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    Dear Cheaters

    smf0903 replied to RN9742's topic in General Students

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    Which semester is the toughest?

    smf0903 replied to BSNinprogress22's topic in General Students

    Amen to that
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    Driving an hour to school there and back

    smf0903 replied to SarahStoddard14's topic in General Students

    I agree with everyone else...it'll work and be worth it in the end. I drive 45 minutes each way to campus and clinicals are all between 30 and 90 minutes from my house. I do the same as someone else...
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    Concept Maps

    smf0903 replied to Stephalump's topic in General Students

    I love concept maps. Although I was told they'd help, I dragged my feet for a semester-and-a-half before I finally started using them. My exam grades went from ~85% to 93%+ since I started using them....
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    One thing

    smf0903 replied to springchick1's topic in General Students

    Ha! "Dysfunctional family" totally cracked me up...but it is SO spot-on!! I adore clinicals themselves. This semester, though, I had an instructor who expected you to know everything going in...well,...
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    please help anyone!

    smf0903 replied to stik's topic in General Students

    Our nursing program does a cumulative GPA...from every course from every college/university you ever attended! -.- (I don't know, maybe others are like that?) I flunked out of college after 2 quarters...
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    Help with Neurology

    smf0903 replied to CrimsonTideRN2B's topic in General Students

    Oh no! Well neuro is the only test I have done the "what sets A apart from B" and I really think neuro is probably one of the only systems that is actually helps with versus knowing everything about...
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    Help with Neurology

    smf0903 replied to CrimsonTideRN2B's topic in General Students

    We just had our neuro exam, so this is pretty current for me! I told someone else on another post what has been my saving grace has been making concept maps. What's the disease? Risk factors? S/sx?...
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    Venting

    smf0903 replied to BajanCherry's topic in General Students

    I felt a fundus too :) Learned how to assess a baby, learned how to electronically chart (both hospitals I've been at have still been paper charters!), I got to insert a saline lock a couple of weeks...
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    Failing Pharmacology

    smf0903 replied to 2bRNatasha85's topic in General Students

    Adding to what GaGeek said, I think something that helps with ANY of the nursing classes is to do concept maps for what you're studying. I am a HUGE flash card person, so it was really difficult for...
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    How much is too much?

    smf0903 replied to WalterWho's topic in General Students

    This is what we do...we get our clinical assignments the night prior (although there have been many a days when we show up for clinical to discharged patients!) and show up with all this info...
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    What is the nurses role when a patient is being discharged too early?

    smf0903 replied to DollyLolly's topic in General Students

    My humble newbie opinion is that yes, some info is missing. IF the patient is being discharged to a situation where they have no assistance, then I would absolutely go up the chain of command to...
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    Vent: having a hard time with my clinical instructor

    smf0903 replied to NightNerd's topic in General Students

    I can sympathize...one of my instructors this semester is like that as well! Everyone has been so stressed out as far as this particular clinical, and it is entirely because of the instructor. We have...
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    This semester is giving me the smack down - failing another test

    smf0903 replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Students

    I don't know if this will help or not but I have been doing practice exams on *******. Every answer you can see what is the rationale. There are quite a few med-surg exams on there, with pharm...
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    pre nursing international student

    smf0903 replied to Romes's topic in General Students

    Hello! Here's my take on class loads...I have always loaded up on classes with the thought in the back of my head that if I find out within the first month that it's too much, I can drop one or two...
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    Is this normal???

    smf0903 replied to nybsn14's topic in General Students

    I am sorry you are in such an icky place right now That must be very hard to try to go through this with no support! And you get no slamming from me...I say if you have found out that nursing is not...
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    Took First NS Exam. Need Some Encouragement.

    smf0903 replied to parkj9's topic in General Students

    Oh I absolutely agree with Mewsin...never, ever change answers unless you are 5000% sure you're changing it to the right answer...and the only time that happens is if you look back and realize you...
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    Should I be worried??

    smf0903 replied to kdixon123's topic in General Students

    Hi there! While I am sure every program is a it different, here is my experience...I am a 4.0 student. During the time I took prereqs I usually took between 17-21 credit hours a semester. My first...
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    Real world examples of unequal status

    smf0903 replied to nataliya86's topic in General Students

    I agree that Healthy People 2020 is a great resource for information. I believe they have an entire area devoted to socioeconomic status and illness (I am thinking that's what you're getting at?)...
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    In a Funk!

    smf0903 replied to RN-4Ever's topic in General Students

    I totally feel in a funk. This is my second semester of nursing classes, and I feel very discombobulated (that's my word for the semester LOL). I only took nursing classes this semester, and I'm glad...
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    Preparing for clinicals

    smf0903 replied to love67's topic in General Students

    We do the same only we only have to come up with one nursing diagnosis (the priority dx) and also have to do med sheets for all regular meds administered while we are the and all of the PRN meds. It...
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    What do you carry your gear to clinicals in?

    smf0903 replied to Wannabeeinscrubs's topic in General Students

    I have a little toiletry-type bag that I carry things in like measuring tape, calculator, wound chart thingy (the technical tern evades me...the clear thing to measure wound size), and a few other...
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    Nursing program wants students to schedule own clinical day because they messed up

    smf0903 replied to Desertrainfury's topic in General Students

    I agree with everyone else, the school needs to figure this out. We are not allowed to have any patient contact without our instructor on the floor. Period. We got the night before to get patient...
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    Possible to take extra class per semester at another school during nursing program?

    smf0903 replied to RnStudent2021's topic in General Students

    Yes it is possible. I am doing nursing and Biology also! I may never use the Biology degree, but I am a math and science nut so I decided to pursue both degrees. The trick is being and staying well...