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I am super short so leaving the bed up is not a problem I can relate to but what I do want to say is~~~good job for finishing what you started and finshed cleaning her up

Welp took my second test in my theory class went from a 91 on my first test to a 70 on the second I did pass my IV check offs (IV start and IV push) gotta get my mind right, slow down and breath, ha easier said than done!!

I will graduate in May WOO HOO We took our first test yesterday over OB of course not everything but the begnning of it anyway... I had a good feeling while pushing submit after I finished~~ got my grade today a 91 OMG was I ever excited !! So share how your first test has gone this semester.

I actually did think about that this morning so I didn't order it... I figured I have come to far to screw it up now!

I have never heard of this so I looked it up I am ordering one in the morning. I am in my last year of nusing school and they decided this semester we couldn't use our tape players and I need mine. So thanks for the info I will sure be putting it to good use!!

I have the same exact stethoscope I have had it a year it took me forever to find it!! I love it but the only thing is I have pen marks on the tubing and I have not found anything to get it off but at least if it comes up missing I can identify it!!

I felt like a nerd too as I wrestled with rather or not to buy a fancy 3 hole puncher and other random office supplies. I picked up a protracter and worried if I would need it. My husband acted that same way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lol.....he said i would never use a protracter in nursing school...which i probbaly wont. But it was only like 50 cent and it matched my pencil bag..lol ************ GET THE 3 HOLE PUNCH!! I had a single hole punch and with all the handouts and the powerpoints we get my hand got sore so I got a 3 hole punch and I don't regret it I only paid $6.00 for it at Wal-mart but I think I would have paid $20.00!!! And if you do need that protractor in NS please let me know!!

I felt like a nerd too as I wrestled with rather or not to buy a fancy 3 hole puncher and other random office supplies. I picked up a protracter and worried if I would need it. My husband acted that same way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lol.....he said i would never use a protracter in nursing school...which i probbaly wont. But it was only like 50 cent and it matched my pencil bag..lol ************ GET THE 3 HOLE PUNCH!! I had a single hole punch and with all the handouts and the powerpoints we get my hand got sore so I got a 3 hole punch and I don't regret it I only paid $6.00 for it at Wal-mart but I think I would have paid $20.00!!! And if you do need that protractor in NS please let me know!!

I use an alcohol pad most of those wipes make the tube sticky. Maybe that would be a good thing to invent cleaning wipes specifically for stethoscopes.... (note to self)

WOW you still get scantrons? I think my stress level would be knocked down 3 notches if we still had written tests all of our tests are on the computer answer the question and submit you can't go back and revisit any question all I can say is WOW how lucky you are!

Hi everyone, With school getting ready to start up for me at full speed I wander what others do to relax before preparing for a test. I have my traditions like getting to school 30 minutes early sitting in one of the empty classrooms with my CD player and I listen to my panpipes CD or the sound of the ocean and kinda meditate as my classmates call it I woo-saw~~ I make sure NOT to talk to anyone who is discussing test stuff I find the more ppl talk the more my mind races and I get stressed . When I sit down at the computer I put my earplugs in and that is where they stay til I push the submit button on my computer :typing. So what do you do to "steady" your nerves before a test.

Do you plan to further your education by going to nursing school? I haven't worked in a hospital but as a nursing student and done clinicals I really think you would learn alot on the med/surg floor. You will see a variety of cases.

Pretty much means your screwed!! Ok Ok not exactly but you carry the pager or the phone and basically wait for it to ring and that is usually the only time your friends want to go off and do something and you can't b/c your "on-call". I worked for Hospice and we were on call roughly once every two months we got paid $10.00 extra to carry the pager and then regular pay while we were "out" unless you had already wk'd 40 hrs and that was the only thing good if it ran into overtime!!

I am a CNA~~RN in '10 and I would NEVER talk to any of my nurses that way!! The other CNA's maybe (tee-hee-hee j/k) but not a nurse an RN or LPN for that matter!! We are there to help the nurses HENSE the term NURSES ASSISTANT!! I can't even begin to tell you what I would have said but I sure to heck would not have apologized!! I would like to think I would come up with something clever like "make that a rectal temp toots" but in all honesty I prob would have stood there with my jaw on the floor!! I guess some ppl just don't appreciate having a job!!

Maybe Pharmacy Tech? Phlibotomy? I know here around her in Arkansas they can me completed in 2 semesters. Just trying to help you think of things in the health care area.

I live in Arkansas we have a shoe store here called Shoe Department it is part of the Shoe Show/Shoe Department Chain. Anywho...they sell shoes there called Scrubs Rx they come in all colors, slip on, they don't have holes. I have a pair in black and in white they are comfortable & good arch support, and @ $15.00 (which is awesome) these are all I wear to work. You may want to look it up online. I think they are worth looking into.

I think all LTC facility's are like this! I have 2 ppl were I work if I get there and see I am paired up with either of them I am instantly upset and pitty myself and I hate that!! These are the same girls who made bets about how long I would last b/c I have my hair fixed everyday and NEVER go to wk without my make-up on they thought I was fresh out of CNA classes and I was told they thought I was to prissy!! Jokes on them little did they know I have been a CNA for 15 yrs and can run circles around them!! But my point is I know how you feel!! Is it possible to talk to someone to see that you aren't paired up with them? I know you said you float but if they need you then they should be willing to see that you aren't uncomfortable to be there!!

Ask yourself these questions: **Did I work hard for my LPN? **Am I proud of myself for what I accomplished? If you answered yes then you are not just an LPN you are a NURSE dang it and it doesn't matter what letters are behind your name!!!

I am in NS (RN) I currently took a summer job as a CNA in LTC facility I have been a CNA for 15 yrs, I am working with another girl who is in the LPN program, and just started working as a CNA she is always making reference to being an LPN student and says things like you shouldn't do this or you should do things this way, and I constantly hear the others complain about how she thinks she is better than them. Most of the ppl I work with aren't even aware that I am a nursing student. My advice would be: Learn as much as you can about being a CNA I think it should be manditory to be a CNA before you become a nurse. I think it would make alot more nurses understand the hard work CNA's do everyday! Our school does not require us to be CNA's first so KUDO's to your school Remember you are there to be a CNA not a nursing student others don't like to feel like they are being judged. There really isn't one piece of advise to give about being a CNA don't be scared about the workload once you get there and get your groove it will all be like second nature! CNA work in a LTC facilty is hard you will be overwhelmed at first. You will have GREAT days and days you wish you would have just called in. Just keep in mind this is a hard job, and one day you may be in the situation and be in the LTC facility so treat each of those ppl as if it were you in that bed. Most didn't ask to be there and you are in their home so be respectful, be kind, and you will be one of those CNA's that ppl are talking about but in a good way!!

I just went through my first sememster of clinicals...I am a hands on learner so it was wonderful for me. If I can tell you anything it is make sure you alcohol pads and your sissors we had one nurse at the hospital who loved to go around and ask the nursing students for these 2 items!! Of course he was just giving us a hard time but we remembered them!!