MsKris_CarolinaGirl

MsKris_CarolinaGirl

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  1. Orientation today and i cant sleep

    Thank you
  2. Awesome validation day

    Yayyyyy for you.
  3. Orientation today and i cant sleep

    Thanks you guys!!!! Orientation was so much fun and I had a blast. The SNA at my school were awesome and they helped make it a lot of fun. Our dean and associate dean are awesome and if anything I am...
  4. What does your countdown look like?

    36 more days until the end of the semester 7 more days until orientation 2 more test 1 more practical and 61 more days until i start my first nursing class over excited over here and krisiepoo...
  5. How many hours do they give you?

    Down time on night shift is not always true. Most patients don't sleep on night shift because they sleep so much during the day and with less people available on night shift it's a lot more
  6. Crazy busy floor...need to vent

    So I volunteered (on my weekend off i might add) to work a few hours of overtime. I had originally stated that I only wanted to work a couple of hours just for a few extra bucks so that i could afford...
  7. Trident Technical College and MAGNET

    Honestly i wouldn't let this scare you away from TTC's program. Most hospitals are not going for the nurse fresh out of nursing school regardless of where it is that you graduated from. While of...
  8. First cna job...no experience!

    Well first off congrats on your new job. I was a new CNA with my first CNA job at a skilled nursing facility. My first night I shadowed another CNA and my second night I was basically thrown to the...
  9. Paying it Forward in Healthcare - A CNA's Point of View

    @i_love_patient_care i totally agree with you here. I experience this with quite a few of my coworkers as well. It drives me insane. As a matter of fact its so bad between one other CNA and I that we...
  10. Are you required to get a flu shot in the nursing program?

    My nursing program requires it because a majority of hospitals and skilled nursing facilities that we will be doing clinicals in requires us to have
  11. NLN pn pax exam?

    I took it back in march and I scored in the 85th percentile. I did really well with the book I just went over basic questions and focused mostly on the science that I wasn't really good with physics,...
  12. Health Insurance for nursing school?

  13. Who motivates you? Inspires you? Share your stories.

    My motivation comes from so many different places. God would be the number one provider. I know that without him nothing I do would be possible. My boyfriend is amazing and helps me in so many...
  14. Trident Technical College Merit Placement.

    So to update you guys I got in using merit placement and I start in the spring of 2014. Getting my stuff together for this program on top of the 2 fast forward classes and the 1 full semester class...
  15. How old were you when you started Nursing School?

    I started prereqs at 23 i just turned 25 in June and I start my program in January. I graduate in December 2015 and I will be
  16. I am psyching myself out... someone smack some sense into me

    I totally commend you for going back to school. I am only 25 but I know what you're doing and what it takes to be an amazing student. I believe you can do this. Make sure your hubby knows you're gonna...
  17. Why do you?

    For me, being a nurse was something I wanted to do since I was five years old. Even as a child I noticed how much more compassionate nurses were and how much time I actually spent with them over...
  18. Nursing Orientation...

    I would bring my parents. It's your orientation to nursing school and I feel like if you want to then do it. I'm pretty positive that if they are allowing you to bring someone they're probably going...
  19. Orientation in 17 days!!!! I'm super excited

    Wow you got lucky. I'm joining my school's SNA this semester so maybe I might get lucky
  20. Orientation in 17 days!!!! I'm super excited

    Hey guys, Im super excited about the fact that my first orientation is in 17 days. I know its still kinda super far away but its exciting because once i do my online orientation then the clock starts...
  21. PAX-RN What is on it that's not in the study guide?

    Nothing that's not in the book. I took it in February and I did really well. I used the book as a refresher and I scored in the 80th percentile on my exam. Good luck on your exam you'll do great
  22. Orientation in 17 days!!!! I'm super excited

  23. Orientation in 17 days!!!! I'm super excited

    Yes Jess that's what I keep telling myself as I swipe my card for everything nursing related. My bank account is starving lol. I truly just want to give it a hug (like the Geico commercials lol). I...
  24. What specialty do you want and not want to work in?

    So I haven't started nursing school yet but from my experience in these areas I think I Want: ob/gyn, peds, family medicine (honestly thinking about specializing in these) oncology, ICU, NICU (these...
  25. Orientation in 17 days!!!! I'm super excited

    So today I realized that this semester was the last semester that I would ever be able to spend only $62 on books. I will truly miss this next January when my books are like $400-$500 (fingers crossed...