JenniferWilson74

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  1. A personal oncology story

    CLNormand, thank you for sharing this very personal post. Firstly, you are not too old to start nursing school, not even close. I just graduated, and I am 40, soon to be 41. When I decided to...
  2. Very well written! I agree with all of the points in the article, and the follow-up comments. I just finished my final semester, and am one week from graduating. I felt very fortunate in that my...
  3. Stanislaus spring 2015 Facebook?

    I have no idea how to set up a FB page either, lol. My nursing class is the reason I got FB in the first place... and now I use it all the time. The best way I can describe nursing school is a...
  4. Stanislaus spring 2015 Facebook?

    Hi Mish and Princes, welcome to the CSU Stan nursing program! I'm almost done with 5th semester, getting ready to enter my final semester (yay!). Having a class FB page is extremely helpful, I can't...
  5. Knitting during class: ok or not?

    This discussion has been entertaining to follow. In pathophysiology, I used to sit next to this girl who could not stop moving or fidgeting in her chair. She always wore this metallic puffy jacket...
  6. The Long and Winding Road...

    What a great story! Thank you for sharing your journey with us, I hope you will continue to post and keep us updated. We have some things in common, I was also #1 on the waitlist to my nursing...
  7. Knitting during class: ok or not?

    If someone sits in the back row playing the air trumpet during class, it wouldn't distract the front row, however I BET it would distract the professor,
  8. Knitting during class: ok or not?

    What a great conversation! So I am one of those types who get's easily distracted by what others are doing, which is why I sit in the front row if I can. When I sit in the back, I get distracted by...
  9. Tips for Identifying Cardiac Diseases/Disorders

    I agree that as nurses we do not diagnose, but we do need to understand the different disease states, names, and differentiating qualities. Chest pain is not always treated with MONA. Maybe the chest...
  10. Summer 2014 Article Contest: You Pick 4 Winners

    When is the deadline to
  11. I just lost my mom...now what? Seeking program advice.

    We are all different, and I can definitely see that from the responses of those who lost a parent during nursing school. I was just beginning my fourth semester (out of six) when my mother's health...
  12. 34, Mom and a GED

    I started working when I was 13, moved out of the house at 17, and dropped out my senior year of HS. I got my GED 6 months later. Spent most of my working years as a waitress, bartender, and then...
  13. When you are at clinicals

    This is definitely a two way street. You need a willing, competent, assertive student, but you also need a nurse who is willing to take the student under her/his wing. I remember my first ever...
  14. Wellness Care Plan - What does this guy want from me?

    You wrote: "And if I'm writing it as an academic paper (which I would prefer), then how do I translate a care plan to that style? I'm so confused..." Yes, this kind of writing can be difficult, esp....
  15. Wellness Care Plan - What does this guy want from me?

    Wow... formatting got really messed up. Let me try reposting my
  16. Wellness Care Plan - What does this guy want from me?

    If the instructor want's APA format, he should says so. I find these instructions vague and confusing. I've written many, many academic papers in my BSN program, and we are always given very clear...
  17. Mental health

    Wow Ackeem, that took a lot of maturity to write that! I applaud you. I'm 40-years-old and have had to learn a lot of things the hard way, stuck my foot in my mouth many a time (and often still do-...
  18. Managing money and student loans

    Sounds like a very expensive life lesson! There is no easy way or short-cut to repaying your loans, just have to suck it up and do it. Try to focus on the positives though, you have your ADN degree,...
  19. Which NCLEX Guide For Beginning of Nursing School?

    I have both Saunders and Prentice Hall NCLEX review books, and I love using both of them to help me study. I have found those books extremely beneficial and invaluable to help with processing and...
  20. Mental health

    I have a feeling that the OP is young, immature, and therefore misguided in what he/she sees as compassion. I am hoping that the OP is reading these comments, and criticisms, and really doing some...
  21. This will be a tough year

    Wow, thank you for sharing that with us! Your mother is watching down on you now, beaming with pride, have no
  22. Mental health

    My mother has (had... ) severe mental illness. She was diagnosed with schizophrenia, bi-polar, and manic-depression among other in-between diagnoses. So speaking as a person with a loved one who...
  23. Shoes for nursing school, any recommendations???

    I highly reccomend the brand SAS. I have very high arches and if I do a lot of walking in anything other than my SAS shoes I get a sharp pain up the middle of my foot so bad that I can't walk. I am...
  24. Anyone using ATI?

    I am in a BSN program at CSU Stanislaus. I am just finishing my 2nd semster. Last week we took two ATI exams, one on fundamentals and one on pharmacology. For my school we have two tries for each...
  25. Any study tips for an upcoming 2012 nursing student?

    I am almost done with my first semester, just three more weeks! Every school is different and your experience will be unique, however I can tell you what has made it so difficult for me. First of...