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Oh lord. There's an endless list. Panic over fluids being complete. "How much longer will it be? I have to be to work in an hour." Family members who treat me like a waitress. Patient who won't put down their phone while I'm in their room. Patie...

Hey everyone! I have my first fundamentals exam on Friday and I have been reading chapters for the last week. This type of testing and lecturing is so new to me. Im used to studying for micro and anatomy, which was simple...just go over and over and ...

My family's support, coffee and hard work. :)

Well then, happy Sunday.

It's not just nursing students. It's society in general.

At our orientation in January, our director explained their grading scale: 80-84.9 C. 85-89.9 B, 90-100 A. She said that statistically, students who score less then 80 overall did much more poorly on the NCLEX, so for my program it is to keep their p...

I've calculated mine to 0.24 shy of A and our program doesn't round either. It stings!! Lol

To quote Ron Burgundy, that escalated quickly.

I know that I would feel exactly as you do if I were in your shoes. No doubt. (((Hugs))) I would try to focus on the babies, not the moms. I know taking care of the moms is part of it, but I would rationalize it being for the benefit of the baby. And...

I graduate next December. The idea is terrifying! I know I still have a ways to go, but I feel like I know nothing. I can't imagine learning enough in two semesters to feel remotely ok with graduating and working as a nurse. Yikes!! I can't wait to b...

I don't.

Our school practices pushing air and checking pH. We did get the disclaimer, though, that evidence based practice shows pH is the more reliable test. They only taught us the swoosh (as they call it) because our local hospitals still have that method ...

B rubs me the wrong way too. That's what I'd pick...

I have a 4.0 also, and everyone who knows me knows my sarcasm knows no bounds.

Last semester was an amazing clinical experience. Our instructor was very intense, but she pulled us all over the hospital finding things for us to do or watch. We didn't stop moving the entire day. Neither did she! She graded our notes and paperwork...

Honestly, no. If I were weeks from graduating, I would not. I don't understand why you'd have to start over because of your nurses notes though. They should have corrected those from the beginning.

I read it as 1.2mg, not 2mg. 1.2 x 5 = 6mL. That's how I got 6ml. Did I get lucky by misreading? Lol

How did you work out the problem to come up with your answer? I got the correct answer, but I can't explain to you where you went wrong if I don't know what you did to get there. :) ETA: I get 0.3mL per 15 seconds. But I do see where the got 6 mL and...

Your program is not unique. Our first semester was pharm and med surg together and we didn't have a choice. It can be done. It isn't easy. You aren't alone. You have no choice but to find a way to do it. We are all exhausted. We are all stressed (mos...

If you fail, can you take LPN while you wait to start your next RN semester and work as an LPN when you get back in? I know at my school, the bridge program is no joke. There are several students in my class who tried to bridge and couldn't hack tha...

How many semesters if your program?? If you're already nearing the end of your third, you must be getting close to being finished. Stick it out!

You know why you'd fail? Because you refuse to adapt and use your available resources to your advantage. You're stuck on ONLY learning with power points and study guides. Those are fairly recent additions to college classrooms, so your argument that ...

Our professors give us their power points. We still use our books. Everything on their powerpoints is a verbatim from the book, or a condensed version of a paragraph in the book. The book expounds on things more and paints a clearer picture. Yeah, I...

I've been given a break once in my school scrubs. I think that was more because I honestly didn't realize my mistake (brake light was out) and he was being a nice guy rather than because I was wearing scrubs. It depends on the cop, and probably the i...