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  1. Did anyone hate nursing school?

    FNPhopeful posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am in second semester and I am just sooooo tired and run down. Every week I feel like quitting. I have an hour commute and 2 small kids so thats an added difficulty. Is it normal to dislike nursing...

  2. Fundamentals Test Questions

    FNPhopeful posted a topic in General Students

    For those that are in Fundamentals, I thought it be kinda helpful if people could post their test questions (if ya can remember them) here on a thread and we could accumulate alot of practice...

  3. Organic Chem from CCConline anyone?

    FNPhopeful posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Has anyone taken Organic Chem from the colorado online colleges? Is the lab completely online and how difficult was it. This is a reputable college system right? Also is it semester units or...

  4. Classmates!

    FNPhopeful posted a topic in General Students

    I have never had such a hard time "socially" in my life. I feel like an outsider in my nursing class, no one talks to me in theory at all, but they all seem to know each other. My clinical group is a...

  5. Hooow did you get through SPEECH class????

    FNPhopeful posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This is like my GREATEST fear! Let me tell you I told my best friend I was not gonna say anything at her wedding (when I was the maid of honor) becuase I could NOT do it!!! If I am up in front of...

  6. Know it all classmates

    FNPhopeful posted a topic in General Students

    Ok Im in my first semester and Im already urked by people. Its mainly people who are currently CNA's making me feel inadequate. When we go to learn a new skill they are used to doing it already on a...

  7. Cleaning up poop

    FNPhopeful posted a topic in General Students

    Ok I know nurses have to clean up poop among other things, but I did that when I was a CNA. Please tell me all your time is not spent cleaning up poop as an RN as well??? A majority of your time is...

  8. Pressure ulcers

    FNPhopeful posted a topic in General Students

    Good freakin grief! Please tell me how people end up getting ulcers as bad as the ones in our textbooks! Is there no care where these patients are?! They must be people bed ridden at home. I did a...

  9. Intermediate Med-Surg

    FNPhopeful posted a topic in General Students

    So can any one tell me what to expect in Inter. med surg?? Just how hard does it get? Anything I can brush up on before the semester starts to get ahead?? lab values? procedures? Any help would...

  10. Intermediate Med-Surg

    FNPhopeful replied to FNPhopeful's topic in General Students

    Anyone??

  11. First day of nursing school

    FNPhopeful replied to lvnhopeful's topic in General Students

    To all those just starting, all I can say is get used to a whole new way of life ! I sometimes had to pinch myself because I just felt like I was in a fog drifting through this alternate dimension...

  12. Fresno

    FNPhopeful replied to FNPhopeful's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi thanks for replying to my post! (wow I posted that a long time ago) Yeah I applyed to Fresno State with a 3.6 and didnt get in. the cut off was 3.63 (one percentage point away!) Dont listen to...

  13. Fresno

    FNPhopeful posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Fresno State or Fresno city college,

  14. Did anyone hate nursing school?

    FNPhopeful replied to FNPhopeful's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow Im sooo glad you guys all feel like me. (well not glad....but you know what I mean) I thought I was the only one who hated it, because at school everyday it seems like everyone is trying to put...

  15. Bored in clinical?

    FNPhopeful posted a topic in General Students

    Im finding myself with nothing to do for 8 hrs in clinical. Im on the OB rotation and we normally have 1 patient........needless to say I can only look through the charts for so long..... Me and my...

  16. Did anyone hate nursing school?

    FNPhopeful replied to FNPhopeful's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ok good! Im not crazy. Alot of people hated it. I guess I thought it might be somewhat enjoyable, to learn all this new stuff. Which it is........but like a previous poster said its just nonstop...

  17. Did anyone hate nursing school?

    FNPhopeful replied to FNPhopeful's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks everybody. Im just soooo tired at this point, Im trying to push through....... But I know the feeling of quitting would be far worse than what Im feeling

  18. Bored in clinical?

    FNPhopeful replied to FNPhopeful's topic in General Students

    I know I have been sneaking my lecture notes onto my clip board.....but I dont want my instructor to see me and think Im doing something other than clinical stuff. But I honestly dont knw how they...

  19. How to become bilingual

    FNPhopeful posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey, does anyone know how to become certified bilingual? How many semesters of spanish do you need before you can say your bilingual?? I want to be able to say Im bilingual on applications and

  20. 2 patients/clinicals

    FNPhopeful posted a topic in General Students

    Anyone up to 2 patients yet in clinicals? Is it tougher? We start passing meds next week so Im predicting things are gonna get a bit more stressful and we'll also get 2 patients. Any organization...

  21. Classmates!

    FNPhopeful replied to FNPhopeful's topic in General Students

    Thanks everyone! I wish you guys were in my class! The whole situation just sucks. I mean take an already trying situation like nursing school and throw social anxiety into it as well and it really...

  22. RNs on my clinical unit are mean!

    FNPhopeful replied to julsywulsy's topic in General Students

    Some people are just jerks RNs or not.......only lookin out for themselves, it just amazes me they choose to go into nursing. Personally, I would looooooove to help teach students when I start...

  23. What was your favorite area?

    FNPhopeful posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    new Grads: what was your favorite area of the hospital training during school? Med-surg, Peds, Psych etc?? and why? Any procedures you liked doing

  24. Physical Assessment

    FNPhopeful replied to Stdy2BaNurse's topic in General Students

    You can do it! Its just memorization. I was just as freaked as you- we had about a week to prepare. But honestly just memorize the systems and what to look at. I made flash cards of each system and...

  25. Hearing BP's

    FNPhopeful posted a topic in General Students

    I have good hearing with everything else but struggle to hear heartbeats when doing BP's. I barely hear anything. I have a Littman Classic. Should I invest in an ultra sensitive steth ? Its so...