Stephalump

Stephalump

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  1. Having one of those days (second hospital clinical day)...

  2. Hospitals hiring BSN & Obamacare

  3. Can an RN student work as an LPN?

  4. How do you decide on a speciality?

    You do what you like. If you don't know what you like, you do what you don't dislike, and then through exposure you might find something you love. I don't really see it as some sort of major decision...
  5. What do you carry your gear to clinicals in?

    It's in my clipboard which is always locked to me.
  6. What do you carry your gear to clinicals in?

    Seriously? I thought it was a
  7. What do you carry your gear to clinicals in?

  8. Ebooks? Some, all or none??

    I got all my books in hard copy and then got the books I use most in ebook format, as well. I use my hard copies at home when I'm doing my highlighting and reading, because I really like/need that...
  9. It really depends on your school and when they give you your "completion" paperwork, which I assume has something to do with the curriculum and the state. We didn't get ours until the end of our first...
  10. What do you carry your gear to clinicals in?

  11. Can I brag?

    Congratulations! No shame in being proud of your
  12. What do you carry your gear to clinicals in?

    I know. The thought grosses me
  13. Can an RN student work as an LPN?

    My program allows you to sit for the VN NCLEX after the first year of classes if you take an extra summer's worth of clinicals. In Texas :)It doesn't really seem worth it to me. By the time you sit...
  14. Is nursing doable with a full-time job?

    You might want to post in your state's forum, or better yet, give the school a call and ask
  15. What do you carry your gear to clinicals in?

    Clipboard. I keep my stethoscope, penlight, pens, iPad, and papers in my clipboard, and my debit card in my name badge holder, scissors in my pocket. I don't know about y'all's site, but we don't...
  16. Eh...I don't know. My gut is it say, no, it won't be enticing to future employers, but it "could" be helpful in certain areas of nursing. Assuming you had time for all that "extra" stuff we could be...
  17. Technology Advice for Nursing School

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  18. Technology Advice for Nursing School

  19. I need more nurse friends :(

    You have a whole resource of friends here. :) I think you need more pre-nursing friends, not nurse friends, anyway. Trying to get through English is completely different than trying to get through...
  20. Back again after panic attacks

    Hi Edna! I can completely relate to you! I have an anxiety disorder that surfaced when I first started college quite a few moons ago. My transcript is a hot mess my first couple of semesters because...
  21. Technology Advice for Nursing School

  22. Started volunteering today :)

    That's great! What an awesome way to network, learn, AND help out at the same time! Glad you had a good experience.
  23. Got Into Nursing School, Now What?

    Definitely buy an NCLEX question book or two. I've regularly used Saunders, the Success series, and Made Incredibly Easy books throughout my
  24. Advice for exams?

    I agree with this. I don't know how people successfully study by going over notecards over and over again - the facts I can put on a notecard are only the basic framework necessary to get to the...