NurseGirl525 ASN, RN

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    Reflections of your first semester?

    NurseGirl525 replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in General Students

    I had a great time this first semester. I got 3 A's and 2 B's. The B's were in the lecture portion and my A's were in labs and clinical. I'm happy with my grades. I think if I had buckled down on...
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    I screwed up... don't know what to do. I need advice.

    NurseGirl525 replied to tambat's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Here is my advice to you because I took 5 classes last semester. I took micro, A&P II, english 111, algebra, and a student success class. So I do understand. It was my first semester back in 15...
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    Nursing versus Doctors

    NurseGirl525 replied to loveflowers's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Like RunBabyRun posted, you need to look at what a physician does vs. a nurse. Although they work together, they are two completely different things. A physician treats the disease itself. A...
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    Any older students?

    NurseGirl525 replied to Dodie_A's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm 38 and a single mother to an 8 year old boy, soon to be 9!! I plan, plan, plan. I make sure I have back up plans. I make a schedule and print it out for my ex husband so he knows what is going...
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    Failed by less than a point

    NurseGirl525 replied to skazen's topic in General Students

    You open a bottle of good wine, spend a night alone crying, pass out, then get up the next day brush yourself off and try again. I kind of equate it to a break up. I recently broke up with my...
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    Continue nursing school?

    NurseGirl525 replied to nursewannabe71's topic in General Students

    I've never heard of the distraction technique. My thing is why are you doing so poorly in math? You need to understand dosage calculations when giving medications. If you mess up, you could kill...
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    Need all white shoes for clinicals.. Suggestions??

    NurseGirl525 replied to future_nurse11's topic in General Students

    I have the Danskos. Our clinical days are 12 hours long and my feet and back are great after a long clinical day. I did retail and worked 12-14 hour days. I always wore sneakers and my back and...
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    What do you want from your clinical?

    NurseGirl525 replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in General Students

    We did our med surg I clinical in a nursing home facility. It was our first clinical rotation. I loved the facility I was in and loved my instructor. The first couple of weeks were awkward as we...
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    Doing bad in nursing school?

    NurseGirl525 replied to studentnurse245's topic in General Students

    It's hard I know. I had mostly all A's in my prereqs. Micro and college algebra were my only B's. Now if I get an 88% on the test I am extremely happy. There are times when I am like but my answer...
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    Nursing school is not a back up plan!

    NurseGirl525 replied to happyinmyheart's topic in General Students

    I see this as the "calling" thing that many people think you need to have to become a nurse. I get where people are coming from on it. I have always been interested in the medical field but never...
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    Stethoscope for School

    NurseGirl525 replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    I got the littman cardiology III. I love it and other people tell me it is way better to hear with than theirs. It's been awesome in clinical to be able to hear crackles, ronchi, wheezing. I got...
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    Communication Problems at Clinical

    NurseGirl525 replied to MeganStar's topic in General Students

    I always just say excuse me I don't mean to interrupt but so and so needs this or whatever. If you just stand there, they may think you have nothing to do and are just listening to the conversation....
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    How to survive in LTC

    NurseGirl525 replied to 2loves's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's something I was wondering about Commuter. People come on here all the time afraid of losing their licenses. Why is that? I have looked on our state's bon website and most of the stuff I see...
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    Soldier wanting to be a Nurse

    NurseGirl525 replied to WindSwept's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You will generally do a year of prereqs, then the program itself is 2 years. So while you are getting a 2 year associates degree it generally takes about 3 to complete. But even BSN programs have 2...
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    Taking two science classes at once

    NurseGirl525 replied to Kjohnson2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Last fall this was my schedule: A&P II, micro, english comp, algebra, and a student success class. I got all A's and 1 B in the micro. This past spring I took, Advanced Physiology, Intermediate...
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    Advice for New Nursing Students

    NurseGirl525 replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    Leave yourself open on what you want to do right now. I thought I would hate the nursing home, but I have loved every second of it. I don't think I want to work there but it wasn't anything like I...
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    What kind of supplies will I need for nursing school?

    NurseGirl525 replied to mrsboots87's topic in General Students

    Binder, notebooks, index cards, hiliters, pens, snacks. Some people record the lectures. I don't. I just take good notes. They should tell you everything you need at orientation. We had to have a...
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    Tips on studying for medsurg?

    NurseGirl525 replied to laurenbianca10's topic in General Students

    Make sure you understand the basic anatomy and physiology. It surprises me how many don't then they can't understand the disease process. We just dealt with this the past few week with endocrine....
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    Drunk and high students at clinical

    NurseGirl525 replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

    Is this not common sense? No guidelines? Common sense should dictate that you don't sit by while intoxicated students take care of babies. It boggles my mind that if this is true, you let it...
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    Sharing faith at work

    NurseGirl525 replied to Nienna Celebrindal's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    We have a Catholic hospital in my town which I may end up working at someday. I somewhat grew up in the Catholic church although I was confirmed in a Lutheran church. I say the Lutheran religion is...
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    Nursing Student Ethical Dilemna

    NurseGirl525 replied to cbs701's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I did not know that anyone could perform a baptism. If it were me and I was the parent, I would be livid. It is just my personal belief that only a ordained priest or minister would be able to...
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    Should I Give Up?

    NurseGirl525 replied to ConfusedSoul94's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I can't answer that for you. I don't know what your program requires and what the other applicants grades are. The program at my school, that won't fly. You needed all A's to get into the RN...
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    First semester of nursing school: done!

    NurseGirl525 replied to laurenbianca10's topic in General Students

    Congrats on passing!! It isn't easy. Fundamentals was a huge wake up call for me that this would be totally different than my prereqs were and I would have to put more effort into studying to get...
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    Student Concerns...

    NurseGirl525 replied to resumecpr's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    It is absolutely none of your business and I have no idea why you think it would be. Thinking you need to listen a little better in pharm lecture. Just because someone takes a narcotic does not make...
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    Drunk and high students at clinical

    NurseGirl525 replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

    We have a chain of command that must be adhered to. But I almost think in this instance, if the clinical instructor knew, but didn't care, I would go higher up. I cannot imagine that happening in a...