la_chica_suerte85 BSN, RN

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    An Introvert's Guide To Nursing

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to SoldierNurse22's topic in General Nursing

    One way I found that helps is to envision myself as the already "out of the shell" version of me. When something comes up that I reflexively shy away from, that version comes out and challenges me to...
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    Which specialty would you like to end up in?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to baseball mom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Corrections. Or cardiac. Or DM educator. If I want to work in the hospital, then maybe pediatric hematology/oncology. It ultimately want to be an educator of some
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    2 yrs nurse VS. 4yrs college nurse

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

    I'm not sure how generally consistent this is everywhere but BSN nurses are highly desired by hospitals who want to be "magnet" hospitals. That's not a bad thing to be. Nursing is a profession that is...
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    For those who have been called shy or quiet by your instructors

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to mereship's topic in General Students

    If you get singled out, what's the worst that can happen? Nothing, really. The only reason these instructors push and poke and prod is because a common perception with shy people is that they don't...
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    For those who have been called shy or quiet by your instructors

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to mereship's topic in General Students

    A person I mentored got singled out for this, too, and took it as a personal attack. However, the way our program works, it kind of helps the instructors out with our evaluations if they can pick you...
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    Other Side of the "Clinicals" Coin

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to krisiepoo's topic in General Students

    You will be surprised. At my last clinical, we were given nurses who had just graduated from our program no more than 5 or 6 months ago. They were awesome and the most willing, understanding and...
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    Other Side of the "Clinicals" Coin

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to krisiepoo's topic in General Students

    I get both sides of the coin and I understand why a lot of the students are on the defense with the OP but she must have done something right since she graduated in December and has what I want when I...
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    Working part time while in Nursing school

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to boragirl02's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This happened to me, too. What should have worked out didn't because someone just had to go and claim disability (fraudulently) and screwed the whole thing up so I had to quit. Really bummed me out...
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    Don't go into nursing school if_____

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Students

    Don't go to nursing school if you must over-analyze and over-think everything at the peril of your intuition (and repoire with your instructor). Don't go to nursing school if you think you are...
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    Don't go into nursing school if_____

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Students

    I actually have struggled with this quite a bit with all the DM we are constantly faced with. And, then my own family is now sliding down that slippery slope into DM land. It frustrates the living...
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    What is it about Care Planning that you find most challenging?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Episteme's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think the biggest issue for me so far with care plans is that I have had to focus so much on getting pt info in the relatively small amount of time available in my past clinicals. It was difficult...
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    My First 12 Hour Clinical Day

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to happynurse49's topic in General Students

    Well, I'm glad someone had a good 1st 12-hour day. I had my first one on Friday, too, and it was probably the closest you could get to the genuine nursing experience possible. It was definitely one of...
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    Is Nursing School Cramping Your Style?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    I worked in high-end retail since I was 16 and started nursing school (because I was after a more meaningful sort of crazy in my life) at 27. So, that meant: no more gorgeous clothes, shoes, makeup,...
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    Ugh - not enough coffee in the world for this day!

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    I have my good days and my bad days -- try not to let the bad days derail me and make sure I learned something from each one. I also decided that sleep, while a beautiful necessity, is a gorgeous...
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    People really do ask you for medical advice! Wow...

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to tenjuna's topic in General Students

    Haha...I actually get more the, "What would happen if....?" questions. Like, what would happen if a guy had to have his member reattached after it was somehow separated from his body. We went through...
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    Case Study: "A Case of Bad Blood"

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Corey Narry's topic in Critical Care

    This is really getting me excited for critical care. :) Very informative, thank
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    Rant and insecurities.

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to missmollie's topic in General Students

    Yes, I have had (and will continue to have) ups and downs like this and times where I really wondered how smart I really was. I don't think it's from not being smart but from finding out how to think...
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    Gaining weight in nursing school

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to freckles23's topic in General Students

    Well, you already know what to do, it's the doing it that's the hard part. I'm sure there are other students in your program who are having the same issue. You should all try to form a little "club"...
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    Really Upset

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to newmommy26's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Well, congrats on your 30 days. It really is an accomplishment and you should really be patting yourself on the back for it! As for that old broad, whatevs to her. She probably thought she was being...
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    What do you always have in your scrub pockets?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Lilbit's topic in General Students

    Yup! I only use my scissors to open packaging that for whatever reason won't open on its own/didn't come with a starting perforation. I actually did use them once for a g-tube dressing change in a...
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    Don't do this in clinical..

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to ArtClassRN's topic in General Students

    If I may, the only thing I can add is, wow, this person has not been paying attention AT ALL during the
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    Don't do this in clinical..

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to ArtClassRN's topic in General Students

    Yes, it must be so difficult for those people who think that having great academics = success. I like getting As (as does everyone else) but I took it to heart when an instructor said that the...
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    Nursing Schools are so stupid...

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

    The reason the TEAS test is necessary is because it is regarded as a good predictor of how likely you are to be successful in a nursing program. It's great that you can get As and volunteer and stuff,...
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    RNs who guide nursing students during clinicals (and do a dang good job of it!)

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to sarahdanielle14's topic in Nurses Rock

    I have been very lucky to have preceptors that may not necessarily have been passionate but were realists and knew how to take care of pts and do a good job of surviving the sometimes over-the-top...
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    What's the best site to get my ceu hours?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to nixx7's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad to see Medscape qualifies. As a student, I do their CMEs for fun and practice and I was hoping they would be a good resource for when the continuing education hours become