DorkyStudentNurse

Hi everyone :) I'm in my second year of a four year BN program. I'm doing a rotation in the community at the moment, doing home visits (mostly respite care) to a family with a chronically ill child. I spend at least 6 hours a week for 5 weeks at thei...

It can be a bit intimidating but it's definitely do-able. I was scared to death and I ended up getting an A. The muscles were the worst part for me but I spent an entire day making up flash cards and it helped me out immensely. It takes a lot of stud...

I'm in my second year. This is my first semester schedule: MONDAY 8:30am-10am: Chronic Health Challenges 10:30am-12pm: Young Families' Health 1pm-2:30pm: Pathophysiology 2:30pm-4pm: Mental Health Challenges TUESDAY Free :) WEDNESDAY 8:30am-10am: Path...

I'm going to school in Fredericton, NB (four year BN program). I'm not sure whether I'll stay here when I graduate or not. I'd really hate to leave the Maritimes, I love it here :)

Oh goodness, I remember that. Like everyone said, practice is the name of the game. Go over the steps again and again using whatever study techniques work for you. I basically just mimed it at home and recited the steps. I got so worked up about it b...

I gained a bunch of weight in my first year of nursing school. I was so busy and stressed out, I'd just eat what was quickest (usually fast food from on-campus). I also have hypothyroidism, so I'm sure that played a factor. As soon as summer break ro...

I'm glad this thread is around. I'm 18 and going into my second year of a four year program. I'll be a 21 year old RN with a bachelor's degree (assuming everything goes as planned). I've already encountered patients in my clinicals who don't trust my...

I was watching a birth show the other day and as per family beliefs, the mother didn't bathe the baby for a month (I think it was a month?) and instead rubbed olive oil on his body. I forget the rationalization behind it (perhaps because bathing woul...

Ditto at my school.

I'm only a nursing student but I was in a similar situation this year. A good friend and fellow nursing student was killed in a car accident on March 2nd. It hit everyone really hard. We put up a poster with his photo and some cards in our faculty bu...

I've only had a year of schooling so far (out of four) so I've only done one clinical rotation and had one pt. But my best moment was when I was done my last shift. My pt was sleeping so I wrote him a little note to say bye (we had sort of a special ...

I wear my scrubs home but I strip down as soon as I get in the door and wash them right away. I don't wear my nursing shoes home or wear them anywhere besides the hospital. I was a new nursing student last year and I can attest to the excitement of w...

I've just got C.L.D. engraved on mine. Those are my initals. My full name would be waaay too long

Sounds like the boy's mother is in denial ("I'm very hopeful he'll walk right out of here"). Although I think it's sad to keep this child alive, I also think it's up to the family. It's still fresh grief and the mother is obviously using some defense...

You did the best you could, I'm sure he appreciated the kindness and care you gave to him. Sorry to hear that he didn't make it

I'm so excited!! I just got all my final marks for the semester. So for the full year I got: 1 A+ 1 A 7 A-'s 1 Credit Received (for my clinical) My first semester GPA is 3.7 and my second semester GPA is 3.8. I can't even say how happy I am. I'm stra...

I agree with everyone else. I was very bashful and shy before starting nursing school. I was scared I would fail because I couldn't speak up or communicate effectively with patients and families. But as soon as I got started working in a hospital, it...

Really? You guys got to work with cadavers? I'm a visual learner and I think that would have helped me a lot to be able to actually see it. We had a skeleton to work with when we were learning the bones and joints but other than that, there wasn't mu...

We were given the choice between the Marieb and the Tortora & Grabowski textbooks. I used Marieb (over $100) and I found it to be helpful. However, our professor made a wonderful lecture book that I used way more often than the textbook.

I heard all the horror stories before starting nursing school and it terrified me. I've just finished my first year though and I was pleasantly surprised at how it went. I didn't have any unreasonable instructors (they were all really nice) and I fel...

A study tool that I found helpful for A&P was the coloring book. Some people never used it, some people loved it. I was one of the people who loved it. I'm a visual learner and quite frankly wanted an excuse to color It really helped me though. ...

Our school's nursing program is set up so that those courses run at the same time as the other nursing courses. I took them + my nursing courses and I didn't really have a problem. But like ELKMN said, I also wasn't working and have no kids so that h...

Just relax and try to learn as much as you can :) Don't get too caught up in worrying (I had that problem), just do your best and you should be fine. Be open to some constructive criticism and know how to ask for help. Don't do anything you don't fee...

I really really dislike group assignments. We have several on the go right now. They all require extensive meetings outside of class time, which is my problem. Nearly all of us live in different cities and commute to school so it's really hard to get...

I wish I had more time for hobbies When I do find time, I like to read, knit or watch cheesy movies. I mostly can only do these things on the weekend (and even then, I sometimes don't have the time) or sometimes I read for leisure between classes. I...