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  1. Would you do nursing school all over again from start to get your degree?

    krisiepoo replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    No kidding! There's not a chance in hell that one would get to graduation and be told they have to start all over because of how they write nursing

  2. It just has to be said (vent)...

    krisiepoo replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What a great post, thanks for sharing! We hear so much negativity (especially as one just entering the nursing world) that it's great to hear that people DO like their jobs once in a while

  3. What can I do to raise my self confidence?

    krisiepoo replied to doxielover304's topic in General Students

    You SHOULDN'T know what you are doing, that's what clinicals are for. The key to everything is looking confident, however, whether you feel it or not. The nurses won't tell you what to do, your...

  4. How do clinical placements work?

    krisiepoo replied to erint91DC's topic in General Students

    we got an email stating "you have been assigned to this hospital (don't even give us a floor/unit) and so and so will be your clinical instructor" my guess is they assigned by last name abc, 123...

  5. Help! Failed NCLEX five times, out of school for 9 years

    krisiepoo replied to cpmom's topic in Retired Nurses

    i haven't read all the comments, but if you've been out of school for 9 years, how will you be a good nurse now? How would you have retained all that info?

  6. who has left nursing ?

    krisiepoo replied to sabatical's topic in Retired Nurses

    I read it thinking there would be a story, a personal experience, an antidote, advice,

  7. Best places to learn for a new student?

    krisiepoo replied to stunurs08's topic in General Students

    You'll get a lot of experience at any of these places, if you have the option of all, I would look into where your interests lie and what your long term goals are and go from

  8. Student nurses, what will you different when you have student's?

    krisiepoo replied to stunurs08's topic in General Students

    I had awesome experiences as a student nurse. I didn't sit back and watch the world go by, I asked to help/see/do/experience whatever I could and the staff nurses seemed to respond in kind to that....

  9. What does your countdown look like?

    krisiepoo replied to krisiepoo's topic in General Students

    I kind of feel the same way, LOL... just had my LAST clinical last night... next time I'm in the hospital in scrubs, I'll be a licensed

  10. I'm Mentally ILL says Teacher!

    krisiepoo replied to Litenurse2b's topic in General Students

    If this is truly the reason, then you need/must take this higher than him. Go to the dean, the course coordinator, etc and find out what the heck is going on. I'm having trouble following the line...

  11. Am I stupid for changing to the LPN program when I am passing the RN program?

    krisiepoo replied to ruby1228's topic in General Students

    stay in the RN program, you're having trouble seeing the whole picture because you're overwhelmed. It will work out, you'll be happier in the end if your end goal is an

  12. A Mother Seeking Healthcare Career Advice for High School Junior

    krisiepoo replied to Psata's topic in Nursing Career

    what ideas does she have? She sounds very bright, what has she indicated would make her happy? It's very natural to waver at anything when you're 17-years-old... I'm in my 2nd career with nursing

  13. First RN job

    krisiepoo replied to mzdamele_2010's topic in General Students

    I think that its a misnomer that you MUST start on a med/surg floor, plenty start elsewhere and are perfectly happy. If OB is where you want to work and you can get a job, I say go for

  14. Continuing my education after my ADN

    krisiepoo replied to bgilstrap's topic in General Students

    If it's not that big of a difference, I'd just get my masters and use it like you would a BSN but know that you have it and can do something else, maybe further down the line. Probably easier then...

  15. Arrghh

    krisiepoo replied to A. Boogie's topic in General Students

    HA! I feel your pain but you got

  16. doable?

    krisiepoo replied to schoolforever's topic in General Students

    is the A&P2 accelerated? how is it only 8 weeks? That's a heck of a lot of info to take in, especially if you're also taking a nursing course. I know you want to start nursing earlier, but is...

  17. What does your countdown look like?

    krisiepoo replied to krisiepoo's topic in General Students

    OMGoodness it's getting real! 18 days until graduation 10 days until pinning 1 more clinical 0 more papers 1 more exam I just finished my last paper, what an ahhhhhmazing

  18. NG tube and Ice Chips

    krisiepoo replied to mondee619's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Is there an NPO order? what do they have the NG

  19. What is the pathophysiology of diabetes?

    krisiepoo replied to jenneil's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It sounds like your question isn't so much about the pathophys of diabetes specifically, but what pathophysiology is? it's kind of a hard concept (was for me) to grasp at first until I had to explain...

  20. good morning

    krisiepoo replied to zeker's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you go to the student assistance area, you'll see all your classmates have already posted this numerous times and have gotten

  21. Where you go is where you work?

    krisiepoo replied to ssharifi94's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Not in our situation... the hospital we're in right now only hires BSN's and we're an ADN

  22. Crossing a line?

    krisiepoo replied to nurse4littles's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Another thing to keep in mind, the family may see how much you've bonded with this baby and in an effort to not hurt your feelings (HOW did it come up for you to continue involvement in the first...

  23. Reading for pleasure

    krisiepoo replied to remotefuse's topic in General Students

    I was/am generally so tired that I can't stand reading anymore than I have to... I have been known to try and read while in the tub or something, but it takes me several months to finish a book...

  24. Unit Secret Santa- I got my boss! Help?

    krisiepoo replied to Nursing_Mamacita's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    what about a gift card for a pedicure and some lotion or something? You can put a cute little note about taking care of your feet and relaxing or

  25. does anyone else dread the clinicals?

    krisiepoo replied to sweetiepie92's topic in General Students

    you're supposed to be "dumb" and by dumb I mean inexperienced. If you knew how to do everything and knew all the answers you wouldn't be in school, getting experience by going into a situation where...