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    Has anyone been part of a DEU clinical?

    pixiestudent2 replied to 203bravo's topic in General Students

    What is
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    Two questions...one may be stupid :)

    pixiestudent2 replied to Laura in Canada's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    And diploma programs are NOT all clinical training. Tell that to my 6 hour lectures :/ 2x a well week, and my massive reading assignments
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    Two questions...one may be stupid :)

    pixiestudent2 replied to Laura in Canada's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm assuming you're from Pennsylvania.. There are a bunch of diploma schools around me and they are in the major hospital system, so getting a job is a lot easier. If we were to go else where in the...
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    How long do you study each day?

    pixiestudent2 replied to VAgirl247's topic in General Students

    Wow. You guys study a lot. I don't study a fraction of what you guys do
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    Schools with clinicals backloaded all into one semester?(Texas is where I am looking)

    pixiestudent2 replied to preciouspkgs's topic in General Students

    So do they get no clinical experience before the last 16 weeks? I'm in a hospital diploma program and we do that for 10 weeks at the end.... But we had clinicals twice a week starting the first week...
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    Schools with clinicals backloaded all into one semester?(Texas is where I am looking)

    pixiestudent2 replied to preciouspkgs's topic in General Students

    That's not possible. There literally would not be enough hours. And in a majority of the states you must have clinicals concurrent to theory in order to be eligible for licensing. Edit to add. I have...
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    What was/are the 3 things that got/get you through nursing school?

    pixiestudent2 replied to crushlush's topic in General Students

    Yessss #3 had been my addition for like 2 months
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    Did I just sabotage my career before it even started?

    pixiestudent2 replied to bionicgirlie's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm from Pittsburgh and I know what health system your referring to... Where else would you work? The other health system is failing and laying off nurses. I personally enjoy working here. Though...
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    Patients who love their sick role

    pixiestudent2 replied to sammiesmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm a student nurse, and a patient rang a call bell, so I go in. The woman asked me to hand her her water that was on the bedside table. I was honestly confused and said "is there something wrong with...
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    What was/are the 3 things that got/get you through nursing school?

    pixiestudent2 replied to crushlush's topic in General Students

    Haha I just realized I only put 2. I swear I'm not drunk now
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    What was/are the 3 things that got/get you through nursing school?

    pixiestudent2 replied to crushlush's topic in General Students

    Note cards and alcohol
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    What was your hardest class and how did you study for it?

    pixiestudent2 replied to VAgirl247's topic in General Students

    My hardest class was Acute Care, the patient population we were learning about were more critical than med surg. I used flash cards like no bodies business in that class.
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    Stressed out student

    pixiestudent2 replied to Beaks1981's topic in General Students

    I had a moment in clinicals where I realized what I wanted to do with my career. I never even thought about this specialty before entering nursing
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    Comparing UPMC Mercy SON and Shadyside SON

    pixiestudent2 replied to smm123's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    A nurse recruiter will come at the end of your first semester. I love mercy and I have a coworker who goes to Shadyside who says they're "cold" and "cut throat" lol those are her words not
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    UPMC SHADYSIDE

    pixiestudent2 replied to tonyas's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    If you want in for fall 2014 you should apply now, by the time you finish the semester, there may be no spaces
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    LPNs not being respected

    pixiestudent2 replied to rrlpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In Pittsburgh, an Lpn can work in a hospital, can with as an "advanced patient care technician". Basically a Cna that can do foleys and I think draw blood/start IVs. You could also be a RN student or...
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    CNA vs RN

    pixiestudent2 replied to liono's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It very much depends on where you work. I have never experienced anything like this, in clinicals or as my job as a NA in a psychiatric
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    Supplies

    pixiestudent2 replied to johsonmichelle's topic in General Students

    Binders!!! I have sooooooo many. I also create color coded study sheets and drug cards. So markers and index cards as
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    Supplies

    pixiestudent2 replied to johsonmichelle's topic in General Students

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    Supplies

    pixiestudent2 replied to johsonmichelle's topic in General Students

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    new lpn grad moving to cali

    pixiestudent2 replied to taylynnfree's topic in California Nursing

    What about in typically less desirable areas like psych, group homes, prisons? These are actually the areas that I would like to
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    Which nursing schools are easy to get into?

    pixiestudent2 replied to tsullivan807's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Check out schools in Pittsburgh, I think they are pretty easy to get into, I can't speak for university of Pittsburgh though, I think they may be pretty
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    new lpn grad moving to cali

    pixiestudent2 replied to taylynnfree's topic in California Nursing

    What about applying for RN
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    Clinicals the 3 week of school?

    pixiestudent2 replied to NicoleAlbertie84's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    The second week of school, our assignment for clinal was to talk to our patients, then complete and interview with a staff member that wasn't an RN. The 3rd week was vitals and
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    So disappointed in myself

    pixiestudent2 replied to emily12345's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Maybe you should only take one science at a time, it appears you're struggling to balance it