rubato ASN, RN

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    Anxiety about making friends in NS

    I knew no one in my class. A lot of them were either friends or had at least taken prereqs together. I only felt out of place the first day. I just sat in the very middle of the lecture hall and...
  2. I am the opposite. I barely opened my book and pulled an A in A&P, Chem, Micro. All with no problem. Then, I started nursing school. Well, having no good study habits hurt me BAD my first...
  3. I'm female, but used to be a personal trainer, so lifting is always going to be a part of my life. I love it and try to make time twice a week. I also run marathons, so that training takes lots of...
  4. I am taking classes during nursing school. Is it hard? YES! But I'm getting through it. One extra 3-credit hour class per semester, and my school schedules my clinical days around it, because it has...
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    The importance of "staying fit"?!?

    Diet is so much more important than exercise. And this is coming from a previous personal trainer. Eat right, do cardio with some weights. You will be a healthy role model for your patients. It's not...
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    My Fellow Nursing Students

    Beautiful and so
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    Dropping out of Nursing School.

    Oh no. I was wondering where you have been lately. Addison's is tough, but how long have you been diagnosed and getting treatment? Are your cortisol levels rising? I have Hashimoto's thyroiditis, and...
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    Oldest in cohort...feeling out of place

    Hey, someone always has to be the oldest,
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    Playing with fire...

    Men are not very subtle. If you are interested, she probably already knows it. It is in her court anyway, because she's the one who is
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    Staying in shape while going to school

    I'm a senior this year. My day usually consists of getting up at 5, running and lifting weights, then school all day. I pack healthy meals and snacks and never eat out. I also walk the dog at least...
  11. I'm an older senior student and after 1 week back, feel your pain. I'm fine with the content, but it's the pace and the info overload and the lecture/lab/clinicals/SIM/ATI/other classes that I'm...
  12. I went back to school after a 22 year hiatus, so you can imagine how difficult it was for my brain to kick back into high gear. But, I took chemistry my first semester with 2 easy classes. It got me...
  13. All immunizations must be done, except for the 2nd and 3rd round of Hep B. Most places will let you slide on that as long as you've started them, since it takes so long to finish the
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    What do you so to relax from nursing school?

    Depends on the day, but either running on a good day, or wine on a bad
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    CHEMISTRY.

    The syllabus in any class can be overwhelming (since it's all material you don't know), but it's even more so in science classes. You learn a lot of info in chemistry, but it's very doable. Plus,...
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    5 B's and 1 A...

    You have 14 more classes. Imagine what that GPA can be with a whole bunch of As. :) Just buckle down, and you can do it. Changing to a less time consuming job is a great
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    Organizing for nursing school

    3 assignments due today on my first day. What's up with
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    Online Microbiology

    Just finished a summer session of online micro. It wasn't bad at all. Depends entirely on the instructor. Mine audio recorded her powerpoints, which was so nice since we had no lecture. I managed a...
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    Staying in Shape

    Thanks for the topic, OP. I have managed to stay in shape through my first year by eating natural foods, exercising daily (yes, even before a 12 hour clinical) and parking far away as well as taking...
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    Disappointment and sadness

    This certainly stinks, but it's only one year. Just try to either take classes that will eventually help you as a nurse, or take fun classes to get those extra credit hours. And, you obviously...
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    A spouse that just doesn't get it.

    He'll eventually get it. I am starting my 2nd semester of nursing school. My hubby didn't get it when I started my prereqs. But, my first summer, I took chemistry with lab, algebra and a health class....
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    Any tips on being more organized?

    Planner is key. But, you also need to have a system. I go to lecture with printed out power points that I them put my notes on. I then come home and type, then print out my notes (it gives me a 2nd...
  23. There are two ways a patient can look at a student: 1. Yet another darn person in here messing with me. 2. Wow, undivided attention from 1 person all day. My patients ALWAYS chose option number 2,...
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    you will be surprised....

    On the other hand, what do you call a person that got As in nursing
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    Nursing school = weight gain?

    Gotta agree with the above posters. Coke, granola bars, yogurt and fruit is what you mentioned. All forms of sugar in one way or another. While the fruit isn't necessarily bad, the other things are...