decembergrad2011 BSN, RN

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    My worst fear come true.

    decembergrad2011 replied to decembergrad2011's topic in General Students

    Just wanted to update this thread again to let everyone know I was offered a position on an oncology unit working on their bone marrow transplant floor. I'm going to have lots of support, a great...
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    Nursing Care Plan, Please help me!!

    decembergrad2011 replied to chocoberry's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think they are technically classified differently. "Baby blues" refers to the few weeks post-delivery where women experience a drop in pregnancy hormones and most will feel down, but it resolves...
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    How did you save on textbooks? Ebooks or not?

    decembergrad2011 replied to CinDRnyc's topic in General Students

    You should rarely have to take your books to class unless you do studying or assignments between classes. I found the majority of my books used on
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    Quit job during RN school??

    decembergrad2011 replied to Jmira.BSN.RN's topic in General Students

    Are you currently working at a facility that you plan to work at as an RN? I ask this because you don't want to burn your bridges, and they will definitely remember you in the future if that's the...
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    Dealing with death as a student in clinicals?

    decembergrad2011 replied to CRNBSN18's topic in General Students

    If your school offers an elective in death and dying, I really recommend taking it. I learned so much about the process of death, and I'm no longer afraid of death. I see it as a natural process of...
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    How do I fight off the nervousness as a New Nursing Student?

    decembergrad2011 replied to brmuirhead's topic in General Students

    You will likely feel nervous to some degree throughout nursing school. There is a lot of pressure and work that feels overwhelming - it's like you're up to your neck in a barrel of crap - just keep...
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    Help with fundamentals :(

    decembergrad2011 replied to Nursingstudentt's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I's normal to feel overwhelmed. I don't think I was truly used to the workload until after my third and hardest semester, which was med-surg. A good way to start is with a learning style inventory to...
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    Im a new nurse..please help!!!

    decembergrad2011 replied to love2244's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I don't have any advice but I wanted to show my support. It's heartbreaking to lose something like that over old news. I would think, though, that at the very least a consult with a lawyer is in...
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    Working at a daycare good start for Nursing?

    decembergrad2011 replied to Loveismagical's topic in General Students

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_support_professional A good way to think of it would be as a "public health CNA". Unlike for my CNA, when I became a DSP, all of my course material was online and...
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    BSN program- and I reading the sample schedule correctly?

    decembergrad2011 replied to LesPoissons's topic in General Students

    I think your lab is your practice clinicals and is considered Clinical Practicum I. I don't think you will be doing practice clinicals and hospital clinicals co-currently. I think that hospital...
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    Genitourinary?

    decembergrad2011 replied to ejm123's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I always thought of kidneys as orange halves (get it? oranges/orange juice are acidic) with straws (ureters) connected to a bowl (your bladder). It gave me a good visual image of the system. When...
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    BSN program- and I reading the sample schedule correctly?

    decembergrad2011 replied to LesPoissons's topic in General Students

    Hmmm, they look to be the same aside from having clinical practicum separated into two 2.5 hour courses instead of one 5 hour course. I say this because I would use the website as a resource now and...
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    BSN program- and I reading the sample schedule correctly?

    decembergrad2011 replied to LesPoissons's topic in General Students

    Could you copy/paste the exact schedule? 56 hours in a week doesn't seem likely. My program wouldn't even let us work over 40 hours a week in our last semester when we were doing our 220-hour...
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    NCLEX in3 hours - freaking out

    decembergrad2011 replied to Smurfette752's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Keep repeating "I will pass this exam" in your head. Relax until your exam - if you don't know it now, extra review will just make you nervous anyway. If you go past 75, take a deep breath and...
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    Why was it hard for you?

    decembergrad2011 replied to angeltech's topic in General Students

    The hardest parts of nursing school were not academic in nature. There are strict guidelines, as a student nurse you are held up to the same standard of care as a RN, and even a small mistake can be...
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    Working at a daycare good start for Nursing?

    decembergrad2011 replied to Loveismagical's topic in General Students

    I would have agreed with you a few years ago, but I have been interviewing for jobs lately and they emphasize the importance of customer service. With the pressure of patient satisfaction surveys and...
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    Help! Ethical Dilemma

    decembergrad2011 replied to paulianne's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It's going to depend on your state re: legal. I would consider the pros and cons of disclosure vs. not. Then I would consider the fact that being scared of possibly being pregnant does not mean...
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    Pharmacology: Which Drugs?!

    decembergrad2011 replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I made so many drug cards and honestly I rarely looked at them past the exam where they were tested. A few important ones: insulins, steroids, lasix, anti-biotics, and most cardiac drugs including...
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    3 types of Contraceptive methods??

    decembergrad2011 replied to chocoberry's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree with doing some research before asking. The community is very helpful once you provide an idea of what you're working with and show some independent thinking. Here's a hint because I am in a...
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    I'm done! I'm out!

    decembergrad2011 replied to white8tiger6's topic in General Students

    If by CNA work, you mean personal care and assistance with hygiene, then yes, nurses are expected to help out. But it is certainly not all that you do. Was there a situation in particular that brought...
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    Nurse = Critical Thinker......

    decembergrad2011 replied to RED1984's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What kind of test questions are they? If there is no way to reference the correct answers to the book, and your instructor is providing no lecture notes to supplement, it's horribly unfair for her to...
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    Off orientation and sometimes asking myself, "Am I cut out for this?"

    decembergrad2011 replied to newSN's topic in Emergency

    *hug* I hope you feel better after getting it out. How long was your orientation? Do you feel that this is a problem that more time on orientation would have solved, or do you think it's the growing...
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    Is being a nursing student actually fun?

    decembergrad2011 replied to Dezy's topic in General Students

    I have watched a young woman die after 20 minutes of CPR post car accident. I have coached a woman through giving birth and teared up when I saw her newborn baby finally pop out. I have listened to...
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    Nursing School: NCLEX Prep or Clinical Focus?

    decembergrad2011 replied to willowita's topic in General Students

    I agree that you should look to get both components in your program. For a comparison, rather than heresay, you should look at both programs' clinical hours compared to lecture hours and their NCLEX...
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    Am I going to be able to do the same things with an ADN that a 4 year RN does?

    decembergrad2011 replied to rowdysmomma's topic in General Students

    The only real difference is that you have a lesser degree than a BSN - meaning simply that you have the associates instead of the bachelors. As others have mentioned, you take the same exam and will...