cookiesandcream22

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1. Highly disturbed today at Clinical...

   cookiesandcream22 replied to cookiesandcream22's topic in General Students

   Thank you everyone so much for your thoughtful replies. I see that there is a lot of politics and bottom line stuff going on at these LTC facilities and that, combined with uncaring staff, is a recipe for disaster. I am going to sit down with my inst...

2. Highly disturbed today at Clinical...

   cookiesandcream22 replied to cookiesandcream22's topic in General Students

   Sorry to not give an update for awhile. I have three tests this week eeek. I told my clinical instructor the situation. I am not really sure what she plans on doing, but she assured me she would deal with it. In retrospect, I should have just gotten ...

3. Highly disturbed today at Clinical...

   cookiesandcream22 replied to cookiesandcream22's topic in General Students

   I see I am not the only one who has run into this. I am glad I am not being overly sensitive. We write journal entries every week and turn them into our clinical instructor. I think I will bring up the feelings I am having without offending anyone- m...

4. Highly disturbed today at Clinical...

   cookiesandcream22 posted a topic in General Students

   Hi everyone, This is my second week of an accelerated BSN program. Things are crazy and we are already doing clinical at a LTC facility. Today driving home I almost broke down in tears because of the way some of the STNA's and LPN's were treating the...

5. Nursing School/Vaccines... Not sure what to do...

   cookiesandcream22 replied to cookiesandcream22's topic in General Nursing

   Okay. I think I will contact some of the schools I am thinking about applying to. I was vaccinated as a child and had my boosters. I received chemotherapy though and that supposedly can knock out your immunity to things you have had or have been vacc...

6. Nursing School/Vaccines... Not sure what to do...

   cookiesandcream22 replied to cookiesandcream22's topic in General Nursing

   So at some of your schools if I didn't have immunity to certain things and did not want to get a vaccine I would not be able to become a nurse? Someone told me vaccines are legally required for health care professionals now with no exemptions. From s...

7. Nursing School/Vaccines... Not sure what to do...

   cookiesandcream22 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone, I wanted to get some insight and this seems like a great place to get it. I am currently finishing up law school and I am thinking about getting my ASN after I am done with law school. I guess I need to explain the sudden career shift. R...