melizerd ASN, RN

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    First successful IV start

    melizerd replied to ruralnurse84's topic in General Students

    We do the dummy arm thing too. I've been fortunate that I'm in places that have the opportunity to start them on real patients. Last week I spent a day in the ED and started three on my own, first...
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    I regret forever not going to medical school

    melizerd replied to nurse2dr's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have a good friend who's been a nurse a few years and is now back in medical school in her 30s. Go back and do that if you think it is what you really
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    First successful IV start

    melizerd replied to ruralnurse84's topic in General Students

    Woohoo. Once you get a few under your belt they won't be so nerve wracking. My school doesn't have us do them on each other so my first one was on a patient. It was awesome to get the first one out of...
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    Any current RN students at MATC - Milwaukee?

    melizerd replied to Caitlin023's topic in General Nursing

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    Last Semester

    melizerd replied to Lordswill's topic in General Students

    Took my first med/surg exam on Monday, 84%. I'll take that! Management got 100% on the first one. I also was selected for a preceptorship for the burn unit. I'm very excited and a little
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    How are the people making A's or B's studying?

    melizerd replied to VAgirl247's topic in General Students

    I agree that it's what works for them. I know that the way I study does NOT work for everyone and people look at me like I'm crazy when I tell them I don't read everything (think focused...
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    Are nurses allowed to have facial piercings?

    melizerd replied to cascadingbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    Another one that has found it varies widely from school to school and clinical to clinical. I have 2 sets of lobe piercings, one side with cartilage and the other and industrial. I have not had an...
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    How Long Until Graduation?

    melizerd replied to RN-BSNheather's topic in General Students

    83 days til my last final. Pinning is 88 days. I started my countdown with over 1000 days too, so it's amazing to be "this close!" I'm so ready for
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    Need advice?

    melizerd replied to snowwhite2002's topic in General Students

    I can't imagine just giving up this close to finishing. All you'll do is prove her right. If this is something you want FIGHT FOR IT. And your husband is an idiot, who says that to their
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    Passed BOTH Funds and Pharm/Assessment exams this week! Woot!

    melizerd replied to LoriRNCM's topic in General Students

    Lol. I remember being there. You can't kill anyone (yet). Your instructor will be there. Use them they are a resource. Take your time with assessments. I'll graduate from my ADN program in Dec and...
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    Where do YOU sit in class?

    melizerd replied to Caribbean Character's topic in General Students

    I have very small classes, 14-18 students so it's a normal sized class room and not a lecture hall. We have tables with chairs. In one class I sit in the front row at one end, but in my other...
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    Need advice?

    melizerd replied to snowwhite2002's topic in General Students

    Does getting a U remove you from clinical completely? If it doesn't, learn from this, move on and don't make the same mistakes
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    How would you feel?

    melizerd replied to gabriellegoss's topic in General Students

    I think that you need to take what you can from the location you're at and make the best of it. There is definitely things to learn and do no matter where you are. There isn't anything you can do to...
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    RN License plate

    melizerd replied to esrun00's topic in General Nursing

    I already have my plate on hold for when I pass the boards I'm THAT person that doesn't mind if people know I'm a nurse. I know lots of nurses with RN stuff on their cars
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    RN License plate

    melizerd replied to esrun00's topic in General Nursing

    Do they offer an Lpn plate? She's a nurse and wanted to show it off but I'm guessing with no Lpn option she had to opt for the RN plate for any nurse
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    Easy?

    melizerd replied to kp1987's topic in General Students

    My program does NCLEX questions right off the bat too and encouraged us to get our own NCLEX books to start questions, even if we didn't know the content yet we got used to the format. SATA questions...
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    Easy?

    melizerd replied to kp1987's topic in General Students

    Hard is subjective. I'm busy and stressed but I haven't felt it was super hard, just different. I'm graduating in December and I think things got easier as I went. First semester was culture shock...
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    Failing....? Your school's policy?

    melizerd replied to KJoRN81's topic in General Students

    We require an 80% to pass (it's a C though not a B). If you fail a class you repeat it the next semester. If you fail two classes in the same semester you sit out a semester and can repeat, you can...
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    Ipad or ipad mini???? Cant decide!

    melizerd replied to cnoto34's topic in General Students

    My school gave us all iPad minis for the semester. They are awesome! They fit in a scrub pocket, the regular iPad doesn't. We use them on the floor all the time. The school loaded the unbound Nursing...
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    Last Semester

    melizerd replied to Lordswill's topic in General Students

    Yup! We had a math test last week (my second week of class!) There's a quiz on Monday this coming week too. Only 101 days til
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    Not sure if being 'called' to nursing

    melizerd replied to junegirl's topic in General Students

    The other answers are great but I think that maybe making the jump to be a CNA is a good place to start. It gives you an idea of how things run and feel etc. It also allows you to work with nurses...
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    simchart Anyone used it yet?

    melizerd replied to truckinusa's topic in General Students

    We attempted to use it, we hated it so much the instructors stopped making us use it. It's nothing like Epic charting at all (which is why most hospitals in our area are using). It's buggy and...
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    How old were you when you started Nursing School?

    melizerd replied to NursingStudentMomof3's topic in General Students

    I started the actual nursing courses when I was 29 and will graduate in Dec when I'm 31, I have a husband and a 6 year old. There are people younger and older than me in my program. As young as 20...
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    Last Semester

    melizerd replied to Lordswill's topic in General Students

    We have our schedules and know when our exams are and when the exit HESI is as well already. We start back on
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    Nursing school IS rigorous

    melizerd replied to sjalv's topic in General Students

    Things are tough but please don't give up 100% of your "life" You need a break, you need time to decompress. Off time IS as important as studying. Learning to study efficiently is more important...