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  1. I picked the perfect time to get lazy...

    pitaya replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    LOL Staying awake all night is torture indeed! The first year of nursing school I would stay up all night drinking red bull and studying. One of those nights, I made a 98% the next day, so I can't say...

  2. Please Clarify.

    pitaya replied to oforver1's topic in General Students

    Ask the hospitals where you live or where you hope to work. In my hometown, hospitals don't have a choice - they take who they can get and that's usually ADN grads because there is a community college...

  3. Nursing Books

    pitaya replied to VeniVidiVici's topic in General Students

    Dang...I just saw a Borders going out of business when I was visiting another city for spring break! I didn't realize it was nationwide. There's not a Borders where I live, but I should have stocked...

  4. Is it like this at every school or is it just mine?

    pitaya replied to prime11214's topic in General Students

    Yup, same here, and I'm in a BSN

  5. Is it time to leave Arizona?

    pitaya replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I feel the opposite way. I live in Colorado and am dying to go back to AZ. Do whatever makes you

  6. Entering nursing school in Sept. Any suggestion??

    pitaya replied to sltenbroeck's topic in General Students

    Get a job to save/hoard the money that you won't be making in nursing school. (I speak for myself - some others may find time to work, but I would never be able to study if I worked. ) or TRAVEL!...

  7. Nursing Pets

    pitaya replied to cogath's topic in General Students

    Haha, that's like me! Red Bull, kitty, and laptop - that's all you need to survive nursing school.

  8. Does it matter what school you go to?

    pitaya replied to sdahl2's topic in General Students

    Now normally I would tell you that private schools are a HUGE waste of money. But ever since I was in 4th grade and learned who Florence Sabin was and that she went to Johns Hopkins...it has been my...

  9. What's your nursing school diet?

    pitaya replied to Despareux's topic in General Students

    GO-GURT! It's portable. :) I eat anything portable,

  10. Nursing Diagnosis Book for Clinicals....Any recommendations?

    pitaya replied to NewStudent33's topic in General Students

    Nursing Diagnosis Handbook by Ackley is the only one you'll ever need. You don't even need the most updated version; I would get an older edition for cheaper if I were

  11. Was the Nursing program your first choice?

    pitaya replied to can'tdecide's topic in General Students

    No, for my whole childhood, my first choice was to become a doctor and I fully intended on pursuing medical school until I got a 2.7 GPA my first semester of college. I had graduated high school with...

  12. Thinking of moving to AZ

    pitaya replied to jessm215's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I love Tucson and Arizona in general, too! But the thing is that they are driving out the people who need to stay and oppose crap laws like that so they don't get

  13. My Microbiology Teacher told me I can't become a Nurse

    pitaya replied to louis345's topic in General Students

    Microbiology lab really has NOTHING to do with nursing. I could never get microscopes to work either. And I only got a B in microbiology because I emailed my teacher of a class of 500 and begged him...

  14. Commute to nursing school?

    pitaya replied to bd22's topic in General Students

    I am attending a school that is over an hour from my home. I moved a mile away from the school and am so glad I did. A month's rent is certainly cheaper than a month's worse of gas for a long haul...

  15. Only wanting one area of nursing?

    pitaya replied to DreamyEyes's topic in General Students

    No, that's great. If all nursing students wanted to work in a hospital, then that would mean that all of the nurses who worked outside of the hospital would not be pursuing their passion and would be...

  16. FSU Accelerated BSN Spring 2010

    pitaya replied to Ceeceenumber3's topic in Florida Nursing

    Wow, I wish I had applied to Florida State's ABSN. My brother graduated from FSU and I loved going to visit him and absolutely fell in love with Tallahassee. I see that somebody said for the class of...

  17. Nursing Books

    pitaya replied to Jenni811's topic in General Students

    I second half.com!! Sell them right after the class is done to get the best results. If you sell online, you will get more money than selling them to the bookstore. Or you could sell them to future...

  18. Psych rotation coming up.. not excited about it, should I be?

    pitaya replied to FutureOBNurse2118's topic in General Students

    You handle them just like you would any other person - with respect. You don't bring up their past issues, don't ask them directly about it. Just find out where they are now - how was their week, how...

  19. need gift ideas for a graduating nursing student

    pitaya replied to anonymousstudent's topic in General Students

    MONEY!!! I haven't been able to work in a year. If it were me, I would be thrilled to death with even an extra

  20. Mental Health Nursing

    pitaya replied to ag.wade's topic in General Students

    I second Apgar! I love talking to my patients. Don't be afraid of them. They will teach you so much. I'm pretty sure they benefit me more than I benefit

  21. Team leader assignment

    pitaya replied to Kringe38's topic in General Students

    LOL Yeah, that's exactly how I was. At one point I even said to my classmate, "Are you sure you don't want me to get you a drink of water?" I wasn't afraid of pestering my classmates, but I was more...

  22. Team leader assignment

    pitaya replied to Kringe38's topic in General Students

    Yeah, I was team leader for a day and it was the most boring clinical day. I tried to keep busy, but most of the time I was just standing around not doing anything. I would undoubtedly have learned...

  23. Nursing instructors and heart "palpations" ???

    pitaya replied to MumblesMahoney's topic in General Students

    Oh my goodness, I can't think of what words my med-surg teacher would mispronounce, but she said so many words wrong that I couldn't stand listening to her lectures!! Auugh! To be fair, she is a...

  24. Do you think it matters when a patient tells your instructor...

    pitaya replied to Despareux's topic in General Students

    It should always matter what a patient thinks of you! Everyone loves to hear praise and I'm sure your teacher would love to know that you have a good rapport with your patients. My clinical...

  25. Nurse Residency Programs?

    pitaya posted a topic in General Students

    I would like to know what a nurse residency program is. I have heard the term mentioned before, but I am unclear as to what these programs actually entail. Could someone enlighten me? Are they just...