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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...

  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

  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...

  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...

  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...

  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...

  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...

  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...

  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...

  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...

  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

  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...

  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...

  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...

  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...

  16. Need Microbiology help- unknown bacteria

    mommajoz replied to Hamm's topic in General Students

    I would do the SIM test again. You may have fried your bacteria if you didnt wait long enough for the stabbing needle to cool. That happened to many people in my class. You might run your stain again...

  17. First Semester Nursing School

    mommajoz replied to EMEddie's topic in General Students

    Congrats on your acceptance!! I am finishing my first semster of nursing school. I don't know how my program compares to others but the first nursing courses are considered introductory- we learn...

  18. how do you become an organ transplant tech.?

    mommajoz replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    LOL... I didn't even catch the "organs removed in ER" part! I hope I never get one of those... (just kidding OP) I guess I should have more coffee before reading next

  19. how do you become an organ transplant tech.?

    mommajoz replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Never heard of an organ transplant technician... In my area the team consists of surgeons, surgical techs, and circulating

  20. Medication Error..total sadface : (

    mommajoz replied to NightNurse876's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse yet but I just wanted to send hugs your way :hug: It sounds like you are learning from this experience which is always a good thing. Hang in there!

  21. Wrong reasons for going into nursing.

    mommajoz replied to madfowl's topic in General Nursing

    I gotta say I agree with the above posters regarding going into nursing for the "right" reasons. What is "right" to you may be "wrong" to someone else. I don't see how having or NOT having a life long...

  22. Nursing school hard

    mommajoz replied to Darkpk55's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes nursing school is hard. At my school we have class exercises on critical thinking where they teach us exactly how to read the questions. We practice and practice and practice so we can get the...

  23. Planning advice needed

    mommajoz replied to Whole Life's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm in my first semester of nursing school and I have an 8 year old son. The aboslute hardest part is the immense "momma guilt"!!!!!! I can't play because I have to study, I can't attend "Muffins for...

  24. Surgical Tech Or Rn?? Help!

    mommajoz replied to CRNBSN18's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking from experience (I finished my surg tech courses last year) I very much prefer the RN track! There are many reasons why I decided NOT to be a surgical tech but the main ones were : *starting...