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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...

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.

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 too. My class did two separate stains because of t...

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 basic skills and fundamental knowledge. I am also taki...

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 time

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

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! :heartbeat

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 passion for nursing is indicitive of a person's c...

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 hang of "thinking like a nurse." From your other post...

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 Moms" because I have class. It breaks my heart to ...

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 pay- only $12/hour in my region *no lateral movem...