Stephalump

Stephalump

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  1. The Thrill of Observing my First C-Section!

    Stephalump replied to lifeisgood48's topic in General Students

    I remember thinking, "I'm so glad I didn't see this until AFTER I was finished having

  2. New PCT for a month and first night in ER

    Stephalump replied to Rebel83's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I'm so sorry. What a stressful first day - and I'm sure even worse since you'd really been looking forward to going there. ER is SO different than the other areas of the hospital. It's more chaotic...

  3. Questions about Nursing Care plans?

    Stephalump replied to mcclot1993's topic in General Students

    Good for you for wanting to learn as much as you can! I'd suggest going thorough the fundamentals book you bought and reviewing the nursing process. You should get a lot of answers to your questions...

  4. Difference between BSN and ADN

    Stephalump replied to SaraStevenson's topic in General Students

  5. Class of 2014

    Stephalump replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Students

    Ahhhhhhh, I'm so ready to graduate in May!! Actually, I'm nowhere near ready - I still have SO much to learn (and I'm realizing we're only going to be scratching the surface!) I'm heading to Vegas...

  6. Take a pay cut to be a CNA for the experience??

    Stephalump replied to Mandimack's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

  7. Accepted!! Goodbye cubicle, HELLO clinicals!

    Stephalump replied to Bee511's topic in General Students

    Congrats,

  8. Is is possible to get AIDS from saliva in a papercut??? Help!

    Stephalump replied to hal325's topic in General Students

    I like to insert the thermometer directly into the jugular. More accurate that

  9. Is is possible to get AIDS from saliva in a papercut??? Help!

    Stephalump replied to hal325's topic in General Students

    My advice is to take a deep breath, maybe a Xanax or two, and get back to

  10. Full Time Work - Full Time School. Tips!

    Stephalump posted a topic in General Students

    I recently accepted a job offer at a local hospital, and while I'm really excited, I'm nervous about adding full-time work to my schedule. I'm in school three days a week, I'll be working 3 12s...

  11. Full Time Work - Full Time School. Tips!

    Stephalump replied to Stephalump's topic in General Students

    Thank you, thank you! It sounds like I need to become best friends with my planner! I decided to transfer all of the things on my paper calendar to my phone and iPads calendars so I can take...

  12. How do I change my outlook?

    Stephalump replied to wise8's topic in General Students

    You'll never regret doing your best!

  13. Turns out, I'm an idiot. Rotten clinical

    Stephalump replied to PCTerrific's topic in General Students

    Oh goodness, I could've written this post a week ago. Different mistakes, same lousy, humble pie eating clinical day. Screwing up is bad enough, but there very essence of nursing school is that there...

  14. Nursing students and immaturity

    Stephalump replied to Melanin's topic in General Students

  15. Should I take a CNA course or wait until after 1st Semester?

    Stephalump replied to peachshan's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I would go ahead and take the CNA for a couple reasons: First of all, while that first semester or two of nursing school does count for experience, it might not circumvent any CNA preferences a...

  16. Getting into the health field as a pct student....

    Stephalump replied to aaliyah23's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I agree with the above poster. It's all a numbers game. I can't even tell you how many applications I've submitted over the years hundreds) and only got 1 interview until I got some clinical...

  17. Nursing School Advice

    Stephalump replied to jthys's topic in General Students

    I always go back and forth on this one. Everything is harder when it's new. Nursing school has a particularly steep learning curve to get through in the beginning because we're leaning to speak a...

  18. Unsupportive fiance...not sure what to do

    Stephalump replied to Ashley_Sam's topic in General Students

    Oh, I don't know. I think people are way to quick to say DUMP THE LOSER if he doesn't stand by your side every second, silently cheering you on and rubbing your feet. Nursing school isn't just...

  19. Should I be worried??

    Stephalump replied to kdixon123's topic in General Students

    Should you be worried about what? Is what a bad thing? Good grades? Good grades are good. If I were you, I'd open a book and make As, but to each their own

  20. Nursing students and immaturity

    Stephalump replied to Melanin's topic in General Students

    Hahahahahaaaaa! I would've said "Your mom's a perforated orifice," or "Your face looks like a perforated orifice" but I like yours better.OP, you can go one of three ways. Complain to the higher ups,...

  21. Keeping a full time job through Prenursing/ Nursing school???

    Stephalump replied to sharonanderson24's topic in General Students

    In my class people do one of two things: work in a hospital, or working in food service. Retail could also be a good

  22. RN to BSN - does it matter which school I pick?

    Stephalump replied to Nolander's topic in General Students

    Uh, yes. I've never seen a RN-BSN program with a clinical component (except something like a community health care aspect), and I wouldn't attend one. I have the exact same number of clinical hours as...

  23. Preparing for clinicals

    Stephalump replied to love67's topic in General Students

  24. Preparing for clinicals

    Stephalump replied to love67's topic in General Students

    I've never had to do pre-clinical work, but I know the stress and time consuming nature of the beast. We did our care plans post-clinical during my first year, and it took hours upon hours. Know that...

  25. Finally decided to apply Chamberlain

    Stephalump replied to brianna11's topic in Chamberlain College