IowaCindy

In the last week at work I've had three funny, funny incidents with the residents. 1) Last Saturday there was a temper tantrum over the recliners in the dayroom. Of course, there's not enough if a a large group of residents want to watch tv and on a ...

Those fireworks were just reflecting your own happiness over being done! Congratulations!

Congratulations! :balloons:

Veering away from the professional topics for a moment: One of my personal favorite things to do is plan a trip around a music festival. I have a destination and wonderful music when I get there and usually the trips are not exsessively pricey. I've ...

And did you know if you call the NCLEX response number at 1 AM on the second day, they won't have your results? But at 9 AM, they will. I passed. No, I PASSED!!!! Now I can enjoy the summer! Thanks to everyone for good wishes and support. Cindy

And did you know if you call the NCLEX response number at 1 AM on the second day, they won't have your results? But at 9 AM, they will. I passed. No, I PASSED!!!! Now I can enjoy the summer! Thanks to everyone for good wishes and support. Cindy

and it says "test tomorrow at 9 AM!" However, I will be sitting with a smile masking my jitters. As a graduation gift, my youngest daughter took me to see Simon and Garfunkel last night. It was fabulous! Two hours of musical heaven in Omaha last nigh...

I honestly don't know how I did. My classmates were right - I think every third or fourth question was a priority question. One on external disasters, Only two that were specific med related, a couple on assigning patients to other staff members, no ...

I've kept at the practice questions now for three weeks. Today I got online and downloaded the review from ERI and took it - passed 10 points above the passing grade so I guess something somewhere along the line has sunk into this poor, poor brain o...

I don't test until the 29th. I'm studying, reviewing labs and some meds and doing about 150 questions a day (from my review books). My classmates are starting to get their results and I've heard that they've had many, many questions on prioritizing. ...

I was working my way through today's selection of questions when I dozed off, woke up an hour later with a mark on my hand from leaning on it. :chuckle It was such a perfect day here in Iowa, it was very hard to stay focused on doing anything too s...

Has anyone taken the ERI class? My community college has arranged for a 4 day review class, the cost of which was absorbed through tuition. Of course, the supplemental materials available for purchase will be out of pocket. I'm hoping that it's livel...

The facilitator yesterday was great. Everyone liked her style. She reviewed the OB content from the book but made it interesting and added stories to help it 'stick' in our heads. The facilitator who started today is nice enough but is zooming throug...

My college is hosting a class that starts tomorrow. Has anyone taken the ERI class? Hoping the class is the kick in the behind I need to get studying. I've taken this week since graduation as a nothing week. No studying at all. Now I'm ready to stu...

Graduation was yesterday morning with the pinning ceremony immediately following. I've been out with family and friends for a barbeque last night, I went out with other friends for pizza tonight. I have an NCLEX review class the last week in May. I h...

We had to take our final CAP test today. A general RN version. 190 questions. By the end I was ready to cry. I thought I'd done well this semester and have felt pretty good about the year but I struggled to reason through the test questions. arrrgg...

"All I hear is that everything is too hard, too hard, too hard, and irrelevant. I'm talking about comp I and a microbiology course. I'm wondering if any of you think that good English and writing skills are needed in nursing? I would think with al...

Can I just say a HUGE "Thank you" to all of you who are able to juggle your usual duties and include the students who invade your work world. You've taught me your routines and tricks, educated me in the right and wrong ways to do procedures. You've ...

We have 3 clinical days, three classes and two tests before graduation on the 15th. The post had a subject line of: NSA - nursing students anonymous My name is Cindy, I’m a nursing student. I have admitted I am powerless over my classes – that for t...

I misread your subject line!!! We had simulations throughout our first semester of classes in our ADN program. They were good for me. Particularly when we had an encouraging instructor. I like talking through new situations, giving myself a 'script...

This week's class discussion that's stuck with me has to do with organ donation. In Italy, there is a silence/consent rule. Unless you specifically sign that you DON'T want to be a donor, the presumption is you do - and at the appropriate time after ...

regarding the provision of medical services to undocumented residents - illegal aliens. As students, we've had the opportunity this semester to have clinical experiences that include being with community nurses as they make well-baby visits to the ne...

Or is it evil? I don't really think so. Unfortunately, for any agency/organization it is about money. You have to be able to pay the bills, pay your staff. That's the reality of life. Sometimes it's just a matter of practicality. Those who act as man...

Although I attended my graduation for my B.S. several years ago, I will go this year. As part of my ADN program, we have a Professional Topics class. The instructor who is also the program chair has told us that attendance is part of our grade, she c...

I'm not using this for a paper. I'm wondering if the differences in my reaction to this topic compared to my classmates' raction may be related to the age difference. I am significantly older than most of them. Or is it just a difference in beliefs?...