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    People say the funniest things in school...

    PinkCupcake replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    milk...think they put it in a vessel of some sort or drank straight from the animal...and how about cheese?! Sorry for hijacking the
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    What is the one thing that turns your stomach?

    PinkCupcake replied to FDW630's topic in General Students

    I can do poo, blood, stage 4 ulcer cleanings, among other not so pleasant things but I had a pt who has a HORRIBLE UTI. I swear you could taste the odor. It hung thick in the room. It was like I...
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    Grading scales and number of questions on your exams

    PinkCupcake replied to tb0930's topic in General Students

    I just took a test today and it was worth 31 points (kinda random if you ask me) any grade less than an 80% is
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    Statistics???

    PinkCupcake replied to akilah530's topic in General Students

    I HATE math! We do not get along at all lol. I took stats online because I'll need it to bridge over to the BSN program when I'm done with my RN. I got an A by some miracle! The Khan Academy...
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    How Many Classes?

    PinkCupcake replied to jennaroo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    One of my very good friends is a mother of 4 and two semesters ago she took 22.5 credits in one semester!!! It was a combination of campus, online, and accelerated classes. She did this so we could...
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    The Do's and Don'ts of Sternal Rubs

    PinkCupcake replied to Delaney Schick's topic in General Students

    My patient last week was not responisve and I watched the RN do the sternal rub. The pt opened their eyes for a moment but was back to being non responsive as soon as the nurse stopped. It was...
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    This semester of nursing school not going well for me - unbelievable

    PinkCupcake replied to Nogoodmood's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry you feel the way you do but the rules are the rule whether they are written or verbal. Our program has unwritten rules as well like at the hospital we have to park behind the white line,...
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    What class to take with Chemistry?

    PinkCupcake replied to 7237dallas's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took sociology with chem and got As in both. Psychology and sociology are both fairly easy you should be fine with either
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    How Many Classes?

    PinkCupcake replied to jennaroo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    the most I ever took was three classes at once but I tried to keep it at two. I'm married with 4 children and have a lot of other responsabilites that go with it as any monter knows. I also made...
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    The "Nursing Games" claims it's first victims...

    PinkCupcake replied to Klimpys's topic in General Students

    It's the only RN program in the area. When you have a family and live in a rural area the pickings are slim. Short of uprooting my husband and our 4 school age kids there is no other option. It's a...
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    Flu shot clinic tomorrow...nervous!

    PinkCupcake replied to NurseEric81's topic in General Students

    You will do great! Remember to aspirate first! My friend and I were giving flu shots a few weeks ago during our clinical and she drew up blood on her 2nd
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    How much extra time do you spend in the Nursing Lab?

    PinkCupcake replied to edatri's topic in General Students

    We spend about 4 hrs a week in lab for class. There is no extra time allowed. If you don't pass your check off you're screwed for
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    The "Nursing Games" claims it's first victims...

    PinkCupcake replied to Klimpys's topic in General Students

    It's brutal out there! The last class that just graduated started with 75 students and only 14 finished the RN
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    First quiz

    PinkCupcake replied to LCinTraining's topic in General Students

    I feel your pain! Most of our tests range from 15 pts to 25 points. There are no quizes so there is very little wiggle room when it comes to missing questions. Anything less than 80% is an
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    Calling graduating class of 2014!

    PinkCupcake replied to Jamaicandol's topic in General Students

    My classes started in the summer and so far so good. We lost close to half our class though by the start of our second trimester:eek: I can already tell that these two years will fly by because I'm...
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    Major anxiety over first clinical

    PinkCupcake replied to java12's topic in General Students

    We have to do catheters on our 4th or 5th day of clinicals :uhoh21: ...I'm slightly nervous but I'm sure I'll do fine. You will learn to step out of your comfort zone and the more you do it the easier...
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    Do you keep your personal life private while in nursing school?

    PinkCupcake replied to Kadambari's topic in General Students

    :rotfl: Thanks for the laugh. I love Tatum and Louboutins...sadly I've never had either of them
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    Do you keep your personal life private while in nursing school?

    PinkCupcake replied to Kadambari's topic in General Students

    I'm in my second trimester (we go in the summer too ) and our class of 42 (started at 75) is fairly close. We talk about our families, husbands, wives, jobs, etc a lot but mostly in general terms...
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    I just killed a tree

    PinkCupcake replied to SunshineDaisy's topic in General Students

    Yup that's what I do. Every semester we get a $40 print allowance. I figure it's built into my tuition. I paid for it so I'm going to use
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    Feeling a bit discouraged...

    PinkCupcake replied to samrusrn's topic in General Students

    It sounds like you are learning a lot of the stuff that you would have learned in a CNA class. As an RN you are going to have to make beds and bath pts. No it's not exciting but you still have to...
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    I just killed a tree

    PinkCupcake replied to SunshineDaisy's topic in General Students

    Our study guide was almost 50 pages long. I also type and print my notes to study from so I feel your pain!!! Thank God for my printing allowance at school. I might actually use it up this semester...
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    Which Specialty?

    PinkCupcake replied to RN-BSNheather's topic in General Students

    Hands down for me it would be ER. I love not knowing what's coming through the doors and the fast pace of it. For a little bit I thought I'd like L&D but I think I'd get bored...oh look another...
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    Do you read the entire book?

    PinkCupcake replied to Tonks57's topic in General Students

    My instructor tests 100% from her notes and she flat out told us that she doesn't expect us to get all of the reading done. She told us to skim it for the main ideas and she breaks down the nitty...
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    How was your first day/week of nursing school?

    PinkCupcake replied to Misslady113's topic in General Students

    I started my first clinical semester on the 20th. We go in the summer but that was just Pharm and Intro to Nursing. This past week has been a little crazy but not too bad. I've learned how to skim...
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    Clinical Schedules

    PinkCupcake replied to AnkleBitten's topic in General Students

    At my school we have lecture M and T from 8am until noon. On W, TH, and F we have a mix of labs and clinicals. Some weeks we only have one clinical but for the most part it's two clinicals a week....