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  1. Background Check - University of Colorado Denver

    wahwahgerman replied to klclapper's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    It differs from state to state. There are other postings on this site where people are asking for advice on similar legal issues (so fish around). You will want to check with the board of nursing for...

  2. Remembering Med's

    wahwahgerman replied to FollowThru11's topic in General Students

    It helps to look up the meds and write out the drug action/side effects the night before clinicals (time consuming, but worth the effort). Also, when I'm at clinicals, I carry a timesheet (broken down...

  3. Does anyone work full time AND go to NS?

    wahwahgerman replied to powerbeth22's topic in General Students

    I'm in that exact boat, transcription and all! I dropped down to 32 hours a week, so that helped A LOT! You can definitely do it

  4. Dear future nursing students,

    wahwahgerman replied to BeeFree963's topic in General Students

    Pre-req classes are very different from nursing school, just so ya know. While I'm sure you are confident in your abilities now, the nursing program has a way of showing you that you do not know...

  5. Dear future nursing students,

    wahwahgerman replied to BeeFree963's topic in General Students

    I wish I had a mute button for the students who ALWAYS have a story to tell during theory. Maybe a fast-forward option would be more useful. Expl: The guy who has asked to switch patients with his...

  6. Funny or embarrassing moments in clinicals.....

    wahwahgerman replied to wahwahgerman's topic in General Students

    Hopefully you can find the humor in this...I was emptying a colostomy bag for the first time and did some fumbling around while trying to get it open, which ended up being a mess. I managed to keep it...

  7. Please help need advice :-(

    wahwahgerman replied to ipray2him's topic in General Students

    Seems kinda strange to me also. Maybe you can take this up with the "higher-ups" at your college. Seems silly to start all over again. If you cannot pick up where you left off, going on for your BSN...

  8. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    wahwahgerman replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    When you stumble into clinical simulation late, please don't ask me to explain what's going on, k

  9. Dear future nursing students,

    wahwahgerman replied to BeeFree963's topic in General Students

    Ha! Yes, people do get annoying, but the effect on you becomes less with age....Except for my utter annoyance with the guy who comes in late all the time, can't follow directions at all and is just...

  10. Importance of Nursing School Clinicals?

    wahwahgerman replied to redraider1977's topic in General Nursing

    I can't speak for everyone, but for me, I learned more during the clinicals than I could have in a year's worth of classes. There is nothing like caring for a patient with a half dozen (or dozen) of...

  11. Did anyone ever feel at home when they first went to the hospital?

    wahwahgerman replied to cicatrixx15's topic in General Nursing

    I've been doing medical transcription (remotely from home) for 15 years and I am now in nursing school. Knowing the medical terminology/drugs and being familiar with electronic records helps a lot. It...

  12. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    wahwahgerman replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Silly guy...everyone knows you find God in prison, not on the

  13. How to not suck at clinical

    wahwahgerman replied to ERsn's topic in General Students

    Clearly I'm not suggesting to fake knowing a skill and risk endangering the patient....I'm talking about remaining calm, cool, and collected in efforts not to show your

  14. Modesty Issues

    wahwahgerman replied to ToryAdore's topic in Operating Room

    Agreed, everyone is different in their beliefs and preferences. But how do you suggest we accommodate these special requests? The reality is that the nurse who is on the schedule (or the nurse that...

  15. Which semester did you think was the hardest?

    wahwahgerman posted a topic in General Students

    I hear different opinions on this question. Some people say that nursing school gets easier as you go along, and others say it becomes more difficult each semester. I'm in an associate degree program...

  16. Modesty Issues

    wahwahgerman replied to ToryAdore's topic in Operating Room

    This seems like a stone age argument. The nurse is there to help the patient, why does it matter what gender they are? I mean really, when I have had to be catheterized, the furthest thing from my...

  17. Thinking about ICU/dealing with the ethical dilemmas

    wahwahgerman posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Sorry for the redundancy...I'm still in nursing school, however, I am interested in working in the ICU and I'm wondering how all of you experienced ICU nurses deal with your ethical dilemmas. Maybe...

  18. How to not suck at clinical

    wahwahgerman replied to ERsn's topic in General Students

    Good question, fake it until you really are calm and cool! My friend suggested that I pretend I am the instructor and that the other students and my clinical instructor were actually the lucky ones to...

  19. Holy Heck I am SOOO scared!

    wahwahgerman replied to Guest233447's topic in General Nursing

    No worries! Clinicals is the easy part. Form a trusting relationship with your patient (hide your shaky hands) and the sky is the limits. Utilize your resources, your fellow students, instructors and...

  20. Barely getting through it...

    wahwahgerman replied to bassadict69's topic in General Students

    Haha! I tell my friends that all the time. My key to success is to have a drink with my studies. I do review the material front to back, but when it comes to taking the tests I go with my first...

  21. Items needed for nursing

    wahwahgerman replied to avaloncar's topic in General Students

    You might need to bring it to clinicals. The long term care center/transitional care unit we are doing clinicals at requires the CNAs and students to have their own belts....and they are hard to...

  22. First day of clinicals tomorrow, so confused!

    wahwahgerman replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in General Students

    It's tricky sometimes to get all your required skills done. The fact is that the patient may refuse anything he wishes, and a more independent patient will probably not want you checking out his...

  23. I Want To Quit

    wahwahgerman replied to citylights89's topic in General Students

    Don't quit A lot of your experiences sound familiar, some of the students in my school are questioning if they "belong" in nursing school or even in the field of nursing. Just remember that your...

  24. Which semester did you think was the hardest?

    wahwahgerman replied to wahwahgerman's topic in General Students

    It sounds like the consensus is the 2nd semester, which includes OB/peds. Although the 3rd semester might be a bear too! The first semester has been very manageable, so I guess I have more...

  25. Clinical skills/procedures

    wahwahgerman replied to twinjeep97's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There are some CDs/DVDs that come in a pack and contain videos of procedures and practice questions for your practicum tests. They came bundled with one of my other books but the pack is called...