flyhawkfly

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1. What Baffles You?

   flyhawkfly replied to GundeRN's topic in General Nursing

   1. The pt who insists that she is far too weak to push the call light and insists on screaming any name she can think of when she wants pain medicine, but was perfectly capable of walking to the bathroom multiple times. 2. The pts that refuse their i...

2. Overweight issues; uncomfortable with being practiced on by another student

   flyhawkfly replied to molybdenum's topic in General Students

   Honestly, the best advice is to just to take a few deep breaths, realize that there are many overweight patients that nurses have to deal with on a daily basis, and let your partner get some practice in. I'm fairly large too, and I've had the same pr...

3. Nursing Student Hating Life

   flyhawkfly replied to Hargrove86's topic in General Students

   I've been having the same problem in my clinicals. I always feel like everybody else is more prepared then me, knows more, can manage their time more, etc. Until I really talked to them and learned that everybody feels pretty much the same way-unpr...

4. Anyone using ATI?

   flyhawkfly replied to EbonyQueen's topic in General Students

   My school uses ATI, but we don't have a required grade to pass. We are simply required to buy the books, and take the test-miss the test and you fail. Other then that, it doesn't matter. If you get a level 3, you get 3 extra points added to your f...

5. What's the first thing you'll buy when you're officially an RN?

   flyhawkfly replied to mssjez's topic in General Students

   First month's rent on an apartment! I had to move back home with my parents when I started the nursing program, and I seriously cannot wait to move back into my own place!

6. UTHSCSA-Fall 2011

   flyhawkfly replied to Dorotheadar's topic in Texas

   From what I understand, you have to pay the matriculation fee early (whenever they tell you), but then they apply that fee to your total bill.

7. UTHSCSA-Fall 2011

   flyhawkfly replied to Dorotheadar's topic in Texas

   Vanmad, did you get yours? I finally got it this afternoon, luckily I didn't have to call anyone about it. I'm figuring it was just because I'm at the bottom half of the alphabet.

8. UTHSCSA-Fall 2011

   flyhawkfly replied to Dorotheadar's topic in Texas

   No email yet. Hopefully the rest of us will get it this morning?

9. UTHSCSA-Fall 2011

   flyhawkfly replied to Dorotheadar's topic in Texas

   I got in! Congrats to everyone else who made it =) If you didn't...don't lose heart, don't stop trying your hardest.