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  1. What's the worst you've done on an exam?

    sjalv posted a topic in General Students

    Today, we had our 2nd Med-Surg exam which covered the neurovascular system, the GI system, and the renal system, including assessment of, pathologies concerning, s/s and treatment of said pathologies....

  2. What's the worst you've done on an exam?

    sjalv replied to sjalv's topic in General Students

    Our 3rd semester is mostly med/surg. The first two weeks is psych, the rest is med/surg. I'm not too sure about 4th semester. I think it focuses mainly on critical care and nursing

  3. Too much snow! Getting to work late again.

    sjalv replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    I live in Oklahoma and when it snows even an inch, the entire city is thrown into disarray. We are supposed to get ice and up to 3 inches tomorrow night, so I can only assume the local Walmart will be...

  4. Favorite books to help you understand material?

    sjalv replied to estormpowers's topic in General Students

    I have heard great things about the "..Made Incredibly Easy!" series, particularly "Fluids & Electrolytes Made Incredibly Easy!" but it appears "Medical-Surgical Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!" has...

  5. Failed my 1st Fundamentals Exam

    sjalv replied to Fever4RN's topic in General Students

    Everyone has commented on nursing-style tests and given inspiring words, so I wanted to comment that ADPIE is like the critical thinking nexus of nursing. To quote my first semester instructor, "It is...

  6. First Clinical Day!

    sjalv replied to RusticSandy's topic in General Students

    This is such a nice thread compared to the too-frequent "I hate my clinical instructor/group/site!!!!". I loved my first clinical this semester and it's been great being in the hospital. Here's to us...

  7. We're not here for that

    sjalv replied to happynurse49's topic in General Students

    I have actually come to realize that clinicals is much more useful for honing assessment and critical thinking skills than 'skills skills'. Also, I absolutely do not hesitate to do the more unpleasant...

  8. Fired for posting on face book

    sjalv replied to Lizzly's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Please do not talk about me in third person. You are directly quoting me. Obviously I have heard of the NSA, Google, and lapses in security. 1) The NSA is not concerned with an RN badmouthing his or...

  9. What's the worst you've done on an exam?

    sjalv replied to sjalv's topic in General Students

    I don't really compare myself to others. I assess my own shortcomings and amend them as needed. I realize the grade that I get is the one I worked for; the same for others. This topic was just meant...

  10. Fired for posting on face book

    sjalv replied to Lizzly's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You're right, but it also isn't publicly accessibly by anyone who wants. Facebook is a billion dollar company, and while their privacy policies are somewhat sketchy (sharing personal data with...

  11. What's the worst you've done on an exam?

    sjalv replied to sjalv's topic in General Students

    The class is called 'Adaptations of the Family' but it's really split up into separate 'blocks'. The first 6 weeks are Med/Surg, the following 6 weeks are Peds, then the rest is OB/L&D. Our...

  12. First semester nursing

    sjalv replied to SarahStoddard14's topic in General Students

    I do the same thing and I ended up making a B overall in Fundamentals. It really works

  13. What's the worst you've done on an exam?

    sjalv replied to sjalv's topic in General Students

    I wish we did. I feel like we would learn more. But we are doing med/surg, peds, and OB/labor & delivery all during this one semester, so I guess they're trying to pack as much as they can into...

  14. What's the worst you've done on an exam?

    sjalv replied to sjalv's topic in General Students

    I really try to avoid blaming the instructors for poor performance. There is no way nursing school can be completely taught, so of course a lot of self-instruction is expected of students. However,...

  15. Fired for posting on face book

    sjalv replied to Lizzly's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Companies do not have ways of 'hacking' into your profile. If you make sure your posts are visible only to your friends, and you do not have any coworkers added, the only way your company will find...

  16. Fired for posting on face book

    sjalv replied to Lizzly's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Kind of off topic, but just so you know, you can 'hide' people from your News Feed so you can avoid seeing their pointless updates without potentially sending the wrong message by unfriending them,...

  17. Fired for posting on face book

    sjalv replied to Lizzly's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The user who posted that was making an indirect reference to how people share every minute detail of their lives on social networks, like what they ate for breakfast, for

  18. Nursing Overseas?

    sjalv replied to rachaeljetter's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This topic will likely answer all of your questions. Just a warning though, the cost of living in Sweden is very high and the salary of nurses in Sweden is comparatively low. From what I've read,...

  19. Nursing tougher for guys than girls

    sjalv replied to Nursing pursuit's topic in Men in Nursing

    I am a male and I don't consider gender at all when it comes to my performance in nursing school. It has everything to do with how motivated a person is. My original post was a bit harsh so I edited...

  20. How much "dirty work" have you encountered in nursing school

    sjalv replied to dulcet's topic in General Students

    I'm a 2nd semester student but I don't consider it "dirty work". It's just the less pleasant parts of patient care but they are some of the most important ones as far as dignity goes. I certainly...

  21. Things you'd love to tell a fellow nursing student or faculty.....

    sjalv replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    Student: Is there a pathology that doesn't exist in your family? Your stories don't contribute anything to the lecture our instructor is giving. "My 2nd uncle twice removed had PAD." - No one cares....

  22. Is my nursing school too selective?

    sjalv replied to aquamoon713's topic in General Students

    We started out with 50, now it's 2nd out of 4 semesters and we have 31 students, 3 of whom are transfer students. I personally think it's just some students couldn't hack it, some didn't like nursing...

  23. Buying VS. making drug cards; need advice

    sjalv replied to Burno's topic in General Students

    I'm confused. Do you mean you're starting to receive assignments to do drug cards over certain medications? In that case, wouldn't buying premade ones from the bookstore just be a form of cheating?...

  24. What do you do when you want to quit?

    sjalv replied to Nuked's topic in General Students

    I simply remind myself that nursing is a huge field. There are hundreds of settings in which a nurse can work, and every single unit/facility has its own unique culture. Sooner than later, your...

  25. Why do nurses have to be so mean to nursing students?

    sjalv replied to patty554's topic in General Students

    I realize this thread was started in 2011 but it appears to have been revitalized so here's my opinion on things. I am a 2nd semester RN student and I just had my first clinical rotation in the...