NurseGirl525 ASN, RN

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  1. NurseGirl525

    I'm failing at life.

    NurseGirl525 replied to I'mReallyDumb's topic in General Students

    I'm not even going to advise you on the school stuff right now because you have way bigger problems than school. Please seek help!! Call the 800 suicide prevention hotline. You need to get your...
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    need some advice..

    NurseGirl525 replied to NewNurse91D's topic in General Students

    So, you are not assessing your patients is what I gather? That is pretty critical. For instance, yesterday my patient had a blood sugar reading of 472. Before I even gave her the insulin I asked...
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    need some advice..

    NurseGirl525 replied to NewNurse91D's topic in General Students

    What are your issues with med pass? What are you missing? Have they given you examples of what you are missing in critical thinking? To me, med pass is pretty cut and dry. You check for 3...
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    The most annoying student

    NurseGirl525 replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Students

    We have a guy kind of like that but not as bad and seriously, everyone hates him. He is always late and is never prepared and expects everyone else to do his work for him. Thank goodness he is not...
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    Appropriate orientation attire

    NurseGirl525 replied to laurenmichelle3's topic in General Students

    This is just nursing school orientation, correct? Where whatever you want. It's an orientation. They are not judging you on how you dress for it. Mine was in the summer. I worn capris that were...
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    Practice on each other?

    NurseGirl525 replied to mae0218's topic in General Students

    We do assessments and vitals on each other. We do not do injections or IV starts on each other. Although we did administer eye drops to each other. Just wetting drops. You have to start
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    So I just failed out of Nursing School, is there hope after?

    NurseGirl525 replied to Marvarapper's topic in General Students

    You've failed 2 nursing schools now? Maybe it is time to hang it up. A degree from a private, expensive school won't be worth anything. There is a reason it is so expensive. They charge a lot to...
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    2nd degree BSN worth it?

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

    No, it won't to be honest. You may already have some of the general credits done that may transfer but I have not heard of a school that bases its admissions process on previous degrees. Lots of...
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    Failed medsurg Last Semester. What can I do to improve my chances of success?.

    NurseGirl525 replied to supreme commander's topic in General Students

    First, don't blame the instructor. Take responsibility yourself for failing. Not every instructor is going to be your favorite. And saying the tests aren't fair, there are very few cases where that...
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    How to study for Medical Terminology

    NurseGirl525 replied to princesama's topic in General Students

    Just learn the basic latin roots between now and the start of class. Med term isn't hard, it's just memorization. But it is very helpful in understanding the language. I took a medterm class 15...
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    When do you know it's time to give up? :/

    NurseGirl525 replied to StudentN123's topic in General Students

    That is still a lot of info. We have disease process worksheets to do and I do them but I also pay very close attention to the items that the teacher emphasizes in class. If you pay attention real...
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    When do you know it's time to give up? :/

    NurseGirl525 replied to StudentN123's topic in General Students

    You take no notes whatsoever? How on earth do you even know what to study? Trying to read the chapters and retain all of that info is crazy. I'm going to say that is 95% of your problem. You need...
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    Is the hard work worth it?

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

    I have a life outside of nursing school. I'm 38, a single mom, a homeowner, and my son does competitive judo so we travel a lot. Plus, I have a boyfriend that I give some of my time to. Not going...
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    Affordable Drug Book for Pharm

    NurseGirl525 replied to Shurri07's topic in General Students

    Do you not have required text books? Everything in my program is dictated, down to the reference
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    Thoughts on Accelerated MSN for Bachelor's in another area

    NurseGirl525 replied to kmbrink's topic in General Students

    That's not accelerated. That's entry. And no, I wouldn't do an entry level MSN. I would do an accelerated BSN, then get your
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    Implementing a new policy without informing students?

    NurseGirl525 replied to love.live.laugh's topic in General Students

    In a word, yes. They can do whatever they want. But I am sure they sent some kind of notification whether it be an email or whatever. My school makes changes mid semester. There is nothing you can...
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    How helpful/important is it to work as a CNA before going to nursing school?

    NurseGirl525 replied to ReadyToListen's topic in General Students

    I didn't state that anyone was down on CNAs. I find it quite the opposite. I find lots of people on here who say, we can tell who was a CNA before becoming a nurse. They are way more compassionate...
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    "Please pray for me to pass"...?

    NurseGirl525 replied to RNsRWe's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I got flamed one time for saying this exact thing OP. This person had failed 7 times and was going to pay another $250 to take it again. They commented that God was not ready for them to be a nurse...
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    aspiration before IM injections; are you SURE?

    NurseGirl525 replied to agingnursie's topic in Patient Medications

    When we did our IM injection check offs aspirating was a critical point. Which means if we didn't do it, we failed our first check off. This was in the last 2 months. I am going to print off the...
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    Nursing Student Question

    NurseGirl525 replied to arp898's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I can't even imagine why anyone would think it's ok to post anything from clinicals or work on FB. A big, fat NO people!! Why even tempt fate even if you think it is innocent. My clinical group and...
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    Out of the mouth of Octogenarians

    NurseGirl525 replied to SaoirseRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    That's funny. I had a resident in his 80's a couple of weeks ago who was refusing his shower earlier in the day. So they sent me down to see if I could get him to get one. He smiles at me and says...
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    Maybe the grass is greener on the other side.

    NurseGirl525 replied to vregino36's topic in General Students

    I honestly think people place too much emphasis on the difficulty of nursing school. Is it the easiest thing I have ever done? No. But I don't have to pull all nighters and I haven't lost any sleep...
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    Mistakes in practice

    NurseGirl525 replied to ClareLara's topic in General Students

    I am surprised you were put in a situation like that. I'm assuming you are not from the US but here, we cannot do anything like admissions and stuff. We really can't do anything without an...
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    Hygiene After Hospital Shift

    NurseGirl525 replied to nifty_n's topic in General Nursing

    If you have a patient with anything major that can be transmitted, they will be on precautions. I know most nurses have an extra pair of scrubs in case they get blood or something on them. At my...
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    Can someone please tell me if The College Network and ISU is a good idea?

    NurseGirl525 replied to LauraMcdonald's topic in Indiana State University

    I was just on their site the other day and I will only have 3 classes to take. It states on their website that these classes can be done through a community college. I don't know if that only...