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  1. How Many Preceptor Hours Are You Required To Do?

    Bouncyball replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the explanation. We only had regular clinicals in my program. In the last semester we just showed up to clinicals, were assigned a nurse and had to take all of her patients and do complete...

  2. How Many Preceptor Hours Are You Required To Do?

    Bouncyball replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    We did not have any in my program. I don't understand what it is about. Is this preceptorship in addition to your clinical

  3. A confusing interview...should I be concerned?

    Bouncyball replied to HeatherGurl84's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Yes!!! I was once warned of this and took the job anyways. The dr was like this only way worse. The dr would throw things and throw fits like a little kid when he would get hungry, but never figured...

  4. can we have an honest discussion about foreign profs?

    Bouncyball replied to richardgecko's topic in General Students

    I have had plenty of American professors who just read the slides. Race has nothing to do with

  5. What was the HARDEST PART OF NURSING SCHOOL for you?

    Bouncyball replied to J.O.Y.'s topic in General Students

    Being chronically sleep deprived. I am not one of those people who can function on a few hours of sleep, I need at least 7-8 hours a

  6. Testing out of A&P

    Bouncyball replied to beccaboo322's topic in General Students

    Schools in my area offer a separate anatomy class, and a separate physiology class. If you look, you may be able to take both over the

  7. How long did you study before taking NCLEX?

    Bouncyball posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi everyone, I just graduated and am trying to come up with a study plan for the NCLEX-RN. I have a bunch of NCLEX review books and am taking a 1-week review class. I noticed the review books...

  8. Ordering used text books on Amazon??

    Bouncyball replied to ilovemythreeguys's topic in General Students

    I do this every semester! It saves a ton of

  9. How long did you study before taking NCLEX?

    Bouncyball replied to Bouncyball's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks for all of the replies. I was in an Lpn-RN bridge that jumped in on the second year of the RN program. I feel very rusty on a couple of the subjects that were only covered in my LPN program...

  10. How long did you study before taking NCLEX?

    Bouncyball replied to Bouncyball's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm not sure which company is doing the review. The school is paying for whoever comes to our class and does the review for us. Other than the dates and times, they have not given us any

  11. 6 week med surge I course help!

    Bouncyball replied to LOLA184's topic in General Students

    I would learn what signs and symptoms the person will feel when intoxicated, what s/s they will have when going through withdrawal, and how to treat overdoses of all the drug groups. That's what my...

  12. nursing clinicals and glorified cna work

    Bouncyball replied to kkanady's topic in General Students

    What semester are you in? In my first semester clinicals I did CNA work as well. I also passed meds. In the rest of the semesters we did less

  13. Free nursing school or family and job?

    Bouncyball replied to irisbeth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think it will be more expensive to go to a private school and work or take out loans. I would go to school for free in a heartbeat! You will be able to help your mom more by going to school for...

  14. Attrition/Retention rate at your School

    Bouncyball replied to Sadala's topic in General Students

    My school has a 97% nclex pass rate, but only a. 50% retention rate. Only a few people drop out by choice, the majority flunk

  15. How many of you...

    Bouncyball replied to gabriellegoss's topic in General Students

    Its not required at every school. At my school we don't have the Hesi or ATI exams. Just our regular

  16. Have you lost your friends/family because of school?

    Bouncyball replied to bagface's topic in General Students

    I lost many good friends while I have been going to school, but it makes me wonder how good of friends they were in the first place. I tried sitting them down and explaining that I still cherished...

  17. What was your GPA when you got accepted?

    Bouncyball replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had a 4.0 in sciences, and 3.7

  18. american student nurses and irish student nurses-differences?

    Bouncyball replied to butterfly134's topic in General Students

    They spend most of the day studying in the break room. It's good for their grades, but they are going are going to have a hell of a time adjusting once they get a job and have to care for 4-5 pts by...

  19. american student nurses and irish student nurses-differences?

    Bouncyball replied to butterfly134's topic in General Students

    I'm my program we pretty much do the nurses entire job. The only thing we can not do is take phone orders. We assess, do all charting, give meds (po, injections, and ivp) call doctors and pharmacy,...

  20. Reaching a dedicated, intelligent nursing student who has trouble with clinicals

    Bouncyball replied to onewill's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Sorry it took me so long to get back to you, I could not find this post. Yes, please save anything that will help you. Do you have brain sheets that you use? I can post mine on here so you can use it...

  21. Top 10 Nursing Supplies

    Bouncyball replied to JenLahaye's topic in General Students

    Lots of coffee and travel mugs. A crockpot would be good to have too so you can easily make large batches of healthy

  22. What does S/P mean?

    Bouncyball replied to lindsmith88's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    S/P means after. It usually means after a procedure or surgery . S/P ventriculoperitoneal shunt would mean that the patient had surgery to get the shunt

  23. Reaching a dedicated, intelligent nursing student who has trouble with clinicals

    Bouncyball replied to onewill's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hi, I am in my final semester of an and program and taking 4 patients at clinicals. I assess, give all meds (but don't have access to the Pyxis) chart, call MD's and pharmacy, and transcribe all new...

  24. Nursing School Patient Loads

    Bouncyball replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I have lots of tips. I'm on my way to class now but will respond when I get

  25. Nursing School Patient Loads

    Bouncyball replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I am in my last semester of an adn program and we are expected to take a minimum of 4 patients everyday, a maximum of 5. We are allowed to delegate vital signs and ADL's to the CNA. We have 2 8 hour...