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  1. Do I have what it takes to be a nurse?

    brokenroads27 replied to Smarty Pants's topic in General Students

    it definitely is normal! you are graduating in less than 9 months and you're just feeling nervous about the reality of the career. i feel the same way. im in my first year and my class is full of...

  2. boy issues in nursing school

    brokenroads27 replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Students

    exactly! and no, hes not pressuring me at all. im just stressed from the whole situation, probably because im overthinking it. but i dont want to cause extra stress in my life. adding another person...

  3. Getting past the confidence hump...

    brokenroads27 replied to Nadra419's topic in General Students

    you know, i was JUST thinking today how i am the same way. this is my first semester in nursing school, second time around. i failed last fall and i'm thinking my biggest problem is that i'm shy and...

  4. dealing with health of a loved one

    brokenroads27 posted a topic in General Students

    i am currently in my first semester of nursing school, 2nd time around. i failed fundamentals last fall and i'm back....i am SO thankful, and i feel blessed to be given another chance. last fall i had...

  5. starting over after failing fundamentals

    brokenroads27 posted a topic in General Students

    i just finished my first week of nursing school, the 2nd time around (yay!). i failed nursing 101 last year and now i'm back in nursing 101 and 102. i am beyond thankful to be given a second chance...

  6. So embarrassed today and nervous (re vital signs)

    brokenroads27 replied to Kringe38's topic in General Students

    i've been there! last year when we had a vital signs test off i failed....i got way too nervous and wasn't confident with what i was doing. thats what i comes down to-feeling confident and KNOWING...

  7. Nursing school anxiety

    brokenroads27 posted a topic in General Students

    Ok, this is going to sound weird but I have gotten REALLY bad anxiety over nursing school, anything having to do with nursing school, since we had our first skills test off last fall. I end up...

  8. I should know the answer to this, but I dont...

    brokenroads27 replied to Guerilla04's topic in General Students

    they are good questions! i would assume that for a 120 credit program you would only need 49 more credits, on top of the 71 you already had. you would need ALL 120 if you had ONLY gone to, say, Penn...

  9. Nervous starting school-2nd time around SN

    brokenroads27 posted a topic in General Students

    this will be my second time taking nursing 1 and i'm really nervous. i already know what to expect, which should calm my nerves, but it makes me MORE nervous! plus, i hardly know anyone in my new...

  10. Dosage and Calc. question

    brokenroads27 posted a topic in General Students

    I always forget how many digits after the decimal to round to when calculating dosages. I know that if it has to to with kg you always round to the tenth place, correct? But when you are rounding...

  11. head to toe assessment help

    brokenroads27 replied to rocket2010's topic in General Students

    i'm still working on figuring out how to remember everything myself too. i agree with the first person to respond....do what feels comfortable. start practicing assessments a certain way, like head to...

  12. Working during nursing school?

    brokenroads27 posted a topic in General Students

    I decided that I won't be working during school at least this semester. I might babysit here and there to pick up some extra money but I've saved up enough from working all summer to last me. I'm...

  13. Working during nursing school?

    brokenroads27 replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Students

    to purposebydesign: what school do you go

  14. Trouble sleeping-too nervous!

    brokenroads27 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm about to start nursing school again and I'm really nervous. I have trouble settling down and falling asleep-I'm constantly thinking about what's ahead and I start to become worried. Do you have...

  15. Working during nursing school?

    brokenroads27 replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Students

    what's working at a group home like? are they

  16. What is your first day like as a "real" nurse?

    brokenroads27 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    once you graduate and get a job....i understand that no one will hold your hand and guide you like they did in nursing school but will someone be there to help you? or are you completely on your

  17. Studying and reading....

    brokenroads27 replied to sunnie123's topic in General Students

    good for you! you definitely should be reading everyday. i am not one to feel like reading everyday and i procrastinate. keep doing what you're doing....you're not overdoing it, just don't stress out...

  18. How do you wear your hair for clinicals?

    brokenroads27 replied to Kamdyn's topic in General Students

    ok, every instructor is going to be different. some will be strictor but others won't care what you do with your hair as much. my instructor was really laid back with that sort of thing and people in...

  19. what was your favorite part of clinical during nursing school?

    brokenroads27 replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    well i only had one semester of clinical so far. my favorite part was being able to interact with all of my patients. they were all so different, they all had a story....it was fun. my instructor...

  20. Age you will/were graduated?

    brokenroads27 replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

    wow, 19??!! i thought i was young...i will be 22 when i graduate, if everything goes as planned. if i hadn't failed nursing 1 the first time around, i would've graduated next may, being

  21. Help !! I just failed my fundamentals

    brokenroads27 replied to aznkissz's topic in General Students

    i've been there. i failed nursing 101 last fall and i was devastated. i felt depressed for a few months after and wondered if nursing was really for me. i was SO close to passing. at my school you...

  22. Relationship between SN and client

    brokenroads27 posted a topic in General Students

    I had a patient last year who I created a connection with immediately. She was only in her 50s (we were on the med-surg floor) and she felt really comfortable telling me everything about her life....

  23. Relationship between SN and client

    brokenroads27 replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Students

    that is a great response, thanks! i was confused when we first learned about therapeutic communciation with the clients because like i said, i never knew where to draw the line. but that really...

  24. Back to nursing school

    brokenroads27 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm starting over in nursing school this September after failing the program last year. I'm really excited to be given another chance. I failed the written part of the class-but passed the clinical...

  25. Back to nursing school

    brokenroads27 replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Students

    I agree about the NCLEX questions. We had a practice test at the end of the semester to begin preparing for the real one and I failed by a lot. I can't seem to eliminate answers when all 4 of them...