~Mi Vida Loca~RN ASN, RN

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    10 drugs every nurse should know?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to jbphburg's topic in General Students

    I have a list from my last clinicals I will try to find and post, it might not be until this weekend. Digoxin is an important one to know and you need to take Apical Pulse before administering and be...
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    Which do your prefer, Class or Clinicals?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    I remember your post from you're first day. CONGRATULATIONS, you're almost there! What was your favorite and least favorite area and
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    Oh wow! I'm going to be a nurse!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to colta's topic in General Students

    I have met a lot of new grads that gained employment. Sorry you seem to be down on your luck. I hope you can find work soon. It sounds like you are very frustrated and discouraged. Keep trying and...
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    One of my professors has it out for me.....

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to MiaNursingStudent's topic in General Students

    a few things, the first bolded part i don't get, if she doesn't know your grades why would she make the comment about rather having a b student over a high strung a student?? on the second, i am not...
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    Telling relatives the patient has died

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    WOW! I don't even have words which is rare for
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    younger generation of nurses and blackberries?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to stephva1008's topic in General Nursing

    Majority of the offenders I have seen are well over their 20's, a sub clinical instructor I had the other day was on it a lot during our clinical shift. Another group of students kept having problems...
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    What you had to give up for NS

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to amathis's topic in General Students

    some of my free time, more involvement with my kids school, and this semester I can't watch near as many movies and shows that I used too and am not as stress free as I had been and almost went crazy...
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    Sad. Depressed. Feeling like a Loser.

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to STL2008, RN's topic in General Students

    Throw that out now, you have all spring break to study, don't cram, review a little each day, review your urinary system well when it's functioning well, then review the diseases you focused on. then...
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    Sad. Depressed. Feeling like a Loser.

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to STL2008, RN's topic in General Students

    It is absolutely possible to redeem yourself and yes it's a big kick to your self esteem but if you don't believe in your self you won't pass. The worst thing you can do is let this test ruin your out...
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    Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    That one reminded me, not only do you come in late EVERY DAY, you constantly get up and leave and come back. We get a 10 minute break about every 50 minutes, is it that hard to plan accordingly so we...
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    Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    We will share our excitement with each other, although when I did super bad I know my close friends when I asked if they did ok were reluctant to say but I told them not to ever feel bad about a good...
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    Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Yes, that or ASN I get them confused all the time since their the same thing. I school just got nationally accredited to which their aren't a lot int the state. So that is
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    Oh wow! I'm going to be a nurse!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to colta's topic in General Students

    That is awesome!!!! LOL. I found myself frustrated at times because, I'm the student and not the nurse, and I was faced with situations I could do, knew what to do and so on, but couldn't because I...
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    Oh wow! I'm going to be a nurse!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to colta's topic in General Students

    Congratulations!!!!! It hits me on and off. In the beginning it was so surreal. I was so excited. Then 1st semester clinicals I had doubts if this is what I wanted to do and I didn't like...
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    Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Thank You, I was very relieved, I will never let myself get that close again. I really let myself get off track early on. Stupid Stupid mistake on my part. It was so hard to because a couple students...
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    Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    I would never get some America's next top model reference, I mean who watched that trash (did you know it starts tomorrow I think) please. I am a sophisticated person :| Oh and thank you!!!! ps- I am...
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    Good clinical day.....

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

    Glad it was a good last night. Ours Ped/OB class started yesterday but we will onloy have 7 total clinical days, 3 Peds and 3 OB and 1 Pediatric Respite care. I miss just regular clinicals being done....
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    Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    I so badly almost did that once, there is a girl that I am social with in class, but that's about it, outside of class only time I hear from her is to ask me about my grade, her and I usually did...
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    Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    In the group we just lost, their was only one I am not sad about, more then half the class would probably agree. LOL The rest though it's like WOW. It's been 10 total now and we are half way through...
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    Grading system of Nursing Ed.

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to SuperDuperSuper's topic in General Students

    HOLY COW you only need a 60% to pass in nursing school!!!! I don't whether to be worried or
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    Telling relatives the patient has died

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP, I cried reading your post, although some might not always see it right away or ever, you have been a great service to them even being the bearer of bad news, you deliver it very gracefully...
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    Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Oh and back to the venting, I am very sad about those that won't be moving on with us, even though I am relieved I passed, it is hard to be 100% happy when we lost some good people. One of you that...
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    Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Thank you for believing I could pass this class when I lost faith in myself. You were my cheerleaders and were almost as anxious as I was to see if I passed. I truly would have hated to retake the...
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    Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Sorry, didn't see your post
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    Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    LOL is that why you made a whole other thread to complain to everyone about