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  1. What to do ? I think im BEYOND Screwed :(

    smartin13 replied to theneedthewant's topic in General Students

    If your grades were really that bad from your previous school why not start from scratch, it may be the best choice since it can be difficult to get into nursing programs with great grades yet alone...

  2. Are you forced to practice IV's and injections on each other in nursing school?

    smartin13 replied to kroegerk's topic in General Nursing

    We do not do IV's on each other but we do give "shots" to each other for practice. Our instructors have told us that this will probably be going away in the future due to new legislation

  3. CPR Question: Rescue Breaths

    smartin13 replied to curlilockz's topic in General Nursing

    I just recertified CPR on Friday we were taught to do the rescue breaths, because as gomer42 said they will still get some oxygen. They also told us that if we didn't have a mask then we should not...

  4. No gifts from the Drs???

    smartin13 replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    In my department we recieved a basket of fruit from the Dr's, a tray of cookies from the cardiac cath lab, two boxes of cookies from the medical residents and numerous cards from other departments and...

  5. Nursing schools with SANE policies

    smartin13 replied to carolanivey's topic in General Nursing

    I attend a nursing school in Cincinnati. If you get below a 75 you are out and can not come back until the same quarter the next year. You only get one chance to re-do the quarter and it is not a...

  6. what to do for a year before nursing school?

    smartin13 replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    I worked more and took a few classes that would transfer to my

  7. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    smartin13 replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I think my grandmother takes the cake. She literally can only eat 7 things, potatoes, apples, bananas, some kind of beef (I'm not sure which kind), peas, green beans, and water that has been...

  8. well they closed down a floor of the hospital

    smartin13 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    In our hospital we see a large drop in census during the holidays, the supervisors however try to keep every floor with at least 8 pt, even if they are off service, so that no one closes. We are the...

  9. latex allergy and nursing school

    smartin13 replied to RDH1's topic in General Nursing

    The school I got to is latex free, a girl in my class is allergic. The hospital I work in also does not use latex gloves. I don't think you will have a problem. Let your instructors know, and if...

  10. Tattoos and piercings

    smartin13 replied to averna's topic in General Students

    For clinicals we are only allowed to have one earing in each ear, and only a stud. No other piercings are allowed. Tattoos are not allowed they have to be covered up, shirts, bandages, large watch...

  11. Clinic Bag?

    smartin13 replied to sh1901's topic in General Students

    Be careful with what bag you purchase. My school had a specific bag from a specific company, in a specific color that we had to get. I keep a clipboard, a make up pouch with pens, sharpies,...

  12. Christmas Break

    smartin13 replied to LeesaRN's topic in General Students

    Our break officially started yesterday, finals were last week. We already have our reading list up for next quarter, along with a test the first day. So I guess Ill be reading books on body...

  13. Need Advice

    smartin13 replied to wlb06's topic in General Students

    I vote for A. I personally know that it is difficult moving back in with your parents (I just did it) however you have to think of in the long run. It might stink for a few years but you won't have...

  14. Test Reviews.... a poll

    smartin13 replied to CRIMSON's topic in General Students

    If everyone has taken the test we have review right after that class. They put all the questions up on a stage (our class is in an auditorium) and you can walk up and look them over. You can not...

  15. What Should I Expect The First Week of Nursing School?

    smartin13 replied to QuietRN's topic in General Students

    The first few weeks we discussed professionalism, the handbook, plagerism, and the history of nursing. It was a ton of information that wasn't particularly interesting to me. I suggest taking a few...

  16. nursing program vs. prerequisite courses?

    smartin13 replied to JAMIE__0421's topic in General Students

    I can only tell you that at my school the pre req's were the easy part. My nursing class is much harder then any of the pre req's and most of them combined. We had about 20 drop/get kicked out of...

  17. Parents - what's your schedule?

    smartin13 replied to blessedx2's topic in General Students

    I'm not a parent but I do know what several do in my classes. One girl I know will have her babysitter for an extra hour and just stay and study. Also some have their kids take on more...

  18. memorizing??

    smartin13 replied to premedturnednursing's topic in General Students

    I don't recommend memorizing everything. Lab values sure, however you need to understand concepts and other things so that you can apply them to different situations. She may be doing well now but...

  19. Going on to second semester with smaller class

    smartin13 replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    We started out this fall with 100, next quarter we will have 84. There are 5 of us who are close, and have relatively the same study styles. They all made it. It's sad to see people go but I knew...

  20. What did you do on orientation day?

    smartin13 replied to ashandjune's topic in General Students

    We have an orientation day before classes start, so our first day of class we were right off taking notes. During orientation they told us that we had to print off the handbook, gave us homework to...

  21. Feel Like I Can't Stop

    smartin13 replied to artistnurse's topic in General Students

    Ha im with you, I feel like I need to be studying. However my instructors made it clear that over the break we should check our email and website for reading lists, and we also have our math test the...

  22. question about NURSE ANESTHETIST

    smartin13 replied to AFree's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm sorry I don't know where I got seven, I meant one, my brain is fried with finals comming up. Here is a link to the program I was talking about. It even says what classes and how many credits you...

  23. question about NURSE ANESTHETIST

    smartin13 replied to AFree's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The program at my college requires a bsn and 7 years of ICU

  24. Do you have family issues in the nursing program?

    smartin13 replied to Starfish1's topic in General Students

    Nursing school is difficult and we have to give up a lot. But remember to make time for yourself as well. This last weekend was my study weekend but every 20 min or so I would get up and wrap a...

  25. School Grading Scales

    smartin13 replied to lizdctorn2b's topic in General Students

    This is what ours is as well. Also no rounding so if you get a 74.9 youre