la_chica_suerte85 BSN, RN

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    So Frustrated I Could Cry..

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you still have one nurse to ask but make sure you honor a request should that nurse have one to ask of you. Unfortunately, it likely won't be pleasant for you if you just call off -- be ready to...
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    You will not learn anything in the conference room!

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to dudette10's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It's frustrating that there's such a seeming rarity of good nurses who want to teach and then a plethora of students who would rather not do what they're supposed to be doing when they're there. I've...
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    The Start of a New School Year

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to RN403's topic in General Students

    I helped with the orientation for our newest cohort and it was so cute to see the scared faces -- little do they now how far they're going to go and how quickly they'll get there! My two biggest...
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    Is it me? Or is it everybody else?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to remotefuse's topic in General Students

    Yeah, what's up with your instructors allowing this? Unfortunately, it's the same in every program it seems. There's one group every now and again that has some kind of pathological problem that...
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    Vitals

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to ahughes821's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Like everyone says, practice. I know how awful skills exams can feel. I had no background either and it seemed like the hardest thing to take a BP. What helped was practicing as much as I could. I...
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    Heeeelp! Nursing school starts in 12 days and I don't remember much from my pre reqs.

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to HolisticRN2016's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You're going to have repetition of what you learned throughout the program. It would be ideal if you remembered everything you ever learned but that's not really the point of learning how to do...
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    Aches and pains, oh my!

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    Cancer -- especially after we got through the cervical and ovarian lectures (any deviation in the cycle or extra bad cramps and ). Right now, though, I have a cold and keep crossing my fingers it's...
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    Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I live in California and you can look at our wages and think, yeah, there is some big money there. I can't imagine a nurse out here only being paid $3000/mo. ....however. You mention the sacrifice of...
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    High School, Math, and Nursing

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to flojo11's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You're going to be fine. Make sure you get the most out of your AP classes and get those high scores on those exams and get your free units done! It is so nice to not have to take those classes and...
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    Should I quit my job, sell my house and sail to Hawaii?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Lol, I was going to say I feel like doing that every couple of months. HaH! But, yeah, I don't know about asking people's thoughts on things. It's not like I don't already know what they're going to...
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    Desperate Nursing Student! Help! On The Break Of Giving Up...

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to UofLRN16's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Show your work first. Most of these are no-brainer questions and it seems very likely that you're overthinking them (i.e. question 1 just wants a rate - how many hours would it take for 250 ml to run...
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    I feel I should not have failed this test

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to remotefuse's topic in General Students

    Well........... I see your point and it's true that 2.54 is definitely more accurate and exacting. However, your initial question states 19.8" so I would have stuck with matching decimals and dropped...
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    We are Looking for Talented Nurse Writers

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Any chance this could one day be expanded to include
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    No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    I believe it was Ruby Vee's post about nurses sharing their wisdom with the newbs. It went sideways in about 2 posts. If it wasn't a record on "teh innernetz" it definitely was for
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    No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....I see now. LOL! I don't get sarcasm in regular communication so no
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    I want to be a nurse but I'm not huge on western medicine?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to humboldt13's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It won't be as frustrating as you think, especially as you start to learn about pathophysiology and why some drugs are used to treat certain conditions in terms of their effects on the cellular level....
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    No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    I really, REALLY doubt that was directed at you. Everyone, let's all take a deep, cleansing breath. Remember what they say about winning arguments on the
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    Should I let the fear of failing nursing school...

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Students

    This. 1 million times this! I quit working not so much for school but as I had the luxury to. Now, I don't and I regret it terribly. I am back at my old job but I am still only part time looking to go...
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    Day in the life of a nursing student??

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to sarahjeanleach's topic in General Students

    Yes, you may need to find a different job with a more flexible schedule. I'm staying with my old job until I can find something that is flexible and nursing-related (it's a unicorn but we'll see). My...
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    Med Surg. Help!

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to cafegurl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The ATI module will help so much. I know it feels like you have so much stuff thrown at you but I primarily rely on the ATI modules and it helps a bunch! Since you have the modules, are you able to...
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    Working full time while going to school full time

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to itsTONNIE's topic in General Students

    At this point in the game I wish I hadn't quit my full time job (I did so under the impression that the program would be impossible if I continued working -- which was absolutely FALSE). I have to pay...
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    Is it normal to not know your clinical location until the first day of class..

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Kandake's topic in General Students

    Yes, for us that's weird. We have compliance we have to deal with (usually in the first couple of on campus meetings prior) before we even get to step foot in the facility. Unless they want you guys...
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    Are you Tanning?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I think the shopping, vacuuming, cleaning, baking at 1 AM are a little weird. I'll have music on and the windows open and I'll have to stop myself and think, "If the neighbors were up, they would...
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    No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you have been exceptional to making this forum a place that is elevated above typical internet discourse and I appreciate you. What I LOVE about AN is that I feel a lot of the admin and veteran...
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    No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    I think the general idea is that, since this is a site devoted to the most trusted profession (and, emphasis on the "profession"), the discourse would be elevated beyond what is typical of "teh...