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  1. simchart Anyone used it yet?

    RNnewbie2014 replied to truckinusa's topic in General Students

    I hated it. I was used to old school and then they swapped it up on us. I didn't know where to find everything nor did the teachers so tons of people got NIs on care plans. I personally like the...

  2. ARDS common in your ICU?

    RNnewbie2014 posted a topic in Critical Care

    I am a nursing student and currently in a critical care class. We studied ARDS today and I was wondering how common is this issue in your unit? Have any of you seen any better outcomes with...

  3. Nursing school = weight gain?

    RNnewbie2014 posted a topic in General Students

    I am getting so upset about the weight I have gained in the past year during nursing school its depressing. I have never had problem with my weight before. I actually had a problem gaining weight my...

  4. August 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    RNnewbie2014 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    You look like you could use some of this.... (in a hurriedly voice), pt. in rm 101 has c.diff! SEE

  5. OMG!! It's almost time! How Should I Prepare!!??

    RNnewbie2014 replied to ToyaB's topic in General Students

    Girl keep that positive attitude!!! Just hit the ground running as soon as you start :) I start back August 22nd! Third semester (whoop whoop), and I am still decently pumped but not quite as much as...

  6. Nursing school = weight gain?

    RNnewbie2014 replied to RNnewbie2014's topic in General Students

    Okay I will be real once more. I am the pickiest eater you will probably ever meet. I hate most all vegetables besides lima beans and garden peas like crowders (not can). I hate sweet tea or tea...

  7. Nursing school = weight gain?

    RNnewbie2014 replied to RNnewbie2014's topic in General Students

    I am going to be completely honest... I am an avid coke drinker.. I have to drink it in order to feel a pep in my step if I did not sleep!! I know it is a vicious cycle. I drink a lot of them actually...

  8. Nursing school = weight gain?

    RNnewbie2014 replied to RNnewbie2014's topic in General Students

    Insomnia has been going for like 3 or 4 years now. It has gotten worse, sadly. Stress makes it worse of course. I know I probably need to be on some type of anxiety meds but yea... It's all...

  9. Out of town clinical sites?

    RNnewbie2014 replied to sjalv's topic in General Students

    I have been blessed enough to not have to commute at all for my clinical until now. I am thinking I am going to have to travel to an area about 30 minutes away for OB. Not looking forward to it. I...

  10. Care Plans

    RNnewbie2014 replied to STLmomma27's topic in General Students

    We had to write up a patho on every single problem they currently had and what they had in the past. We have to write up every abnormal lab value since they were admitted. Any tests that were done and...

  11. Care Plans

    RNnewbie2014 replied to STLmomma27's topic in General Students

    Yes... If you only knew how picky my instructors

  12. Care Plans

    RNnewbie2014 replied to STLmomma27's topic in General Students

    Here is a template of what we are expected to do the night before clinical Care plan

  13. Care Plans

    RNnewbie2014 replied to STLmomma27's topic in General Students

    I am gonna be honest. This has been one of the most difficult things for me! I had really strict instructors, and they almost had to be perfect in order to get an S on the care plan. It very time...

  14. How much hours in the day to study!

    RNnewbie2014 replied to Studentnursesofly's topic in General Students

    I feel nursing school is a process and figuring out "what works for you." Some people have to study allll the time, and some get the concepts easier than others. You just have to find what works best...

  15. Overcoming obstacles

    RNnewbie2014 replied to Dtermnd2Bgreat's topic in General Students

    To be honest, in nursing school, when it rains, it pours. Every problem that could arise in your life usually seems to. Me and my boyfriend had problems. I have had continuous problems with my family....

  16. How many hours a week did you REALLY have to study for pharmacology?

    RNnewbie2014 replied to michiganstudent's topic in General Students

    Completely agree with PP. I passed pharm with a 95. It is memorization and knowing your suffixes and classifications. Funny one for you. Tadalafil. Hmm what is that? And erectile dysfunction drug. Get...

  17. Pharmacology Final Grade

    RNnewbie2014 replied to RedHeaded2bNurse16's topic in General Students

    Nursing school has the worst grading scales. Lol scraped by with a 93 in mental health. Adult health 2, 92.....? Completely devastating when that happened lol I was so close to all As!!! Good job on...

  18. Backpack, watch for nursing program?

    RNnewbie2014 replied to mangosoccer11's topic in General Students

    Backpack? My good ole jansport from high school. I usually only have one class per day and lugging around every book isn't necessary for me if at all. Definitely use the heck out of my laptop case...

  19. I need Fundamentals of Nursing HELP

    RNnewbie2014 replied to Wright88's topic in General Students

    Make your own outline for each disease process. Talk out loud like your explaining the disease to someone!! Explain it to a family member (you'd be shocked at how your grandparents or whomever is...

  20. Case studies on shock

    RNnewbie2014 posted a topic in General Students

    I am currently in a critcal care mini session course. One of the case studies is talking about patient who had a diving accident and has damaged the cervical portion of his spinal cord and has become...

  21. OMG!! It's almost time! How Should I Prepare!!??

    RNnewbie2014 replied to ToyaB's topic in General Students

    I would not read a thing!! I'll tell you why!! If you read it now, I think it will sound like a foreign language to you! It did to me anyway. I do not think I could have prepped at all for my first...

  22. How many people are in your nursing class?

    RNnewbie2014 replied to Kskar91's topic in General Students

    I think it was in the 90s or 100s in the beginning. Down to about 70

  23. Does Nursing School equal Depression?

    RNnewbie2014 replied to Anbo3882's topic in General Students

    I completely understand!! I am in my early 20s and become quite depressed often. I think its lack of socialization and time to not have think about not only school but the responsibilities that come...

  24. What specialty do you want and not want to work in?

    RNnewbie2014 replied to guiltysins's topic in General Students

    I want to work in pediatrics, L & D, home health, dialysis, cardiac, ICU, med-surg, PACU, or even in surgery itself. DO NOT: Pulmonary, ER. I am scared to death of the fast pace. Maybe if I had a...

  25. Just want to vent. Starting to get really discouraged :(

    RNnewbie2014 replied to vc01ca's topic in General Students

    Do not get discouraged at all!! I failed a nursing class. I had retake the whole thing over again too. I am not saying you will do that, but if you do, does not mean you cannot be an RN. I promise...