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On my first day of clinical one of my classmates had a patient in isolation who needed blood drawn. I can't remember the type of isolation but I know it required gowns & gloves only. Anyway the RN went in to draw blood, did not gown up, NO gloves, and drew blood like it was no big deal. That definitely freaked me out!

Wow I literally just ran into the same problem a few days ago. I thought it was because I had updated to Snow Leopard but I ended up e-mailing tech support and they told me to update my adobe flash player and adobe shockwave (which I did not think of doing before). After I updated both of these I got it to work fine. Also when you put the cd in the computer, drag the CD icon that pops on your desktop into your application folder, not the NCLEX icon that you see when you open the program file. I hope that makes sense! Good luck and I hope it works!

We've only been on the floor a few days and most of us have had patients with C diff, MRSA, and other patients in isolation as well. Do remember to wash your hands often as others have said and use soap and water bc that antibacterial foam doesn't kill it! Also use a solution that contains bleach to wipe down the patient's bedside table and always, always glove up. Good luck!

To my first clinical day I had TONS of stuff in my pockets. My classmates thought it was hilarious because my shirt was literally weighed down with (mostly useless) stuff. Now I just bring a small pocket notebook, my PDA (with Nursing Central software), a sharpie, a black pen, pen light, bandage scissors, and my physical assessment guideline paper to help me when I do them in the morning. If you have any little cheat sheets like that, I'd bring them. The assessment one is especially helpful I think but I know some people have like little foley guides, AM care routines, normal lab values, etc. After a few days you will find out what works for you. Good luck & have fun!!! :)

First of all I want to agree with everyone else and say hang in there!! You still have time to bring up that average and it's great that you are recognizing early on that you may need some extra help or study time rather than waiting until it's too late. Personally, I quit my job right before school started and while it hasn't been the easiest of times financially, I have been getting solid A's and B's on my tests so far. I think over winter break and next semester I will work again, but maybe cut down your hours or take some time off if possible until you get a good study routine down. Also I know how easy it is to get caught up in what your other classmates are doing, but try not to if you can. For a while I felt like I was way behind because everyone knew so much more than me, but pretty soon we'll all be at an even level, and you will too. Best of luck :)

What I find most difficult about school is the amount of work we need to do rather than the actual material itself. The material also often takes me a while to grasp, but I feel if I didn't have so many other classes and assignments at one time it wouldn't be that big of a hurdle. I suppose that's what you call time management problems haha. Also the clinical area is very stressful, but I'm guessing that's pretty normal...at least when you've only had 4 days on the floor as I have!

I have long, whispy bangs that I've been trying to grow out so I pull them to the side, french braid them off of my face and then pull the end of the braid back in a bun. It is functional and cute and slightly more interesting than your average bun!

Just out of curiosity - how old where you when you started nursing school and what kind of school did you go to before - i.e. high school, four year college, 2 year, etc.? Personally, I am graduating with my BA in psychology in May and entering an ASN program in September so I will be 22. :)

About 2 weeks later they will send your scores to the address you wrote on your exam. Good luck!

I know this post was made over a month ago, but I am also going to TJU in the fall for the ASN-BSN program. Just wanted to say hi!

Thanks everyone for clearing up the confusion there - Guess I will just have to wait for orientation and see what the specifics are for my school

Hi Everyone - this is my first post and my first dumb question - but I'm sure there will be many more to come! :) Anyway, I am starting an ASN program in the fall (Thomas Jefferson University) and I know it's a long way off, but do nursing students wear scrubs to regular class every day? There is a school by my house and I ALWAYS see nursing students in scrubs even though they are in class and not clinicals. I will be working all summer so I want to get as many things together before the fall, including clothes shopping. Thanks in advance :)