RookieRoo

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  1. And...done!!!

    RookieRoo replied to Jenngirl34RN's topic in General Students

    Congrats! I have 45 more days. Almost there and I know it's going to feel good.

  2. Confused Nursing Student. HELP!!

    RookieRoo replied to JAneida's topic in General Students

    CNA is the most directly related to nursing, but I think the training/cert process is a bit longer than like an EMT. I know there are places that will do a two week accelerated EMT program. However, I...

  3. nursing diagnoses

    RookieRoo replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    Okay, so I'm a student myself, no one ever really explained too well to me either, and I'm sure the mods will pitch in, buuuuuut with those disclaimers, here is my take/what I've understood. A medical...

  4. Capstone/preceptor woes

    RookieRoo posted a topic in General Students

    Wondering if anyone has any advice for me. My ER capstone is not going as smoothly as I had hoped and I am not sure what to do to turn it around. I have been 6 out of 16 times now and I feel...

  5. Capstone/preceptor woes

    RookieRoo replied to RookieRoo's topic in General Students

    Thank you both. I think you both hit the nail on the head when you touched upon the confidence issues; my confidence, previously high, has really taken a nosedive with this clinical. However, no...

  6. 6 months in med surg...uncomfortable

    RookieRoo replied to Natasha A.'s topic in General Students

    I think you should stop focusing so much on how to think like your instructor and instead, just concentrate on learning the material. On the NCLEX you will not be able to think like the creators of...

  7. Asking professors for references

    RookieRoo posted a topic in General Students

    Is this done? Is it kosher? And if it is done, is it best approached through email (so as not to put them on the spot) or in person? Finally, when is the best time to do this? For example, do I wait...

  8. Second Semester: Done!!

    RookieRoo replied to NurseGirl525's topic in General Students

    Congrats on finishing your second semester. Peds/OB will be fun in the fall. Who doesn't like playing with babies? enjoy your

  9. I made it, others didn't

    RookieRoo posted a topic in General Students

    Today is a happy-sad day. Finished my third semester of my accelerated program- only one left to go! I rocked my final med surg semester and will get an A in that class. That alone feels like...

  10. Nursing school bloopers

    RookieRoo posted a topic in General Students

    I thought it would be funny to start a thread to share silly things you've done in nursing school. I know we've all done some ridiculous things; we're learning after all and we can't expect to be good...

  11. How'd you get into Flight RN?

    RookieRoo posted a topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Hi all, I'm going to be graduating with my BSN this summer and wondering how one goes about setting themselves upon the path to become a flight RN? How did you get into flight nursing? I know...

  12. Passing cut offs

    RookieRoo replied to vonricter222's topic in General Students

    Yep, my school is 75% exam average before any other material (ie, clinical journals, other assignment, etc) is factored in. If you don't meet the 75% average you fail. We have several people on the...

  13. Starting nursing school in three weeks, what am I forgetting?

    RookieRoo replied to Chelonophile's topic in General Students

    If you don't already, a good organizing system for your notes when you're done with them, etc is essential. By the end of the semester you will have accumulated so much paper that if it's not...

  14. Advice on being a student in the ER

    RookieRoo posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi lovely ladies and gents, I am a student in an accelerated BSN program and I am getting ready to start my senior capstone placement with a preceptor this summer. I just found out I've been placed at...

  15. Nursing school bloopers

    RookieRoo replied to RookieRoo's topic in General Students

    Ugh. I have another blooper to report now from last night. I told my clinical instructor that my patient was on TPN during report. Then I went to lunch when I was done giving report. I came back and...

  16. What's your Fall 2015 schedule looking like?

    RookieRoo replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in General Students

    taking my NCLEX and job-hunting.

  17. Nursing school bloopers

    RookieRoo replied to RookieRoo's topic in General Students

    The more of these I read, the more I realize we all have in common. The pants and the code? It was a close call... many many flights of stairs and elastic waist stretchy pants don't go well. Curious...

  18. Got my first choice Capstone placement :)

    RookieRoo posted a topic in General Students

    At my school, Capstone placements are highly competitive, because many hospitals are overwhelmed with sheer volume of students of all disciplines and there aren't enough preceptors to go around. I was...

  19. Nursing school bloopers

    RookieRoo replied to RookieRoo's topic in General Students

    I actually think it's a good thing that you're questioning so much. There's not a lot of meds I have run into that are 8mLs, and just going along with it without stopping to double check as you did...

  20. Almost done with 3rd Semester, I see the light

    RookieRoo replied to Dohardthings's topic in General Students

    Are you in an accelerated program? I'm almost done with my 3rd semester too and we're done in July. SOOOOOO close. Only two kids here and my wife works full time to support us... can't imagine

  21. Nursing School Horror Stories

    RookieRoo replied to MR-RN15's topic in General Students

    OMG Amen.

  22. Hepatitis B titer low?

    RookieRoo replied to dreamchase's topic in General Nursing

    I had to be revaccinated for nursing school because my titers against Hep B were low. I have to wonder if that second series did the job or

  23. Nursing school bloopers

    RookieRoo replied to RookieRoo's topic in General Students

    Now that you mention it, I did something like this too. It was my first time ever doing it and I didn't know the needle caps twisted off! HA! I also flubbed my first time attempting to put on ted...

  24. Summer reading before Med Surg I and Maternity

    RookieRoo replied to IJ_606's topic in General Students

    I'm just finishing up my medsurg classes... all I have left is the final! I've done well and my tips would be: If you MUST review (and I'm totally in camp enjoy-your-break) I would yes, review a&p...

  25. UNBELIEVABLE what goes on here

    RookieRoo replied to Bailey246's topic in Correctional

    I've worked as a CO for a very brief period of time, while I was waiting to start nursing school. I therefore have a non-nursing perspective on this matter, but I would agree with many of the comments...