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    For Fun--Kudos 2 Me...The "toot your own horn" thread

    citylights89 replied to tammy1974's topic in General Students

    Bad news : I made a 76 on my first pathophysiology test. Good news: 21 people in the class failed, so I'm ahead of the curve. Good news: I made a 86 on my first Med-Surg test!!! Miscellaneous news:...
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    Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    citylights89 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Big girls know best according to
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    30+ page care plans

    citylights89 replied to Boog'sCRRN246's topic in General Students

    That's ridiculous. 30 pages? And here I was ******** about my care plan I just had to turn in today. It was only 2 pages, but it also included our client report sheet (which is like our form of a...
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    Clinical instructors that aren't fond of one another?

    citylights89 posted a topic in General Students

    Just wondering...has anyone ever had clinical where you had separate instructors and you could tell that, although they work together (on separate floors, though), that they are just merely tolerating...
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    Is there any shy and quiet people like me?

    citylights89 replied to EduardoLugo's topic in General Students

    Very true. I noticed that some of our instructors pick up on weakness or other anomalies and pressure those students more. I'm also very shy and have had to make myself be more outgoing and talkative...
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    Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    citylights89 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Well, I live in Houston so we do have public transportation, it just doesn't operate all night long. the first trip is at like 4:00 or something, so that's why it is a concern. Apparently nobody rides...
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    Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    citylights89 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    This semester is was not an option, but luckily I live close to the medical center, where a majority of the big hospitals are, so its no biggy. Last semester I was able to convince my instructor...
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    Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    citylights89 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry, but I can't agree with that one. When you don't have a car and the clinical site is about 2 hours away by bus and you have the choice of 2 hospitals that are only 30 min away, which one...
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    Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    citylights89 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Man, what schools do you guys go to? The posts sound so
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    Conversation starter...what are your nursing career goals?

    citylights89 replied to EatLoveNurse's topic in General Students

    In general, I decided on nursing b/c of my mom's years as a phlebotomist in the Tex Med Center (I grew up in hospitals almost), my school nurse in high school, and my dear aunt who passed after...
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    Evidence Based Paper--need help!

    citylights89 replied to coolpeachmoy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I also advise you to use any text that was assigned for your class and resources, such as the library. I know all of this can be frustrating when you are new. I've been in NS a year and I remember the...
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    Medication Administration 3 checks

    citylights89 replied to Kellicyrist's topic in General Students

    I know this thread is like 3 years old, but I like that^^ I will find that very easy to
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    Non-nursing degree for Masters?

    citylights89 replied to smilealot's topic in General Nursing

    I also want to get a MPH/MS Health Informatics when I graduate with my BSN, which is a ways off in 2012. I do know that that the University of Texas offers those degrees in a dual degree program as...
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    Disappointing First Clinical Experience

    citylights89 replied to nikkole318's topic in General Students

    I felt like a chicken with its head cut off on my first day on my own with a patient too. The actual first day 2 of us were following around a PCA so we really didn't have direct patient contact. I...
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    For Fun--Kudos 2 Me...The "toot your own horn" thread

    citylights89 replied to tammy1974's topic in General Students

    I don't have any grades to report yet. We just had out first test today. I didn't get a chance to look at the key, but from others are saying about how much they missed, it makes me nervous. I know I...
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    public health or acute care nursing

    citylights89 replied to dedicate's topic in General Nursing

    Glad to see others like me. I'm still in school, but I don't want to work in a hospital either. I mean, I know it's where you are supposed to get all your good experience and fine tune your critical...
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    Taking care of patient with C.Diff?

    citylights89 replied to citylights89's topic in General Students

    I made it through the day. Hopefully, I don't have something that I don't realize yet. I had gas earlier and had to use the restroom 2x today (TIM, I know) and I got paranoid. I'm ok right now with no...
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    Taking care of patient with C.Diff?

    citylights89 replied to citylights89's topic in General Students

    Another question: so when I wash my hands, I know I have to wash them before I leave the room? Now just how do I do that - the patient bathroom?! Or do I take off all my stuff, get a napkin, open the...
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    I Want To Quit

    citylights89 posted a topic in General Students

    My old thread got a little off topic. I'm wondering if this is what I want to do anymore. I don't know if it is the program I am in or just me. On one hand, I like the subject matter and do want to...
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    Yahoo once again touting RN Jobs

    citylights89 replied to MedicLifelineRN's topic in General Nursing

    They need to stop the lies! Lies all
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    Prepping for Med-Surg I clinicals

    citylights89 posted a topic in General Students

    So I'm pretty sure this question has probably been asked in another form somewhere else on this site, but I got tired of searching for an exact answer: Since I'm getting ready to start Med-Surg I...
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    Prepping for Med-Surg I clinicals

    citylights89 replied to citylights89's topic in General Students

    We have a little bit of info, but I just wanted some general guidelines to go by. I don't like to be behind the curve so to speak. Just using my resources! We get scored according to our clinical...
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    Do you actually READ your nursing books or just skim?

    citylights89 replied to starmickey03's topic in General Students

    I try my best to read but sometimes it is just not possible. For example, last semester I didn't read much in Fundamentals and found it hard to get test questions correct and have an idea of the most...
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    How much time do you *really*spend studying?

    citylights89 replied to yesitslaura's topic in General Students

    I don't study that much either and I do pretty well. I do try to make an effort to read my chapters. If I read and at least see the information once then I can pull it out better during a test or...
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    Can a shy student become an effective nurse?

    citylights89 replied to sunshine5889's topic in General Students

    I have thought the same thing because I am very shy as well. It is hard for me to go into the patient's room first thing and the morning and wake them up compared to others because of my shyness....