Despareux

Despareux

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  1. Dealing with the emotions

    Despareux replied to mangopeach's topic in General Students

    I do feel terrible for them when it happens. It's also a reminder for me that anything can happen, that's out of our control, at any

  2. I'm always nervous talking with people who's in high position. Help!

    Despareux replied to Datu's topic in General Students

    They pee, poop, and fart just like the rest of us. Respect isn't accumulated and tallied just because of a job or an educational title. Try to imagine those higher-ups in funny, humanistic...

  3. Anybody NOT feel like it's taking over?

    Despareux replied to OBplease's topic in General Students

    I hated fundamentals with a passion, now that I am in med-surg, I sort of feel like I have a grip on things a little better. I can actually spend more time with my kids and husband, and MAYBE some...

  4. Irritating Classmates

    Despareux replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

    There's an art to bragging, and most who do it are clearly not artists; it's obnoxious. And no, I'm not

  5. My Wife just started a full time BSN.

    Despareux replied to moneyman81's topic in General Students

    It's tough on my husband. He's taken up most of the household chores, which [household chores] is something very new to him. I wish my husband would study with me, or let me teach him what I have...

  6. Baker (Flint) Kaplan Test Takers .....

    Despareux replied to sirktopher's topic in Michigan Nursing

    How exciting for all of you! Good

  7. How do you Tackle Chapter Reading Assignments and Make them Stick?

    Despareux replied to live&love&heal's topic in General Students

    Up to this point, I have read every chapter 2-3 times, draw out concepts, and take notes; although I'm passing with this method, I think I could be doing much better. I'm a very slow reader, which...

  8. Study Guides & GPA's-Do you get any Guides in Nursing Program?

    Despareux replied to proudmommy's topic in General Students

    No study guides here. We're told that everything is fair game, including subjects from previous

  9. How long does it take u to read

    Despareux replied to Darkpk55's topic in General Students

    I am such a slow reader. It takes me about 4 hours to read just one chapter. I read it word for word and re-read two more times. It

  10. What is harder A&P or Micro?

    Despareux replied to aubreyeve's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Okay, well, I may be the minority who thinks the composition classes were way more challenging than any other class I have taken [including nursing classes] so far. Even though I received A's in all...

  11. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    Despareux replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    I dread the day when nurses are required to test for proficiency in a foreign language to receive

  12. Anatomy harder than nursing school classes?

    Despareux replied to want2banrn's topic in General Students

    A&P I, II is equivalent to one piece of a puzzle; whereas, NS is putting all the puzzle pieces (all prerequisites) together. I wouldn't say that one is harder than the other. NS requires you to...

  13. Baker (Flint) Kaplan Test Takers .....

    Despareux replied to sirktopher's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Know your A&P like the back of your hand and brush up on your basic math. I found every one of the A&P questions were unexpected and not areas of A&P where I would have put a lot of focus...

  14. Rolling bookbags for nursing students

    Despareux replied to havehope's topic in General Students

    I use one. It's from LL Bean. It's not big enough and there is not a pocket for my water bottle. Other than that, I like it because it's rugged and the handling is stable. Some of my classmates use...

  15. Working nights with a family?

    Despareux replied to scrubbee's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still a student, but my "dream" hours would be Friday, Saturday, Sunday; evenings/midnights, 12 hour shifts. That way I can have most of my weekdays free to spend hanging out with my husband and...

  16. Better to go part time or full time to Nursing school?

    Despareux replied to koko2002's topic in General Students

    If I had a choice, I would attend part-time, for sure! With kids, their schedules, a husband who is absent five days/week (due to work scheduling), and the cost of gas, daycare expenses, dirty house,...

  17. Kaplan: The Basics Books + NCLEX review 1st Semester of Nursing?

    Despareux replied to LikesToWander's topic in General Students

    We have to purchase the same thing, but instead of paying the full price all at once, we pay about $95/quarter. We were also told that this exam benefits the instructors more so than the students. So...

  18. Is it just me or......

    Despareux replied to MickeysMom's topic in General Students

    The material wasn't hard at all, it's the time management that was most difficult. Between school and clinicals, we are involved 6 days per week. I think it's a tough schedule for me and my

  19. Has anyone been put on probation for clinicals? I just did!!!

    Despareux replied to bella65's topic in General Students

    Wow! I feel really bad for you; what a terrible experience. I don't know, maybe you could talk to your D.O.N. about

  20. What did you struggle with most in nursing school?

    Despareux replied to mrgaylordfocker's topic in General Students

    Time management and effective studying specifically for nursing

  21. would anyone graduating as an RN consider working as a LVN if no RN jobs available?

    Despareux replied to bella65's topic in General Students

    I don't know the legalities of working as an LVN/LPN under an RN license, but considering I have student loans to pay on after graduating, I would do

  22. A Couple General Nursing School Questions

    Despareux replied to lifelearningrn's topic in General Students

    40 students, 5 groups, and we have zero choice on which group, class time, or clinical times. We never know our future schedule until after everyone has a final grade, and then we have to scramble...

  23. I'm thinking about dropping out of nursing school...?

    Despareux replied to tatempole's topic in General Nursing

    What about research in nursing--that is, if you complete both

  24. At what point did you start feeling like a nurse?

    Despareux posted a topic in General Nursing

    Now that I am done with my first semester, I notice certain things that I have never noticed before, I have certain feelings/attitudes that I've never had before, overall, I just feel different, but I...

  25. Not wanting to work at hospital?

    Despareux replied to momof2prettygirls's topic in General Students

    Mostly, I want to work with peds oncology, either in a hospital/LTC, or home setting. My next greatest desire is to work with the under-served population as a community/public health; just like the...