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  1. Trouble with starting IV's

    Katniss88 replied to Katniss88's topic in General Students

    Well, I shouldn't be complaining then. That doesn't seem fair, after all clinicals are meant to give you experience and opportunities to practice the skills you have learned. It's not like your doing...

  2. Trouble with starting IV's

    Katniss88 replied to Katniss88's topic in General Students

    My instructors are not mean or intimidating for the most part, except for one last semester. But I did find that when I had a chance to do a half a day clinical in the ER with a nurse there I was more...

  3. Trouble with starting IV's

    Katniss88 replied to Katniss88's topic in General Students

    What frustrates me the most is it seems so easy but in fact it's totally opposite. When my instructor takes over to get it in there they make it look easy and I realize they have done hundreds of IV's...

  4. Trouble with starting IV's

    Katniss88 replied to Katniss88's topic in General Students

    I never thought or was told to hold the vein in place that I wanted to stick. They want us to feel the vein and not just go by what we see. I know this is going to sound harsh but I think another...

  5. Progressing from student to registered nurse.

    Katniss88 posted a topic in General Students

    I should graduate in May 2013. To be honest, I am absolutely terrified. Nursing school is scary and stressful enough, in addition to the NCLEX. All I am worrying about is if I can make it as...

  6. Progressing from student to registered nurse.

    Katniss88 replied to Katniss88's topic in General Students

    I'm so glad I found this website, as I see there are so many others that feel exactly the way I do. All of your comments are as if I wrote them myself. I don't know if my other classmates feel the...

  7. Progressing from student to registered nurse.

    Katniss88 replied to Katniss88's topic in General Students

    I know exactly what you mean SoonToBeRN2013. I learned the skills, but I always second guess myself,like do I really know it, especially with the clinical instructors, some of which can be very harsh...

  8. How do I fight off the nervousness as a New Nursing Student?

    Katniss88 replied to brmuirhead's topic in General Students

    I am a third semester student and I still get nervous in clinicals. In first semester I was so afraid to even walk into a patient's room, but now I am a lot better but I still get a little nervous...

  9. Mdf 777

    Katniss88 replied to jacelynn's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I like my mdf, but it's pretty heavy and the store I bought it from changed the chest piece out for a different one so the tubing is blue and the chest piece is orange and I'm not really happy about...

  10. Mdf 777

    Katniss88 replied to jacelynn's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have a mdf and I can hear heart and lung sounds well, but the chest piece is pretty heavy. I would rather have a Littmann because of the quality and the chest piece isn't real heavy. The only reason...

  11. Hanging Fluids

    Katniss88 posted a topic in General Students

    This is probably going to sound like a stupid question and I'm afraid of asking my instructor. When hanging fluids, just hanging a new bag and using the same tubing already in the room, can you hang...

  12. Confidence in clinicals

    Katniss88 posted a topic in General Students

    I am a third semester student and have 2 more semester. I have gotten better at my confidence level since first semester where I used to be afraid to even walk in the room. But I find I still doubt...

  13. Anxiety about Clincals

    Katniss88 posted a topic in General Students

    This my first semester of nursing school and I've only had two clinical experiences and I'm already unsure about it to the point to where I'm wondering if nursing is for me. I'm doing alright in my...

  14. Anxiety about Clincals

    Katniss88 replied to Katniss88's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the words of encourgement. I guess what my problem is I'm afraid of making mistakes, my first day when I messed up my nurses notes on my first try I felt so horrible when my teacher...

  15. "Keep your nose in a book"

    Katniss88 replied to windmill182's topic in General Students

    I am having the same feeling. I have so many questions and doubts. Am I smart enough? How long will it take me to adjust to the schedule? Can I adjust to the different way of testing? How much...

  16. fear of IVs and drawing blood

    Katniss88 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I will be starting nursing school this fall. I can deal with a lot of nasty stuff and not get sick, even though it looks really grose. The only part I have a problem with is a little fear of IVs and...

  17. fear of IVs and drawing blood

    Katniss88 replied to Katniss88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks to everyone for the words of encouragement. I think a big part of my problem is I fear the procedure itself being done on me. Some people tell me it hurts and others say its not that bad. I...

  18. "Keep your nose in a book"

    Katniss88 replied to windmill182's topic in General Students

    I start nursing school on Aug 15th and I am SO NERVOUS and excited at the same time, but mostly

  19. Microbiology at Southern Union Community College in Opelika,AL

    Katniss88 replied to amileslpn's topic in Alabama Nursing

    i have taken micro at suscc in opelika and my instructor was (moderator edit of name - please do not post names of instructors per terms of service). this class is hard and you just have to study a...

  20. Has anyone ever taking Bio 202 and mircobiology together?

    Katniss88 replied to Humbly3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have taken micro and it is a hard subject, but it's very intresting, and I found it much more difficult than A&P. Like any college level science, you just have to study a lot. I read the...

  21. Has anyone ever taking Bio 202 and mircobiology together?

    Katniss88 replied to Humbly3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I attend SUSCC in Alabama and they will not let students take two sciences together. Unless you have good sciences grades in high school. I have taken both of those sciences separately and I can tell...

  22. Official nursing student fall 2011 stand up!!!

    Katniss88 replied to adorable42181's topic in General Students

    I start nursing school August 15th at SUSCC in Alabama. Very excited and nervous. Hopefully everything will work out and I will become a

  23. Advice for Students

    Katniss88 replied to roscopeeco's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am starting nursing school in August and I will take all the advice I can get. So many people have told me nursing school is hard and you have to study a lot. On average, how long did you study each...

  24. Just got accepted!

    Katniss88 replied to misselena's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I got accepted into nursing school in June and start in August. I'm really excited about it, but mostly I am nervous. Nervous because of all that I've heard about how hard or challenging it