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  1. What makes a bad nurse?

    mitral replied to cpo_one's topic in General Students

    A Poor

  2. Senioritis

    mitral replied to commonsense's topic in General Students

    Ugh, I know. Can't drag myself to study anymore, I am totally burned out on it. In fact im supposed to be studying for a huge ARDS/SHock/DM exam tomorrow, but alas, I am here. :) On the plus side...

  3. How did you choose your specialty??

    mitral posted a topic in General Students

    I am SO lost, I have NO idea where I want to work. Our program has done 10 days in a nursing home, 5 days in mental health rotation, 40 days on a general med surg floor, 2 days in OB, 4 days in peds,...

  4. Were you "SMART" before Nursing School?!

    mitral replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Most people are smart enough if they are willing to put in the work. A highschool student with B's and C's could do it. Pre-nursing my gpa was 1.0, lol. I was partying and forgot to withdraw from my...

  5. 6th Time a Charm.. Anyone can do this!

    mitral replied to Rita1015's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats, and THanks for the

  6. What's a day in the life of a nurse?

    mitral replied to mitral's topic in General Students

    Excellent response, wow! I have actually googled this question too, but ive only found flowery commercial type videos on how great nursing is. This is the reality i was looking for. Hilarious, too- I...

  7. What's a day in the life of a nurse?

    mitral posted a topic in General Students

    I realized I've never actually seen a nurse in action! For All of my Clinicals, they basically just send me in the room and tell me good luck. So what can I expect when I'm working on my own, with...

  8. Evolve Case Studies

    mitral replied to STRUGGLINGRN STUDENT's topic in General Students

    We have to do these often but aren't graded on them. They're sooo long, good

  9. New Nursing Student seeking info about clinicals

    mitral replied to tippeny's topic in General Students

    We had a 6 hour day starting at 8am, then at semester 3 they doubled. Occasionally they will let you go home an hour or 2 early but it has to be pretty slow. Depends on the instructor also, some are...

  10. The Hidden Costs of Nursing School

    mitral replied to *4!#6's topic in General Students

    One of our teachers charged us a $200 fee each for new software she bought a week before finals. Then spent an hour of class time having us set it up on the schools laptops for

  11. Do YOU enjoy nursing school?

    mitral replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in General Students

    Ugh I hate nursing school!! I'm even a geek who enjoys regular college classes, and I even enjoy studying and learning new things. But NS is sooo stressful, it has sucked all the fun out of that....

  12. Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    mitral replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    .Teach for the Nclex. .Yes, 90% of nurses are type A, 'in your face' personalities. But for those 10% that are more passive and easy going, please remember quiet doesnt = stupid. :) You'd be surprised...

  13. nursing exam questions about "when does discharge begin"

    mitral replied to wcbembe's topic in General Students

    Yup! I knew exactly where this topic was going from your title, lol. We had this as a med surg ?, and half of the class missed it and grumbled about it.. doesnt seem to make sense at

  14. You're asking me what??

    mitral replied to yooper13's topic in General Students

    I enjoy the fact that I can still say "Im just a student, i'll let your real nurse answer this for you." I say it with a smile and it usually gets a laugh in return. For now, its ok to not know...

  15. Trouble with ventrogluteal injection site

    mitral posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello, we are learning the ventrogluteal site, and I just do not understand how to locate it. We are told to first locate the greater trochanter but to me it all just feels the same, or is hard to...

  16. VENT: Clinical Instructor for last clinical rotation

    mitral replied to CBsMommy's topic in General Students

    I understand wanting to feel more respected but... At least your CI actually tries to help you learn! I've had 3 semesters now, and I have been allowed me to pass meds a total of 3 times, and I did 1...

  17. Second Year Nursing Student Tips??

    mitral replied to j3ssa*mar!e's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hey we just did our fun IV stuff at the end of our 1st year and its not bad at all! Really kind of fun, actually! Just watch the videos before you go in and it will make a lot more sense. Im just...

  18. Nightmare about failing...

    mitral replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    Awww I remember my 1st bad nursing dream too lol. We all got exams, but mine was blank. The teacher said since I was 15 mins late that was all I got so I just had to guess the answers. Its so silly...

  19. How often do you study?

    mitral replied to tag2007's topic in General Students

    I have a bad memory. So 2 hours per week day, then 4-6 hours sat and sun. The result though, is straight A's in class and on HESI's. This pays for my tuition in

  20. study help

    mitral replied to msfarray86's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    As you go along it gets easier because you learn which info you actually need, and can focus more on that. Also, I am finding a lot of the info is becoming repetitive, medical terms especially get...

  21. Tools you use for clinical

    mitral replied to PinkNBlue's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would really love to see this template

  22. Second Week

    mitral replied to studentrnnurse's topic in General Students

    I freak out if I look at all that I have to do in just any given week! I literally take it a day at a time. What works for me is to print out a blank calendar, then I break down everything I need to...