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    10 Things You Should Know About the First Semester of Nursing School

    springchick1 replied to LoriRNCM's topic in General Students

    I'm in school, work 40 plus hours a week, and still see my family and friends. I take every Saturday off. No reading (unless it is for pleasure) no school work, no study group. It's my day to me to...
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    Am I stupid for changing to the LPN program when I am passing the RN program?

    springchick1 replied to ruby1228's topic in General Students

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    Why does school have to be made to be (seemingly) unneccesarily difficult?

    springchick1 replied to Guitarstrings's topic in General Students

    Be glad you get power point. Our instructor free lecture which really turns into story
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    Being a Unit Secretary...

    springchick1 replied to Stephalump's topic in General Students

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    Any Neuro OR Nurses out there? Need Advice.

    springchick1 replied to BerkshireGal's topic in Operating Room

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    Being a Unit Secretary...

    springchick1 replied to Stephalump's topic in General Students

    That great you are getting a lot of experience but just be careful what you do. Even though you are in NS, there are a lot of things you can't so as a unit secretary (like give a Lovenox shot). You...
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    Quitting Nursing School

    springchick1 replied to Hargrove86's topic in General Students

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    Crossing a line?

    springchick1 replied to nurse4littles's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I think that since the family wants you to stay involved then it isn't a
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    be leader

    springchick1 replied to NADOSH's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    People aren't being hateful, you're just expected to do your own work. How will you learn if you have someone doing it all for
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    Reading for pleasure

    springchick1 replied to remotefuse's topic in General Students

    I read every single night. And I don't feel guilty about it. I need some time to escape the realities of family, work, and school and reading is how I do it. No matter what I have going on or what...
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    Hesi every semester, this time over fundamentals

    springchick1 replied to missmollie's topic in General Students

    I did the practice HESI the day of the test and that was all I did. Ours was Med-Surg only. I did really well on
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    Certifed Surgical Tech to RN

    springchick1 replied to kellerj's topic in Operating Room

    I am in the same position as you. By the time I finish NS, I'll have 13 years hospital experience. Tog hospital will half that so I will start out with 6.5 years of
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    help me

    springchick1 replied to khatem's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think it's the same person using different screen
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    Need to interview OCCUPATIONAL or PUBLIC HEALTH nurse for an assignment due Mon morn!

    springchick1 replied to etc1987's topic in General Students

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    leadership

    springchick1 replied to bashair's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think it's the same person with different user
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    Big Mistakes to avoid while circulating...?

    springchick1 replied to deebaxster's topic in Operating Room

    Treat your scrub tech and nursing assistance with respect. You aren't better than they are because you are a nurse. They can be your best friends or make life real difficult for you. Especially your...
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    Need to interview OCCUPATIONAL or PUBLIC HEALTH nurse for an assignment due Mon morn!

    springchick1 replied to etc1987's topic in General Students

    I suggest starting assignments
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    Places to study

    springchick1 replied to lollipop032's topic in General Students

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    Places to study

    springchick1 replied to lollipop032's topic in General Students

    I don't know if there are many other options than that. I study at the library. I don't do well studying at
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    Undecided

    springchick1 replied to BSNinprogress22's topic in General Students

    Go to your states BON and look at NCLEX pass rates. That says a lot about the
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    What I learned in clincals

    springchick1 replied to snowwhite2002's topic in General Students

    WASH YOUR HANDS!!!!! When you go in a room, when you leave a room, or even if you just pass a sink. Keep those hands
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    Hemorrhagic Stroke

    springchick1 replied to CrimsonTideRN2B's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Because you want the bleeding to stop and anticoagulants may slow that process down. I would think you would give clotting factor or Vit K. War Eagle by the
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    Help! Has anyone been kicked out for failing technical standards

    springchick1 replied to interestedparty's topic in General Students

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    Worried about paying off student loan debt

    springchick1 replied to metallicaman1031's topic in General Students

    Maybe I should have said you have to be an RN first. My point was that the OP would still have to go back to school which will add more debt to the astronomical amount he/she already has to
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    Worried about paying off student loan debt

    springchick1 replied to metallicaman1031's topic in General Students