mommajoz

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1. "Students with good grades = not good clinical nurses"

   mommajoz replied to cogath's topic in General Students

   I completely understand! My instructors have been great but I heard that "book smart = terrible nurse" from my mother-in-law!! I was pleased about my good grades and she told me "employers don't want to smart students because they can't think outside...

2. Mixed Emotions About Nsg School

   mommajoz replied to emptyboxcars's topic in General Students

   That is EXACTLY what I have to remind myself when that "momma guilt" creeps up. I know it will be worth it in the end.

3. Good place to buy white scrub pants?

   mommajoz replied to momma25's topic in General Students

   www.allheart.com has no-see-through white pants- I've never worn them though so I have no idea what they feel like on. I purchased my white pants at a local scrub store. I picked the Peaches brand because they have back pockets that do a great job of...

4. Input really needed, pretty please

   mommajoz replied to canut's topic in General Students

   i'll help ya out. :-) 1) what advice would you give to someone who has yet to be accepted into a nursing program? if they are still working on pre-reqs i would say to keep their grades up, form excellent study habits, and make sure they take a vacati...

5. I notified the wrong family of a death

   mommajoz replied to kcmRN's topic in General Nursing

   A few years ago we recieved a call that my husband's aunt had died, when in fact she was alive and well! It is now something that we all share a giggle about. There were no feelings of ill-will toward the nurse that made the mistake, only relief. As ...

6. Nursing Diagnosis Book for Clinicals....Any recommendations?

   mommajoz replied to NewStudent33's topic in General Students

   I just came across a care plan book that I absolutely love: Swearingen's Manual of Medical-Surgical Nursing: A Care Planning Resource 7th Edition ISBN: 978032307254-0 It's $40 on amazon.com I really enjoy it because it contains every aspect for our c...

7. Any suggestions for white scrub pants? (That aren't see through?)

   mommajoz replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Nursing

   I DESPISE my white scrubs- whose bright idea was that?? Anyways- absolutely 100% nude underwear. And since I must wear these dreaded white scrubs for another 1 1/2 years I recommend the white pants from Peaches previously mentioned. They are cargo pa...

8. Any nurses understand how isolating infertility is....

   mommajoz replied to JacknSweetpea's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I was initially VERY upset by your post. I am 27. At 22 uterine cancer left me infertile. I took offense to the word "interesting". Infertility is not interesting it is truly tragic. I am going to try and approach this from a place of education rathe...

9. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

   mommajoz replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

   I know this has been posted sooooo many times before but I just had to echo it again... What I would tell my dear, dear classmates: 1) S.H.U.T. U.P!!!!!!!!!!!! 2) If it hurts your self-esteem so badly to find out that someone else made a better score...

10. Med-surg help

    mommajoz replied to Isabellah's topic in General Students

    I just took my first med-surg test so I can sympathize with you!!! It was a toughie. I don't think it's a matter of studying HARDER (read: longer) it's a matter of studying SMARTER. You can't just read the information or even memorize the information...

11. How To Survive (and Thrive) In Nursing School

    mommajoz replied to 86toronado's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the article! I could not agree with you more about the NCLEX books being like cliff notes for nursing... they are a true life-saver.

12. This is what happens when....

    mommajoz replied to Summers_Off's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in my second semester of school and I had the WEIRDEST dream the other night after studying for waaaaaay too long. I had a dream I was working in the med-surg unit at the hospital in town. All of my patients were LITERALLY on index cards in a fil...

13. Done with school but don't want to start work as a nurse...

    mommajoz replied to anichka1285's topic in General Nursing

    Life is too short to be unhappy. Go with what you really want and if nursing isn't it then give yourself permission to be okay with that. I never used my first degree. I have a small amount of guilt that I spent the time completing it instead of drop...

14. Going to be denied f/a because of maximum credit rule..

    mommajoz replied to Butterfly0328's topic in General Students

    I'm in a similar situation. My entire final year of nursing school will have to be paid on my dime because I have maxed out my allowable financial aid credits. I found out an estimate of what my last year will cost and I am making arrangements to co...

15. Study to be A nurse without program

    mommajoz replied to Darkpk55's topic in General Students

    I completely agree with 2ndyearstudent. You have asked for advice many times on this board on essentially the same topic- you are afraid of failing nursing school because of a percieved "slowness". I think that if you go to your school and get the he...