~Mi Vida Loca~RN ASN, RN

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    Is there anyone who thinks school is not that bad?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to 2bnurseTV's topic in General Students

    I am single mom (half the year) of 4 children and still feel mainly positive things about nursing
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    Hospital clincals have been awesome!!!!

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

    That is great to here the hospital went well. I have just been in shock over how non bad it has been. How quickly it is to pick things up. I just felt like at the LTC facility, the people were treated...
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    Is there anyone who thinks school is not that bad?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to 2bnurseTV's topic in General Students

    Over all I haven't thought it was bad at all. I have had my periods of stress or doubt, but I don't let them last more then a day and they are very few and far between. Now second semester has been a...
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    First Day Spring 2010

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

    That is the best attitude you can have, sadly so many people don't. Everything hasn't been a bed of roses, and looking at the second semester schedule and what I have heard about Med/Surge and feel a...
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    Classmates using you as a pincushion?

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

    We weren't allowed to practice on each other at school. Had to do with bodily fluids and stuff. I wouldn't mind the injections as much if we did (although I rather have my blood drawn then get...
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    First Day Spring 2010

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

    My first day of second semester starts on the 19th. We have our first exam that next
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    Complaints You've Heard During Nursing School

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

    We have many complainers in my class, it drives me
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    Can I survive NS without previous health care experience???

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

    Yep, by 6 weeks into our program the non exp. students in my program had the same skills as the CNA's in the class. I am not at all trying to say exp. is a bad thing, but I do no it was a hindrance...
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    Can I survive NS without previous health care experience???

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

    I got decent grades first semester (2 Bs and a C that was a 84.4 % if you can tell I am still miffed about that LOL) and I had no previous exp. I also spent about 1-2 hours a week studying (if that)....
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    Curious..What classes were in everyone's first semester?

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

    Since they split your semester with the 2 classes it doesn't seem to bad. Principles of Med. Admin is only one credit and should be a breeze. I took Pathophyis before hand but those in my class that...
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    What type of drug tests do nursing schools do?

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

    What area of Co are you in again? We haven't gone competitive here yet, but it's right around the corner. Now that I think about it I think I have had the background done twice. (not drug) I got on...
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    Curious..What classes were in everyone's first semester?

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

    Since I was done with all Co Reqs my first semester was Fundamentals 7 credits which was strictly class time it didn't include clinical stuff, clincals were once a week for 8 weeks 6-2:30 Dosage and...
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    What type of drug tests do nursing schools do?

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

    What is there reasoning for this, it doesn't make any sense? I mean I can understand doing it before entering the program, but what is their reasoning for requiring all these times before you are even...
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    Just curious...

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to tbell2's topic in General Students

    Yeah a few of our teachers in non nursing classes did that, but for our nursing classes they don't. They just say that it's because it doesn't matter. So only way we know who got what is if the...
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    Much Older People Going Into Nursing

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to MissMaryMack12's topic in General Students

    I just have to say, the generalizations against younger people are no better then the generalizations against the older people. (I can say that since I am middle aged and all LOL) just wanted to point...
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    Is it Possible to pass Exams Just by doing Lots of Practice Questions?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Felicia327's topic in General Students

    Is it possible, hmmmmm maybe. I did this a lot but I more so looked at the rationale and tried to learn the material that way, so it wasn't about memorizing answers to me, it was understanding WHY. My...
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    Just curious...

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to tbell2's topic in General Students

    I don't even know what they are in our class unless people share and are honest. Our teachers don't post the grades publicly (with code names or something) or even the overall
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    Just curious...

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to tbell2's topic in General Students

    Ours is 77% classes and 100% on the Dosage Calc exam and our pass rate last year was 100% I don't know the prior years, they just told us at Orientation what it had been the previous
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    Dropping out of nursing

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

    I agree best to consult lawyer because I know of a lot of cases, where if the woman was the SAHM in a divorce preceding the dad had to continue to pay alimony until she is done with school so she can...
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    Much Older People Going Into Nursing

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to MissMaryMack12's topic in General Students

    So if 40 and 50 are old am I now middle ages at 30??? LOL Every time I see "Twilight years" I keep picturing some outstanding life with Edward Cullen. Only some people will get
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    Dropping out of nursing

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

    Very tough situation. Personally if it were me, I would fake it and get buy for the last year, get my nursing degree, get a job and leave the sorry SOB. But it's not an easy thing to do when emotions...
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    Med Calculation exams

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to hydez1986's topic in General Nursing

    In my school 20.4 would NOT be correct, in fact we have to be so careful with pediatric dosages on our exams that we must always round to the 100th when calculating the safety range even if over 1mL...
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    Much Older People Going Into Nursing

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to MissMaryMack12's topic in General Students

    LOL no worries, I never thought you were. I got to thinking the other day, my oldest will be 14 in May and I thought, man had he followed in my footsteps *totally don't see that happening* I could be...
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    Much Older People Going Into Nursing

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to MissMaryMack12's topic in General Students

    My mom is 46 and has 6 grandchildren, the oldest is 13 and youngest 2. Four of them were provided by me LOL Don't do the math on that. Well she is my step mom, my Bio mom is 48 and my dad is 52. I...
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    Math Nerveous

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

    You have to score 100% on our exam and you have 3 chances. We had conversions we had to remember and we were provided a Calculator. If you understand how to calculate the pediatric dosage and how to...