Hi! My friend is also hearing impaired in one ear (can't remember which one, though) from a birth defect. She uses Littmann Classic II, and she's doing fine. Good
Don't worry, you're not alone. I used to think that I'd be a big brave girl with bodies, that I wouldn't mind. Then, I started working night shifts as an aid. It makes me feel uncomfortable. Being...
Get a good planner, it's very handy....to write the tons of reading and work to do! And get a good friend who is as passionate about nursing school than you. That way, you can talk and practise...
student_girl replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students
No, she did not empty the bedpan in the toilet, went to the sink to put water in it to rinse it, and then emptied the yucky water IN THE SINK! When she told me that, I nearly wet my pants!:chuckle...
I'm a nursing student currently working as an aid in a hospital. Often while I work, patients die. The problem is that I'm a bit uncomfortable handling the body. Me and a nurse have to wrap the body...
student_girl replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students
These are so funny! -Any conversation between you and your girlfriend (also a nursing student) quickly turns into a gross-out for everybody else. -You have diarrhea talks at
O.K., my turn: last semester (first one), one of my pt wanted to go out. We were in a LTC part of the hospital. I ask people, I make calls and finally get him someone to take him on errands. He had a...
student_girl replied to cnelle101's topic in General Nursing
I joined about two months ago and I have trouble remembering how I got here. Hummm, if I remember correctly, it started with my clinical teacher showing us some nurstoon. I went on that site and I...
I don't think your girlfriend needs to learn french. Many hospitals, like Douglas and Jewish's mostly speak english and don't require that the nurses learn french. Second, learning french is VERY...
I don't know if you read french, but check out www.oiiq.org It says that some colleges offer preparatory courses. I'm also aware that there is a book, I've seen it in my school library, but I don't...
At my school, the rules are no jewels on clinicals, except for watches and earings. I had to take my nosering out, but it didn't bother me. But I understand why my teacher made me do it. My clinical...
i just wanted to tell two funny things that happened to me quite a while ago, before i started nursing school. i was working as a nurse's aid in a nursing home for a couple of months, but this was my...