SeattleJess

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  1. Nursing student survival tips

    SeattleJess replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    How are you able to record your lectures? I wish I could do this so I could listen to them during my long commute five days a week. My school forbids recording and expulsion is the potential penalty....

  2. How to survive without a support system??

    SeattleJess replied to joljenni's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    There is nothing like a parable to make a point. Thanks, Commuter. I agree and would add only, "Be patient and observant." Help will come. You will meet people who will support you. I must say from...

  3. OMG, is it only the second day of nursing school????

    SeattleJess replied to SeattleJess's topic in General Students

    The son of a nurse I knew described his father's job as "doing disgusting painful things to helpless

  4. OMG, is it only the second day of nursing school????

    SeattleJess replied to SeattleJess's topic in General Students

    Razz, you make me feel pampered. I can sleep in until 4:30 am and my commute is only 2 hours round trip (if there are no accidents or construction slowdowns.) Nursing is such a broad area, it would be...

  5. OMG, is it only the second day of nursing school????

    SeattleJess replied to SeattleJess's topic in General Students

    "Nursing tutor"??? That sounds better than a study group right now. I will certainly check this out. THANK YOU,

  6. OMG, is it only the second day of nursing school????

    SeattleJess replied to SeattleJess's topic in General Students

    I'll take that as a thrive! Congratulations on your accomplishments. And I like your suggestion. Here's to

  7. OMG, is it only the second day of nursing school????

    SeattleJess replied to SeattleJess's topic in General Students

    Wow, now I feel like I'm in an elite group! If RunBabyRN made the "do not play" list, then jeepers, that's a pretty fine list! Also good to hear that the reality of a study group is sometimes not near...

  8. OMG, is it only the second day of nursing school????

    SeattleJess replied to SeattleJess's topic in General Students

    I'm very old and wrinkled and while I look okay for my age group, I'm definitely light years behind the young and beautiful members of my class. There are probably only two others who are not...

  9. Be Prepared

    SeattleJess replied to parkforester's topic in General Students

    Me, too. We're on a numerical scale and to get a 4.0 you must score above 95%. Quick decline from

  10. Some of Us Are Trying to Help You...

    SeattleJess replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You make excellent points, akulahawkRN. Thanks. Also, it's good to remember that the nurses who take on students are putting their licenses at risk by delegating to us students. It's a pretty awesome...

  11. L'Shana Tova

    SeattleJess replied to RNsRWe's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    You can't describe the taste of ice cream on a hot day or the scent of a lily or the feel of a baby's skin. Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur are experience like that. And maybe migration of birds with that...

  12. L'Shana Tova

    SeattleJess replied to RNsRWe's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    L'shana tova! You inspire me to drag myself out the door. Put that on the positive side of the Book of Life for both of

  13. OMG, is it only the second day of nursing school????

    SeattleJess replied to SeattleJess's topic in General Students

    LadyFree28, thanks for the clarity! I'll go with your plan. I also am going to start using Google calendar a and color code classes and assignments on it. I hope I'll be able how to get it onto my...

  14. OMG, is it only the second day of nursing school????

    SeattleJess replied to SeattleJess's topic in General Students

    Yes to the awe thing! And I admit, I had one sickening moment when I just KNEW I'd made a horrible, horrible, horrible mistake. Now I'm thinking I'll just need to stick it out for a few more weeks...

  15. OMG, is it only the second day of nursing school????

    SeattleJess replied to SeattleJess's topic in General Students

    Thank you, augurey. You're a voice of hope from the future... hopefully, my future. I just sent an email resigning from a new job because it's clear that if I show up for the hours scheduled for me to...

  16. First position as a CNA!!!

    SeattleJess replied to Theor23's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Congratulations! Sounds like you have The Right Stuff. It will get easier, in my experience, though I don't think it ever gets easy. Watch your body mechanics! Do you know health care workers have...

  17. Staying Alive, Staying Alive, Staying Alive

    SeattleJess replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    Well, now that I'm a hardened veteran with TWO days of nursing school behind me, I have to say that reading posts on AllNurses is getting me through. One day at a time. More coping skills will...

  18. Expressing gratitude and appreciation to co-workers

    SeattleJess replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for posting this! I, too, was close-mouthed about expressing positive feelings at work, telling myself that was "brown-nosing" and worrying about what other people would think. It's...

  19. WHY OH WHY? Every year-------competencies!!!!!

    SeattleJess replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Day shift isn't on

  20. WHY OH WHY? Every year-------competencies!!!!!

    SeattleJess replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I had to go through skull-meltingly boring state training for years. What helped me was telling myself that I could learn one new thing, just had to stay awake and listen for it and also (blush of...

  21. WHY OH WHY? Every year-------competencies!!!!!

    SeattleJess replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Someone needs to call "our wonderful government and its bureaucrats and desk jockeys in a different agency to get her employment rights enforced! Reminds me of a comment I heard. "All lawyers are...

  22. Lessons from a night as a Patient Companion

    SeattleJess replied to cd365c's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    cd365c, a shout out to YOU! This sounds like a really, really tough night AND you reflected on it, added to your knowledge and experience and found some lessons that are valuable to the rest of us. (I...

  23. Need Advice on Clinical Instructor

    SeattleJess replied to hardworkinmom's topic in General Students

    This is such great advice, good for anyone to hear. Thanks, phenoryker, I'll carry this with me into my nursing clinicals that start in a few weeks. And even if the instructor isn't purposefully...

  24. Need Advice on Clinical Instructor

    SeattleJess replied to hardworkinmom's topic in General Students

    Great comments previously. Your actions are your instructor's responsibility; she's not going to cut you loose to reflect poorly on her. Also, perhaps your instructor is seeing/hearing/knowing more...

  25. Fresh CNA Job in Hospital

    SeattleJess replied to notsoravyn13's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Congratulations! That is quite an accomplishment and a credit to you. I think it's safe to say that the learning curve of any CNA is extremely difficult. Healthcare seems to always be seeking to...