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"In Health Assessment lab, for each Assessment we fill out to labwork ourselves relying on our readings and videos. The professor only comes around if we ask or if there is a particular technique she wants to make sure we see in person." My ...

I know what you mean, but this is just nursing school. We do clinicals in a hospital setting, but that doesn't mean you have to work in this setting once you get out. There are tons of other scenarios you could work in once you get your RN. It sou...

PS, I also want to mention that we don't even have a formal lab skills class! We get appointments for supervised practices and then another one for a test off, and if we need a partner for a particular skill, we have to find one. We do not have as...

Hi there...I have a question. I'm not sure if I'm over-reacting, so I need some insight here. I'm a first semester nursing student in an RN (ADN) program (just started in August) and wondering if it's normal to be asked to perform skills during clini...

I hear ya!!! But if you made it to your 3rd semester, you're doing something right! I'm only in my 7th week or so and already panicking and feeling like I'm a failure even though my GPA is 88.9%! Good grief, I hope I can make it through this!!

Thanks so much guys for all your input! I can't tell you how much I appreciate it. Please correct me if I am wrong but from my experience (Unit Coordinator, entering tons of MDs orders) to be able to do anything like that with NG tube you need a d...

Clovery, thank you for your supportive words! I'm pretty sure, though, that if something went wrong, the teacher and the facility would have no problem throwing some first year nursing student under a bus! I highly doubt they would take responsiblity...

"Some things I would say are ok to do w/o check offs IF the CI is very helpful and genuine. Some of those tricky evil CI may be trying to test you though (you'd think people really aren't that evil and don't want anyone to fail, but there are crazies...

I wish I felt like the CI's in my school were helpful. I guess it wouldn't scare me as much if I felt like our teachers had a supportive attitude. I'm not usually nervous about doing things I've never done before, so it might just be the atmosphere...

Yes, I agree with those that say it's a way to get into an RN program. I know of a really smart guy who I think would be an excellent nurse who was in an RN program. He was getting straight A's in lecture but his clinical instructor was a jerk and th...

Although I had contemplated it many times in the past, it was really the three years I spent working with medical cannabis patients that inspired me to become a nurse. I know it seems an unlikely inspiration, but the reality of what I saw in regards...

If anyone wants some real information on the healing properties of cannabis and research on the endocannabinoid system in our own bodies, and its importance to our health, check out a CME/CEU credit conference from Patients out of Time, which was fou...

Hey everyone...I'm new here and plan on starting nursing school next year! I want to know, from those of you who are in school or have completed, what was/is the hardest thing about nursing school and what did you wish you had known before you starte...

Thanks Kat! This is definitely not 100% about money for me. Yeah, the thought of job security in a solid field is attractive, but I currently work with patients now and I love it. I'm making decent money already, but I'm limited as to what I can ac...

I'm also doing the lpn first, in the event that I'm able to get a job at a hospital and get tuition reimbursement if I decide to go RN. BTW, are there online lpn to rn courses? Just curious. on line school doesn't really appeal to me, but I've seen...

Right now, I'm studying as much math as possible, because I know it will help with the chemistry. That seems really intimidating. I've also heard before A&P is hard. I didn't hear it was hard to get a job as an LVN/LPN, though. That's sad to h...

This is something I'm interested in as well.

All I can say is, the results of this survey prove to me that nurses are smart, logical, independent thinkers! You go, nurses!

So, I'm curious...how does it work with traveling nurses?

When I was a medical transcriber, I once typed a report of a woman who had a very large tumor removed from her...well...the area in discussion, and when the pathologist cut the removed tumor open, there was a plastic bottle of "Jean Nate" body splash...

Marie! Good for you! Thanks for writing that letter! I lost a job at a very prominent hospital when I was a medical transcriber because they decided to outsource overseas! It was cheaper AND the government gave them a tax break for doing so!

Oh geez! Just goes to show, no matter what profession you're in, it's the same politics! It reminds me of some waitressing jobs I've had, and yet, others have been fabulous. I'm not a nurse (yet), but I imagine I'm going to run into many of the same ...

"And we all need to remember that the adverse effects of smoking marijauna is nothing compared to the effects of drinking alcohol. And there is a difference between recreational use and habitual use. I don't think smoking a joint ever now and then is...

"I would have to agree with the majority of the posters, it should be legalized and taxed like nothing has ever been taxed before. That would put a near end to the demand driving illegal operations and help our trillion dollar deficit. I would like t...

Hi, I'm new and I'm an aspiring nursing student. I worked as an admin assistant in some very reputable hospitals out here in Los Angeles, and have worked with some terminally ill patients who used medical marijuana as part of their therapy. Here in...