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  1. How do I avoid the drama and cliques?

    dhoff replied to FaithGurl93's topic in General Students

    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...

  2. How did/do you pay for nursing school?

    dhoff replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    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...

  3. How much extra time do you spend in the Nursing Lab?

    dhoff replied to edatri's topic in General Students

    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...

  4. Calling graduating class of 2014!

    dhoff replied to Jamaicandol's topic in General Students

    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...

  5. What was your first year of nursing school like?

    dhoff replied to ChelsO's topic in General Students

    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

  6. Nursing student survival tips

    dhoff replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    Mac and cheese and hot sauce...I'm gonna have to try

  7. Nursing school excitement...

    dhoff replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    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...

  8. Regular day for a nurse?

    dhoff replied to dhoff's topic in General Students

    Thanks so much for the responses! I love to hear all about your totally unregular

  9. Regular day for a nurse?

    dhoff posted a topic in General Students

    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,...

  10. So you want to be a nurse...

    dhoff replied to Sir Enzyme's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    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...

  11. Calling graduating class of 2014!

    dhoff replied to Jamaicandol's topic in General Students

    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...

  12. Pharmacology Questions

    dhoff posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    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

  13. Pharmacology Questions

    dhoff replied to dhoff's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    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

  14. Shy Student Nurse Advice...

    dhoff replied to jsh21340's topic in General Students

    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...

  15. Just had my orientation...

    dhoff replied to vintage_RN's topic in General Students

    That sounds like a really cool plan, but I prefer hard copies. The computer is my biggest distraction and if all my reading was on it, I'd get nothing

  16. Calling graduating class of 2014!

    dhoff replied to Jamaicandol's topic in General Students

    I hear you about scary professors! I started on Tuesday and just had one class that day from 2-5. Wednesday is clinical day and it was cancelled yesterday because we just started. Just for that one...

  17. What Nursing school are you in? Show your pride!

    dhoff replied to straba's topic in General Students

    University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. I'm going to be a junior but it's my first official semester of nursing school. I'm a semester behind because I didn't get into the program the first time around...

  18. Do you make friends with others in your nursing program?

    dhoff replied to EP10's topic in General Students

    I just started today so I don't know how much this will help but I'm not sure if I'm going to be making a lot of good friends with my classmates. Most of the girls in my class already have their...

  19. Not willing to do the dirty work?

    dhoff replied to stratus93's topic in General Students

    I just started nursing school and I fully expect to do the "dirty work" that the CNAs have to do not only throughout school but also after. Yeah its not pleasant but if nurses can't be bothered to do...

  20. Calling graduating class of 2014!

    dhoff replied to Jamaicandol's topic in General Students

    I am so glad I found this thread! I start my first official semester of nursing school tomorrow and I am soooo excited/nervous. I will be graduating at the tail end of 2014 in December. Right now I am...

  21. FBI Fingerprinting Background Check

    dhoff replied to rachelbug91's topic in General Students

    I didn't have to do fingerprinting, but I did have to do a background check. If the dean says not to worry about it, don't let it stress you out! Hope they come back soon

  22. I am so close to starting school and

    dhoff replied to ♑ Capricorn ♑'s topic in General Students

    Good luck!! I'm like you, really really really excited to start nursing classes September 4th! I've been working towards that day for the past 2 years and I cannot

  23. Textbooks cheaper.

    dhoff replied to jrinoldi's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I shopped around for my textbooks literally since I got the list back in May. From everywhere I looked, Amazon almost always had the better price by $20 to $30. Buying from the school bookstore would...

  24. What is Your School's Selection Rate?

    dhoff replied to Clodhopper's topic in General Students

    My program was really hard to get into. I go to a university and the program takes about 40 people per semester. Normally students apply at the end of freshman year which is when I applied first....

  25. My bag of struggles.

    dhoff replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Students

    Praying for you and your mother! Most people would have given up at this point after all those struggles, but you have gone after what you want and I believe that you can make it all the way through...