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  1. Disclosing that I am on pain medication?

    anonymousstudent replied to Hopeful3's topic in General Students

    I can see why you wouldn't want to disclose it. Do you know who your advisor is? If I were you I would go in and talk to my advisor. You have to put it on the form if they are asking for it. I...

  2. Anybody have experience with taking a Leave of Absence during nursing school?

    anonymousstudent replied to heatherhammy's topic in General Students

    Well, I directly spoke to my advisor about it. She pretty much told me it was a terrible idea and that I should not consider it. But you should really seek to have good relationship with your...

  3. I got accepted!!

    anonymousstudent replied to partrease's topic in General Students

    Congrats!

  4. Pre-Clinical Fears

    anonymousstudent replied to student1901's topic in General Students

    Recognition of a weak area is a huge thing, and should not be viewed as a deficiency. Every nurse has weak areas, it's normal and to be expected. You will get better. Every experience you have will...

  5. Going to school when you have kids?

    anonymousstudent replied to Wan2BRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    How is your support system? Does your husband help out a lot? Do you have family friends you can call when you need it? Is your family close by to pitch in and help? Do you actually ask for help...

  6. Am I Always Going to Argue with my Instructors?

    anonymousstudent replied to LuckyinKY's topic in General Students

    I meant that you would never, as a nurse, give meds that are not safe for your patient. That's it. If the med isn't safe, don't give it. I believe we are in agreement? But the issue is not whether...

  7. Am I Always Going to Argue with my Instructors?

    anonymousstudent replied to LuckyinKY's topic in General Students

    So here's the question I have for you: How are you going to deal with doctors and supervisors and family members and senior nurses when you are in practice? All of these people are over you. When I...

  8. Assessing Each Other??!??

    anonymousstudent replied to FutureMaleOhioNurse's topic in General Students

    If you don't run an assessment on a "real" person before you get into clinical you are going to look like a fool. Sick patients still know what's going on and they are going to know when it takes you...

  9. medication calculation for Mefoxin

    anonymousstudent replied to RNw11's topic in General Students

    I think you already did the hard part! To figure out B, you need to divide the total amount of the drug by the number of times it's to be given per day. C is harder...if 1 g is diluted with 10...

  10. Retaining Info from pre-req's?

    anonymousstudent replied to Anne36's topic in General Students

    You have to learn how to identify important information, keep it, and chuck the rest. PAY ATTENTION when you do the abdomen, cardio, lungs, and circulation. You don't need a lot of it. My opinion...

  11. Online Blood Test (Varicella Titer)

    anonymousstudent replied to theconfusedone's topic in General Students

    If all you need is the varicella titre you might as well just get the shot again.

  12. How often to do you think about quiting?

    anonymousstudent posted a topic in General Students

    I think about quiting about every other day. Maybe every third day. I think about it a lot. Wouldn't that just be so much

  13. Scared on mental health placment

    anonymousstudent replied to Heinz beans's topic in General Students

    Well, let me give you some of my background. I've worked (not as a nurse, as a therapist) in a maximum security forensic psych hospital and in several prisons in the past. I have NEVER had anybody...

  14. How often to do you think about quiting?

    anonymousstudent replied to anonymousstudent's topic in General Students

    LOL

  15. Hand washing technique: point fingers up or down?

    anonymousstudent replied to cmw6v8's topic in General Students

    There are a lot of things that vary based on the type of asepsis you are seeking - medical or surgical. But general nursing practice, even when washing your hands before a sterile technique is...

  16. Retake Microbiology or find a way to refresh myself?

    anonymousstudent replied to slchAL's topic in General Students

    In your position I would take infectious disease. Micro is applicable to nursing, but ID and understanding that specific process would be more valuable to you.

  17. Are A's really not practical in nursing school?

    anonymousstudent replied to PaperPencil's topic in General Students

    I COMPLETELY agree with this. Most students in my program are pulling low B's and C's. They all have degrees, many Master's. This is not going to be anything like what you had in the pre-requisite...

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

    anonymousstudent replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Please remove your head from the clinical instructor's butt so I can actually ask her some questions.

  19. Anybody have experience with taking a Leave of Absence during nursing school?

    anonymousstudent replied to heatherhammy's topic in General Students

    I would like to have another baby before I finish, and my school provides for a leave of 6 months and you are have to petition to be re-admitted. It doesn't seem like it's a huge big deal, but there...

  20. Grades don't matter! Are you sure??????

    anonymousstudent replied to dinah77's topic in General Students

    Of COURSE grades matter. But the bottom line is that the type of testing in nursing school...and on the NCLEX for that matter...don't do a great job of determining if you will be a good nurse or not....

  21. Anatomy I while taking nursing classes anyone?

    anonymousstudent replied to kk83's topic in General Students

    This happened to me too. I thought I'd get in a lot later than I actually did, and didn't have the science sequence started. Most of the others were done! In my experience you will not be...

  22. need advice.

    anonymousstudent replied to adriestrada93's topic in General Students

    My advise: Get a job. Go to community college for 2 years, and get all of your general pre-requisite material out of the way. Then think about what you want to do. A few years of growing will do...

  23. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    anonymousstudent replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    I agree!!!!!!!! My school has actually been really practical about it. My SIL said that in her program, teachers were always talking about how you HAD to have this enourmous passion and desire for...

  24. Awesome amazon.com deal for students - FREE Prime!

    anonymousstudent replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in General Students

    This is a GREAT deal! I ♥ Prime! I had the free 3 month trial and was sad when it ended. I hope they continue it...I have 8 quarters

  25. what drug reference book do you like and why?

    anonymousstudent posted a topic in General Students

    I need to purchase a drug reference book for pharm, ideally one from a nursing view point. What would you recommend and