grpman

just wanted to say you often help us newbies with your insight. lol...i think of what you said all the time as i see the person has magically stayed consistent at 20 respirations for the last 3 days.

Good thinking. I've had many instructors disagree on careplans and how to do them. The trick is learning what your instructor wants and doing it even if it is wrong to every other instructor in the nation.

I had the instructor from hell (instructors, don't act like you don't know who you are...lol) discuss my clinical midterm evaluations and tell me I was a delight and that she trusts me and looks forward to working with me as a colleague. She blasts ...

RunforFun...you bring up good points and remind me that there are always two ways to look at a situation. However, if I use your scenario of 5 people in a stolen car then you help prove my point. If all occupants flee from the car and are pursued b...

If your car is pulled over carrying 5 people and one person has prescription pills in their pocket, the other 4 shouldn't be charged with a crime. The same logic applies here, if your group broke a rule because of one person's mistake, the others sh...

I'm no nurse but I am waist deep in nursing school. I personally think it is too big of a subject to study up on before school, but I'm no expert on this. I would say that knowing some normal lab values would come in handy early on. Maybe know the...

grntea, i enjoy hearing the perspective of someone that was an instructor b/c it gives me a bit of insight into what they deal with. so, it helps me deal with the idiosyncrasies that an instructor has which i can relate very easily to because i have...

There will always be those women that don't like male nurses. Also those women that don't like constructions workers b/c they are dirty, or cops because they're jerks, or pilots because they are always gone, etc., etc., etc,. I walk tall and do wha...

When you figure this one out let all of the other married people know because we've been dying to figure out this dilema. But seriously there aren't many options. One of you can go to school at a time or try your best while killing yourself between...

Yep. It is by far worse where I am. I just keep my head above water and keep swimming.

hmmmm. i saw an instructor in clinicals go off on a student due to not knowing how to perform a procedure that nobody else in the class knew either nor had been covered in lecture. i witnessed this same instructor have to be taught several times by...

Hmmmm...and I thought most nurses possessed problem solving abilities and critical thinking. Your instructor has neither. I don't have the experience to tell you what to do from here, but I'd sure be talking to people who do.

I can't relate to everything you will be going through, so I won't give any words of wisdom there. I do however, relate to not wanting to study. I don't think that there are many people that enjoy studying, just people that do it. I never studied...

I've never seen any bullying anywhere. As far as school goes, everyone seems to help each other. I can't tell you how many times someone reminded me concerning all the hoops you have to jump through. But I'm curious, are you talking about the car...

I forgot to mention, I downloaded an NCLEX app to my phone and I go through a few questions whenever I have time. It came complete with a study mode, rationales, and a timer. Pretty cool. Even if you don't know the answers, it's good to start cons...

I'll buy a pair of normal scrubs to replace the mandatory, see through, bubble pants I wear to clinicals.

I actually run through mock scenarios before every clinical. I obviously can't see everything that will happen that day, but I do know that every day I'll give meds. I practice what I will say, what I'll explain, etc. It makes me feel a little bet...

Some of the more experienced nurses will see this as an ethical dilema, but you shouldn't. Do what your clinical instructor says, when she says it "as long as it is within reason." Many experienced nurses may forget or not know how some clinical ins...

Ambien.

I don't want to make light of the situation b/c there are hefty penalties regarding privacy, but it isn't jail. Learn from it and let your actions in the future make up for the past. You can't change it, it's done. You didin't kill anyone, you did...

The above poster was right on about reviewing NCLEX style questions. I've seen a lot of smart people not do well because they can't answer certain types of questions. Looking over the rationales will help you more than the answers. A good NCLEX b...

On a 4.0 scale...3.9 isn't bad ya know...lol. You look like you are on your way.

7 A's would be a big step in the right direction and is very possible if you live and breathe school. That would shoot your gpa up hopefully and make you more competitive. It also depends on how the schools you are considering rank their applicants. ...

Asking what route is best to become a nurse is one thing. Asking what route is best to become a crna is another. You might get better info if you ask the same question in the advanced practice, "APN", forums.

Wow...I love the logic here. First, wanting higher than an 80 is reasonable and isn't wanting "absolute perfection." Secondly, since when does stressing over grades equate to stressing over the death of a patient? I would type a longer reply, but i...