Sarah Bellum

Sarah Bellum

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  1. To pass or To be the highest?

    Sarah Bellum replied to psySins's topic in General Students

    I don't really care what my grade is as long as I have a thorough understanding and am able to apply the information once I finish a class. Learning this stuff - that is my goal. Good grades are...

  2. Am I too old to just be starting?

    Sarah Bellum replied to Roxy0628's topic in General Students

    I'm sure I am just adding to the numerous "no, are aren't too old" posts here but I am 39 and just started my second semester. I'll be just shy of 41 when I graduate. There is a 42 year old and a 53...

  3. My kids have chickenpox, I'm immune, problem with direct pt contact?

    Sarah Bellum posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nursing student, tomorrow we start our 2nd semester. Two of my 3 kids have active pox at the moment. My 3rd hasn't come down with it yet. I had CP as a kid and shingles in high school (that...

  4. Was anyone poor before becoming a nurse?

    Sarah Bellum replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if you'd call us poor but my husband is definitely in an unstable field and has been for years. We're always wondering when he'll be laid off and most recently he was laid off in...

  5. My kids have chickenpox, I'm immune, problem with direct pt contact?

    Sarah Bellum replied to Sarah Bellum's topic in General Nursing

    Heard back from the clinical coordinator, no problem with going to clinicals. I do think I will change into my uniform away from my children tho, just to be sure nothing travels on it to my sites. I...

  6. My kids have chickenpox, I'm immune, problem with direct pt contact?

    Sarah Bellum replied to Sarah Bellum's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone. I let my professors know and they didn't seem to think it would be a problem. I also let the clinical coordinator know and haven't heard back from her yet. Our first clinical isn't...

  7. For Fun - Things You Want to Buy Once You're a Nurse

    Sarah Bellum replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Students

    In order of priority: Pay off my student loans Start socking away huge chunks of my paycheck for retirement, I'm pushing 40 downhill! Buy a house the right size for our family (5 people in a 2 bedroom...

  8. Now That the Semester is over....What Will You Do Better Next Semester

    Sarah Bellum replied to anewday's topic in General Students

    Record all lectures Take better notes, oops, uh, I should say that I will atually take notes this time. Better time management, less socializing with friends I already quit my part time job or that...

  9. How do I dump my study partner/friend ?

    Sarah Bellum replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    Would it be a good compromise to schedule a study group with her when *you* are ready to review the material and not the day before the exam? Just a thought, if it really does help you when you...

  10. "Nursing students with C's are still nurses".. ?

    Sarah Bellum replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

    I don't think this is an accurate assumption at all. For me, I have made some mistakes on tests and in skills lab. It's all a learning process. For example, in nurse aide training the instructor...

  11. "Nursing students with C's are still nurses".. ?

    Sarah Bellum replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

    :yeahthat: Couldn't have said it better myself. Being able to regurgitate information onto a scantron does not necessarily mean you've learned what you need to know. The important thing is to...

  12. Digital Voice Recorders... again!

    Sarah Bellum replied to crok9014's topic in General Students

    I just bought an Olympus WS210-S. It has folders to organize recordings and it has a built in USB so you can download it and listen from your laptop or PC. I also have a lower model Olympus tha tjust...

  13. Some advice for new grads

    Sarah Bellum posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    This may be common sense for most folks here but maybe someone will benefit and avoid what a friend of mine is going through right now. Do not make financial decisions based on your RN salary until...

  14. Some advice for new grads

    Sarah Bellum replied to Sarah Bellum's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yep. That's exactly what happened to my friend back when I posted this thread. And since then she has failed it a second time! I'm so sad for her, even tho she brought it on herself by making...

  15. Should I finish my bachelor's before I start nursing school?

    Sarah Bellum replied to xpinchx's topic in General Nursing

    The PCT job will be a good experience. I did that for 8 months up til I started back to school and I loved it. Sitting with psych patients would def. *not* be my thing LOL but being a PCA was great....

  16. Should I finish my bachelor's before I start nursing school?

    Sarah Bellum replied to xpinchx's topic in General Nursing

    The school where I am at now has that program. You have to take something like 23 semester hours of "bridge" courses before you start on the MSN program. I would switch to a BSN program so your...

  17. Why are ampules stil used?

    Sarah Bellum replied to Sarah Bellum's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. We just learned it that way in the past

  18. Why are ampules stil used?

    Sarah Bellum replied to Sarah Bellum's topic in General Nursing

    Or a cold, crisp, nearly winter day...

  19. Should I finish my bachelor's before I start nursing school?

    Sarah Bellum replied to xpinchx's topic in General Nursing

    Can you switch majors and complete your bachelor's in nursing instead of finishing the human bio degree? How much longer will it take you if you did it that way? A second bachelor's degree is sort of...

  20. Need some ideas of problems or issues that currently exist in nursing...

    Sarah Bellum posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm in the middle of writing a paper for my nursing theory class and one of the points we're supposed to cover is how a current nursing problem can be addressed using a particular nursing theory. Can...

  21. MSN-Direct Entry

    Sarah Bellum replied to melmarie23's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I am in my 1st semester of a DE-MSN/CNL program. I'm so glad to be there but it's a *ton* of work! I had been working 20 hrs/wk (and I have 3 kids) but I just quit my job cause I didn't have enough...

  22. Studying for Pathophys

    Sarah Bellum replied to kristyjo's topic in General Students

    Get a digital voice recorder and tape lectures. I do this with my patho prof and it helps so much to be able to rewind and go over and clarify exactly what she said. A basic model can be had for...

  23. GRE Study guide/tips

    Sarah Bellum replied to coolvibesRN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    OK, then it wasn't called powerprep. I did get that one in the mail, and the one I'm thinking of is

  24. Anyone starting a Grad-Entry Program this Fall?

    Sarah Bellum replied to WannabeaNNP's topic in Post Graduate Students

    So how is it going for everyone so far? We've been in a little over a month and have had 3 exams (2 in Patho, bleh), 3 papers and bunches of reading and homework so far. I'm loving the hands-on...

  25. GRE Study guide/tips

    Sarah Bellum replied to coolvibesRN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I used the Kalpan book as well as a CD-ROM that i bought on ebay. IIRC it was called PowerPrep or something along those lines. It really helped me with the math stuff cause I struggled with even...