ErinRN2B

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  1. Forgetting CNA Skills... =(

    ErinRN2B replied to 2011NursingStudent's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Depending on what your nursing program is like, you may learn a lot of those CNA skills over again. I know in my program we had to take an 8-week "Fundamentals" lecture and lab where we learned how to...

  2. Drug Testing for NS

    ErinRN2B replied to PhiladelphiaLove's topic in General Students

    I did. I think almost every school does drug testing. It's not for the school, per se, it's for the clinical institutions where you'll be working. Ours was just a urine test and we got the results in...

  3. Giving Thank you gifts

    ErinRN2B replied to Hopeful3's topic in General Students

    Our class made a really great gift for our instructor this semester. We got a big, fancy-looking shadow box on sale at a craft store and decorated the inside of it with a picture of all of is and some...

  4. A couple of Med/Surg questions...

    ErinRN2B posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    These have me completely stumped, and I can't find the answers anywhere in my Med/Surg book. It's driving me crazy! Please help if you can. "The nurse would assess a client with a history of transient...

  5. RN to BSN programs - how hard to get in?

    ErinRN2B posted a topic in General Students

    I'm an RN student at a local community college, about to finish my first semester. I've worked really hard, and when I graduate I'll be an RN. I really want to get my BSN, but after hearing so many of...

  6. Ivy Tech Fall 2011

    ErinRN2B replied to absngirl's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Yeah, no kidding. In my opinion, that just opens up the doors for stereotyping and bias. For example, I'm on the younger side of the age spectrum compared to everyone in the RN program at my campus....

  7. MedTech College

    ErinRN2B replied to lasdrs07's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Yeah - at Ivy Tech we have had math built in to almost every exam so far. I mean separate, distinct math questions apart from the main exam. The math used in nursing school isn't really rocket...

  8. How did you get through the waiting?

    ErinRN2B replied to Soon2bRN1222's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I applied to my ASN program in April and wasn't supposed to find out until the middle of summer. I took some summer classes to finish my science and English requirements to keep myself busy. Nothing...

  9. Pharm class.

    ErinRN2B replied to HCollier's topic in General Students

    I'm in an ASN program, and I think that Pharm is a two-semester class for us. I'm in the first semester right now. It seems to stress everyone out in my program really bad, and I know of a few people...

  10. Accepted into NS, BUT....

    ErinRN2B replied to my4helpers's topic in General Students

    It really doesn't seem that bad to me - it will definitely require a lot of commitment and hard work, but I think it would definitely be doable. I'm at a CC, and we too got all of our science and math...

  11. what kind of nursing specialty do you want and why? :)

    ErinRN2B replied to sophie<3's topic in General Students

    I'm not sure yet. I would love OR or ER, but I'm also interested in Psych. I could never do peds - my mother-in-law is a peds nurse and has so many sad

  12. Apprehensive about my first clinical!

    ErinRN2B posted a topic in General Students

    I had my orientation for my first clinical yesterday and had a tour of the facility. It's at a nursing home, and I have to say that I was a little taken aback. I have no experience whatsoever with...

  13. Possible to study for Teas for only 11 days and do Well?

    ErinRN2B replied to MeowMix24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It all depends on how well your foundation in reading and math is, I think. Honestly, I didn't really study for the TEAS much at all - I looked over the ATI study guide a few times in the week leading...

  14. Not Getting "A's"

    ErinRN2B replied to *4!#6's topic in General Students

    I started a topic about this before... I just finished my Fundamentals course with a B. It was the first B I'd ever gotten in my college career. I had a 91% in the class, and missed an A by two...

  15. Not used to getting B's...

    ErinRN2B posted a topic in General Students

    I just started my RN program and I'm in my fourth week of Fundamentals and Pharm. We've had three tests so far. I got an 86 on the Pharm test, and I've gotten an 83 and an 89 on the Fundamentals...

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

    ErinRN2B replied to tammy1974's topic in General Students

    I didn't do as well as I would have liked to on my blood pressure checkoff today (although I did pass) but I got a 96% on my Fundamentals exam today! After being stuck in bed with the flu all weekend...

  17. Not used to getting B's...

    ErinRN2B replied to ErinRN2B's topic in General Students

    Thanks for all of the encouragement. :) I'm starting to feel a little better... And just in time, I have a quiz on Tuesday, a B/P checkoff on Monday, and a teaching project due Tuesday as well. Not to...

  18. Refusing Mandatory Vaccination

    ErinRN2B replied to vanillagerm's topic in General Students

    Here is an article regarding aluminum... http://www.chop.edu/export/download/pdfs/articles/vaccine-education-center/aluminum.pdf I am not trying to disregard your opinions or experiences. I'm a young...

  19. Refusing Mandatory Vaccination

    ErinRN2B replied to vanillagerm's topic in General Students

    We were allowed to decline the Hep B vaccine, but the others were required - 2 MMRs, varicella (I had to get a titer), DT booster. We just got a memo this week stating that if we didn't have the...

  20. What is so hard about A&P 1?

    ErinRN2B replied to Miwila's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just a little reflection... Out of all my nursing pre-reqs I think I struggled the most in A&P 1 - although in retrospect, I think A&P 2 and Micro were much harder. When I started my pre-reqs...

  21. Not used to getting B's...

    ErinRN2B replied to ErinRN2B's topic in General Students

    That's what I am most concerned about, too. The RN-BSN program I have my heart set on is competitive, and I don't want to be a bedside nurse for my whole career - not that there's anything wrong with...

  22. Not used to getting B's...

    ErinRN2B replied to ErinRN2B's topic in General Students

    I love that movie. :) I love all the '80s brat pack movies - they're a little before my time, but still

  23. Not used to getting B's...

    ErinRN2B replied to ErinRN2B's topic in General Students

    Wow, I didn't mean to start any drama. Call me anal-retentive/OCD/a perfectionist, whatever, but school has always been something that I excelled at. Doing my best (and to me, "my best" means earning...

  24. Not used to getting B's...

    ErinRN2B replied to ErinRN2B's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the encouragement. :) I was so sick when I woke up this morning that I emailed my instructors to let them know that I wouldn't be coming in. That makes me feel even worse - but oh well, I...

  25. Which pre-nursing classes did you find the most useful?

    ErinRN2B replied to Copperismydog's topic in General Students

    Honestly (and this is only after four weeks of nursing classes) I've found Micro to be even more helpful than A&P. We've spent a lot of time covering sepsis and infection control procedures, and...