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  1. Starting 1st Year in ADN Program - ADVICE Needed Please :)

    DroogieRN replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    I just finished my first semester with a 4.0. The above advice is great. The only advice I have is read. Read every page mentioned in the syllabus, and then read it again if you can. As one of the...

  2. To start nursing school - or start a family? Help!

    DroogieRN replied to jlauren's topic in General Nursing

    I am 43 and just finished my first semester of an ADN program. I'm loving it and keep thinking -- Wow, I wish I'd done this sooner. However, there is no way I could have. My children are 16 and 13...

  3. Anyone worried about throwing up or passing out?

    DroogieRN replied to c18436572's topic in General Students

    I know this is sort of an old thread but I had to chime in. Today in clinicals my instructor let three of us observe a lumbar puncture. I was so excited to be asked to see and nurse and doc could not...

  4. Nervous about final physical assessment...

    DroogieRN posted a topic in General Students

    I don't know the purpose of this, other than to just let off a little steam -- I have my final demonstration in Basic Assessment on Friday morning. Our written final is not until 12/15, but for this,...

  5. Is anyone else thrilled???

    DroogieRN posted a topic in General Students

    OK, so it's Friday night, and on Fridays, I give myself a break from studying. So I'm having a glass (or two) of wine, my children are in bed, my DH is on a fishing trip, and where am I?...

  6. Is anyone else thrilled???

    DroogieRN replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Students

    "last edited by donster : yesterday at 10:24 pm. reason: removing profanity" oops! so sorry -- i didn't intend to be profane. i thought i had disguised it enough that the meaning would be clear...

  7. Nursing after 50

    DroogieRN replied to thinkingaboutnursing's topic in General Students

    I'm 43 and in my first semester! I'll be 45 when I graduate, and I'm the oldest woman in my class (there is one man who is older). It's great being the "elder statesman." :wink2: One instructor I...

  8. Going to RN program at age 40--crazy?

    DroogieRN replied to Teapot12345's topic in General Nursing

    I. Love. These. Threads. They are so encouraging. I am 43 and in my first semester of my ADN program. I am loving it! The younger students don't treat me a bit differently and there are plenty of...

  9. This is not my job?!?

    DroogieRN replied to Ally0981's topic in General Nursing

    I am a student, too, and I would've cleaned it. Would I have wanted to? Doubtful, but I would still have done like the previous poster suggested, and used paper towels as best I could. At that point...

  10. How are you going to Vote - US

    DroogieRN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    McCain all the

  11. Any nurses out there still wearing a cap?

    DroogieRN replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I am in the ADN program at a community college and we have to wear all white and caps to

  12. Disturbed...

    DroogieRN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hi all... I am a first-semester RN student and have been having my first few clinicals at the local geriatric center. It seems like a great facility -- the residents appear to be very well cared-for....

  13. Would this upset you?

    DroogieRN posted a topic in General Students

    I will try not to be too descriptive, because I would really hate it if somehow, I was identified by peers or instructors because of this post. My first year class has three clinical groups. Group 1...

  14. What type of Liability insurance do you have?

    DroogieRN replied to Kurious RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a student and I have NSO as well, based on recommendations here. For students, I think it's something like $29 per

  15. New New Step Dad, Mom in nursing school, too much?

    DroogieRN replied to ovnerati's topic in General Students

    Hmmm... Well, I may be swimming upstream here but I am going to be the voice of dissent. Please don't flame me; the OP wanted opinions and here is mine: Your marriage is new and this time may well...

  16. Emotional Rollercoaster of Nursing School!!!

    DroogieRN replied to Blove86's topic in General Students

    I'm definitely riding that ride. I run the gamut of emotions daily. Literally, every day I go from "I can do this" to "Oh my gosh, how will I ever do this?" and right back again. That alone is...

  17. Disturbed...

    DroogieRN replied to DroogieRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have, and I know. And thank you and all of you who've provided me with such thoughtful and knowledgeable responses. I am feeling a lot better about it now, after a night's sleep and after reading...

  18. Disturbed...

    DroogieRN replied to DroogieRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That he's not to have

  19. Disturbed...

    DroogieRN replied to DroogieRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks to everyone who replied. I really appreciate your knowledge and experience. Maybe to clarify: his family says he can have nothing. They aren't in often and have removed all his pictures, etc.,...

  20. I have the nsg dx but can't figure ou the r/t. Help?

    DroogieRN posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have my first real care plan due tomorrow on my actual clinical patient (I've done one on a hypothetical pt already). My nsg dx is "ineffective airway clearance," but I can't figure out what to put...

  21. How do you feel about wearing the nursing caps for pinning?

    DroogieRN replied to MnemonicFanatic's topic in General Students

    Wellllll... I am a first-year student and we have to wear all-white AND the caps now, anytime we are on the clinical site. I know we are one of the few programs that still require that. I really...

  22. Morphine doses while dying?

    DroogieRN replied to Medsurg Mama's topic in General Nursing

    I'm only in my first semester of my program, but I'm thinking that if the doctor wanted the patient to have that much morphine, the doctor would have to administer it personally. No way would I do...

  23. The Perils of White Pants

    DroogieRN posted a topic in General Students

    OK, I've done a board search and couldn't find an answer. I hate to ask this question, but honestly, this has not ever come up for me. And I really need advice. Being a 43 year old woman, my...

  24. Student getting a hip replacement - worried!

    DroogieRN replied to xoyw01's topic in General Students

    I'm only a first-semester student, so I certainly have zero expertise, but I do know some folks who've had their hips replaced -- all at an older age than you are, though... Except Mary Lou Retton...

  25. Potter & Perry: Fundamentals 7th Ed. Errors in NCLEX Questions

    DroogieRN replied to jlmtk's topic in General Students

    Sorry I don't have the info you are looking for, but I wanted to say that my program uses this text as well, and I am finding it riddled with errors: not just the NCLEX questions at the end, but...