DisneyNurseGal

DisneyNurseGal BSN, RN

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  1. I feel like giving up.

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Jannie92's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are two lessons I learned while doing my pre-reqs. I realized I could not get freaked out about a class' reputation for being hard. I know you said that the class average on the final is 58%,...

  2. Medication Administration Question

    DisneyNurseGal replied to LoveNeverDies's topic in General Students

    This came up with one of my classmates last semester. It was a med error because "it was not given for the reason indicated" - and the incident report went in her student file. I do not know if this...

  3. Using Dictation Equipment to Transcribe Class Notes

    DisneyNurseGal replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    I have a digital recorder that I use already so I can download the lectures to my computer! It sounds like Express Scribe is the way to go! Thank you so much for the

  4. How much work in RN school?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to chacha82's topic in General Students

    Might depend on your home life as well. My semesters in Nursing School are 18 credits (14 hours a week in class & 16 hours a week in clinicals), I am also a wife and mother to three teenagers. I...

  5. Laptop or paper/pen notes in class?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Lollipops's topic in General Students

    I retain more information by typing the notes. It is all going to depend on how YOU learn. Try both for a week, maybe you will find your typing can't keep up with a fast professor. Good

  6. Using Dictation Equipment to Transcribe Class Notes

    DisneyNurseGal replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    This is an awesome idea! I might have to play around with this, this summer! My laptop does not have a microphone, but I like how this program will allow you to upload from digital recorder....

  7. Older Nursing Students

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

    When I graduate in December with my BSN I will be a couple days away from turning 40! It is EVER too late to follow your

  8. Having a baby summer before last semester??

    DisneyNurseGal replied to JLB1215's topic in General Students

    My classmate tried to schedule her pregnancy to deliver June. She got pregnant and her due date was 6/30. She had complications and was put on bed rest in April. She is going to have to repeat the...

  9. The Use of Nursing Diagnosis After School

    DisneyNurseGal replied to RubberDuckieLove's topic in General Students

    How my teacher explained it, is that it is not that they use them per se in the "real" world, they are teaching us to frame our thinking a certain way. Meaning, I can walk into a patient's room,...

  10. Facebook: Should I Just Give in and Join?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to ScientistSalarian's topic in General Students

    I am my class President, and I set up a Facebook Page for our class. Joining was optional but everyone in my class joined the page, and it as been IMMENSELY helpful, students post homework questions,...

  11. Organizing Class Work, Handouts, and Binders

    DisneyNurseGal replied to mcbtny9's topic in General Students

    I use separate binders, but a different kind... the electronic kind! Microsoft OneNote is the most underused, underrated computer program that is out there. One note sets up different binders (I...

  12. Is using quizlet to study NCLEX questions cheating?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to GabrielstudentRN's topic in General Students

    I do not think Quizlet can be any more cheating than using the end of chapter questions, NCLEX study books or other test bank service. My school fees included access to Kaplan test banks and another...

  13. What if you're still unsure what kind of nurse you want to be?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Certifiable's topic in General Students

    I am one of those people who knows where she wants to be... Labor & Delivery / Postpartum. With that being said, I am not under any delusion that I will get a job there right after I get my...

  14. (Just a rant) Are nursing test unfair....

    DisneyNurseGal replied to opto-nurse's topic in General Students

    My class was quite upset when the AVERAGE grades of our Med Surg I exams was 76%. Now keep in mind, in my program passing is 75% - anything lower and you have to re mediate the exam by researching...

  15. RN Nursing School Orientation?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Summergrace's topic in General Students

    It was about 6 weeks. We spent the first 6 weeks learning skills in the lab, inserting foley catheters, medication administration, NG tubes

  16. RN Nursing School Orientation?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Summergrace's topic in General Students

    My orientation was 8 hours long as well. Mostly we filled out paperwork for clinicals, they introduced the entire nursing faculty, and we introduced ourselves. They also had us bring our laptops so...

  17. What are some tricks to mastering pharmacology

    DisneyNurseGal replied to 2bRNatasha85's topic in General Students

    Pharm is BARELY a math course. There will be some calulcations that you need to master, IV drip rates, mg per kg, etc, but nothing extremely hard. Most of Pharm is learning about classes of drugs,...

  18. Mean/Competitive nursing school classmates

    DisneyNurseGal replied to cowgirl_RN's topic in General Students

    Most of my class was this way. I have made a few GREAT friends (ones who I would do anything for because the would do the same for me). I have a few good friends and the rest I am friendly with but...

  19. Students who have the summer off: Do you study anything or brush up on past material?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to EP10's topic in General Students

    There are two things that do during the summer as we have 4 MONTHS OFF First, I have a study group that meets every three weeks. The best way to learn something is to teach someone, so in these...

  20. Question about preceptorship

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Kaysmom8's topic in General Students

    My school you pick your shift which floor you want to be on (Med Surg), (CV), (ortho) or (oncology). I was told the reason we do these floors is because you will get to see patients that will most...

  21. Volunteering during Nursing School?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to eyesopen_mouthshut's topic in General Students

    Volunteering is a good thing, you might want to see if your school has an Americorp program so you get a scholarship for your volunteering. Everyone's situation in different, I am a wife, and mother...

  22. Do you remember the moment?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to BeansMama's topic in General Students

    I am going to say the thing that nurses aren't supposed to say... when I was growing up, I wanted to be a doctor. From the time I was old enough to walk, my parents said that being a doctor was the...

  23. Purchase Updated Books?

    DisneyNurseGal posted a topic in General Students

    The kit of textbooks I purchased for my program came with a 2013 version of a drug guide. I received in the mail an advertisement for the 2014 drug guide. I know that purchasing books is a scam, but...

  24. Do I have a Chance?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to studentnurse92's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Never give up hope, there is always a chance, will just depend on the rest of the applicants. My school admits 32 students a semester. In my admission semester, they did a similar point system and...

  25. Anyone taken the Kaplan

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

    Here's the thing I understand about the Kaplan, each school decides what type of test they want to administer. For example, for my school the science was all physiology, but my friend took it at...