rnwannabe77

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1. Overwhelmed....I feel like giving up!

   rnwannabe77 replied to rnwannabe77's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   You are so right! I'm just gonna concentrate on studying and passing the exam on Tuesday and see what happens from there. Unfortunately calling in sick tomorrow is not an option. I do, however have...

2. Overwhelmed....I feel like giving up!

   rnwannabe77 replied to rnwannabe77's topic in General Students

   Hi....I feel the exact same way! I never know where to start! Once I do start studying I can't get in a groove, then I get up and as you said "fidget around the house". Right now, though, it's...

3. Overwhelmed....I feel like giving up!

   rnwannabe77 replied to rnwannabe77's topic in General Students

   Thanks for the advice....However, youtube is one the major distractions at home. Instead of studying I start watching music videos. Maybe I'll just try watching the funny cats though, when I'm in...

4. Overwhelmed....I feel like giving up!

   rnwannabe77 replied to rnwannabe77's topic in General Students

   Hi...Thanks for responding! Just to clarify, I work full-time but attend school part-time. Class is one night a week from 3-9 and clinicals are two nights a week from 3-10. Combining work, class,...

5. Overwhelmed....I feel like giving up!

   rnwannabe77 replied to rnwannabe77's topic in General Students

   Thanks for responding! I've been working at my current job for 11 years now. Although it is a stable, good paying job now, the future of it is not bright. I agree that I should use my current job as...

6. Overwhelmed....I feel like giving up!

   rnwannabe77 posted a topic in General Students

   I posted this in the LPN student forum, but have decided to post here as well in the hopes of eliciting some more advice. I'm going into my final semester of LPN school in about a week...

7. Overwhelmed....I feel like giving up!

   rnwannabe77 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

   I'm going into my final semester of LPN school in about a week and a half. My final exam for Med/Surg is Tuesday 4/3. My problem is I feel as though I haven't given 100% effort this semester and my...

8. Flex time VA nursing

   rnwannabe77 replied to nursekim99's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a student doing clinicals at a VA Hospital in MA. A nurse in the PACU told me that she and others do three 12 hour shifts a week. However, I'm not sure if that is the case for all of the units...

9. I made it through LPN school!!!!!

   rnwannabe77 replied to ronda919's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   Congratulations! That's great! I hope to be done with my part-time 2 year program in June, that is if I can find the motivation and time to dedicate to my studies. Anyways, definitely keep us posted...

10. How to Deal with Panic Attacks?

    rnwannabe77 replied to cbrite's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hi...Just in the past year alone I've experience several panic attacks. I'm working full-time in addition to attending school part-time. I don't recall ever experiencing a panic attack before...

11. Cracked and Bleeding hands...help?!

    rnwannabe77 replied to ustechrn's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I agree! My hands and lips get dry and cracked every winter. For the past couple of years I have been applying Vaseline to my hands (as well as wearing cotton socks over them) and lips every night....

12. How can I make up clinical hours?

    rnwannabe77 replied to girlwith1eye's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Hi....In my program if we miss one clinical we have to do an 8 hour computer assignment. From what I understand the assignment is a case study and it takes the full 8 hours to complete. If we miss...

13. Need Work Book Answers for Intro Med-Surg Nursing (Edition 10) from Lippincott

    rnwannabe77 replied to boparba's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Hi, That is the same book that my class is using. I believe that the end of unit and end of chapter questions are located on the disk that came with the book. As for the workbook answers, my...

14. Help with classmate

    rnwannabe77 replied to penaheather's topic in General Students

    I am in my second half of an LPN program and there is one of "those" in my class too! Luckily she is not in my clinical group. Over the last year or so, I have learned to ignore her comments and her...

15. Has anyone had a similar experience during clinicals?

    rnwannabe77 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was wondering if anyone has ever passed out or nearly passed out during clinicals, and if so were there any consequences? The reason I ask is, last night during a procedure at clinical I began to...