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  1. Tips on listening to heart/lung sounds

    2ndyearstudent replied to haleyanna19's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Agreed. I have the same stethoscope but the key is practice, practice, practice. Listen to anyone's chest you can and in clinical, do NOT run quickly through ausculations, take your time and

  2. Why is Nursing School So Flawed?

    2ndyearstudent replied to TCASII's topic in General Students

    You are reading for too much into one test question. I never said nor do I think that palliative care is limited to hospice and the question isn't insinuating that. There are two things here - 1:The...

  3. PCA and Nurse Aide, what's the difference

    2ndyearstudent replied to ConstantLearner2010's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Even in your state, I am guessing that the P stands for Patient and not Personal. That may be the difference between a Tech and someone who helps with ADLs. This would also beg the question, "What do...

  4. audio recording allowed?

    2ndyearstudent replied to deetrain's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I don't know of a single working RN that would allow a student to voice record anything they said. Ever. I would not even ask. (And...no, don't hide a recorder on your person.) Some hospitals do have...

  5. PCA and Nurse Aide, what's the difference

    2ndyearstudent replied to ConstantLearner2010's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    They key here is in the original post. She said, " A local health care office offers PCA..." A "local health care office" that also does CNA training does not sound like Tech training, it sounds more...

  6. lab instructor/i'm on the hotseat

    2ndyearstudent replied to deetrain's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If being first to demonstrate procedures or equipment under the direction of a professor is being picked on, then I would love to be picked on. Whether you know it or not, this professor is helping...

  7. How do you study?

    2ndyearstudent replied to kryder321's topic in General Students

    Here's how I do it. 1. I begin with the instructor's list of objectives. What do they want me to know? I look those over, then read the text covering the material. I don't try to absorb every point on...

  8. Confused sophomore.. decision to become a nurse.

    2ndyearstudent replied to undecided16's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You have started doing the right thing - keep doing your homework. Find out the entrance requirements (and application due dates!!) for the programs at your school and the others. As you have learned,...

  9. PCA and Nurse Aide, what's the difference

    2ndyearstudent replied to ConstantLearner2010's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, there is a real difference, depending on what state you are in. I would advise the CNA (Nurse's Aide) route if you want to become a nurse. Many PCAs I have seen don't actually perform any ADLs,...

  10. PCA and Nurse Aide, what's the difference

    2ndyearstudent replied to ConstantLearner2010's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Your comments are accurate but the OP asked about PCA (Personal Care Attendant in my area), not

  11. Why is Nursing School So Flawed?

    2ndyearstudent replied to TCASII's topic in General Students

    Nursing school is flawed because it is often run and taught by people who might have been great nurses, but had very little experience teaching. I ran into some bad test questions last year, not so...

  12. Should pre-reqs really take 3 years to complete?

    2ndyearstudent replied to Katwallace's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This is just not the case in many schools. Let's break it down. Say you started this Fall and, as you say, you are going to complete your ADN in three years. Your program starts in the Fall and the...

  13. Should pre-reqs really take 3 years to complete?

    2ndyearstudent replied to Katwallace's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Because an ADN is a veerrrry special type of Associates Degree. You can also go to school to get your BSN in 4-5 years if you want. Yes, the prereqs are like "5 classes" but you have to take prereqs...

  14. Anyone made career change from engineering to Nursing?

    2ndyearstudent replied to lmf2006's topic in General Students

    Depends. Check on your

  15. Anyone made career change from engineering to Nursing?

    2ndyearstudent replied to lmf2006's topic in General Students

    I did. More accurately, I am. I am also a Mechanical Engineer in the last year of an ADN program. "How did nursing school compare to engineering school?" Like Romper Room compares to theoretical...

  16. My first day of clinicals funny moment...

    2ndyearstudent replied to RNin2012's topic in General Students

    Good job. It gets easier. And

  17. I want to be a nurse but I have a low GPA

    2ndyearstudent replied to Ethsmom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I petitioned my school to throw out my entire previous (2 decades old) transcript. I restarted from scratch and applied to my nursing program with a 4.0 GPA. I actually only ended up retaking three...

  18. Nursing journals/articles

    2ndyearstudent replied to 1234student's topic in General Students

    What did you find? Remember that peer reviewed databases are not as easy to search as google. Ask a librarian to help you with your first few searches and you'll get the hang of

  19. Hostile nursing staff at clinical

    2ndyearstudent replied to cmw6v8's topic in General Students

    I have seen this, especially in the very beginning of clinical. I completely ignore the attitude and focus on what I am there for. Sometimes the nurses appear rude because they are worried that an...

  20. Should I pursue nursing?

    2ndyearstudent replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Then go to medical school. If that doesn't work out, you can do something

  21. Nursing school is too easy!

    2ndyearstudent replied to Maghunter's topic in General Students

    I can honestly say this is the first time I've ever heard anyone say anything like this about nursing

  22. 3 year RN program (eve/weekend) - how much study time?

    2ndyearstudent replied to Ker-Bear's topic in General Students

    My advice would be to settle the unsupportive spouse issue well before you make any decisions about nursing school. I have a couple classmates with "unsupportive spouses" and they are having a very...

  23. HIPAA Violation? What counts and what doesn't in Nursing School?

    2ndyearstudent replied to brainysmurfette's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    "Some of our students are getting in trouble for talking about the details of the trip" The devil is in the

  24. ABG help

    2ndyearstudent replied to phimusister's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The third is related to

  25. Pinning Ceremony Uniform for Guys??

    2ndyearstudent replied to gwlarson's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I say go with Travolta's outfit in Saturday Night Fever. (I'm wearing a gray or black suit to my pinning