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My first clinical experience was in a rehabilitation and nursing home, and it was amazing. I was more than a little nervous and apprehensive about it, as I've never had any kind of experience in the field before, but I loved it. The skills we learned...

I had an appointment with my student advisor to talk about my program plan, which is basically the general overview of what classes I'm going to take each semester from now until graduation. I have, what students further along in the program call, "T...

I just finished, and the end couldn't come fast enough. It was the busiest semester I've ever had. Like you all mentioned, making sure to write everything down on a calendar helps a lot. My planner was my life. I also recommend a study group, which a...

No! I will not tell Santa you want appreciation and a lighter patient load this Christmas. Write a letter like everyone else.

I remember when I got my first cell phone. I was a sophomorein high school and my brother and I had finally convinced my parents that wedesperately needed them for any number of emergencies that might occur (andnever did). It was a little Nokia thing...

I am a very sensitive and emotional person, and yes, a crier. I used to be embarrassed about it growing up, but now I accept it as who I am. I honestly think it will make me a better nurse. I mean, I don't plan on bursting into tears throughout my sh...

We had to write a nursing specialty paper in my NR101 class based on what kind of nurse we want to be. You guessed it: I want to be a Pediatric Oncology Nurse. I've been thinking about this for quite some time now, and at one point I wanted to do it ...

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I'm happy your daughter went into remission, and you're right, not all children reach that point. It's unfortunate. Three patients in one shift...I can't imagine how hard that must have been. Though all of your patients couldn't have a happy ending, ...

Thank You for all the comments, I appreciate the support and words of encouragement. I realized I didn't include the family huddles so often going on in the rooms or the tremendous amount of stress and terror the family feels at the thought of losin...

I'm taking my Anatomy and Physiology class and literally just asked my professor the cause/point of noisy stomach growling last week. I never knew it had an actual name, borborygmi, if you're wondering. It's apparently completely normal, but that doe...

"No, no, no, this is Plymouth Hospital. You want Plymouth Rock".

"To do what nobody else will do, a way that nobody else can do, in spite of all we go through, is to be a nurse". - Rawsi Williams There are some people who knew nursing was for them from the get-go. Then there are those who realized it a bit later i...

At my school, our clinical coordinator explained that the way we are placed was through a computer system. Our addresses are used and that is one way they try and place us. It also depends on where they have contracts and the opening/availability in ...

I'll start out by saying I'm a pretty open-minded person, but there are many things I do not and will not ever understand. There's a small part of me that thinks I might have been born in the wrong place and time because I just don't get certain thin...

I think I would rather see that than a thong. Oddly enough, I've seen quite a few who choose that option. My eyes have never felt more violated.

Congratulations! I also came across this site months ago when I was scouring the internet looking for information on anything nursing related. When I heard about the Hesi entrance exam, this is where I came and reading other's experiences and advice ...

I think you make an excellent point. We have the ability to learn more from those who oppose us than those who agree and think like us, but, as you said, sometimes we just aren't as receptive to the lesson.

I, too, have had my share of outbursts fueled by anger, frustration, stress, etc, and have found myself coming off as rude and more than a little unreasonable. We are human, and in that sense we have our flaws and sometimes act against what we know i...

What a wonderful story. I will also be going to bed with a smile.

It started about a year ago when I realized nursing was my calling, and has gotten progressively worse. At first it was more of a relief that I had finally found my place. Now that I knew where I was going, I could go ahead and start gettin' there. T...

So many people have accomplished seemingly impossible goals by sheer determination. The will to succeed can be a strong determining factor, and for some the most important. It sounds as though everything you have achieved thus far has been because yo...

Congratulations!!! I wish you all the best.

Thank you, I appreciate the positive words. I, too, hope it finds it's way into the hands of those individuals.

We've all had that one teacher, or more, that left their mark with us. Whether they went above and beyond to make sure you knew what you were doing or just provided a listening ear when you needed it, you'll never forget them. Often times, the people...