NuGuyNurse2b

NuGuyNurse2b

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  1. My first semester

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Laurelli's topic in General Students

    Agree re: relax. You don't want to waste precious brain cells learning things the program might not cover - cause you're going to need all of those brain cells, trust me. The amount of information...

  2. Do you think eating in the classroom is rude?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Students

    I'm late but I don't mind other people eating as long as it's not noisy (potato chips, bags) or smelly (hot foods, McDonald's french

  3. Failure is an Option: A New Grad Story

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to elixRN's topic in General Students

    Pretty sure the major issue here is that you can't see that the other person questioning you actually understood you -

  4. Failure is an Option: A New Grad Story

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to elixRN's topic in General Students

    I'm pretty sure after your 3rd post stressing that, you've hammered the point home. Can we now enjoy the inspirational story? Thaaaank

  5. how to ace nursing exams

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to johsonmichelle's topic in General Students

    I honestly think you're having the same issue I had in my first semester. Just practice NCLEX style questions and think about ABC's & Maslow's. Those are usually first semester questions. Med...

  6. PCT position while in nursing school

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Mommy_RN1211's topic in General Students

    You do what you can manage under your circumstances. if taking a PCT job means a pay cut where you can't make the mortgage - you shouldn't do it. I'm switching careers - I work full time doing...

  7. Other Side of the "Clinicals" Coin

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to krisiepoo's topic in General Students

    It happens, cause if you try to defend yourself, it makes you look...defensive. I won't get into specifics cause who knows if my clinical instructor is one of ya'lls, but I had something happen in...

  8. how to ace nursing exams

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to johsonmichelle's topic in General Students

    What semester are you in? My first semester I didn't do too hot on exams either. It was all about prioritization and Maslow's hierarchy, and of course, I'm overthinking things so I picked all the...

  9. Awkward moment?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Soran's topic in Male Nursing Students

    It's not a requirement to have another female present, but when we give bed baths, it's always a 2-person step anyway because all of the clients who require it are either partial or complete care, and...

  10. Other Side of the "Clinicals" Coin

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to krisiepoo's topic in General Students

    Agree. First of all - there is no googling - we're not allowed to use our cell phones for ANYTHING, so the suggestion that the students look things up (at that very moment in time) is really not...

  11. Stethoscope.. Help choosing one.

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to MyOwnBlueSky's topic in General Students

    I have an Adscope - someone recommended it in another stethoscope thread and it was within my budget for nursing school and I think it has served me well in clinical. You will feel like the outsider...

  12. One thing I learned today is that honesty will get you nowhere in Nursing School.

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to guest08/05/2014's topic in General Students

    Sidenote: the cattiness in this thread is pretty

  13. One thing I learned today is that honesty will get you nowhere in Nursing School.

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to guest08/05/2014's topic in General Students

    No. The assumption is what the OP didn't tell us. Otherwise, you're reading what the OP says as factual, which would mean you're not assuming anything at

  14. NCLEX WITHOUT Saunders! Didn't have the attention span for Saunders.

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to SilkenSail's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    which one is the 35 page study

  15. One thing I learned today is that honesty will get you nowhere in Nursing School.

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to guest08/05/2014's topic in General Students

    I think the real lesson here is that you shouldn't depend on your phone as an alarm clock. I learned that the hard way by coming to just a lecture 1 hour late and I felt the eye of Sauron looking...

  16. study habits for ABSN

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to NurseSN45696's topic in General Students

    Nursing school is a whole different beast. Rote memorization simply won't be enough - if that's what got you through A&P, chem, micro, etc, - rethink your strategy now. I know from my experience,...

  17. Assessing PERRLA

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to skyebones's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In my program, they told us to buy all these nursing diagnostic tools, and among them was a flash pen. I have yet to use it in clinical, we never had formal lab on how to use it nor have ever had it...

  18. Failed clinical. Feels like the end of the world...

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to ari1's topic in General Students

    LOL@ came to clinical high. Good Lord, this is why they drug screen us to begin

  19. Let's get the brain working...kinda TRICKY!

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to nurseinthefuture4's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Just curious, cause I had no idea the answer, at which stage would I would've been able to answer this question? Cause if it's fundamentals or med surg I'm in

  20. A Little Whiny

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Stacilator's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I've been reading a lot on this board from current nurses in the field who say employers don't look at GPA's and I think there needs to be an updating. At my school, they posted positions for new...

  21. What if the test answers are not right?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to vonnieb63's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm really curious...what is the answer, according to the school,

  22. Failed clinical. Feels like the end of the world...

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to ari1's topic in General Students

    Have you tried talking to the director of the

  23. 2nd Semester Blues

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Yellibee's topic in General Students

    We're in the same boat. Med Surg is killing me this semester. I flunked our first exam, and I did OK with our second, but the average between the two is not even the minimum required to pass. So...

  24. Has your clinical instructor helped you or held you back?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to nowim clean's topic in General Students

    Our instructor then needs to learn that, because we were told by her that it's her license on the line if we make any errors while in clinical...hence, meds/injections/foleys are done with her at our...

  25. sterile technique of Foley Catheter

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to CCua's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    LOL I didn't even catch that the first time. But I knew she meant 10cc...which I got corrected on by my instructor when I was verbalizing my steps. It's 10mL now, we don't say cc no