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  1. What the best advice you've received from clinical instructors in nursing school?

    symphie replied to willowRN's topic in General Students

    Best advice from nurse on the floor during clinicals: "When you graduate, do a year in med-surg to use to your skills, then get the hell out of there..." Best advice from clinical instructor: "Show...

  2. Work non-nursing related job while in school?

    symphie replied to esunada's topic in General Nursing

    Although I agree your best edge on other applicants when you graduate will be a hospital job, I have to say that I love having a non-healthcare job in nursing school. I want to work peds when I...

  3. Don't think I'm cut out for med/surg

    symphie replied to Icanseethefinishline's topic in General Students

    My first day of clinicals I followed one of the nurses on our floor for the morning and she told me, "When you graduate, do 1 year on a med/surg floor, and then get the hell out of there!"...working...

  4. shirts under scrubs

    symphie replied to O81Meg's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I get my long sleeve shirts from Old Navy and Target. Target's long sleeve shirts from "Mossimo Supply Co." are my favorites to wear under

  5. Anyone made it through Nsg school WITHOUT caffeine , Adderall, or Red Bull??

    symphie replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in General Students

    I'm not an all-nighter fan anymore. I used to be when I was in high school and when I was doing pre-reqs. Now that I'm in nursing school though I'm done studying and in bed by 9 or 10 every night. I...

  6. UAB Spring 2011 Admission

    symphie replied to symphie's topic in Alabama Nursing

    erin801- I did get in. In fact, I'm about a month away from finishing up my first semester now. Message me on here and I'd be happy to answer any questions you have about it.

  7. A day in the life of a nursing student

    symphie replied to FLhusker's topic in General Students

    Our weeks rotate whether we have lab or clinical. A typical lab week: Monday: Lecture 8-12 Tuesday: Lecture 8-11, Lecture 1-3 Wednesday: Lab 8-12 Thursday: Lab 8-12 A typical clinical week: Monday:...

  8. Classroom response systems: your input request

    symphie replied to GurneySurfer's topic in General Students

    We use the system for short (about 5 questions) quizzes at the beginning of each class to test everyone on the reading, so the instructors can make sure we prepared for the lecture that day. It's nice...

  9. Student prescribed xanax for anxiety...

    symphie replied to murseNtraining's topic in General Students

    At my school you have to report new meds so that they can make sure they won't interfere with your ability to perform in clinicals, and also so that they have record of your prescriptions for your...

  10. is there a good way to get blood pressure right?

    symphie replied to italy's topic in General Students

    1. Feel for the spot where you can feel the brachial pulse the BEST. Then take your time to make sure you're putting the stethoscope EXACTLY where you felt it. 2. Practice different techniques of...

  11. Anybody NOT feel like it's taking over?

    symphie replied to OBplease's topic in General Students

    Our class of 100 is split into 2 groups. A group and B group, so our weeks alternate. On my lab week, I have Foundations from 8-12 on Monday, Pathophysiology 8-11 and Skills Lecture 1-3 on Tuesdays....

  12. How often you see your boyfriend while in nursing school

    symphie replied to CaliforniaRNnow's topic in General Students

    My boyfriend lives about 2 and a half hours drive from me now, because I had to transfer schools for acceptance to nursing school, and he's honestly been my rock through all of it. We talk pretty much...

  13. Anybody NOT feel like it's taking over?

    symphie replied to OBplease's topic in General Students

    I'm only in my first semester of the BSN program, so maybe it gets worse, but honestly I studied more when I was in pre-reqs than I do now. I spend alot more time in class, clinicals, lab, etc. But I...

  14. BS!

    symphie replied to rngreenhorn's topic in General Students

    Hahaha. I love it. And I completely agree. Our instructors say that nurses who come back to further their education always fail the tests because they're bringing knowledge they have from real world...

  15. How did you know Nursing was/is for you

    symphie replied to scrubs92's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For me, I went through a couple different ideas towards the end of high school. I knew I wanted to be certain of my major when I started college, because I'm too stubborn to change majors, so I needed...

  16. Nursing School Interview

    symphie replied to CnmAshley's topic in General Students

    We had a group interview for one of the nursing programs I applied to. There were 4 interviewers (director of programs, professors, etc.) and there were 5 of us being interviewed at a time. We had to...

  17. Just talked to a nurse- I feel so down & anxious

    symphie replied to StudentNrseMcFarland's topic in General Students

    The nursing job market moves in cycles. By the time you graduate, the job market will NOT be the same as it is right now. It might be better, it might be worse. You can only follow your dream and have...

  18. Help with BP sounds?

    symphie posted a topic in General Students

    Here's my predicament... I started nursing school last week (yay!) and we have validations on taking blood pressures this Friday morning. I was planning to practice in the lab every day this week, but...

  19. Snow Days....

    symphie replied to Kareylea's topic in General Nursing

    Haha. Exactly! I talk to people up north who are just at a loss for words when I try to explain that even an inch of snow down here shuts down everything completely, because we just aren't equipped to...

  20. Snow Days....

    symphie replied to Kareylea's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I feel your pain. I live in AL as well and all of our roads are still closed. One of our cars is stuck halfway down our driveway right now with no way to get up or down. I don't think you should...

  21. Help with BP sounds?

    symphie replied to symphie's topic in General Students

    Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

  22. Help with BP sounds?

    symphie replied to symphie's topic in General Students

    An actual person. We go in with a partner. The instructors use double stethoscopes so they can listen in while we figure out our partner's

  23. Older nurses taking forever to computer chart

    symphie replied to Giga's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's important for younger nurses to remember it the way my friend's mother put it: "our generation are technology natives, and the generations before us are technology immigrants" Basically,...

  24. how far do you drive for school

    symphie replied to tierra399's topic in General Students

    I live about 30 miles from my campus. However, it's in the middle of a major city so traffic is HORRIBLE. I leave my house at 6:30 to be on time for 8:00 classes. I hate it so much. I have to tell...

  25. Nursing School Pen Pal

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

    Aww, this is a fun idea! I start "upper division" (nursing school) classes next month, and I'll graduate August 2012 with a BSN, so I'd love o be able to talk to somebody going through something...