    RadfordSN replied to ~MIA~'s topic in General Students

    Congratulations! You must be very proud, and

  14. Do friends outside of nursing school give you a hard time?

    RadfordSN replied to hunnybaby24's topic in General Students

    Ha ha! Exactly. I only made one friend here, and she just recently became a biology major. So we're both too busy to give each other a hard time. We're lucky if we get to hang out twice a

  15. just want to know!

    RadfordSN replied to psySins's topic in General Students

    My problem just became a problem this week. I was told by one of my professors that I was going to have a hard time staying in the program if I didn't get myself a car. I think it's unfair, but as of...

  16. Students who move out of state to pursue nursing

    RadfordSN replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Students

    I am doing this. I don't regret my decision at all. I could have done this a whole lot cheaper if I had stayed in FL, but I'm in one of the best nursing programs and that presents me with many...

  17. Any hosp/clinic positions for summer time only?

    RadfordSN replied to tfleuter's topic in General Students

    Internships/Externships. Do them. They're great opportunities, at least from what I've heard. You get paid to learn and have a foot in the door at that hospital. Also, there may be some hospitals...

  18. Med Surg textbook

    RadfordSN replied to dhammond3's topic in General Students

    We use Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems 7th Edition by Lewis et al. Our BSN program is a total of 4 years, but only 2 years actually in the nursing program....

  19. Back to being an ugly nursing student

    RadfordSN replied to lovehospital's topic in General Students

    Most days I find myself literally rolling out of bed and running out the door to get to classes. Everyone on my campus, and especially my classmates, have seen me looking pretty horrid (in my opinion...

  20. Bad at retaining info

    RadfordSN replied to 2bJoshRN9788's topic in General Students

    The more you apply the things you have learned in clinical experiences the easier they will come to you. I can memorize almost anything for an exam and not give it another thought as soon as it's...

  21. Nursing School Students...Is It Hard?

    RadfordSN replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Students

    In a word, yes. It has to be. There's a lot of information to cover and clinical time to complete to prepare you for patient care. I personally find it helpful to not stress out too much about...

  22. What to do next?

    RadfordSN replied to Cranmans's topic in General Students

    If you're interested in both teaching and nursing you could combine the two. We need more nurse educators. You can still work in the hospitals while teaching as well. So it's kind of like the best of...

  23. Nursing student taking drugs

    RadfordSN replied to txpatches's topic in General Students

    Last semester I overheard about half of my clinical group members talk about their use of various drugs. I was surprised, and this is an area I feel very strongly about, but they're not endangering...

  24. My first day at clinical! (A longish tale)

    RadfordSN replied to flyingchange's topic in General Students

    What a cute poem! I really enjoyed it. Your post was awesome, thank you for sharing. :] We don't really get an orientation to the hospitals. First day of clinicals last semester they assigned us...

  25. Doom and Gloom (A & P 1)

    RadfordSN replied to clamonte79's topic in General Students

    Oh man, this is me. I never ever study, but do just fine. Unlike many of my classmates, I don't stress out about tests. My mentality is that if I don't know it by now from lectures and such I'm not...