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I've never had a reaction to one before! It's been 24 hr and I have a raised, red lump. If I hold it up to the light I can see the borders the size of a quarter. It's not blistery-looking or a pustule, it kind of resembles a mosquito bite. It's harder and warmer than the surrounding skin but it's not "knotty." I was wondering if anyone else has ever had a similar experience with their PPD? Obviously, there's nothing I can do until the nurse reads my results tomorrow, but I'm freaking out because clinicals start next week.

They're the same things. Our school was using ATI last year but their servers kept crashing during finals, so now we've switched to HESI. I like the way the HESI website is organized better.

Thank you! 3rd semester is bad because there is just way too much stuff crammed into it. That's why at my school 4 yr BSN program just became 4.5 yr. They had to stretch it out another semester because too many people lose their minds towards the end.

3rd semester is supposed to be the worst. Everyone I've talked to who is a year ahead has told me about how they stopped caring about their GPA because A students start getting C's and D's... I'm an A student so I'm worried. What are some basic things I can look at over the summer to prepare for this class? Stuff like drugs, procedures, etc. I always email professors this question over the summer but they never get back to me. Thanks!

This is absolutely ludicrous. What about nurses who are obese because of medication or medical conditions? Are you supposed to let your employer see your records to prove that? I'm not obese but one of my BEST nursing instructor was. She was an amazing teacher, and even more amazing nurse, we all loved her, but definitely obese due to medical reasons. This ****** me off on her behalf.

Let's not forget having to deal with child abuse cases or shaken babies. I would get so depressed. Pedi nurses must be tough as old leather.

Call the doc and maybe next time he'll pay attention to standing orders.

One of my instructors said that he liked the ER because no matter what happens, you won't have to deal for long because there are only 3 places where the pt will go: out the door, upstairs to a floor, or down to the morgue.

I am in school and having doubts too. I love the things that I do at clinicals and talking to pts, but I've come to realize that this isn't a very "intellectual" field. Sometimes it doesn't feel like anything but a "trade." Of course, I'm not knocking on anyone's profession and I know that nursing is NOT that, it's just how I feel so far. Things will probably change. I just hope I don't regret not going on to be an aerospace phycisist or a cosmologist (e.g. Neil DeGrasse Tyson).

I'm no dietician, but I get through long stretches by loading up on complex carbs, yogurt, and eggs. When I stick to it, I don't crash. Fruit and yogurt for snacks helps too.

This whole thread reminds me of Dwight Schrute... Assistant manager vs assistant to the manager haha

Thank you for everyone's comments. I realize now that it's not about sexual attraction but rather about power over an individual. This psych clinical will definitely a test of my ability to set boundaries.

The problem is that I am Asian, so even a tiny bit of eyeliner makes me look "exotic." I just don't want my race to trigger any creep-show behavior. Unfortunately, some people stereotype Asian women as being "submissive" and have targeted them for sexual harrassment/assault for this reason.

I'm about to begin my clinical rotation at a state-run mental health hospital. Some of the patients on the ward that I will be going to are sex offenders. These are people who are here because the court ruled that they are "not guilty by reason of insanity." The charge nurse told us that they may try to grab at us if we get too close. Many of them openly leered at me today. I felt really uncomfortable. I am wondering if maybe I shouldn't wear makeup to this facility. BTW, I am a feminist and I never, ever think that a woman is ever "asking for it".... I like to wear makeup to my other rotations because I like to look pulled together and professional. But then again I can't help but feel like I'll be "asking for it" if I wear makeup to this place. What are your thoughts?

Many professors use the same exams year after year, so usually the question that everyone gets wrong are the ones with content that weren't discussed in class, weren't on study guides/slides, or were based off of info from an older edition of the textbook.