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  1. lack of respect for students

    redtshirt replied to redtshirt's topic in General Students

    thanks everyone! experience teaches you a lot or thats what im gathering from here. Im feeling much more positive now about the whole thing and ive a few days off so ill be ok when i head back to the...

  2. Dreading clinicals!

    redtshirt replied to krenee's topic in General Students

    when our instructors come to check up on us i walk speedily with something in my hand "oh im really really busy today sorry cant really talk have to do x,y and z". Ours arent so much instructors...

  3. What are your critical care write-ups like?

    redtshirt replied to Mrs07RN09's topic in General Students

    if only i was made do that i might learn some important things! Sounds excessive though. The hard taskmaster is leaving

  4. Any student nurses find biology hard?

    redtshirt replied to _Angel_'s topic in General Students

    i liked biology so it was easy enough for me to learn but psychology sociology i hated and still hate i think its so irrelevant. and to hear how nursing school is run in america im so jealous you know...

  5. Would you seek medical treatment at the place you work?

    redtshirt replied to kris966's topic in General Students

    i have travelled to a non teaching hospital for an op before and id never do it again. The treatment was nothing like what id give my patients pain relief was not a word i associated with that...

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

    redtshirt replied to hunnybaby24's topic in General Students

    Yeah unfortunately people dont seem to understand that its a real job involving you to be on top of your game all the time that you cant go out the night before a clinical day because lies depend on...

  7. i forgot to wear my gloves ... Patient had Hep B

    redtshirt replied to Training2bRN's topic in General Students

    Ah like a high 5! Brain is

  8. FOLEY Documentation for skills check off

    redtshirt replied to MvbRn's topic in General Students

    Theyll probably mark you on things like the rationale for insertion of a u/c. Explanation to patients(more than likely a mannequin! But still). Setting up your trolley what you need to have. Hand...

  9. i forgot to wear my gloves ... Patient had Hep B

    redtshirt replied to Training2bRN's topic in General Students

    Is that a good thing or a

  10. Happy--no more 4 AMs!

    redtshirt replied to lemonaidangel's topic in General Students

    wow your shifts are so different. Ours are 7.30 to 20.45 and 20.30 to

  11. walking in feces!!!

    redtshirt replied to Training2bRN's topic in General Students

    Years ago the hospital washed the uniforms so they werent let out of the hospital. Today ignorent nurses wear theirs on buses/trams/trains etc. Im a student and id be hung drawn and quartered if i was...

  12. i forgot to wear my gloves ... Patient had Hep B

    redtshirt replied to Training2bRN's topic in General Students

    Well you should have already had your hepB vaccinations given before being let onto a clinical rotation. If you're worried go to your occupation health department and get your levels checked. As your...

  13. How quickly we forget

    redtshirt replied to lemonaidangel's topic in General Students

    I really liked your post. Last year i was a third year and worked with first years more so to get bedbaths etc done, they were so in awe of the third year students. At times id get annoyed because...

  14. Can I sue this nursing instructor?

    redtshirt replied to AnneMarieRN's topic in General Students

    In our college tutors are there in confidence to talk, unless something major happens they don't approach us we go to them. They have to ensure that you're well enough to take care of other people,...

  15. Full-time student. Is there time for a part-time job?

    redtshirt replied to vovo1978's topic in General Students

    Last year i had 35hour clinicals a week, then 18hour job. I was wrecked by the end of it. I went something like 31 days without a proper day off. This year ive much more responsiblitly so im only...

  16. Students are cut-throat!

    redtshirt replied to livenlearn08's topic in General Students

    Theres not a lot of other students i would consider close friends. In lectures we all have our own cliques, on clinicals though we tend to gather together in the canteen and get through it. I dont...

  17. Finding faults

    redtshirt posted a topic in General Students

    I started a new rotation recently. Im working with 2-4 nurses on a regular basis, however im meant to be learning form them and theres a lot that i do not like/deem appropriate about their actions....

  18. No laptops in class, seriously?

    redtshirt replied to mothersuess's topic in General Students

    Nobody uses laptops in my course at all. Old fashioned pen and paper. I prefer that though, i try to prin tout my notes before going to a lecture then just scribble all over them bits that are...

  19. Finding faults

    redtshirt replied to redtshirt's topic in General Students

    Thanks, its happened on previous placements too and i waited until the end of the placement to say something. Ill see if things improve during this week and decided whether some things can wait or...

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

    redtshirt replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    1) If you don't know what medications you have just put into your own body why have you been giving them to patients? 2)Thank Crunchie its friday 3) Thank god you're here wouldn't have survived the...

  21. What wakes you up in the morning?

    redtshirt posted a topic in General Students

    Im curious, all of us nurses have early starts. We have to be bright and cheery for our patients. But what wakes you up first thing? Coffee, a walk to clinicals and music are generally mine, so...

  22. No She/he Did Not!!!

    redtshirt replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    No he did not......attempt to take blood from my patient who was sitting on a commode and being assisted to put on fresh clothes. (its only time i have ever told a doctor to leave) No she did not...

  23. How do you know you've done enough

    redtshirt replied to artistnurse's topic in General Students

    Can't really help you with time or amount of study, but in exams i think logically. Assess plan implement and evaluate. Look at all the problems that are going on with the patient, and what systems...

  24. Bed Bath Failure!!!

    redtshirt replied to lukesmama's topic in General Students

    What happened that you failed? Take deep breaths before so you can get your head clear and remember your steps. Talk to your patient throughout the weather is generally a good one. You know your stuff...

  25. First day of Clinical!

    redtshirt replied to melodramah's topic in General Students

    I liked my long term care patients. They all had stories to tell and most of the time they loved students. Students arent caught up all the time in notes, drug rounds, especially if its your first...