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Persist without exception.

I haven't mastered a way to get rid of that pressure that works for me. Because I also tried to do something similar to what you stated except I fussed with the cap a little...so when I pushed forward the cap went flying off. Hahahaha I'll definitely try it next time without touching the cap or even unwrapping it

I did this the other day! So embarrassing. I'm scared to ever pull back on a saline flush ever again. Haha

25! I graduate with my ADN in May and by then, I'll be 26.

Hi! I'm 25 and in my last semester of nursing school. I will be completing at ADN program this May. (Yay!) By that time I will be 26. I started college straight out of high school in 2009. By the time I graduate I would have been in college for 7 years! My first two years were spent at the local public university. I did not take those two years seriously, and I had a 1.89 GPA. Great right? Then I realized, "Everyone is surpassing me. I have to figure something out." I ended up deciding to pursue nursing and moved since nursing school where I lived was really competitive. I knew my 1.89 would not do. In 2012, I started at a community college in which I was able to transfer my classes and (thankfully) my cumulative GPA did not carry over. Thank God! I was able to start fresh with my GPA and the program I was applying for only took into account my pre-req GPA. By fall 2013, I got accepted into the nursing program. Hmm..if I got into to the program then why am I not a nurse yet? Well, silly me, as excited as I was I don't think I was ready for what nursing school required of me. I ended up failing my first semester. I was devastated. My family told me to move back home and I wanted to give up. I refused and reapplied. Unfortunately, each time I reapplied I was waitlisted because some (silly) requirements changed and I was unaware of it. I could not reapply for the Spring 2014 but I reapplied for Fall 2014 and Spring 2015. I was very frustrated by the second time I reapplied, especially because it had already been a year since I failed. In the end of 2014, I decided to become a CNA and right after that I finally got accepted in Fall 2015, which brings me here now. It's been a long a road. I took the time of re-evaluating myself and what I want. Becoming a CNA has made me more confident in regards to patient interaction. I didn't study during my time off (unless you count the whole CNA thing). This time around I have study buddy and I am way better with NCLEX-style questions. I use the nursing success books to study and it's helped me a great deal. I take more time out of my week to study. I wish you the best of luck! Don't be too concerned about how long it takes you! You will get there! Evaluate what you could have done differently. Find resources to help you study whether it be other books, a study group, or the teacher.

Not everyone gets their degree in 4 years. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that!! I have definitely felt how you felt. I saw all my peers surpassing me. It made me feel useless and like I wasted so much time. I slowly came to learn to each his/her own. We will all get to where we need and are meant to be on our own time. Just make sure you have goals and a game plan. Sometimes things don't always go as planned. It's okay. Take what you can learn from a situation and move on. I was 20 when I decided nursing is the way I wanted to go. I moved from Hawaii to Las Vegas in 2012. My plan was to be done in 3-4 years. I thought everything was going as I wanted, especially since I was accepted into my nursing program in 2013. However, I failed out and was a complete wreck. It took me 2 years to be re-accepted. I wanted to give up and go home. Instead I stuck it out and became a CNA. Now I am 25 and have one more year left in my program! I can't wait for it to be over! Good luck to you! Be resilient and don't pay attention to what others are doing. :)

I've been tempted to try blue apron. I actually was close to ordering it the other day. Then I started to think about how much money I don't have. Haha maybe one day soon

I make big plans like that too. Instead, I get home, change, lay down, and play fetch with my cat. She should learn how to cook and I'd be set.

Hmm. I eat a lot of stir frys so the idea of cutting veggies ahead of time might work! I also have a lot of frozen veggies too (since it's cheaper and I'm broke)

Unfortunately I don't have a lot freezer room. though I would like to freeze meals it make take a lot of room real quick. I will definitely choose sleep over food any day. I wish I had someone to cook for me! Sometimes I'll go over to my aunt or cousin's house and I eat there. :)

I'm planning to buy a crock pot so I can come home to hot meals but I keep pushing it back. My schedule is pretty full with working, school, and studying. By the end of the day, all I want is me time or sleep time. I try to cook on the days I have 8 hour days of work or when I just have school. So far it hasn't worked out. I have meals that I can cook in big portions for leftovers but getting myself to do it is the hard part. I do keep quick frozen and canned foods so I at least don't buy take out all the time.

Aww I was going to ask you to make some hand knitted socks

Hi! I'm writing this as I wait to clock out from my 6:30 am to 7:00 pm shift. The one thing on my mind is FOOD. What am I going to eat?? Should I cook or buy something? I have to be up early tomorrow for clinical. I like my sleep but I feel like I'm just being lazy. That led me to wondering, what does everyone else do??? Do you guys still have energy to cook after your 12 hour shift, whether it be a day or night shift??

I prefer showers after work. I'll do an occasional before work shower if I just didn't have the energy the night before. I can't do showers everyday because of my eczema and dry sensitive skin. I shower every other day unless it was a really gross day then I'll pick up my every other day schedule from there. I do take care of my hot spots everyday. Every morning I pat my skin down with a lightly damp wash cloth, dry off, and follow up with lotion to keep my skin hydrated. I make sure my hair always looks clean because if it doesn't then it becomes a shower day. I keep myself pretty clean.

I'm nursing student too (like another previous poster) but I work as a CNA in the mean time. Beginning of this year, my per diem hospice job started having a low census. I was put on call or canceled a lot. I had a feeling that would continue during the summer time. So I started looking for another per diem job because I wanted to make as much as I could during summertime. I ended up with a part time home health gig. It's a good thing I did that because I worked less than 10 shifts at my hospice job this whole summer. I also ended up picking up another per diem job at a long term acute care facility. They just canceled me the other week due to a low census. I'm always canceled or put on call first since I'm per diem. I get paid (very little) to be on call with my hospice job. I had one paycheck that consisted of all on call days. It was enough to buy some groceries. I enjoyed getting paid to stay home. Of course that paycheck didn't compare to if I actually worked. It does sucks when I get canceled but I don't mind using that time as rest or study days. It sucks even more when I was depending on that money to pay for bills or food. Then again, that's why I like keeping multiple jobs as back up plans. Luckily, my home health job is a steady gig.