NightNerd

NightNerd MSN, RN

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  1. Graduation gift

    NightNerd replied to springchick1's topic in General Students

    The boyfriend and I are hopefully gonna be getting married after I graduate next year (August 2014), so throw in a honeymoon and a house and I've got my graduation gift-to-self! Other than those, a...

  2. FB page for your particular class

    NightNerd replied to BBB<3's topic in General Students

    There may be an online component of your class that will facilitate communication between students. We use Canvas and our school email addresses to keep in touch with each other. Our SNA does have a...

  3. Clinical and nursing shoes

    NightNerd replied to msnursecp's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Your school will pick your clinical sites and shifts. Our program has you start clinicals the first semester, but others may start after the first introductory course. You will not get much, if any,...

  4. Graduation gift for spouse and son: need help with ideas

    NightNerd replied to rubato's topic in General Students

    I agree with douzmusique, your family would probably love to spend some quality time with you after all your schoolin' is over! If a vacation is unaffordable right now, maybe a dinner out or another...

  5. Just bought my textbooks - a mini-grumbling session

    NightNerd posted a topic in General Students

    I am starting my first nursing class in 2 weeks. Just spent almost $600 for the privilege of carrying three enormous textbooks on my back and barreling through them in 8 weeks. As I'm checking out,...

  6. Just bought my textbooks - a mini-grumbling session

    NightNerd replied to NightNerd's topic in General Students

    I prefer to buy from amazon, but then if the school bundles crap into it we HAVE to buy from them. Lame

  7. Recipes and snack ideas for school and clinicals

    NightNerd replied to hunnybunches's topic in General Students

    For some reason AN won't let me like this, but I like it! I like to do chicken breast with cream of chicken soup, some cheese, and salsa con queso to make a zesty kind of Mexican inspired dish to...

  8. Recipes and snack ideas for school and clinicals

    NightNerd replied to hunnybunches's topic in General Students

    -Cut up veggies at the beginning of the week, Take them and your favorite dip in a lunchbox with a cooler. -Cup of yogurt. -Leftovers already packaged into individual portions. Make one or two dishes...

  9. I'm a procrastinator... Help?

    NightNerd replied to twss2323's topic in General Students

    I am reading some of the comments that say "being a procrastinator is part of my personality." Being selfish, stubborn, and too emotional (sometimes, lol) is a part of mine - doesn't make it adaptive...

  10. So Happy

    NightNerd replied to Stephalump's topic in General Students

    Congratulations Steph! Those grades of yours are something to be proud

  11. What's on your study desk?

    NightNerd replied to 2LMNOP's topic in General Students

    The desk was a catch-all until this morning. Fixed! Now I've got a calendar AND a planner for the weekly stuff, my laptop and printer, pens, pencils, highlighters, trash can and box for recycling,...

  12. My husband said...

    NightNerd replied to stephanie.'s topic in General Students

    Haha. Oh men. Stephanie, your husband will learn with time - like when suddenly there's no food or clean clothes, and he realizes the kids haven't been to school in three weeks. :-P My darling...

  13. Advice about Clinical

    NightNerd replied to theviolinist's topic in General Students

    Wow, I'm sorry to hear this, OP. I feel for you; I'm a quiet person too, and while I'm curious and motivated to do the right thing by patients, sometimes it's hard to speak up, or even know what to...

  14. Having a nursing student/partner in crime

    NightNerd replied to Mandy0728's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There's drama any time this many people are thrown into a high-stress situation together. Get close to the folks who want to avoid it and support each other, as you want to do, and just ignore the...

  15. making a difference

    NightNerd replied to LucyO.'s topic in General Students

    Experiences like this are what make working in palliative care and hospice worth it for me. Thank you for sharing this awesome story, LucyO! Where I work, the extra efforts do make all the difference....

  16. CNA cert. as a pre-req?

    NightNerd replied to Sandi_NC's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My program does not require it, but it's something I've heard of. I've got mixed feelings on making it a requirement. As others said, it can be costly and time-consuming when you are trying to get...

  17. Safety for Nurses and Nursing students

    NightNerd replied to Butterfly6890's topic in General Students

    Anything you carry as a weapon - tasers, mace, etc. - can be turned on you if an assailant gets a hold of them. If they are allowed, then fine, get one and commit to learning to use it PROPERLY, but I...

  18. How are you paying for Nursing school?

    NightNerd replied to jvanwoman's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yep, scholarships for me and working really hard to save money for whatever that doesn't cover. It definitely sucks that a lot of scholarships are based on need, but maybe your school has some that...

  19. Spouses have no idea what it takes!

    NightNerd replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry you're dealing with this. It definitely can't be making school or home life any easier to have this conflict going on. As far as strategies to deal with it, I agree with an above poster...

  20. Does anybody know anybody that has been pregnant in nursing program?

    NightNerd replied to Mchs4735's topic in General Students

    I've known one so far. She had her baby around the time she was taking her final courses before graduation. Ended up failing a class (in addition to being pregnant and then having the baby, she also...

  21. Is a nursing career for me?

    NightNerd replied to lilwonder's topic in General Students

    Being introverted and quiet can actually be an asset in nursing. I feel like introverts have a certain sensitivity that extraverted people may have to work harder at. I know that being introverted has...

  22. Labtop or ipad for nursing school?

    NightNerd replied to cnoto34's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would even say to talk to a professor who will be teaching or two. I've heard a few friends say that their professors get peeved when people use their laptops/iPads in class - I guess the assumption...

  23. Dating in Nursing School

    NightNerd replied to hemoglobin11's topic in General Students

    How did you feel about your relationship with your current boyfriend before meeting new guy? That, to me, would say a lot. If you had been feeling a disconnect there for a while beforehand, then it...

  24. help! relationship. have no time.

    NightNerd replied to Kdavina's topic in General Students

    All day one day might be a little unrealistic, but you need a sabbath from all that work! So definitely take an evening where you get some guilt-free quality time with your boyfriend. That might help...

  25. How do you keep yourself from quitting?

    NightNerd replied to PurplePRN's topic in General Students

    Knowing that it's time to grow up and take care of myself. Having a family and boyfriend who support me and whom I want to make proud. Realizing how much better off my family and I will be once I am...