~Mi Vida Loca~RN ASN, RN

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    I advise you guys NOT to....

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

    Oh I see. Thanks for the
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    What's wrong with this picture?

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

    In my school we just did injections and we were taught not to aspirate for Vaccines, that it was the only IM injections we don't aspirate for and we don't aspirate
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    I advise you guys NOT to....

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

    Does Med School not have a strict grading scale as well? No problem for me, I have no desire to go into Med
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    The struggle of getting started

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Andrew12's topic in General Students

    You're not alone, their is a whole pre nursing forum here with similar stories. My school here was waitlist not competitive and I got on the list March 2006 and just started August 2009 so I waited...
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    omg, guys i just got accepted into the nursing program

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to ese1212's topic in General Students

    I love seeing these posts, it brings back great memories, keep that excitement, even when things seem tough and stressful, remember how much this means to you and how excited you are and hang on to...
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    first semester of finals,any thoughts?

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

    Fundamentals Success has also been good for first semester, our school had it on the optional list and I used it for my fundamental class. I have also found that the CD's that come with the books also...
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    Grades in nursing school

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to redvelvet20's topic in General Students

    I bet, that is a really tough standard, most schools it's C or above. Seems like you are off to a good start though
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    Grades in nursing school

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to redvelvet20's topic in General Students

    WOW I have never seen a school not accept lower then an 88. I think an 80% is the highest minimum I have seen. What school is this? My school is 94%-100% A, 85%-93% is a B and 77%-84% is a C. Here is...
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    How do I read a nursing textbook?

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

    Yeah that can make the difference, our teachers told us off the bat that 99% of the test material will come from the lectures and power points and that reading the text could supplement the lecture or...
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    End of the semester laziness

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

    Enjoy your break as well, I hope you get in!!!! That is awesome, enjoy your
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    What should I expect? New nursing student, begining Jan 2010.

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

    This was the same for me! I am not fooling myself though to think it will always be this "easy". I have a feeling I will struggle with Med/Surge so I am preparing for this. But I was the same, I...
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    Shoes with Good Support!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Dempather's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    It might be worth it for you to get special insoles. I have severe foot and back problems. I am flat footed but have a very high natural arch. I just have never worn shoes with good arches to support...
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    End of the semester laziness

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

    WOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO pushed through and I have the next 5 weeks off!!!! Start second semester on Jan.19th. I got all my books for next semester to try and pre study, but thankfully their won't be...
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    having a dog while in nursing school?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to sophie<3's topic in General Students

    If you knew it was the right thing to get out then good for you to handle that before school. School is stressful enough, nursing school can add more pressure, relationship problems only intensify...
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    Are "real" nurses as mean as my future instructors?

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

    Oh my goodness, the bolded phrase is like nails on a chalkboard to me. I really have to watch myself, apparently I am not very subtle with my facial expressions. I always sit in the front row and...
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    having a dog while in nursing school?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to sophie<3's topic in General Students

    I would wait until after school to get another dog. I am very sorry to hear about Sofie (my daughters name is Sophia or we call her Sophie also). I have a 6 year old Beagle, as puppies they need tons...
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    How do I read a nursing textbook?

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

    Hello, fellow non book reader! My books from first semester are currently sitting on my desk with dust on them lol! One thing I did that helped was I recorded my lectures and would listen back to...
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    when to start wearing scrubs

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to ese1212's topic in General Students

    Royal Blue would be better LOL ours literally are the smurf color HAHA. The LTC facility we did clincials at was separated by scrub colors, the cleaning crew wore burgundy, the nurses royal blue tops...
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    Any Nursing students out there who's had difficulty?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to healthcare4life's topic in General Students

    I have been the opposite, I didn't do that great in my pre reqs, as in barely passed my science classes and took a couple of them twice, but have done much better in nursing school with half the...
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    I feel like I got screwed by my nursing program

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

    Can I just say BRAVO for taking the criticism and not lashing out and getting hyper defensive!!!!! That is so rare to see. I am here shocked because I expected a different reaction that is so common...
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    I feel like I got screwed by my nursing program

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

    You keep saying you just found out but you didn't just find out, you knew for 7 months, you had all that time to be practicing at home and preparing yourself. You admit they did tell you in your exit...
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    What would you want to hear if you failed a course?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to AOx1's topic in General Students

    I can't answer this question, I just got done with my first semester and I passed, but I did just want to say I thought it was great what you all are doing. I do personally know a few students that...
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    when to start wearing scrubs

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to ese1212's topic in General Students

    In my program we also wear our scrubs for patient research. In first semester our clinicals started I think it was 3-4 weeks into the semester, but we had to wear scrubs a few times before then. None...
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    when to start wearing scrubs

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to ese1212's topic in General Students

    In my program we wore them first semester. In First Semester at my School we took Fundamentals which had clinicals at a long term care facility, pharm and dosage and calculations. We also had to wear...
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    I took all my prereqs...now what classes should I take?

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

    I would take any other classes that you will need for your degree like electives or any Co Reqs you are allowed to take prior, that way when you start the actually nursing program you will only have...