cjoy55

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1. medical error injection

   cjoy55 replied to jennifer009's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   This is scary! I know we are all human and make mistakes but as a 4th semester student I double, triple check what I am giving. If I made a mistake I would say so immediately!! Isn't that what we are...

2. Why type of IV solution to use?

   cjoy55 replied to motay68's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I love you!!!! I am in 4th semester and still don't feel I have a great understanding of this. Thank you! I will refer back to this. Wish you were my

3. I flunked out of clinical today..

   cjoy55 replied to Student2001's topic in General Students

   I guess what I meant to say is that if she was on the job she could have asked a coworker to borrow a watch etc.. Being a student she was afraid of getting in trouble. Her mistake was just not fessing...

4. I flunked out of clinical today..

   cjoy55 replied to Student2001's topic in General Students

   I can't believe they would throw you out for this. This is why I think nursing school is not reality. If you were on the job you would find a reliable way to take the pulse. Being that your grade is...

5. How do you study?

   cjoy55 replied to SBJustBreathe's topic in General Students

   I just finished my first semester. Not sure if the tests are the same in all schools. I found that no matter how much I studied the results were the same. You are tested on "what you will do as a...

6. Tips for a mom's survival in Nursing School and beyond

   cjoy55 replied to OKNurse2be's topic in General Students

   I am about to finish my first semester... Nursing school is hard. But not THAT hard. I also am married with three kids. It definatly rocks your normal world. I have daycare and 2 kids that are in...

7. Nurses see us coming for clinical and RUN away from us. Irritating!

   cjoy55 replied to thawk28's topic in General Students

   Im in first semster and we are assigned a patient with a nurse. Our instructor keeps tabs on all procedures that need to be performed and meds. If we have any questions we text her and she is there....

8. Things You Know Now (And Wish You'd Known Then!)

   cjoy55 replied to x_factor's topic in General Students

   I am in ns1 and was scared to death by what I was told... It has been overwhelming so far but I like to hear comments like this! I think it is all doable with good time

9. the "mean girls" of nursing school

   cjoy55 replied to loveoutloud's topic in General Students

   I think when you first start school you definitely want a good relationship with the people that are going through it with you. Have you tried to be really friendly and get in a study group with them...

10. Im 24 and I want to be a nurse badly but my age discourages me!

    cjoy55 replied to M.C.P's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh my girl...First of all you are still sooo young! Second of all it is NEVER to late to do what you love! I am 31 and am starting school in Jan. I have 3 kids that I am raising which makes it harder...

11. Have you ever been paralyzed by fear?

    cjoy55 replied to LegalQuiltMom's topic in General Students

    I start in January and am terrified. It really didnt hit me until recently but last night I could barely sleep with all the what ifs. I think the same things...not smart enough...memory...confidence...

12. Moorpark College RN Program

    cjoy55 replied to meditate's topic in California Nursing

    @805 student I got in in less than a year. I applied in March and I start in January. They take 6 months to proccess your application so thats the fastest that is possible. The points system is 100...

13. Moorpark College RN Program

    cjoy55 replied to meditate's topic in California Nursing

    I applied to Moorpark in March of this year and just got accepted. I start in January. I was very suprised by how fast I got in. I have 82