DisneyNurseGal

DisneyNurseGal BSN, RN

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  1. Marriage and kids

    DisneyNurseGal replied to ZaraK's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just like anything is life, the secret is balance. While I would not try to have kids while in school (pregnant during nursing school presents obstacles), I would just start learning how to balance...

  2. How Many Preceptor Hours Are You Required To Do?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    We did clinical hours our first two semesters. They averaged 1-2 times a week for 8-10 hours each. These rotated in various departments (ER, ICU, Med Surg, L&D, Long Term Care, etc.) At each of...

  3. When do you start your fall class?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Kimynurse's topic in General Students

    Last semester!! I start August 20th. I have Advanced Medical Concepts and an ethics class, then the second part of the semester we have preceptor! Almost

  4. Is it crucial to take A&P I and II back to back??

    DisneyNurseGal replied to 7237dallas's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You do not need to take them back to back AP1 and AP2 cover different systems in the body and there is very little overlap. However, I would not recommend taking either of these classes in the...

  5. Anyone Have Any Tips On Focusing??

    DisneyNurseGal replied to J3w3lz88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This is going to sound strange, but sometimes what I need, if I am having trouble focusing, is background noise. If I turn on Pandora radio or hit shuffle on my iPod and for some inexplicable reason...

  6. Things I wish I would have known when starting Nursing School

    DisneyNurseGal replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are many threads on here about stethoscopes, the Littman II Classic is generally seems to be the gold standard for nursing students. At $70ish it is middle of the road in price. I am not sure...

  7. FOOOOOOOOOD - What snacks/meals do you have for clinicals?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to bagface's topic in General Students

    I am a fan of rice cakes and apples with peanut

  8. tatoos & piercings, part 2

    DisneyNurseGal replied to amoLucia's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    There was a time in our not too distant future where guys with long hair and women with short skirts were considered unprofessional. I tend to live by the mantra, Don't Judge a Book By It's Cover,...

  9. Need Advice please help

    DisneyNurseGal replied to lostgurl307's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know you are only 20 years old, but you are wanting to become a nurse, who is a professional in their field. It is never too early to start presenting yourself as a professional. Writing in text...

  10. Question about hand hygiene

    DisneyNurseGal replied to michiganstudent's topic in General Students

    In school we are taught to Purell on the way into a room and wash on the way

  11. Things I wish I would have known when starting Nursing School

    DisneyNurseGal replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know every school is different, but I go to school Tuesday and Fridays from 8am to 3:30pm. Clinicals are Wednesday and Thursday 6am to 4pm. The advisors of the schools you are looking into can...

  12. Things I wish I would have known when starting Nursing School

    DisneyNurseGal replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I will be almost 40 years old when I earn my ASN this December and 41 when I get my BSN... you are never too old!!! I am not even the oldest in my class :) It took me 2 years to get my pre-reqs...

  13. How do you keep your shoes white?!

    DisneyNurseGal replied to mdm063's topic in General Students

    Magic Erasers (mr. clean or store brand) are the best tools EVER for keeping shoes

  14. Hard time memorizing! This is so fustrating! Help!

    DisneyNurseGal replied to cate3624's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Contrats on getting into nursing school! I am pretty sure this bit of advice will be zero help to you now, but in nursing school it will be invaluable. You should get in the habit now of not...

  15. ADVICE PLEASE :)

    DisneyNurseGal replied to giarose2007's topic in General Nursing

    I did not hate my sciences per se... but, I did appreciate the way they taught me how to learn. It is IMPERATIVE in nursing school that you do not just memorize bits of information. You have to...

  16. Really struggling in Med-Surg 2/Critical Care..How to study?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to jkim414's topic in General Students

    My experience, in nursing school, is memorizing is NEVER the answer. You need to have complete understanding of a topic and what effect it has on everything else. Concept Maps are a great way to...

  17. medication mismanagement?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Eyerly's topic in Patient Medications

    I am still a nursing student, so I can not say what happens in the real world, but in school we are taught that we, as nurses, are not allowed to make substitutions. One student had an order for a...

  18. Entering final semester

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Rebel6678's topic in General Students

    I too am entering my last semester and will graduate in December . I am so excited I can hardly stand it! We had a 4 month summer break, and I didn't want to get rusty, so I have just been doing...

  19. I had no idea where to place this, but here it goes

    DisneyNurseGal replied to dominique.l.weaver's topic in General Students

    You have to REALLY want it, and it can't just be a career for you. Nurses do a lot of nasty things, and even in my clinicals I have said to myself as I am cleaning up something nasty..."If I didn't...

  20. ADN BSN

    DisneyNurseGal replied to TexRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am going to Dixie State University in Southern

  21. ADN BSN

    DisneyNurseGal replied to TexRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The first two years of the ADN are classroom classes and we do our clinicals then. The last year is all BSN type work, which are leadership, management, ethics, research and capstone classes - so no...

  22. ADN BSN

    DisneyNurseGal replied to TexRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My school has both programs. Once you get into the ADN (and graduate) you are automatically accepted into the BSN program (as long as your grades are sufficient). They do this so we can pass the...

  23. Just want to vent. Starting to get really discouraged :(

    DisneyNurseGal replied to vc01ca's topic in General Students

    80 is failing at my school as well. Anyone who is 75-79 is placed on academic probation and is required to remediate with a professor for 3 hours a week, until the grade is brought up. Class average...

  24. Just want to vent. Starting to get really discouraged :(

    DisneyNurseGal replied to vc01ca's topic in General Students

    One thing that I learned is that I could not study the same way in nursing school as I did in pre-reqs. If something isn't working then you need to change it up and try something different. Google...

  25. What to do with nursing school papers?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to britthohenbrink's topic in General Students

    I am an electronic kind of girl. I use Microsoft OneNote (electronic note books/note taking program/organization program) and when I get an actual piece of paper, I scan it and throw away the...