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  1. North Hennepin Community College program?

    krisiepoo replied to virgo7598's topic in General Nursing

    good luck! I graduate from St. Kates in December but remember how hard it was getting in when I was applying... 3.0 is going to be tricky (in my opinion) because I know people on the wait list with...

  2. nurse told me prereqs are the hardest part

    krisiepoo replied to RHill9919's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    no, I sailed through my prereqs with little difficulty and felt like I got thrown against a wall in nursing school... however, school always came easy to me and I finally had to apply myself in...

  3. Failing Pharmacology

    krisiepoo replied to 2bRNatasha85's topic in General Students

    ps, still in school so I'm well aware of how things currently are. I'm smack dab in the middle. like malenurse says, study harder and

  4. If You Give a Patient a Cookie

    krisiepoo replied to Mully's topic in Nursing Humor

    Love it, thanks

  5. Moving from student to nurse

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

    I think it was you who also used the new driver explanation once as well and that really stuck with me and has given me so much confidence as I get ready to graduate, love your advice, thank

  6. Doctor's attitudes

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

    still not a reason to be an

  7. Clinicals

    krisiepoo replied to YasminLassiter's topic in General Students

    I've had this happen and I"m a white with blonde hair and blue eyes. sometimes the nurses jsut dont' want to be bothered by students. so what I did was bust my butt on my patients, answered call...

  8. How do clinicals work?

    krisiepoo replied to beccaleigh72's topic in General Students

    I learn something new each and every time I'm in the hospital. I always ask my nurse if she's going to do something if I can watch, if there's something that is a little different from norm if she...

  9. BP cuff not required?!

    krisiepoo replied to erint91DC's topic in General Students

    I am almost done with my program and never needed one... they're in all the sim labs at school, all the hospitals have them and we needed to know how to do that before we got in the program

  10. Failing Pharmacology

    krisiepoo replied to 2bRNatasha85's topic in General Students

    1) stop blaming the professor. You've had a couple exams by now, you know how she is asking the questions, you know how she uses the information. The other teachers are not benefiting you in the...

  11. Experienced nurse back in school,..I need help!

    krisiepoo replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I went to Amazon and typed in NANDA and came up with this list: Amazon.com: NANDA I don't know if any books are better than others, I have 2 that just present the info in idfferent

  12. Clinicals: How to tell edema from fat?

    krisiepoo replied to northmississippi's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If the overall body habitus is large, then it's more difficult for sure. If there is pitting edema (of if you THINK there is but aren't sure), I say to the patient, it looks like you have some...

  13. Struggling nursing pre-reqs student, need advice!

    krisiepoo replied to Devotional82's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    nursing school is going to require crazy amounts of focus and concentration, your pre-reqs are going to be a walk in the park in comparison. I would say work on time management now, work on how to...

  14. Can You Be Fired....

    krisiepoo replied to luvmy2angels's topic in General Nursing

    If your supervisor says it again, would you be able to say something along the lines of with the recent staff cuts I've been very busy taking care of my extra patients, would you be able to help me...

  15. What is the nurses role when a patient is being discharged too early?

    krisiepoo replied to DollyLolly's topic in General Students

    so in your scenario does he live alone? Does he have assistance at home? Is he being d/c home or to

  16. How much is too much?

    krisiepoo replied to WalterWho's topic in General Students

    sounds entirely typical to me except you're spending way too much time doing your care plans... I was like that in the begining but can now just spit them out like nothing... personally I didn't buy...

  17. Doctors not talking to nurses

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

    That's really sad :/ As a nursing student I've had doctors come up and ask me my opinion, what I've seen with the pt and we discuss the options. However, the medical director at this particular...

  18. Full-time job while in Nursing school fears

    krisiepoo replied to saltgeorge's topic in General Students

    I'm in my last semester of nursing school and have worked full time through it all. It is HARD and you have to have good time management to get through. If you're dedicated and are willing to push...

  19. There's nothing worse than a FAT nurse!

    krisiepoo replied to Darkstar1485's topic in General Students

    ack, that was the ONLY thing I took from her post. She's mad a doctor made a comment about obese nurses and she calls him retarded...

  20. Interview for Nurses for a Class Assignment

    krisiepoo replied to MnM_King's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Imagine how much more interesting it could be if you went out and interviewed someone face to

  21. How many hours do you study a day?

    krisiepoo replied to losilva95's topic in General Students

    It's not the amount of time, it's the quality of the time you're investing. however, on average I generally study 2-3 hours/credit Have you been able to review your exams and find out how you're...

  22. Things i wish i knew before nursing school

    krisiepoo replied to TIB217's topic in General Students

    I felt that way my first semester and then I decided that since this was something i would be doing for the next couple years, I needed to change my outlook because this bleak outlook was rubbing off...

  23. Vent: having a hard time with my clinical instructor

    krisiepoo replied to NightNerd's topic in General Students

    WE have a couple like this at our school. during the semester I kept notes of what she said/did and then presented it to the dean after I was done with her. Specifics will get you a lot further than...

  24. Correct grammar

    krisiepoo replied to chutley76's topic in General Students

    this... It is not fun having to spell it out everytime but we get docked for using abbreviations as well as contractions (do not instead of

  25. I didn't see the light on???

    krisiepoo replied to LightX's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    One of my pet peeves in life is this passing the buck nonsense. If one has enough time to check and see what someone needs and then find someone else, they have enough time to do the job themselves....