Maladroit

Maladroit BSN, RN

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  1. Age and Nursing School

    Maladroit replied to NursingGCW's topic in General Students

    I am 25 and in my accelerated program, I'd say the vast majority are 23-30 and we have a handful of women in the 30-40 range. They are focused, but they also have a lot to deal with on a daily basis,...

  2. Is this academic dishonesty?

    Maladroit replied to Jessicias85's topic in General Students

    Um, I'm going to take a shot in the dark here and go with

  3. No one can make me leave the student forums!

    Maladroit replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    Congratulations!!!! We appreciate you sticking around for us! There aren't enough actual nurses helping us be better when we're done, so thank

  4. How to survive 1st year of nursing school

    Maladroit replied to lemidora's topic in General Students

    For my cohort (in an ABSN program), the first year was a lot like the first year of marriage. You struggle a lot to adapt to the time and work it takes and it's not easy or fun a lot of the time -...

  5. Tell me about your 2nd bachelor's cohort....

    Maladroit replied to MICHRNTOB's topic in General Students

    In my cohort, we have a lot of moms and a couple dads (kids ranging in age from 1-20), quite a few that have degrees already but no kids (such as myself), and about 2-3 girls that are around 18 and...

  6. To all of those who did not pass...

    Maladroit replied to Streamline2010's topic in General Students

    I am with you on that. I passed as well, but 1/3 of my class failed and will have to try again next semester. A few of those failed out completely. I'm bummed but it makes me try harder and want it...

  7. First ever clinical THIS FRIDAY...advice ?!?!

    Maladroit posted a topic in General Students

    So, I start my very first ever clinical rotation this friday! I'm so nervous and I want some advice on what to study up on - I really want to be as prepared as possible! It's at a LTC facility....

  8. First ever clinical THIS FRIDAY...advice ?!?!

    Maladroit replied to Maladroit's topic in General Students

    I CAN DO THAT!!! Thank you ALL for the advice! I hadn't had any idea on what to focus on - so thanks a TON! I plan on being as helpful as possible! Thanks

  9. Anyone experience this

    Maladroit replied to Darkpk55's topic in General Students

    I struggled with this for the longest time - only now am I actually able to paraphrase with my own words. I still cringe when I hear myself say my own version of a definition (because I want to be as...

  10. What do do while waiting to graduate?

    Maladroit replied to redbkgiraffe's topic in General Students

    Most major hospitals have a Volunteer department that will coordinate everything for you. Just call the main number to the hospital and ask for the volunteer department. You should just have to fill...

  11. Nursing vs. Medicine paper

    Maladroit replied to AmberLB's topic in General Students

    Think about the origin of the diagnoses that Doctors and nurses have...that should give you a nice lead...but yeah, we aren't doing your work. Good luck

  12. "I have 4 free hours?!" oh my god, a lifetime! What do you do at the drop of a hat?

    Maladroit replied to Certifiable's topic in General Students

    As rare as that happens...I tend to put up on Facebook that I'm looking for a friend that's free at this very moment - who's game for shopping, lunch/dinner, mani/pedi, or just coffee. That's my M.O....

  13. NANDA nursing dx. for postpartum

    Maladroit replied to student422's topic in General Students

    There will always be a readiness for enhanced knowledge....my profs never let me forget that one if all else fails. Not saying it's the BEST nursing diagnosis, but it is an

  14. Nursing Pets

    Maladroit replied to cogath's topic in General Students

    I have a 4 year old cat, Jameson. He's the best little study partner and de-stresser I've ever known. I am married w/o children and live in a smallish apartment in the city. He's helped me with...

  15. Iowa Nursing Students- HELP!!!

    Maladroit replied to hawkeyeginger's topic in General Nursing

    I took my first 2 years at Hawkeye, not in the nursing program, but I'm in a BSN program now. My mom works there as well, so I'm pretty familiar with Hawkeye. I've had several friends in the program...

  16. Anyone else having a hard time choosing...

    Maladroit posted a topic in General Students

    I am having the biggest dilema going on in my head. I know I still have a good long year and a half to figure this out, but it bothers me. I don't know what kind of a nurse I want to be. As soon as...

  17. Blue vomit

    Maladroit replied to Yuppers21's topic in General Students

    I had a boyfriend that was puking, so he drank gatorade to rehydrate and then started puking purple, haha. In that case it is totally normal! It was frothy too, but idk in the case you asked

  18. What is nursing to you?

    Maladroit replied to RoyalNurse2010's topic in General Students

    nursing to me is the culmonation of everything I'm good at and love in life. It's not so much about patients remembering what I do or anything. I absolutely LOVE most aspects of the medical field...

  19. Working in school (I promise this isn't the typical 'should I work' question!)

    Maladroit replied to StangGang92's topic in General Students

    I used to work at the Univ. of Iowa hospital and let me tell you, IT'S freaking awesome. The doctors are (mostly) nice and it's really neat to see all the different types of cases coming into UIHC...

  20. Mental Health: How would YOU diagnose this client?

    Maladroit replied to UumiNurseX's topic in General Students

    Not that I know ANYTHING about diagnosing patients, first and foremost I'll state that I know I'm talking out of my VERY limited knowledge. I do have a Bachelor's in Psychology and was raised by two...

  21. End of First Week!

    Maladroit posted a topic in General Students

    The first week is over. I've had SO MUCH anxiety over this week! I'm so glad it's over...and I'm happy about everything. I'm already 1/3 done with my math class(it's work at your own pace)! I have...

  22. obstetric & nursing research

    Maladroit replied to daljeet's topic in General Students

    Well, why don't you start by telling us what YOUR thoughts are on some research ideas for OB/GYN...and then we'll tell you which ones would be better or help out in other ways. I doubt highly that...

  23. Get the question right and lose a point!!

    Maladroit replied to cutenurse2b_1's topic in General Students

    Thank you! I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that involving the Student Protection Association or ANA over 1 POINT on 1 TEST is FAR TOO EXTREME! Honestly, lets keep things in perspective,...

  24. Loyola University Chicago, Spring 2010 ABSN program

    Maladroit replied to stephie_love's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I was planning on applying to Loyola in Chicago for Fall 2010, but my science classes were past the 5 year cut-off point by a semester. . I REALLY wanted to go there since their program is REALLY...

  25. Do you use Kindle to download school books?

    Maladroit replied to sincerebliss's topic in General Students

    I know for OUR books and program, they said that wasn't an option yet, maybe in the future, but not as of yet. There are some textbooks available for Kindle and such, but for our program we can't...