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  1. School Supplies: Anything out of the ordinary needed?!

    sproeber89 replied to confusedstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    Bananimal- I love that idea...I'm thinking of getting it...it's a little pricey but will be worth it. Will be especially nice for typing up my care plans I think, instead of trying to type up the...

  2. Who else is having fun with school supplies?

    sproeber89 replied to knittingmonster's topic in General Students

    I also bought the ceil blue litmann. I love it!!! Very cute color. I did my shopping today, found notebooks for .10 a piece, and stocked up. Thinking of going back to stock up and send some my bfs...

  3. Who else is having fun with school supplies?

    sproeber89 replied to knittingmonster's topic in General Students

    To the person who made the comment about fine point pens, I'm with you...I either use Pilots fine point or RSVP's fine point. I love them both and they are the only pens I will use, I'm a huge weirdo...

  4. immature nursing students

    sproeber89 replied to bananabubbletea's topic in General Students

    I'm the youngest in our program right now at the age of 19. I am constantly having the classmates that are older than me make snide comments. Talking about how I have 'no responsibilities' because...

  5. You know you've been working too much when...

    sproeber89 replied to chickapea's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    When you walk back into work and the patients ask you if you slept at all and then offer to share their bed with you

  6. needs advice please!

    sproeber89 replied to sweetness09's topic in General Students

    At my school if we fail a section once, we get to take a free class at the student center and it counts as college credits, they give us things to work on to better our scores and

  7. Any Military Spouse nursing students out there?

    sproeber89 replied to kgorndt's topic in General Students

    Well with any move you'll probably have to go back to the waiting list, but you might get a push ahead because of your status as a semester in. However, if you know that you'll be moving, you might...

  8. Starting a New Relationship

    sproeber89 replied to MegoEgo's topic in General Students

    Hey, I am actually currently going through this...to start my story. Last fall I was in pre-reqs yet and met a soldier online stationed in Iraq, we talked for a while and he just came home in June for...

  9. What is the one thing you wish you were told before starting nursing school

    sproeber89 replied to CyberVulpine's topic in General Students

    To RUN!!!! Ha, no but in all joking aside I wish I was told just how hard it is. However, I have learned from nursing school that you don't have to attend every social event and it's okay to say no...

  10. weekend before start of clinicals...

    sproeber89 replied to Nurse9481's topic in General Students

    Honestly, get things ready before the weekend, then enjoy that weekend because it'll be the last one to really enjoy for a while. I'm assuming you are starting all of your classes that week? When I...

  11. Do you have a home office for school? What's your system?

    sproeber89 replied to JBGC4's topic in General Students

    I live with my parents yet, and I keep my things in my small room 10x11. I also have my bed, dresser, nightstand, etc. in there. The main difficulty I have faced is finding out where to put...

  12. Im accepted! What do I need??

    sproeber89 replied to country_boy's topic in General Students

    Spend this time getting organized, make sure you have all the supplies you need, back up if you need it for childcare etc. Also, just relax, you are going to be so busy during the first semester,...

  13. WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

    sproeber89 replied to KellRrn2b's topic in General Students

    what nursing apps do you have? I have the curve and love it, I'm just worried that with the camera it'll be a privacy issue, so I haven't taken it to class

  14. Are nursing instructors really that bad?

    sproeber89 replied to Kyla.ann's topic in General Students

    I think it all depends on the students experience and attitude. We had a teacher who was tougher, everyone in my class complained about her nonstop, I kept my mouth shut because I REALLY liked her....

  15. Things you would like to tell... Nursing Staff ! ( and get away with)

    sproeber89 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    To the med tech: Yes, we do really need the laptop to chart our med pass. We can't have you do it. It isn't our fault that the facility went to a total paperless charting without a back up plan at...

  16. WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

    sproeber89 replied to KellRrn2b's topic in General Students

    I bought A Saunders book called "Strategies for Success for the NCLEX-RN Exam" basically it teaches you HOW to take the test, it has a couple of small quizzes but nothing big I really like

  17. Can I do it?

    sproeber89 posted a topic in General Students

    Today for the first time I was at work and saw a nurse put in an IV, I was fine until she began cleaning up the blood and covering it up with the clear tape. Then I became very light headed and had...

  18. Can I do it?

    sproeber89 replied to sproeber89's topic in General Students

    Thank you guys for the encouragement! The guy I'm seeing is in the Army and has been trained in IV's. He reassured me that I can get over it and it's just the first time jitters. Hopefully he is...

  19. Feeling Alone

    sproeber89 replied to mom35's topic in General Students

    Many people will disagree with me on this one, but I met my dream guy online. He was over in Iraq serving our country and he comes home in NINE days :). After talking and getting to know him on paper...

  20. CNA's can't accept gifts.....???

    sproeber89 replied to Misslady113's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We aren't allowed to accept gifts except for at Christmas time, then it is allowed as long as it is under $5 in worth. However, many families will bring us food, etc. and put them in our nurses...

  21. YIPEE, start my summer micro tomorrow!!!

    sproeber89 replied to mom35's topic in General Students

    I start Micro at the end of June. Not looking forward to it. I got through 3/4 of the class and had to drop it due to too many things going on in life at once. So I have a lot of the information. I...

  22. A question about the uniform

    sproeber89 replied to 2bnurseyjim's topic in General Students

    It depends on the instructor, we wear a long white lab coat and we are allowed to wear long sleeves under it but I feel it makes it look very unprofessional. Plus, nursing homes/hospitals are usually...

  23. Typical week?

    sproeber89 replied to Sophia Petrillo's topic in General Students

    This is how my schedule will look like for fall. Monday- 8:30-12:30; Lecture Tuesday/Wednesday- 6:30-12:30; Clinical and work on Wednesday nights Thursday-Free day to study, catch up, etc. Friday-...

  24. Awesome used book site!

    sproeber89 replied to SiennaGreen's topic in General Students

    I've used Half.com for my general ed classes, got an entire semester worth of books for about $20. However, for my nursing classes I realized that all my books are going to be used time and time and...

  25. How do you deal with annoying classmates?

    sproeber89 replied to scrublifenurse10's topic in General Students

    I know how it is to have annoying classmates. My clinical group is about 7 people, all but one of them complains all the time about EVERYTHING. Want to know my solution? I non-chalantely asked them...