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  1. Should I keep my A&P textbooks for nursing school?

    MrazFan replied to bellefemme's topic in General Students

    Yes- keep it. You never know when you are going to need a quick brush up on something, plus, you might be able to use it as a source for rationales when you start writing care

  2. Pleaseee Help Me

    MrazFan replied to healthcarestudent's topic in General Students

    Do you qualify for financial aid from your school? My school has a bookstore that has NCLEX review and question books, and you can use up to a certain percent of your financial aid package (beyond...

  3. regretting nursing school??

    MrazFan replied to Val_998's topic in General Students

    Do you enjoy anything about nursing up to this point? Do you find it interesting at all? There are many more opportunities for nurses than just bedside nursing, as another poster pointed out. If...

  4. Is it HORRIBLE to get C's on a test?

    MrazFan replied to scndglancee's topic in General Students

    I know it is hard to get grades lower than what you're used to. I heard some students at my school saying recently "C's get degrees". I suppose it is true, but I'd rather get better than Cs if...

  5. Clinical Instructor too picky

    MrazFan replied to healthcarestudent's topic in General Students

    Our careplans are graded as well. Well, we don't technically get points for them, but it is a competency for clinical and our clinical instructor does review them to determine if we pass the...

  6. I really need some advice...long......

    MrazFan replied to beanpod's topic in General Students

    Being a fellow nursing student, I can understand why you would have felt upset at the time, but the reality is that you left a clinical site mid-shift without reporting off to your instructor or even...

  7. Clinicals starting Monday!!! AHH!!!

    MrazFan replied to foxmonster68's topic in General Students

    My advice is to make the best use of your time. If you have any free time or spare time, ask your instructor if there are procedures/treatments going on that you can watch. Use every patient...

  8. Am I screwed?

    MrazFan replied to WindyhillBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I try to not see it as "debt" (even though it is) but rather as an investment in my future. My future earning potential and financial security will be much greater than it is now because of the degree...

  9. Instructor Problems

    MrazFan replied to ms.ludes's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry this has happened to you. Your choice of words was unfortunate... if I were in your situation, I would probably try to speak with the instructor privately and explain myself, as you've done...

  10. How do you wear your hair for clinicals?

    MrazFan replied to Kamdyn's topic in General Students

    Throw it in a ponytail- you will find that not only are most of your classmates sporting the same 'do, most of the staff at the facility probably has theirs up in a ponytail too. When it comes down...

  11. Gulanick care plan book, anyone familiar?

    MrazFan replied to R.Romero's topic in General Students

    I have both the Gulanick and Ackley books. They're both good, but laid out differently. I liked Ackley when I was just starting to write care plans (not that I'm an expert now by any means!) because...

  12. Bittersweet!!

    MrazFan replied to ~FutureNurse~'s topic in General Students

    I know how you feel. A good friend of mine and I are both first semester students. I will be moving on to second semester, and she will not because she failed one of the courses. I feel so bad for...

  13. Those nursing students that just don't seem to "get it"

    MrazFan replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Students

    I would say to stay out of it, only because I have been in that situation, and I tried to help a fellow student and it did not turn out as I expected. That student totallly turned on me and was so...

  14. A 100 % on Dosage and Calculations

    MrazFan replied to Favz's topic in General Students

    No, nothing should be done to change the school policy. My school also has a mandatory 100% correct requirement to pass the med math exams (1 every semester). If you only do your med math correct...

  15. Need advice and to vent

    MrazFan replied to Hazel11's topic in General Students

    Keep your head held high and don't even acknowledge them. You can only control what you do, and how you behave. If they want to behave like children, let them. It will catch up with them...

  16. What is it most time-consuming you are studding now?

    MrazFan replied to Tiare's topic in General Students

    Pharm has been tough, but not terrible. The thing that is taking a lot of time that I didn't expect would is the actual nursing skills. Of course, I'm the kind of person who has to practice,...

  17. pros and cons -- clinical rotation site?

    MrazFan replied to miniangel729's topic in General Students

    I can see the advantages in both. If you do the 2 year, for one you graduate sooner, and you get the advantage of really getting to know your clinical site, and the people the work there. You are...

  18. NS with young children at home?

    MrazFan replied to sjc77's topic in General Students

    I am in my first semester of NS and I have 3 kids. My two older children are in school, and my youngest is only 3 so he's too little. Fortunately, my parents are retired, and my mother in law works...

  19. Failing nursing student seeking advice

    MrazFan replied to FLAGIRL21's topic in General Students

    Is there a reason they were requiring you to get straight A's? That seems kind of

  20. Why do teachers tr to fail you???

    MrazFan replied to NStiger88's topic in General Students

    Maybe I am in the minority, but I honestly do not believe that instructors set out to fail students. They are trying to teach us, and so they need to set the standard high, to be sure that we've...

  21. Failed clinical.

    MrazFan replied to student00's topic in General Students

    That is how my school does it- the students who are in that semester (so first semester, second semester, etc.) get first dibs at all courses offered for that semester, and then any open spots, if...

  22. Failed clinical.

    MrazFan replied to student00's topic in General Students

    I agree with the pp- clinical is not really something you can audit. But it might be beneficial just to take the 3rd semester clinical over- hey any extra hands-on practice is a good thing! Good...

  23. Medication Administration

    MrazFan replied to cndshadow's topic in General Students

    They're ALL important. Skip one and you are risking a potential med error. Med errors are BAD, mmmmmkaaay?

  24. Is nursing school easier if you have friends in the program??

    MrazFan replied to greeniebean's topic in General Students

    I am almost through with my first semester of NS, and having friends does help. I did have 2 people who I'd been in other classes with get in at the same time as me. I've become good friends with...

  25. advice on a c-section client

    MrazFan replied to gchase's topic in General Students

    I don't know if this is the kind of intervention you're looking for, but remember to teach the client about it and to do peri-care if necessary. When I had my first baby, I had her via an unplanned...