DisneyNurseGal

DisneyNurseGal BSN, RN

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  1. Any tips on being more organized?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to detrelibre's topic in General Students

    If you are a type-your-notes kind of person and like the idea of having all of your papers in one place, check out Microsoft OneNote. It is a program designed for college students that is an...

  2. Last Semester

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Lordswill's topic in General Students

    I am so excited to almost be done I can hardly stand it! The countdown until December is on! NCLEX here I

  3. Patient's responses to students during clinical days

    DisneyNurseGal replied to QueenAnnissa's topic in General Students

    It all depends on the patient. Some have been poked and prodded so much that they can not be bothered, others are more than willing to let you do everything and anything. Just make sure you go in...

  4. How Not to Get Taken Advantage Of

    DisneyNurseGal replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the tip... hopefully worth the $11.99 I just paid to download it to my Kindle. This topic has gotten the gears in my head turning about a topic for a paper on professional responsibility I...

  5. ATTEMPTING to get organized

    DisneyNurseGal replied to mandaf88's topic in General Students

    Not sure if you are a type-your-notes kind of person, but check out Microsoft OneNote. It is basically an electronic binder system. It organizes everything for

  6. you will be surprised....

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Mchs4735's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You would be surprised in this day and age what hiring managers can dig up about their applicants. You should always put your best face out there--especially in professional forums like this one, you...

  7. you will be surprised....

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Mchs4735's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A person who worked hard to achieve a personal

  8. What to expect in clinicals?!

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Froyoagogo's topic in General Students

    For me, clinicals are what makes the late night studying, all of the reading and the overall stress worth it. Like the pp said, it depends on your school, but for me, we did (2) 10 hour shifts are...

  9. How Not to Get Taken Advantage Of

    DisneyNurseGal replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    I type my notes using Microsoft OneNote, so the people behind me can see on my laptop during lecture, and word has gotten around just through word of mouth mostly because of monthly group projects and...

  10. How Not to Get Taken Advantage Of

    DisneyNurseGal replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    I appreciate what everyone is saying and there are some great ideas. I don't share all of my information is basically for the reasons mentioned above. Some of these students are the ones who talk,...

  11. you will be surprised....

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Mchs4735's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow... simply wow. I agree with @chelsea13. There are also a lot of people who get A's in pre reqs and A's in Nursing

  12. Anyone using Prerp-U?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to scald006's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think I am a level 5.6. It gets harder to level up the more you go along, and the more topics that you cover. No, you do not get more SATA which is my main complaint with

  13. Anyone using Prerp-U?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to scald006's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I LOVE Prep-U! My school fees included a two year subscription and I think it is amazing. I am starting my third semester and I have 4,000 questions done. My school requires us to do 300 questions a...

  14. Pharm woes

    DisneyNurseGal replied to number41's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    See I disagree with what people are saying about memorizing and flash cards. There is a SMALL portion of memorizing common endings and such; however, I think the key to pharm is understanding the big...

  15. Night shift!

    DisneyNurseGal replied to megan9107's topic in General Students

    I too just started an overnight job and so far this is what works for me. I work Friday and Saturday nights. Thursday night I purposely get less sleep so I can take a 2 hour power nap right before...

  16. Nursing school entrance essay

    DisneyNurseGal replied to amazingdaisy's topic in General Students

    Duplicated

  17. Nursing school entrance essay

    DisneyNurseGal replied to amazingdaisy's topic in General Students

    I am a fan of telling anecdotes. Makes the essay more

  18. Care Plans

    DisneyNurseGal replied to STLmomma27's topic in General Students

    The minute I stopped thinking of care plans as homework and a waste of time, is the point where they started helping me. They are complex, but they are framing the way that you think. I am getting to...

  19. Attitudes of New Nurses

    DisneyNurseGal replied to NextGen's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am well aware, I am just pointing out that OP obviously identifies more with the more experienced

  20. DO NOT pass on the poop

    DisneyNurseGal replied to durantetodalanoche's topic in General Nursing

    This happened to me about a week ago. I work NOC at an assisted living, and I had done my 5am checks on all of the residents (including checking briefs on those who wore them). At 5:58 (we are off...

  21. Unbinding books?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Jaynie_Marie's topic in General Students

    This is something I have done in the past (before nursing school), but I would hold off until you start school. You may not need to bring every book to class every day, and even if they want you to...

  22. RNs and Phlebotomy

    DisneyNurseGal replied to springgarden's topic in General Nursing

    I asked a similar question recently here is the link to the thread https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-student/phlebotomy-class-worth-843739.html If you are still interested, look around your...

  23. Associates or BSN

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Sophie15's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Would you have the option to do a bridge program at some point in the future? I believe a BSN is important, but in the real world, I needed to work as soon as possible (and I wanted experience), so I...

  24. Bad reviews vs NO reviews (ratemyprofessor)

    DisneyNurseGal replied to 16mm's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    OH MY GOSH, can I tell you how much I HATE the Rate my Professor website! I had to take Human Bio in pre-reqs and a professor had a horrible rating on the site and all of the comments said stay away....

  25. Taking Notes (BEST WAY)

    DisneyNurseGal replied to indiawilliams's topic in General Students

    I don't learn by reading, so I will skim the reading. I will then go to class, listen to what the professor said, and go home and take what the professor taught and integrate the reading into my...