Niquolea26

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1. Pharm distress!

   Niquolea26 posted a topic in General Students

   I made it to second semester! The problem is pharmacology...it's 80% online, meets once a week with a scattered instructor and has no textbook to study from. The exam is all over the place and it's strictly based on ATI's Pharmacology Made Easy (yeah...

2. Only charting?

   Niquolea26 replied to Niquolea26's topic in General Students

   Thank you, I think I just had a lousy first clinical experience. There were two nurses that were phenomenal but the others....I had no clue what a fire this would light or else I probably would have kept my mouth shut...

3. Only charting?

   Niquolea26 replied to Niquolea26's topic in General Students

   Yikes, do I dare respond? It must have just been the luck of the draw at our first clinical location, first impressions and all. We were assigned to a nurse and when we asked what they were doing they would say we're 'just charting' and send us on ou...

4. Only charting?

   Niquolea26 replied to Niquolea26's topic in General Students

   My first nursing clinical setting was a rehab hospital that was stroke certified, the therapists were all over but the nurses...weren't. They seemed so well robotic typing away it worried me. My next clinical site is for the hospital and in the med s...

5. Only charting?

   Niquolea26 posted a topic in General Students

   I'm a first year nursing student and to be honest, the majority of what I've seen nurses do is charting and give meds. Is this all I will do?

6. New nursing student with Bipolar 1 and ADHD

   Niquolea26 replied to Niquolea26's topic in Disabilities

   I just started it 3 days ago. Was waiting for insurance nonsense. I found GoodRx and it actually got my total down to $10 from $88 without insurance so that was incredibly helpful. They have me on 25 mg for the first two weeks and then 50 mg after th...

7. New nursing student with Bipolar 1 and ADHD

   Niquolea26 posted a topic in Disabilities

   Hello everyone! Today was the first day of class for the nursing program and I am a little concerned about my diagnosis interfering. I was finally diagnosed Bipolar 1 with ultradian cycling after years of steadily worsening episodes. I am waiting on ...

8. Arizona or Colorado for Nursing School?

   Niquolea26 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hello everyone, my name is Niquole and I am having a tough time deciding which state I should do the program in. I have been going to Yavapai College since 2010 completing the prerequisites for their nursing program. I have been able to fund my schoo...