alovelymother

We never get a study guide. We are told it the syllabus which chapters every unit contains and anything we learn within those weeks is fair game.

I'm mom of two boys. Ages 6 & 8. I work 1-2 12 hour shifts a week and have class 3 days a week. My husband works a two week rotation of 8 days on 6 days off. I find that when I get home from school or work it is better for me to give them a few...

Contact legal-aid in your state. My sister had a felony removed without a lawyer. It doesn't have to be expensive. She just had a few forms to fill out and she wrote a letter to the judge. It will be one less thing you need to worry about.

Surprise is a nice area to live.

I think it's probably important that you be more understanding as well. I like the idea about discussing expectations of one another.

I feel your pain! We have our dosage calc test in 2 weeks and have to pass with 100%. I use dosagehelp.com for practice questions.

. Do you judge your patients the same way when they come in with tattoos or piercings ? If I came into the hospital I would be much more concerned that my nurse was competent than whether they had any body modification. You can't equate tattoos and ...

I'm in week 2 and for me it was exercise and eating real food. But now I feel like poo so I I will be packing my meals from now on.

I bought a regular backpack and I keep a crate in my trunk because I figured I could switch the books out for each class. Two weeks in I have a Zuca on order that should arrive Monday!!! My back was mad at me :)

Today's my first day! I'll graduate Spring 2014!

I think it can be a double edge sword. Having support from classmates will definitely be helpful. But externships and new grad jobs in this area tend to be pretty cut throat so I wouldn't be surprised to see some backstabbing going on.

I start school on Wednesday but at orientation they really stress the importance of knowing the objectives.

I'm just a nursing student but I don't think using a care plan builder is going to be a good thing. I have Ackley's Nursing Diagnosis Handbook and NANDA-I Nursing Diagnosis book.

What are your bachelor degrees in?

Maybe off reading Fifty Shades?

That will probably go well until something goes wrong. Then you may have trouble detaching yourself from the patient.

Yay! Bake your sister a cake :) I'm so glad for you!

I start my program next week and my NM talked to me about keeping my scope of practice boundaries clear. When I'm working as a tech I cannot do things that I am allowed to do at clinicals.

400 pages a night! Wow! Is that all required reading?

Agreed! We have computer assignments and a couple women in my study group were very frustrated that flash doesn't work with their iPads. OP, I only hope that I can have that same positivity on my first day next week!

I don't think people are trying to be hurtful but all over this forum you see people with 3.8 GPAs waiting sometimes years to get accepted into a program. It's a little shocking to have someone just do something like that "just to do it." I wish you...

I don't think you will get medical advice in this forum. But most PCPs have an after hours call number.

I don't think that people on this forum should be hateful and rude to one another, but sometimes we all need a kick in the pants.

What is your end goal for your career? My hospital doesn't hire MAs because they aren't licensed by the BON. If you are looking to work in a hospital I think it would be a waste of time and money.

I used to wear my ring daily. I have to take it off anytime I go into surgery. Eventually I lost it in a pair of scrubs that went to the laundry service. I haven't replaced it. I don't want to lose another ring.