I knew a couple of people going in to the program so I had a little bit of an advantage. What I did was watch other people in the beginning. The girls that talked about partying and drinking all...
I'm a traditional student going to a university (and living in the dorms) and it is pretty expensive. I pay about $7,000 (not including books, uniforms, or other supplies) for tuition, meal plan, and...
I'm only in my first semester of classes so I don't spend too much extra time in open lab because the things we are doing is just foundation stuff (CNA). But I was in there before my foundation skill...
First actual day of clinical! At least the first day we were allowed to do patient care. And it was AWESOME. Got up at 5 am (the not so awesome part but its whatever) while my poor roommate was...
I'm in my first semester as well and all I can say is get enough sleep, take some time for yourself (I know, impossible!), and try to keep up. It's a wild ride but I wouldn't have it any other
I got my letter on Friday the 13th (of Jan. 2012). It was my last chance to apply for the program that I not only worked my butt off for but also it was my last chance to stay at the university I...
Thank you so much for posting this! I'm in my first official semester of nursing school and it has been absolutely crazy and stressful. (more so than doing prereqs which was bad enough) I really...
I'm trying to get a feel of what I'm going to be doing in the future. Could someone tell me what a regular day looks like for just a regular floor nurse? It doesn't really matter what specialty it is,...
The past couple weeks have been CRAZY. Pretty much running on caffeine but I am loving it! I haven't started clinicals yet (not until October) but I do go to orientation of the facility tomorrow! Last...
Thanks so much for the explanations -- sometimes it helps a lot to hear things worded differently! One more question, is the therapeutic range the same as the therapeutic
Can anyone explain what a therapeutic range is? Also the difference between antagonist and agonist. My professor and our textbook don't do a good job of describing both so I'm a little bit
You aren't alone! I'm really shy too, especially with people in authority (aka, professors). I try to go out of my comfort zone in class and especially in clinicals. It can be really hard, but I've...