tokyoROSE BSN, RN

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    So you sick yet?

    tokyoROSE replied to puravidaLV's topic in General Students

    I haven't been sick once and this is my second year of nursing school. Cross my fingers that it continues that way!! I've even been around my sick boyfriend, taking care of him, and didn't catch a...
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    How much time do you *really*spend studying?

    tokyoROSE replied to yesitslaura's topic in General Students

    On the weekdays, I don't do anything besides school and work. Sometimes I sneak in time to see my boyfriend. Otherwise, time is spent purely on my education. I even do homework at work. Lately I've...
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    Do you ever get the feeling your professors are trying to weed you out?

    tokyoROSE replied to mell260's topic in General Students

    I don't feel personally that any professor is trying to weed me out. However, there is this one instructor who I feel teaches at a graduate level and has exceedingly high expectations -- is trying to...
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    Soooo... Are you at a disadvantage at NS? I think I am.

    tokyoROSE replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Students

    What about public transportation? I don't see what your adversary feelings about having a job is about. Plenty of people work part time during school, some even full time. They make it through. If you...
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    How many patients do you have during clinicals?

    tokyoROSE replied to Kaychell's topic in General Students

    We had a short 5-week clinical at the nursing home to start out, and I had only 1 pt. Second semester we were in the hospital, starting with 2 pts. At the end I decided to take 3 pts because I was...
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    Is Pharm really that bad?

    tokyoROSE replied to HCollier's topic in General Students

    I took pharm along with two other challenging classes in the same semester, so the compounded load work was really tough. Each test had about 50 medications, and after the first 10, every side effect...
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    Working weekends and being a senior nursing student...crazy?

    tokyoROSE replied to gl0wing's topic in General Students

    I am in the same boat as you, and this question is really tough for anyone but you to answer. I had to make the same decision, but instead of quitting I cut back one shift. I used to work 4 times a...
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    It's actually NOT so bad!

    tokyoROSE replied to JBMmom's topic in General Students

    Although this site has been very helpful to me, I'm so glad I didn't find it until after my first semester of nursing school. Otherwise, I'd be scared out of my mind! I understand people come here to...
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    Have any "romantic" relationships developed in your nursing program?

    tokyoROSE replied to mell260's topic in General Students

    We have five men in a class of 60! I haven't seen or heard about them getting romantic with any classmates... but that is a terrible idea to begin with. However, there are some guys my age in the...
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    What do your schedules look like?

    tokyoROSE replied to kk83's topic in General Students

    I am a night owl myself, so what I do is take some sleeping pills and get in bed around 10/11 for 7am clinicals. Otherwise I'd be awake in bed til 1am trying to sleep. Adjusting to nursing school is...
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    What do you eat at 5am for breakfast?

    tokyoROSE replied to sandyfeet's topic in General Students

    I'll have cereal, yogurt with some fruit. I hate eating in the morning too. I'm going to experiment a little this semester. I'm not going to have anything in the a.m., but instead carry a little...
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    Does anyone get their books unbound?

    tokyoROSE replied to my3suns's topic in General Students

    Same here. I can't just throw that $100 or so away . . . especially in this
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    Only 2nd week into school and already stressed. Anyone else?

    tokyoROSE replied to peas&carrots's topic in General Students

    Don't worry, I feel the same way and I just started Monday! However, I attribute it to having such a great, relaxing summer that coming back to all this work is HARD. We'll get into the school "funk"...
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    What bag do u bring to school?

    tokyoROSE replied to Newbiestudent's topic in General Students

    I have a pretty plaid tote from A&F. Just because I'm going to nursing school doesn't mean I can't rock a nice bag :) No rolling bags for me,
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    What do you bring to class?

    tokyoROSE replied to mell260's topic in General Students

    - 2" inch binder with all my notes, schedule and some loose paper - my planner - pens/pencils/hilighters - cell phone - lunch - water bottle - a rat tail comb, lipgloss, candy, gum I carry it all in...
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    What is so bad about STATS?

    tokyoROSE replied to Kamdyn's topic in General Students

    I was scared to take stats because math isn't my specialty. However I found it to be simple. As far as I remember, it was all formulas. A single question would take up a whole sheet of paper. The...
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    No Pinning Ceremony??

    tokyoROSE replied to sh1901's topic in General Students

    That just seems odd. If your class really wants to do a pinning ceremony, get permission from the dean & organize it yourselves! However, am I the only one who doesn't care about the pinning...
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    Can you live a luxury lifestyle as a nurse?

    tokyoROSE replied to trustabdy's topic in General Nursing

    Sure you can finance that lifestyle on a nurse's salary but you are probably going to be in massive debt for the rest of your life trying to maintain that image. Because if I can guess, not only would...
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    How common is it for employers to pay for BSN?

    tokyoROSE replied to SerenePeach's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I believe it is quite common. I hear about it a lot in my clinical rotations -- one was a nursing home, the other a hospital. Seems like the only requirement was that you worked there for a certain...
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    Nutrition

    tokyoROSE replied to OBplease's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You weren't taking a full course to begin with, so nutrition will be fine. I got unlucky and had a hard nutrition class. My teacher had a PhD and was completely anal about everything. She even took...
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    Flu shot this year

    tokyoROSE replied to kenpochic's topic in General Students

    I will be getting the shot this year since my clinical placements are at two hospitals that require them. I didn't ever get the flu shot before I entered nursing school, not because I'm anti-vaccine...
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    Private School or Community College?! Please Help

    tokyoROSE replied to swtcaligurl's topic in General Students

    Gumby, I wasn't trying to attack you. What is great about this forum is we can all have a place to let out ourr opinions. I agree with your message about not letting things deter from our dreams....
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    Private School or Community College?! Please Help

    tokyoROSE replied to swtcaligurl's topic in General Students

    Exactly. It bothers me when people give advice when they haven't done the research. I've seen so many posts from new grads and experienced nurses alike having trouble finding jobs on this forum alone....
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    Which class was harder for you?

    tokyoROSE replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Students

    Prereqs -- A&P was hardest for me. Nursing -- tie between pharmacology and med/surg, worse when you had to take them together like I did. I
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    necessity of laptop, smartphone, etc?

    tokyoROSE replied to blissfulinsanity's topic in General Students

    First of all, I don't bring any of my books with me to class. The instructors provide power point notes for us each class and thats what I use. When I get home, I read over the chapters and write...