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  1. Clinicals- Grading scale?

    BoonersmomRN replied to cjulian214's topic in General Students

    Our clinicals are pass/fail as well...except for papers which are graded the normal way. We get graded every clinical- but it's just satisfactory, needs assistance, or unsatisfactory. Our...

  2. Pressure ulcers

    BoonersmomRN replied to FNPhopeful's topic in General Students

    It's so sad isn't it? I have had my fair share of cleaning out stage 3/4's in just 2 semesters. The majority come in from the local nursing homes...where yup they arent being kept dry/moved...

  3. How not to feel guilty for breaking?

    BoonersmomRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Students

    When I feel like I need a break- I take a break. One thing NS has taught me is that I need to take care of ME first. I wouldn't retain anything either if I sat and studied for 5 hours straight. Heck,...

  4. 2 patients/clinicals

    BoonersmomRN replied to FNPhopeful's topic in General Students

    It all depends on the patient(s). I didnt have a hard time w/ 2 this semester..I even had 3 one day....but I have also had ONE patient who took more time of mine than all 3 of those did combined. It...

  5. thinking about moving to Maryland

    BoonersmomRN replied to HOITAJA's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I have lived In MD all my life. Columbia is nice- but overcrowded and Howard County is on the expensive side. Waterfront? You are taking $$$ and most likely Annapolis unless you are thinking Eastern...

  6. Injections: to pinch or not to pinch

    BoonersmomRN replied to TRINI_RN's topic in General Students

    I was taught to pinch and keep pinched for SQ. Just my expreience. Even on a teeny tiny person. Z track you pull and stay pulled to the side until after injecting- then let

  7. How do you handle getting "Bad" grades?

    BoonersmomRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Students

    I'll be honest. I was a 4.0 student before I started the actual clinical portion of my ADN school. I got a B in Fundamentals. I was upset about it at first- especially the day I realized that an A was...

  8. Test- Class average 72%

    BoonersmomRN replied to Achoo!'s topic in General Students

    On a curve? No. I disagree with curves. We have, however, had points added to our tests from time to time when questions were successfully debated. I wouldn't say this has ever gained me more than 4...

  9. What is the hardest exam you've ever taken?

    BoonersmomRN replied to SoulShine75's topic in General Students

    2nd semester here too and we just had our respiratory test- same exact stuff as yours- and it trauamtized the entire class...not kidding. We all looked like we were in shock afterwards. I swore I...

  10. Paired with horrible nurse today

    BoonersmomRN posted a topic in General Students

    I have to get this off my chest- it's been bugging me and YES I told my instructor all of the follwoing. FIRST- I go in and do my assessment...I turn my client and find a stage 2 breakdown on her...

  11. Paired with horrible nurse today

    BoonersmomRN replied to BoonersmomRN's topic in General Students

    I can certainly see where you are coming from in that I shouldn't have called her "horrible" in the sense that I'm saying she's like that everyday. I could have said "paired witha nurse who...

  12. Paired with horrible nurse today

    BoonersmomRN replied to BoonersmomRN's topic in General Students

    I appreciate everyone's support! Unfortunately tody wasn't much better. I had a different nurse but she was just a TAD better. I was on the floor from 3pm-10pm. The client with the stage 2 decubitus...

  13. TEAS and NCLEX ??

    BoonersmomRN replied to occc2010rn's topic in General Students

    HUGE difference. The TEAS is a test of essential academic skills. It tests you on fundamental reading, grammar, mathematics, and science. It is given at a lot of colleges as part of your application...

  14. See-thru white scrubs

    BoonersmomRN replied to blueberry21's topic in General Students

    My achool dictates WHAT brand and WHAT style we must wear. They are Crest style 112 AND YES they are see thru. I wear flesh colored underwear. We were specifically told to wear flesh colored ones or...

  15. What medical shows do you watch?

    BoonersmomRN replied to shellsgogreen's topic in General Students

    Basically everything on Discovery Heath. Grey's Anatomy- LOVE IT Scrubs- because I * oh so wish* I could be as mouthy as most of them on the job-

  16. Anyone worked at St.Agnes?

    BoonersmomRN posted a topic in Maryland Nursing

    I did my Acute care rotation there and was not thrilled with their med/surg unit ( in fact I'd go as far to say that the unit I was on horrifed me)....however I LOVED their NICU and their occupational...

  17. Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    BoonersmomRN replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    And more... To my lecture professors: THANK YOU for being such wonderful advocates of the profession! THANK YOU for being fair, honest, tough when need be, but there for us. To my LTC clinical...

  18. Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    BoonersmomRN replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    ha ha ha....sooooo true. I always like it when the instructor SWEARS she mentioned said info in her lecture and the whole class can vouch that uh...no you

  19. Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    BoonersmomRN replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    #1 ) Please make the curriculum the same across the board with clinical instructors. How is it fair that student A can do a crap paper but get full credit because she has one of the "easy"...

  20. Shaky hands

    BoonersmomRN replied to *lisa*'s topic in General Students

    Oh you are so not alone. I am the worst nervous-wreck when being watched. I can't even type at a computer if I know someone is watching over my shoulder. lol Clinical was hard for me at first- I'd...

  21. Anyone worked at St.Agnes?

    BoonersmomRN replied to BoonersmomRN's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Hey! I cleared it - so you should be able to send it

  22. Anyone worked at St.Agnes?

    BoonersmomRN replied to BoonersmomRN's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Thanks I had my meeting today with HR and I am probably not taking the job. It sounds like they put you where they need you....and I am not thrilled with that. I have another friend doing a similar...

  23. What kind of study area do you have/use???

    BoonersmomRN replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Students

    I used to study on my bed...I would lay on my stomach and prop myself up with one elbow and read, read, read.....unfortunately I had another habit...sleep, sleep, sleep. Now I read in the well lit...

  24. Anyone worked at St.Agnes?

    BoonersmomRN replied to BoonersmomRN's topic in Maryland Nursing

    As far as I know you just have to be past Fundamentals. I talked with the representative at Ethics Day and that is what she said. As for the actual postition I would take/ or have to take...I am not...

  25. How much did your nursing books cost.

    BoonersmomRN replied to Kiren's topic in General Students

    First semester I spent close to $900. However, we had to buy books that we will use for the whole program so the paper they gave us states this Med Surg 1/2/3- No additional textbooks needed Psych -...