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I'm wrapping up my second semester in the RN program at CCSF. Maybe I have a little bit of information for all of you considering commuting. (I don't actually commute myself, however.) There are many students in my class that commute to the city fo...

I finally got in after almost 4 years of applying and I'm totally excited! Anyone else starting at City College of SF in August? Joy

I think I just sent you an email. :)

Hello! Yes, I can give you lots of stuff! It's a wild ride, for sure. I'd be happy to give you a head's up. Maybe we can meet somewhere (somewhere with a copy machine close by, perhaps?) I can't post my email, though. So we have to communicate here. ...

Don't worry, you're not the only one. Dealing with real patients is a bit overwhelming at first. Everyone in my class was sharing stories and more than a few of us put the blood pressure cuffs on backwards! The point is, it was little stuff like that...

I hear ya. All this touchy-feely fundamental stuff isn't my favorite either. But it will get more interesting, trust me.

Definitely sounds like a crappy experience and a crappy week. But here's the thing... You ARE a good student. And you CAN do this. But don't fight the losing battle. Hold your head high, take that class in January, and ACE THAT SH!T. Six months is n...

I'm in an RN program.

I'm still here... We're into it full swing... and yes, school totally interferes with my allnurses time and my beer drinking time! Hanging in there, though, and with pretty good grades. I am, however, deeply, deeply exhausted. Joy

I definitely agree with the fact that we are out of it for a while after having a baby. Was she like this before the baby (jealous, even though you weren't in nursing school yet)? She's definitely having self-esteem issues. Part of it might be that y...

Right. LOL I've been studying all day and my eyes are crossing and my brain is fried... so I'm glad you got it.

I don't think the NSAIDs help to curtail bleeding (in fact, I believe they thin the blood a bit, which is why they are avoided during pregnancy - especially in the last trimester). I think the big points with the Ibu here is the anti-inflammatory ac...

That's another big reason, for sure.

throwing this out there... Tylenol has NO anti-inflammatory effects, ibuprofen does. Ibu is also a more effective analgesic because it inhibits prostaglandin synthesis and is also a Cox-2 inhibitor (so it's good for nociceptive pain). so, pain relief...

You totally need to get the new EA Active for the Wii! It's AMAZING. Seriously, this is such a better workout than the Fit (and I love the fit). It basically is 20 minutes of mixed exercises, running in place, lunges, squats, arm exercises, etc. It's...

I graduate in 2011... I'll be 40. :)

I'm so tired... I couldn't fall asleep last night, and I was at campus bright and early today at 7 AM. I think I got maybe 3-4 hours of sleep. First day was sort of uneventful... Skills lab was quick; the instructor just handed out the reading assign...

Here's an update on the fly... Gotta love my iPhone. I'm killing time waiting for my pharm class. Skills lab: they gave us a paper and sent us on our way. That gave me 4 hours to kill, but I got all my reading done for next week. I'll post more later...

Yeah, I think I'm losing it. I just totally covered my Med Deck box with purple duct tape. But at least now it won't fall apart in my bag.

I'm pretty excited... I was freaking out an hour ago, but I put together a little place in my bedroom with all my supplies and books, and now I'm feeling a little more organized... Now, if I could only get the rest of the house in order. :) I just n...

Ah, don't let the nay-sayers get to you. People with jobs and kids have made it through this before, and you'll make it through this time. And you certainly don't need any know-it-all telling you that you're setting yourself for failure... how do the...

I'm such a dork.

Oh, and I got into the online portion of my fundamentals class last night. That was cool. I downloaded all the lecture outlines and stuff for the first week. Woo Hoo!

T-minus 43 hours and counting... I start at 7 AM Monday morning (though I hope to test out of this Mon-7-AM class - it's keyboarding - and I'm sure I can do 25 WPM). I still have a bit of reading and things to do, but I'm not terribly worried about i...

I'm less than 48 hours away from the first day of school. Classes start at 7 AM on Monday (it's a keyboarding class that I hope to test out of). Left to do: Read three chapters of my pharm book Read three chapters of my fundamentals book Read one ch...