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  1. is nursing for me?

    krisiepoo replied to blondie1887's topic in General Students

    you felt a little dizzy but you didn't pass out or vomit, I take that as a good sign :) You have more time, you might not do all the skills your classmates have done, but I"m hoping your school at...

  2. HELP! Nursing student who can't pass classes and is on the verge of dropping out!

    krisiepoo replied to knraymo's topic in General Students

    So a month ago I would have thought it completely nuts that you were going through nursing, but then I did my mental health rotation and met 2 nurses who disliked (they used the word Hated, seems...

  3. Anyone doing well?

    krisiepoo replied to kp1987's topic in General Students

    whoop whoop! You bet I am :) I've aced 2/4 exams and got high 80s on the others in theory. In clinicals I've gotten nearly 100% on every single paper and am rocking patient care I'm in my 4th...

  4. First semester nursing student - Mixed feelings after practicum

    krisiepoo replied to Burno's topic in General Students

    They put you in a LTC the first semester because it's such an easy place to do/learn how to do assessments because everyone is so stable and it's so calm. I was super bored, too, so I just started...

  5. Need nurses opinion on your profession

    krisiepoo replied to Malmquist's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That thread was really awesome... I value your posts as

  6. Pathophysiology

    krisiepoo replied to liltiger427's topic in General Students

    I took it online and wish I hadn't... It was harder to understand the concepts and just having a teacher explain it is 1000x better in my opinion. when I become a nurse, I plan on retaking this class...

  7. One thing

    krisiepoo replied to springchick1's topic in General Students

    LOVE being in clinicals... I love proving myself to the nurses on the floor, especially the ones who seem most reticent to accept nursing students because by the end we're doing well together. I love...

  8. I Feel Done

    krisiepoo replied to i♥words's topic in General Students

    I totally feel your pain... I'm in my last semester and have had 6 different cilnical instructors which can be very frustrating and for me the first 3 were brand new instructors and had a really hard...

  9. Best way to understand information for nursing school tests?

    krisiepoo replied to VAgirl247's topic in General Students

    I think you need to memorize AND understand. You have to know (memorize) all the lab values and know how to apply them in real life scenarios (understanding). It's not like A&P where you...

  10. Dilemma: miss class before exam due to illness?

    krisiepoo replied to SopranoKris's topic in General Students

    what did your instructor say when you asked

  11. Dating former patient

    krisiepoo replied to usnurse11's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How did he come about asking about you? Where does he know you from, the unit? Have you been other places where he was that he would know you from? My reason for asking is if he knows you from the...

  12. Why is nursing school so overwhelming?

    krisiepoo replied to Maya12's topic in General Students

    I wish I could tell ya it gets better, but it's going to get more difficult as you go. That pathophys is going to be used on just about EVERY SINGLE paper you write when you need to bring together...

  13. Why can't you get Financial Aid with a Bachelors Degree?

    krisiepoo replied to thewoods4's topic in General Students

    You can't get the pell grant because you have a bachelors but that doesn't exempt you from stafford loans, what probably exempts you is you maxed it out getting your bachelors. I have my BS and am...

  14. Finally decided to quit nursing

    krisiepoo replied to jennjen512's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    the best thing that ever happened to me was when I took a voluntary lay off at a job that was eating away at my soul. I was unemployed for 6 months - over a MN winter- and within 2 days I had started...

  15. Team Leader - Advice Needed

    krisiepoo replied to krisiepoo's topic in General Students

    Thank you for that ifnormation. It really changed my perspective on being in a position of leadership for

  16. Team Leader - Advice Needed

    krisiepoo posted a topic in General Students

    I'm in my last semester as a nursing student and the focus in clinicals is on the transition to the professional role. We are in our final med/surg rotation and part of that rotation includes taking...

  17. Team Leader - Advice Needed

    krisiepoo replied to krisiepoo's topic in General Students

    I understand that and see it on the floor, but as nursing students we're held to a different standard (by our school) since we're not carrying a full patient

  18. if you could do it over again....

    krisiepoo replied to abiggie's topic in General Nursing

    You're leaving the hairdressing career for a nursing career because of a car accident? Is it because you can't do hairdressing anymore? Nursing is going to be much more physical than that, you're...

  19. Nursing School. Did you work?

    krisiepoo replied to ana86's topic in General Students

    I'm in my last semester of nursing school and have worked FT the whole way through. it's HARD and you have to be committed to both, schedule your time wisely and know you're gonna miss a whole lot of...

  20. Advice for Nursing Students: How to Thrive at Clinical Rotations

    krisiepoo replied to Lev's topic in General Students

    as a current nursing student, I'd also add let them know that you're willing to help with other patients that you aren't assigned to as well. I've learned more by helping with other patients than if...

  21. Taking Pre-Reqs Question

    krisiepoo replied to Cg37387n's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    what idd your advisor say when you asked about

  22. Charting things done by others...

    krisiepoo replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    In one of the hospitals I've had clinicals at, the aides were not given computer

  23. Incompetent nurse

    krisiepoo replied to msz_nono's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In my opinion, asking questions does not label one as incompetent, it shows that you don't know how to do something and instead of doing something incorrectly, you are asking someone to show you how...

  24. RN Looking to move to MN.....St Paul's Children's Hosp Question

    krisiepoo replied to marysmom1216's topic in General Nursing

    It's a very good hospital! I haven't worked in that system, but it's highly respected and people stick around for awhile The cost of living is variable, depending on what you want. a 2BR townhome,...

  25. MN Nursing Schools

    krisiepoo replied to marysmom1216's topic in General Nursing

    depends how much you're willing to pay, to be completely honest. The community colleges in the area are very competitive but if you look at the private colleges they're much more expensive but easier...