minniebrown

Even though I'm "young", I've never gotten why people put everything about their life on social media. I remember when I first started using facebook, it was so unusual to me that I could know what a coworker or classmate's car, boyfriend/girlfriend, cat, mom, vacation, wedding, baby shower, fight with best friend, drunken escapades, and on and on looked like without even knowing them personally. I can know about your favorite books, movies, sex life, etc by just looking at your facebook page. I don't get it and I never have. I think most people just don't think.

School may contribute to your depression if you are feeling isolated. Have you tried getting counseling or making time for things outside of nursing school? You can also try talking with your instructors to help find a better school/life balance. Remember, you have to take care of yourself to be able to take care of other people. Good luck!

I'm sorry you failed. It is always tough to fail things. Were you given any information prior to Dec 16 about your performance? At my school we get feedback after every clinical session, so we are given constant feedback and opportunities to improve before the end of the clinical rotation. Did you have more than one evaluation, or an opportunity to retest in the areas that you failed? Generally, I don't think they fail people without reason, so is there something that you can think of that would explain the failing scores. How did you do in your med surg clinical? It seems unusual that your instructor is not reaching out to you to talk about your performance. Do they just give you the grades and ride off into the sunset? They don't discuss it with you throughout clinical? This does not sound like a good environment for students, if your clinical instructor is not accessible.

If I were you, I would first think about the nursing programs I want to apply to. Find out what their requirements are. Since you are close to completing your degree, it might be smart to finish and look into accelerated ADN programs in addition to other programs you are interested in. Start taking the prereqs at your local community college. This will probably take you a year or so. If you have already received your degree in history, you can look for jobs in that field, or whatever it is you plan on doing with the history degree, while you are taking the prereqs and applying to schools. After you have finished the prereqs, apply to the schools you are interested in and hope for the best. So in short, do your research, finish your history degree, get a job, take the prereqs and apply, then hopefully nursing school.

I did not get that impression. It seemed to me that the person was sharing what helped them through nursing school. If you are a person of faith, it seems fitting that you would recommend prayer and relying on your faith. I'm surprised that some people have an issue that someone mentioned their faith. Eta: My faith is important to me and I never bring it up to incite others, only to share about my life.

In my experience, you have to stay on top of financial aid. There is always a lot of confusion, mistakes, and mis-communication. I check and double check everything, go to the office and make plenty of phone calls every semester to avoid mistakes and they still happen. You have learned an important lesson about staying on top of your school financial obligations. Sorry you are in a bind, but now you know what is expected so you can plan better next time. Whenever you get extra money from anywhere, including work, always pause and check that it was not given by mistake. It's not free money, it is a loan.

I would liked to of helped this person, if I could. If I couldn't, then I would of done everything in my power to ensure that they do not continue down a path of destruction that could ultimately lead to risking the safety of their patients. If that means that I would have to report them, then so be it. But I would have at least given them a chance to come back from that destructive path... if I'm the only one, then I guess it is what it is. Whether or not that will change in the future, no mortal can say. I'm just curious. Hypothetically what do you think this person's response would be to your help? Do you think they would recognize the error of their ways and change their outlook because of some comments and advice from you. Or is it possible that their character is already tarnished because of a pattern of making selfish choices? This could be the moment when their actions are catching up to them. Why do you feel the need to save this person from their own bad behavior. Aren't adults expected to take responsibility for their actions? Isn't there another thread going about the 16 year old who killed several people in a DUI and only got probation? He clearly isn't taking responsibility for his actions. Do you think the victims families feel great that he gets time outside of jail to think of all the ways he went wrong without actually facing any consequences?

Hmm, I would say that you need to learn now how to be your own person. Everyone's experience is different and some people have a harder time with things. Time management is really important and so is learning what works for you. Perspective is huge, and what one person hates, another person could be indifferent to the same thing. Learn to tune out complainers and negative Nell's now, or nursing school is going to be a long ride.

In my program, the nursing classes consist of lecture plus clinicals for one course. They don't consider A & P, or micro "nursing classes", but pre-reqs. So I can understand, how it would be difficult to manage multiple nursing courses plus clinicals on top of your other credits. I have a bachelors in bio and I worked around 30 hours a week my first go in college. I'm going full time now, working roughly 10 hours part time, and the nursing program is easily way more time consuming than the first time I was in college. I've always been an A student, even in nursing school and I still find myself overwhelmed at times. All that to say maybe some people can be more understanding and empathetic to others and their experiences. There is no need to continue to beat a dead horse and tell someone who is struggling and probably discouraged how they are doing nursing school all wrong. If nursing school is not in the cards for those people, they will figure it out one way or another. A lot of these messages were unnecessary. Everyone has different strengths and weaknesses and some may need more help than others. Maybe we could try using some of those therapeutic communication skills we have learned.

I don't think it will be a good idea. Nursing is more than memorization. You can try buying used texts or ordering them. You will also need a drug book, care plan books, etc for assignments that may not be covered extensively in class. You could try it, but it probably won't go well.

I second amazon and ebay for used books. To save money, I would usually try to get at least the main textbook before class started. Once the semester started, I would figure out if I would realistically use some of the other books before I bought them. And I always asked for amazon gift cards for Christmas and birthdays.

Lol yes. I'm taking a full load, working two part time jobs, volunteering, and trying to find time for friends and myself. I'm going to start studying for nclex over break and next semester is my last! Good luck you can do it! I can't believe you are training for a marathon, that sounds ambitious lol!

Think of what is going on in the body with hyperglycemia, and think about what is going on with the body in hypoglycemia. You usually see DKA in type 1 diabetics, and their body is not making any insulin at all. For hypoglycemia, what is the inevitable outcome if the person does not treat the low blood sugar? Your brain needs glucose to function. So a hypoglycemic patient will be in trouble a little bit faster than the patient with hyperglycemia.

Hmm... This whole post seems like a bad idea. It's not very professional. This is an "anonymous" forum, but I wouldn't recommend putting something on here that you wouldn't say to someone's face. Not to mention, your picture is on your profile.

Usually for the tests, study what you have been told in class. Things change and evidence based practice may show that something is more effective, but it may take some time before it is being integrated into nursing practice or phased out. So your clinical instructor could have taught you something that was the "old" way of doing things, but you are being tested on what you learned in class. For a difficult clinical instructor, I would suggest a positive and open attitude. Do your part to prepare for clinical. Complete all of your assignments. Think before you ask a question. You may already know the answer or the answer can be discovered in a text, or look it up on a smart phone. You need to be confident and fake it if you have to. Focus on why you are at clinical and not your clinical instructors attitude or delivery. Don't get caught up in the drama and be professional. You can only change yourself, so learn to let go of things that you cannot change.