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  1. Advice on how to cope

    krisiepoo replied to hickchick's topic in General Students

    What do you mean that information is being contradicted from classroom to clinical? Classroom is book learning, clinicals are real life. Like they're teaching different lab values? I guess I don't...

  2. Struggling in nursing school..

    krisiepoo replied to EmilyEmily's topic in General Students

    So what are your options and plan accordingly. It actually sounds very typical of a nursing program to be honest How are you planning your time? I work FT and go to school so I've told all my...

  3. HIPAA and Advocate for competent patient

    krisiepoo replied to akn1563's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I know I'm just a student, but this seems ridiculously restrictive. I also see nurses speaking to family members on the phone in the hospitals often (calls in and calls out). I think I'll just...

  4. Thank you to the amazing preceptors

    krisiepoo replied to tigerRN2013's topic in Critical Care

    AWESOME :) I think people come to the internet to vent and we forget to see the positive things so thank you and I'm glad you're doing

  5. Good Practice

    krisiepoo replied to krisiepoo's topic in General Students

    yup, only once -- it's hard to learn the hard way,

  6. Is there any truth to this?

    krisiepoo replied to Nurse SMS's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    whelp... I'm one of those people... I don't go to the doc unless I feel like I'm dying and then I second guess myself. I run low so a 99 or above is quite significant for me and I show the signs of...

  7. Emotional Support

    krisiepoo replied to JuDangel's topic in General Students

    find a friend in the nursing program, join a study group... learn to rely on yourself. My mom is the same way, they don't know what to say because they can't understand what nursing school means. it...

  8. Driving an hour to school there and back

    krisiepoo replied to SarahStoddard14's topic in General Students

    You want to be an RN so if you go the LPN route you'll drive a shorter distance now, but you'll be in school longer because you'll eventually do the LPN-RN I'd assume which means more driving, longer...

  9. Have you ever had fellow students make you feel really stupid and incompetent?

    krisiepoo replied to futuresctRN's topic in General Students

    I just had to do a central line dressing change in clinicals, we haven't done this for probably a year in skills lab so I was very rusty. I had my instructor and the nurse in the room walking me...

  10. Buying New books from Amazon?

    krisiepoo replied to emde's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am graduating in 37 days and have bought my books solely from Amazon sign up for the student acct, free 2 day shipping on

  11. Anyone doing well?

    krisiepoo replied to kp1987's topic in General Students

    you obviously haven't looked hard enough... you can't just skim over posts and decide we're all bags of

  12. Private Nursing Schools That accepts a 2.49 GPA in their acceleration BSN programs

    krisiepoo replied to j.pkidd's topic in General Students

    I just checked on the school I go to, and their requirements for the LPN-RN (associates degree) is a 2.5, so there is hope I suppose if you bust butt getting that average up my school goes on a points...

  13. What should I have engraved on my stethoscope?

    krisiepoo replied to blindcheeseit3's topic in General Students

    just wait until you're cleaning up the messiest poo you've seen, or you've been projectile vomited on... you will put it down, it gets in the

  14. Sorry, but no..:

    krisiepoo replied to Carpediem1012's topic in General Students

    sounds like a silly power struggle to me... who cares what you call them as long as you do right by

  15. Immunizations

    krisiepoo replied to amazingdaisy's topic in General Students

    we had to have them all and they had to be up to date. I can guarantee they're going to start contacting you soon about what your particular school wants, including the mantoux but there's usually a...

  16. IV Calculation

    krisiepoo replied to matt1924's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What if you thought about it this way, you hang the bag every 8 hours. That way you're not changing the meaning of 'q' but you have to think critically, what would you do with this bag every 8 hours?...

  17. What is the worst hardship/story you have ever seen/heard in your nursing career?

    krisiepoo replied to succinate's topic in General Nursing

    Because TWICE she was shot in the face by "accident" when he was cleaning his guns. I hope they provide better gun training to anyone in the

  18. RN-BSN??? HELPPP!!!

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

    Easier in what sense? Neither route is particularly "easier"... there are pros and cons to each. I'd look at your local colleges and find out which programs suit you best. I went the ADN route...

  19. IV Calculation

    krisiepoo replied to matt1924's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes, the 1L would need to be infused over 8 hours, but within this time frame, it was only infused for 6 hours. (well, it would have kept going for another 2 hours, but you're not asking about those...

  20. What does your countdown look like?

    krisiepoo replied to krisiepoo's topic in General Students

    LOL, the grass is always greener, isn't it

  21. Rude/ Inconsiderate nurses during clinicals

    krisiepoo replied to Nonetheless's topic in General Students

    I have found the greatest thing I can do is prove myself as competent and up until then the nurse has no duty towards me Initial question for you, is this coming from multiple nurses or did you have...

  22. What does your countdown look like?

    krisiepoo replied to krisiepoo's topic in General Students

    I'm bursting at the seams too,

  23. HIPAA and Advocate for competent patient

    krisiepoo replied to akn1563's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    as a soon-to-be nurse, can I ask why not go into the pateitns room, ask him if you can talk to so-and-so and address it that way? I'm asking because that's probably what I'd do and want to see if...

  24. November 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    krisiepoo replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Doc says I need surgery, but nurse, I want YOUR opinion bwahahahaha.... April

  25. Do you ever just feel drained??? like you're lacking emotional support

    krisiepoo replied to blondie1887's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry you're having a rough time. I'm in a different situation but also the loneliness is there. However, I now have a decent support system. My step-mom went through the same program and...