NiftyGirl2014

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  1. Recommendation for comfortable nursing shoes

    NiftyGirl2014 replied to megster871's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I was having a lot of heel pain after my shifts, and needed new shoes. My Nike Free's weren't cutting it for me and I don't find clogs comfortable. Recently bought Nike Roche's and although I come...

  2. Nursing Student

    NiftyGirl2014 replied to Valerie_Rose's topic in General Students

    Don't procrastinate. For the love of God. I know. We say we won't but then we do. Just don't. Be proactive. Get ahead. Personally I liked hand writing my class notes as opposed to typing. I found it...

  3. CLINICALS!! What to expect?

    NiftyGirl2014 replied to stacylethani's topic in General Students

    Honestly don't hang around the nurse's station and DON'T take up a seat at the nurse's station when there are nurses and techs that need to document on their patients. Answer call lights regardless...

  4. Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    NiftyGirl2014 replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    I can't remember the name of the show, but a couple of months ago I was watching an episode where a "doctor" was administering insulin IM in the forearm.

  5. Where's my planner nerds at?!

    NiftyGirl2014 replied to happyinmyheart's topic in General Students

    I absolutely love my Lily Pulitzer agenda, but once I finish my ADN, which luckily my planner will be finished by then, I'm going to try out the Erin Condren planner for my

  6. Test day ritual?

    NiftyGirl2014 replied to LJR89's topic in General Students

    I always stop on the way and buy a small chocolate shake & listen to a specific playlist on my 30 minute drive. And I've sat at the same computer since I've started nursing school for every exam....

  7. Nursing School Horror Stories

    NiftyGirl2014 replied to MR-RN15's topic in General Students

    My horror story was the anxiety I felt about starting nursing school because of all the things people had said, "you won't have a life" "you'll fail" etc. Then what do you know. I start nursing...

  8. Nursing school bloopers

    NiftyGirl2014 replied to RookieRoo's topic in General Students

    I just kind of looked at the patient, they looked at me silently and then they said "Perhaps you should take the cap off dear." And then they started laughing. I will never forget that clinical...

  9. Nursing school bloopers

    NiftyGirl2014 replied to RookieRoo's topic in General Students

    I was doing my first glucose stick by myself and I don't know why I was so nervous over something so minor, but I tried to draw blood from a patients finger with the cap still on and I stood there...

  10. Planner for nursing school

    NiftyGirl2014 replied to mecapon91's topic in General Students

    I absolutely adore my Lily Pulitzer agenda. I love having a hands on planner. There's enough room to write down due dates, and then the "tasks" you'd like to complete that day, and I color code...

  11. Select All That Apply Q's - Help?

    NiftyGirl2014 replied to NiftyGirl2014's topic in General Students

    I bought the Saunder's Comprehensive NCLEX Review that every one recommended. Truthfully, my first exam didn't have any topics relating to my NCLEX book so I didn't use it. But now for exam 2......

  12. Select All That Apply Q's - Help?

    NiftyGirl2014 posted a topic in General Students

    Hello all! I just had my first exam in fundamentals and I got an 80 . In order to pass the class our 3 exams (worth 50 points each) and our final exam (worth 100 points) has to be a 78 average....

  13. Select All That Apply Q's - Help?

    NiftyGirl2014 replied to NiftyGirl2014's topic in General Students

    THANK YOU SO MUCH! Truly, put everything into perspective for

  14. Intro to Nursing - Consists of?

    NiftyGirl2014 replied to KatRNStudent's topic in General Students

    In my program, Intro to Nursing is an online class that gives an overview like a previous poster stated. We talked about the history of nursing, HIPAA, intraprofessional teams, the roles of a nurse...

  15. What like of supplies will I need for nursing school?

    NiftyGirl2014 replied to kacraft31's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I can promise you that posting the same question several times will not increase the likelihood that someone will reply. Your instructors will more likely than not tell you what you need for the...

  16. Grading scale

    NiftyGirl2014 replied to maleRN2MSN's topic in General Students

    94-100 A 88-93 B 78-87 C Anything below a 78 is failing. No rounding and no +|- Also, our test average has to be a 78 or higher in order to pass the

  17. First Fundamentals Exam went Awesome!

    NiftyGirl2014 replied to JulianaRose's topic in General Students

    Wow! Congratulations! Such an amazing accomplishment. I too would like to know what you use to practice problems! I love seeing these posts. It makes me feel like achieving the grades I want when I...

  18. Oh you're a Nursing student?

    NiftyGirl2014 replied to happyinmyheart's topic in General Students

    $8 AN HOUR? Is that some kind of horrible joke? How long does training last? I've never thought of that. I just kind of assumed I would at least make it in the double digits when I started out. I...

  19. Online Classes & Supplies

    NiftyGirl2014 posted a topic in General Students

    Hello! I'm starting my nursing program next month, October 8th to be exact and I received my schedule today. To my dismay two of my classes are online (Intro to Professional Nursing & Nutritional...

  20. 6 Hour Lecture?!

    NiftyGirl2014 posted a topic in General Students

    Hello, I start my nursing program in exactly a month and I received my schedule today. Every Thursday I have Comprehensive Pharmacology from 9-3. I've never sat in ONE class for such a long period...

  21. 6 Hour Lecture?!

    NiftyGirl2014 replied to NiftyGirl2014's topic in General Students

    ABSOLUTELY. I completely

  22. 6 Hour Lecture?!

    NiftyGirl2014 replied to NiftyGirl2014's topic in General Students

    Honestly if it was my choice I would rather meet twice a week and have a 3 hour class but that's the schedule that was given to me so I suppose I'll find a way to survive, haha. Thank you so much for...

  23. Online Classes & Supplies

    NiftyGirl2014 replied to NiftyGirl2014's topic in General Students

    Thank you

  24. 6 Hour Lecture?!

    NiftyGirl2014 replied to NiftyGirl2014's topic in General Students

    Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I appreciate your responses SO

  25. First Fundamentals Test

    NiftyGirl2014 replied to kh2013's topic in General Students

    Clearly you've found a way to study that works for you early on in the program. Congratulations on your success! Keep up the hard work and excellent study tactics and I'm sure your successes will be...