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  1. Advice on Managing BSN Program Workload

    seconddegreebsn replied to norlns24's topic in General Students

    I'm in an accelerated BSN program and I didn't always have the time for every single reading. My classmates and I would divvy up the chapters on the syllabus, write detailed outlines and share them...

  2. Were you guys allowed the use of a calculator when you took your dosage test?

    seconddegreebsn replied to Wannabe_Doc's topic in General Students

    Nope, and we had an hour to do 25 questions with lots of long

  3. Has anyone discouraged you from nursing?

    seconddegreebsn replied to miko.'s topic in General Students

    Uh, every nurse I encountered in clinicals They might as well just hang a sign that says "Abandon all hope ye who enter

  4. ATI Bare Naked! What do you want to know?

    seconddegreebsn replied to ggabri07's topic in General Students

    I just did my OB ATI and did fairly well (high 70's) on it EXCEPT on management of care. My advice: do the practice tests. ALL OF THEM. Do the questions in the book,

  5. Three Tips from a Former Student

    seconddegreebsn replied to GundeRN's topic in General Students

    The CLEP is an awesome way to save a bunch of money on courses that you probably can easily test out of (with a little prep work), good

  6. ABSN students with a bad work ethic

    seconddegreebsn posted a topic in General Students

    I guess it must be a function of the economy, but a very large percentage of my ABSN classmates are coming fresh off another degree or have graduated from college within the last year or so (from...

  7. ABSN students with a bad work ethic

    seconddegreebsn replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in General Students

    I really, REALLY agree with this. I keep hearing about this desperate need for nursing educators, then contrast it with what I see in the classroom (constant whining about grades and push back on the...

  8. ABSN students with a bad work ethic

    seconddegreebsn replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in General Students

    Aaaaand now I've been accused of "lateral violence". Yes, I know that's a real thing, but it's not the case here. I have a meeting with the dean next week. Apparently a whiny email was sent by the...

  9. Advantages of E-books?

    seconddegreebsn replied to ThePhilster's topic in General Students

    advantages: you can cut and paste text from the book, less back pain. disadvantages: pdfs are unpredictable - when I try to scroll a page, sometimes it moves several pages or jumps around. Downloads...

  10. How Not to Get Taken Advantage Of

    seconddegreebsn replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    Like what Jenny said above, some people get AWFULLY FRIENDLY when they need something from you. The rest of the time they can't remember your name. Funny how that

  11. Out of town clinical sites?

    seconddegreebsn replied to sjalv's topic in General Students

    I'm 45 minutes to an hour each way but we have 8 or 12 hour shifts. Three hours...that just seems

  12. MorUniversity: the scrubs from hades

    seconddegreebsn replied to NewYorkerGirl's topic in General Students

    I'm not sure how or why, but our horrid polyester uniforms wrinkle like no one's business. I've never spent so much time ironing in my whole life. I signed on for comfort, not

  13. Nursing school = weight gain?

    seconddegreebsn replied to RNnewbie2014's topic in General Students

    I'm sure you probably know this but it's the coke! That stuff has zero nutritional value, it strips the enamel off your teeth, it's terrible for your stomach. It's pretty much 100% liquid calories. I...

  14. How Not to Get Taken Advantage Of

    seconddegreebsn replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    I make myself rarely available during those moments. Find your hiding spot in the library and don't tell anyone except those who give reciprocity when it comes to sharing resources. Eventually they'll...

  15. ABSN students with a bad work ethic

    seconddegreebsn replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in General Students

    Well, I did got to them beforehand (more than once) and tell them to put on their big girl panties and finish their work...which they did not, leaving huge, obvious gaps in the project where their...

  16. Does the NCLEX trick ALWAYS work?

    seconddegreebsn replied to cassmari09's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Can someone elaborate on this "trick"? Future NCLEXers would like to

  17. Nursing school = weight gain?

    seconddegreebsn replied to RNnewbie2014's topic in General Students

    For me it's been stress weight loss, but what's left is flabby from lack of exercise. I am certainly not at my finest right

  18. Pregnant while in nursing school?

    seconddegreebsn replied to jmichelle820's topic in General Students

    We have a few pregnant ladies in our class - the only time they've had a problem with it was during OB/GYN clinicals. One of them was having her first and fainted when she saw a natural

  19. ABSN students with a bad work ethic

    seconddegreebsn replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in General Students

    My apologies to those of you who haven't been in the workforce - that was an unfair generalization, and I'm sure your work ethic is about ONE MILLION percent better :) I'm so sure of it I'd put money...