Tyler77

Tyler77

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  1. ...You and EVERY OTHER NURSING STUDENT has a had a patient that has told them "You're the most wonderful, caring, excellent nurse I've ever had." Wait till you get out there. Just wait. ....If you...
  2. When we have our lunch break from class, it means that we break for lunch and then return to class. It doesn't mean that you hang out in the parking lot, smoke, and then run to the cafeteria to buy...
  3. venting

    Which goes to show what you learn in nursing school is not what happenes in real life. Nursing studentas do tend to nit-pick to the point of being obnoxious to the floor staff, which is why they make...
  4. A day in the life of a nursing student

    Oh I don't have to study because I have a degree in another field (what they're really saying is "I'm smarter than you are because of this.") My program is the BEST. All the nurses love me. My...
  5. *You've told us a gazillion times that you're married, have kids, take care of your ailing parents, volunteer at the leper colony and you still won't stop. Can't you tell that when you start in on...
  6. Standing out in nursing school

    I understand your frustrations as I've been through this nonsense in nursing school. Believe me, tha tlike me, you WILL NOT have many friends in your classes, but, hey, I'd rather be the "loner" than...
  7. Instructor giving me low acuity patients

    In our school, if you're given a pt. just to "babysit", the instructor has trust issues with her, and those will be revealed in the final evaluation. I, for one, don't care if I'm given an "easy"...
  8. Advice to current Nursing Students

    Dear RN Mama, Well good for you. I'm glad you have an impressive resume. With all that worldly knowledge, why are you here kvetching avout not finding a
  9. Advice to current Nursing Students

    Which begs the question "Why didn't you do your homework earlier?" Why is it that nursing students, generally, are clueless about the tight job market? What makes them think "I have my diploma, I...
  10. Ironing your Scrubs

    Wow, a thread on ironing scrubs. Let's put it this way: if you want to look professional and neat, iron them. If you want people gossiping behind your back and turning their noses up at you, don't...
  11. annoying 'friends' in nsg school

    Your "friend" is so not going to make it as a
  12. Irritating Classmates

    Our classrooms have "stadium' types of seating, so if you're in the back, you see the goings on in the rows in front of you: one girl spent 10 minutes brushing her hair during lecture, and then picked...
  13. Irritating Classmates

    I'm overjoyed that your dad/mom/cousin is a doctor in a major hospital. That DOES NOT make you one. Please stop indulging the class with stories they've told you (HIIPA violation, anyone?) or how...
  14. Irritating Classmates

    Seriously, our teacher tells us that we can see her after class with any questions, but I have to stand in line after class as the the 3 over-achievers in front of me tell her how their patients...
  15. Whoa, go me

    There's a thread below called "irritating students." You are a classic
  16. My question is: Why do some people feel inspired to post their most intimate feelings, complaints, you name it, on Facebook? Seriously, if you post it on Facebook, it's "out there" in the cyberland,...
  17. I have to agree with the previous poster, that telling you to "stick it out" is not the best advice. If you went into nursing for job security and salary benefits, get out now. Once you graduate your...
  18. Just talked to a nurse- I feel so down & anxious

    If toy like "helping" others, there are many "helping" professions out there other than nursing. Remember, "To fail to prepare is to prepare to fail." Students jump into nursing thinking they will...
  19. A Nursing Student Vents

    iluvpatho, I will gladly discuss myself. I f I do poorly on an exam, it's MY fault for not doing well, and I'm not quick to blame the test format, the wording of the questions, etc. It's called...
  20. A Nursing Student Vents

    CareFully, You and the many denziens of individuals that "maintain a high grade point average" is sooooo old. If you have a high gpa, then studying for the sake of doing well should be enough for you....
  21. A Nursing Student Vents

    "Think critically" is the mantra of nursing schools. Whether you were an accountant, teacher, police officer, etc. in your previous life, nursing school exams have a life of their own: you've probebly...
  22. A Nursing Student Vents

    To add: *Why does everyone and thedir brother claim to have a 3.99999 GPA? Gimme a break, and stop the lying. If you say you're so smart, then you should be smart enought to make it through nursing...
  23. What it comes down to is...why on Earth are you snapping pictures at clinical? That has to be THE MOST supreme form of immaturity that there can be (other than texting, talking on the cell phone...
  24. failed foundations of nursing

    Stronglady, Whatever means that you're you are using to post, please stop. It's basically run-on sentences that amount to gibberish. * There is no such thing as an "easy" nursing exam. They aren't...
  25. failed foundations of nursing

    I stopped reading the post after five lines. But from what I gleaned from it, I can offer you this advice: "It only gets harder after Foundations." It's the unwritten truth that if you fail...