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  1. Starting Monday. Need some advice!

    First off-congrats on starting the program! Way to go! Second, do not listen to all the scary stories people tell you. The next time someone starts to relay something negative either walk away or...
  2. Feeling intimidated by Adult semester

    See if you can create a good list of nursing interventions you will use for those cardiac patients. Why they are important, how they help your patient, how you assess for the effectiveness of the...
  3. Too much to handle?

    Anything is possible if you put your mind to it, I suppose. With small children it is not something I would ever do to myself. If your program is like most you must make A's in those science pre-reqs...
  4. Please help! I'm a new grad.

    It is pretty common to have this feeling of 'shock' when you first move into that place as an RN from school. There are a lot of expectations that school creates for us, couple those with our own...
  5. Failed my 1st Fundamentals Exam

    Sent you a PM with a helpful site...dont give
  6. Favorite books to help you understand material?

    Hey! All books will put the same content in front of you. It depends on how you learn. Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic? Only you have that answer and I imagine you have a good feel for it by this point....
  7. Expectations vs Reality

    I am glad you see that you are being a bit hard on yourself. I will say though, thank you for actually caring that you do a great job and take give great care, lots of new nurses do not really even...
  8. Expectations vs Reality

    It is hard when expectation does not match up with reality. I have never been scared, I think that my pre-nursing life experience helped me with confidence. I was shocked at the gaps though..you know...
  9. Terrified to graduate in May...

    Take a breath and know that being nervous/freaking out is actually pretty much normal no matter HOW prepared/ready you may feel to graduate and be out there worling under your own license. A couple of...
  10. RN ADN Prereq.

    Just my perspective. If you are going to get into a school in DFW then you need to make A's in all of those Pre-req classes. The specs on the programs tell you that you can have a 3.0..seriously...
  11. conscious pt terminal wean

    I think the fact that it shook you only proves you are human. Don't be too hard on yourself or expect that you 'should' magically have had a different reaction to the situation. I wouldn't say you...
  12. PRECEPTORSHIP!

    First things first....take a breath and feel proud of the work you have accomplished! Yay for YOU!!!!! I precepted in ICU and work there now...so MUCH FUN! As far as confidence goes, I dont think...
  13. Frustrated student

    I am sorry you are going through all this, how tough to be so disappointed in something you worked so hard to get into in the first place. I am wondering, have you spoken to any of the faculty about...
  14. How do I change my outlook?

    Ultimately, you are studying to learn how to keep patients safe and alive. So, study with this in the forefront of your mind. To heck with the focus on grades one way or the other. Don't let that keep...
  15. study Aids

    First semester is a bit overwhelming at times. Have you been able to determine how you learn best yet? If you are a visual learner then maybe you need to draw out the concepts and connect the dots...
  16. New RN students starting in the Fall- nervous??

    First off, Congratulations on getting into a program! You will LOVE this world. I totally dig that you are reaching out here to find others to share your journey with; this can help a lot! A few...
  17. Help with nursing tests/studying technique

    It's tough to find the best way to study I know.. For me, the way to recall data on testing was to create as many links between the info that I could. So as you read the chapter don't paraphrase and...
  18. Is there anyone out there that feels this way?

    Morning! I believe there is a learning curve for ALL new nurses; regardless of how excellent their school is or how easy the program was for them to complete. If your program is accredited then you...
  19. nursing intervention question

    Afternoon- Is there something that is preventing them from having good parenting skills? Can you address why they are not doing this in the first place? What can you do to help them spend time...
  20. 2 weeks to go...

    It is a blast! Best of
  21. Collin County Community College

    I am in the Collin ADN program now if anyone has any specific questions you can send me a message. Unless you work for a hospital and can take advantage of one of their nursing training routes all...
  22. Working full time while in school

    I know it can be done if you have a flexible schedule. In my program You are assigned clinical time,no choice. Don't let what looks like a day offfool you.we have a lot of mandatory and 'suggested'...
  23. Nursing with hyperdidrosis

    My husband has had this condition for years. Tried everything and the only thing that worked..Odaban. They have a website, $18 for a bottle of freedom-he is a new person. It is wonderful! Best of...
  24. It's really happening!

    WOOHOO-This is awesome! I start nursing school in 46 days after 19 years of waiting and am so incredibly excited about it; so 2 years from now I will make the same post! Congrats on having the courage...
  25. Just accepted in Nursing school and I'm worried

    First, just let me send you some positive energy to wrap around yourself. Anxiety is not your friend in this situation. I know this feels like a huge mountain to climb and when you are in the middle...