Teebee5

Teebee5

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  1. How many patients do you have during clinicals?

    During my first clinical, at first we were paired and had two patients and then it changed to 2 students per room of 4, with 2 clients being assigned to us and 2 that we helped out with. So it was...
  2. I am one of THOSE students!

    Don't worry, you are not alone, in my first term I was the same. I never thought I would break and cry due to stress in front of an instructor... However, during my final exam, which also was the...
  3. Yes all the time. Clincal especially, but I think its their job to make sure we know our
  4. Hardest class

    Nursing Research... I really can't wrap my head around
  5. See if you can set up a car pool and then try and save some money for a cheap car. It is handy to have good realible
  6. Nursing Students Needed for Anonymous Survey!

    Done.
  7. Cleaning your scrubs

    I clorox my shoes too... as soon as I am home I strip down and through all in the wash... hot water and tide works great. Even as a Lab Assistant, I have done this routine for years
  8. and the waiting begins....

    Well keep thinking positive... remember that "for every door that closes another one opens"... so if this doesn't work out, stay postive! Good
  9. What do you eat at 5am for breakfast?

    If its a clinical day.... a bowl of oatmeal with raisins and some oj. If its a lecture day, probably nothing until at 7-8am. I need the protein and energy to be on the floor at 6:30, so I gotta eat...
  10. Anyone else never given a bath?

    First, take a deep breath. Trust me you will get to expereince all of this once school starts and your in clinical. I was like you when I start NS last year. Never wiped a butt, except for my...
  11. DO U HAVE......

    We all have to wear forest green scrubs with a school patch on the left sleeve and our clinical id
  12. I use a good large wheelie back pack, for my books. I am required to have them with me. I also rent a locker. I am lucky I get a 1 hour break between my classes each day, so I have time to shuttle btw...
  13. New, CRNA, Canada, Help

    @ lightened... When I was 17 I had no idea what I wanted to do. I ended up doing a music degree before entering the world of health care. I did the long route, I got my ass. degree in medical lab...
  14. Values/Beliefs paper topic ideas?

    I agree... end of life, but quality of life and patients rights. Good
  15. The only complaint I have so far is the lack of communication... registeration for this semster was messed up due to a major communication "lack there of" by the nursing department. Postings of...
  16. Funny Nurse music video!

    that was funny. thanks for the
  17. 4 year programs in Canada

    Douglas is based on points, yea you get point for your GPA, but you get way more points for a degree, work experience and ect. I don't know about the other school that much except your degree (even...
  18. 4 year programs in Canada

    Umm.. There are lots of programs, including one at UBC. BCIT is 3 years. Douglas, Langara, VCC, Kwantlen, UFC = 4 years. I know there are others within the provinces.. but since you mentioned UBC I am...
  19. School supplies other than books?

    Here is that other thread on good supplies. https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-student/what-item-s-111796.html And here is the one about Stethoscopes......
  20. School supplies other than books?

    Forgot to include... a watch with a second hand. And don't get scrubs until you hear what you school wants you to wear. My school has a set uniform
  21. School supplies other than books?

    I know I have read a great coloumn on here about school supplies.. I will hunt for it.... Okay I would get a good backpack with wheels, a lunch kit. Black pens, the kinda that don't smug. A red pen...
  22. How did you react when you were accepted into nursing school?

    I was driving on the highway, when I recieved the phone call that I had gotten accepted... I was so happy, but I didn't really do anything special to celebrate. Instead, I bought
  23. I think it is possible to do this, if you are not planning on other classes. Make a study plan, get a tutor for A&P right off the bat. At our school, we have onsite free peer tutoring which helped...
  24. What color is your stethoscope???

    Mines grape purple one, matches my
  25. Have you been assaulted by a patient?

    I haven't even graduated yet, and during my clincal placement a client grabbed and twisted my arm hard enough during a bed bath that it left a mark... It bothers me that this seems to be normal...