tara84

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1. I want to be a RN but don't want to deal, with you know...

   tara84 replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Nursing

   This is exactly why I am about to discontinue my nursing education. My first clinical rotations for the semester was on a medical/oncology floor. It has made me more afraid of dying and has messed me up emotionally. I think that I might work in a doc...

2. How has life changed since you finally became a RN ?

   tara84 replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Nursing

   I am about to enter my 3rd semester of nursing school, a BSN program. I am about to decide against going back. I have had several health issues start to pop up, I have major sleeping issues, and I am even starting to question my faith. I do not feel ...

3. IF you WEREN'Ta nurse, what would you be???

   tara84 replied to sjoy's topic in General Nursing

   A lingerie model:D, but if that didn't work out.....Nursing!!!! I am only a student.....which I feel like I will be a forever student. Oh, can we pick "lottery winner" as something we would like to be??

4. Nurses with tattoos

   tara84 replied to Deargceann's topic in General Nursing

   I am in nursing school, and have no idea as to what direction I want to take. I have tattoos, but they are covered by my scrubs. Honestly, Don't let something that can be covered up dictate which path you want to seek out in nursing......it is what Y...

5. How Important Are Grades?

   tara84 replied to shortnorthstudent's topic in Pre-Nursing

   My GPA helped me to get into a competitive entry level BSN program. I worked very hard to earn those A's. In the prereq's that was all that mattered (and of course with understanding the material comes the high grades). Now that I am in the nursing p...

6. Highly disturbed today at Clinical...

   tara84 replied to cookiesandcream22's topic in General Students

   I am a current nursing student, and I do not feel for the CNA that could not take care of the patients most basic needs. No person should be laying in soiled linens, or have unclean sheets. If they need that much assistance with ambulation, and is "t...

7. A Typical Week at Nursing School?

   tara84 replied to iwanttobeanurse33's topic in General Students

   I am in my second semester in an entry level BSN program. My schedule is: Foundations of nursing Foundations of pathophysiology Foundations of health assessment Problem solving skills/critical thinking Skills lab (10 hours a week) After these classe...

8. "Why don't you just be a doctor?"

   tara84 replied to laceface24's topic in General Nursing

   I was premed prior to nursing school. I generally like the way nurses care for patients, more so than doctors. I want to become a nurse practitioner, however, I highly respect physicians. They dedicate their lives to their patients! I think the gener...

9. Helpful Advice Needed!

   tara84 replied to Karilin's topic in General Students

   During my prereq's I was taking five classes and kept my job as a waitress to 5 shifts a week, and did fine, I am a straight A kind of person:p. Now I am in an entry level BSN program, and I work 1 shift on Sat. all day. I am about to enter clinicals...

10. Broward College August 2010

    tara84 replied to NMG86's topic in Florida

    Are you all talking about BCC in Florida?? I remember the anticipation of "waiting".........seriously, enjoy this time! Once the program starts everything changes very quickly....as you can see it is midnight, and after waking up at 5:00am, I am stil...