ellaballet

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1. My patients would be horrified...

   ellaballet replied to Kitkat1212's topic in General Students

   I'm almost 25 years old and I reread the Gossip girls books all the

2. What to wear to lab/clinical training.

   ellaballet replied to studentnursemon86's topic in General Students

   Another vote for scrubs. They were mandatory for

3. Which NCLEX Guide For Beginning of Nursing School?

   ellaballet replied to MurseJJ's topic in General Students

   I love

4. manikin names?

   ellaballet replied to jessnelson719's topic in General Students

   The mannikin we learned wound care on was Seymore Butts. He had a pressure ulcer on his

5. Does your school discourage working?

   ellaballet replied to remotefuse's topic in General Students

   My accelerated program pretty much told us on the first day that if we tried to work we would fail out. Plenty of people in my program work part time and manage to make it work. Just get really good...

6. You will not learn anything in the conference room!

   ellaballet replied to dudette10's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   We aren't allowed to touch patients we aren't assigned to, some instructors at my program wont let students ambulate or even turn a patient without them. I always try to help out answering call lights...

7. To those without a 4.0 (rant)

   ellaballet replied to Jasonat6034's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I got in with a 2.9. I had a little too much fun in college . I took two years off, worked as a PCA, retook a class or two and it worked out. Been working my butt off and I have over a 3.9 now in my...

8. Nurses, do you exercise?

   ellaballet replied to nurseling's topic in Health, Stress Management

   Working out helps me feel better physically during long shifts. I have more energy, back/legs hurt less, and its easier to lift

9. Spinoff thread-A or pass

   ellaballet replied to Gottawanna's topic in General Students

   I've never been the over achiever type of student, I graduated from college with a B.S in Health Sciences and a 2.9 gpa. When I started nursing school I was really worried because I kept hearing about...

10. Day in the life of a nursing student??

    ellaballet replied to sarahjeanleach's topic in General Students

    We can't choose. We can say "XYZ works best for me" if we have kids, etc. But for the most part we are at the mercy of the coordinator! I'm either in class all day and then I come home and study or...

11. Is it normal to not know your clinical location until the first day of class..

    ellaballet replied to Kandake's topic in General Students

    Hahaha I saw that meme on facebook this morning and had a good laugh. Since we "front load" the first two weeks of every semester, we don't start our clinicals until 2-3 weeks in. Usually I find out...

12. Nursing School Makeup (clinicals)

    ellaballet replied to NurseYomi's topic in General Students

    We were told don't wear a lot of makeup. I wear a little bit of tinted moisturizer, undereye concealer and mascara just so I don't look totally dead lol. I wouldn't wear eyeliner or lipstick, but I...

13. Social Life while in School?

    ellaballet replied to sdasongbird's topic in General Students

    Friday night me and one of my school friends planned on having pizza and studying...We ended up drinking a little too much wine and played Wii ALL night. Sure we weren't very productive but we had so...

14. BSN programs are harder than ADN

    ellaballet replied to ExpBrittany's topic in General Students

    What is hard for me may be easy for you, and vice versa. Like the only thing that I've found really "hard" about my ABSN program is how fast the pace is, and especially the lack of breaks between...

15. Family Contract

    ellaballet replied to 3rdGenRN's topic in General Students

    No contract per say, but my boyfriend and I have an understanding that he has to be quiet on the nights I have to be up early and give me some space while I'm studying. I do most of the grocery...