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  1. Georgetown University

    Nursestudent14 posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi Everyone! I am currently looking at schools for my nurse practitioner and was wondering if anyone has had experience with the mostly online format for these schools or in particular Georgetown...

  2. What do you take to clinicals?

    Nursestudent14 replied to i♥words's topic in General Students

    The one other tip I was going to tell you was bring multi colored pens! I know it sounds weird but I would write my report in one color and then my assessment in another. I had a third color for stuff...

  3. What do you take to clinicals?

    Nursestudent14 replied to i♥words's topic in General Students

    I was not allowed any electronics on the clinical floor, we were allowed to keep stuff in the staff locker room so like a majority of other people said dint bring stuff you can't afford to loose. The...

  4. Organizing Class Work, Handouts, and Binders

    Nursestudent14 replied to mcbtny9's topic in General Students

    I do something kind of different. I have a binder for each class and divide them by class for the speciality classes (psych, peds) as then specific binders for each body system (neuro, gastro,...

  5. Advice

    Nursestudent14 replied to toussaint03's topic in Cardiac

    I just bought the ECGS MADE EASY BOOK by Aehlert, and I loved it! I just had my clinicals on a cardiac unit and loved it. For the summer though, I accepted a extern position in a ICU, but as for...

  6. Georgetown University

    Nursestudent14 replied to Nursestudent14's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thanks for all of the information! I graduate with my BSN next May (2014) so I have just started the search to go on not to long ago! I did contact an admissions counselor and they do set up clinicals...

  7. Where to find Accelerated BSN with good clinicals

    Nursestudent14 replied to Kisskaos's topic in General Students

    There are accelerated programs in Wisconsin with good rating too! University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and Bellin College both have accelerated programs! I currently attend Bellin and love it! They have a...

  8. Where to find Accelerated BSN with good clinicals

    Nursestudent14 replied to Kisskaos's topic in General Students

    Which state are you from? Are you willing to move to other states? I think if people knew a general area they might have more

  9. Help with a resume for a new graduate nurse

    Nursestudent14 replied to willow298's topic in General Students

    Hi! I am graduating in May 2014 but have just started a résumé because I applied for nursing internship and externships for this summer. I have at least two family members in human resources so I...

  10. Nursing Preparation Tips?

    Nursestudent14 replied to nursingstudentkirsty's topic in General Students

    I don't know if you have had any prerequisites for nursing but I know people who went into nursing school with none and have excelled. I had prerequisites and did do some extra readings before I...

  11. Please tell me what worked for you in MED SURG?

    Nursestudent14 replied to NurseKis's topic in General Students

    I read through the book and drew the basic anatomy out with little notes by it. The boom does a great job with charts and pictures that I would read what the picture was about understand it and then I...

  12. Landing a CNA job when starting upper-division BSN in a few months?

    Nursestudent14 replied to mtskier's topic in General Students

    I would look into a home health care kind of job. A lot of outside places will always hire CNAs and they only require short shifts. I know it is a good way to get experience but also y could work mor...

  13. Please tell me what worked for you in MED SURG?

    Nursestudent14 replied to NurseKis's topic in General Students

    ALWAYS KNOW WHAT IS NORMAL. If you know what is normal than you will be able to tell what is abnormal. It makes it easier. Also for me I made sure to do the readings. We have the medical surgical...

  14. The best book of fundamentals of nursing and clinical nursing skills

    Nursestudent14 replied to lodestar's topic in General Students

    Koizer and Erb was who I had and they were awesome! It's a huge book but I loved

  15. Med Surg vs. Pre/Post-Op

    Nursestudent14 replied to thelittledoe's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    A medical or surgical floor is for patients who would have had a longer and normally more complicated surgery and need to stay overnight. Cnas on this type of floor will take vitals, draw blood, and...

  16. Looking for a good stethoscope

    Nursestudent14 replied to kikkidee6's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I have a Littman cardiology III and love it. It was kind of expensive, but stethoscopes will last you for many

  17. should i take a cpr class now or...?

    Nursestudent14 replied to nurse_tobe's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    From my experience I have heard that you do not need the CPR certification until after you get hired. Most employers will give you six months to complete it and will

  18. Looking for Summer 2013 externship or intership programs

    Nursestudent14 replied to Liz SN's topic in General Students

    Thanks!

  19. Looking for Summer 2013 externship or intership programs

    Nursestudent14 replied to Liz SN's topic in General Students

    I am graduating in May 2014 but also am eligible for a externship/internship. I looked into mayo clinic, they have the application open now. It offers very good xpience(I have heard) and is a great...

  20. Nursing Students: What do you think of your instructors?

    Nursestudent14 replied to KBICU's topic in General Students

    I have been lucky and have had great teachers in nursing school. Some qualities that I really liked were that the teachers were very willing to help us learn. We even had one teacher who would meet us...

  21. Pregnant during clinicals?

    Nursestudent14 replied to stephalina6's topic in General Students

    I also had a girl in my clinical group who was pregnant she delivered after clinicals but the instructors were really nice and worked around stuff, because none of the other students cared. They also...

  22. Appearance?

    Nursestudent14 replied to TheBerriGirl's topic in General Students

    At my school we have to have our hair pulled back and not hangning in our face, along with no earring or jewelry at all. We also have a specific uniform for clinical and can only wear white shirts...

  23. Advice before entering 1st Med/Surg course?

    Nursestudent14 replied to lb_2014's topic in General Students

    I just finished the first of two medical surgical course at my school. I agree that you may need to reive the patho but also keep on top of the readings. I found the review and rationales book by...

  24. Any helpful resources (books, flashcards etc.) for a 2nd semester student?

    Nursestudent14 replied to tburash86's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree I like the review and rationales series! My favorite is the medical surgical one because it goes through every body system correlating the labs and what you will see. It was a very good...

  25. What will make me stand out above all of the other new grads?

    Nursestudent14 replied to ddavis317's topic in General Students

    I am graduating in May 2014 and have been thinking of the same thing since I have time off over the Christmas holiday. I have been working on my résumé to try and build that up. I have been working...