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dorselm

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  1. 1st day of med surge skills and i was already frustrated! advice? -student at mdc med

    dorselm replied to Tats88's topic in General Nursing

    Some of the things you can go home and practice. For instance, how to apply sterile gloves, get a few pair and practice at home. Practice vitals and Head to toe assessment on other people. You can...

  2. Congrats to all new grads !!!!!!!!!

    dorselm replied to l_wheat's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations to us all and Happy New

  3. I am OFFICIALLY a 4th Semester Student!!!

    dorselm replied to Crux1024's topic in General Students

    Congratulations! Nothing wrong with tooting your own horn. I graduated on the Dec 19th and I just want to shout it from the

  4. I passed the NCELX!!!

    dorselm replied to Price 2002's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations to one of the newest Registered Nurses! I can't wait until I pass! First I have to graduate tomorrow and then it's off to

  5. Need prayers i test next week

    dorselm replied to wahala's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Lord, we come to you in your precious Son's name to lift up this person in need of your support. Because we have faith in You, we know that we can do all things through Christ Jesus who strengthens...

  6. I Am An R.n.!!

    dorselm replied to BlessedRoseRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations!!! I graduate tomorrow the 19th and I can't wait to pass and be able to say that I am an RN! I too have the Saunders and love it. So if it worked for you I will pray that it will...

  7. Last Day of School!

    dorselm posted a topic in General Students

    Today was my last day of school! For my last semester, I had to perform 192 hours of preceptorship at a local hospital on a med/surg floor (I took a position here which starts Jan 21st!), do a test of...

  8. Last Day of School!

    dorselm replied to dorselm's topic in General Students

    Thanks for all of the support, I love this

  9. Has anyone else ever failed Nursing 101

    dorselm replied to Lericalpoet's topic in General Nursing

    Here's my story: Nursing 101 for us was about communication skills (therapeutic, non-therapeutic, verbal, non verbal......) anyway, I loved the instructor, she was awesome! Trouble was, I couldn't...

  10. It all seems so overwhelming..

    dorselm replied to JAMIE__0421's topic in General Nursing

    Here's what you can expect in school. The curriculum may differ but the jist of it is about the same from school to school....... Nursing 100's- We learned about intro to nursing, nursing laws,...

  11. what would you have done?(long)

    dorselm replied to southernnursern8407's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is one of the things I dread the most about preparing to graduate and enter the world of nursing. I can't understand how it is permissible for the md to talk down to you b/c you woke him from...

  12. I Passed Nclex!!!

    dorselm replied to locolorenzo22's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations Locolorenzo! I will graduate from school Dec 19th and can't wait until I can say those 3

  13. Did you ever scare yourself as a student?

    dorselm replied to rcclover00's topic in General Nursing

    For me, Pre-nursing I was intimidated by all of the pre-reqs that were required. Got past them Nursing 100 I was intimidated by all that was in store especially Pharmacology got past it Nursing 200,...

  14. When is a good time to start applying for RN jobs?

    dorselm replied to CoffeeGeekRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduate in Dec and start working in Jan. I accepted a position back in July. You definitiely want to start early. Find out what you want to do, be it ICU, med/surg, L&D etc. Do some...

  15. Proud of myself

    dorselm replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    You go

  16. If I completed the prereq's with minimal effort...

    dorselm replied to 2bJoshRN9788's topic in General Students

    Here's the thing. When you take prerequisites, its all "knowledge based". Meaning, in A&P, a femur is a femur and it does this. So when the question ask "where is the femur", there is only one...

  17. I'm so discouraged

    dorselm replied to Gloin's topic in General Nursing

    I think pay is going to depend on where you live. I'm a CNA. I got the job at a local nursing home that trained us to become nursing assistants and then they paid for us to become certified nursing...

  18. I'm thinking about quitting my job, need advice

    dorselm replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    You could get up in the morning one 1 hour early and study. Study on your lunch breaks. Study when you get home from work. Get a voice recorder, tape the lectures and study on the way to and from...

  19. Not going to cut it in the real world

    dorselm replied to theksmom's topic in General Nursing

    You sound like me and half of my class. I felt the same darn way. However, I am doing my last clinical, which is called transitions, at a big hospital. I was terrified because I thought I didn't...

  20. First day in the unit!

    dorselm replied to MB37's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is just what I needed to see! My first day of preceptorship is tomorrow. I am going to be thinking of this post

  21. No experience in Nursing but wants to start a Career in Nursing!! PLEASE HELP!

    dorselm replied to Aloha86's topic in General Nursing

    Aloha to you, You can look up the nursing schools in your area to see what their programs entail and whether nursing is a career that you are interested in pursuing. Since all nursing schools differ...

  22. Newly licensed RN cant find work

    dorselm replied to futurenicunurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    I would go back to those places where you interviewed and ask them how you should go about getting the experience you need to work at their facilities. Also you can go to the hospitals and talk to...

  23. Accepted into Nursing Program!!!

    dorselm replied to Robinson1953's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations Robinson and Lilo!!!!! I just completed my very last nursing exam. I am going to transitions(preceptorship) next week!!!! Here's some advice: 1. Attend every class. Most if not all...

  24. To be or not to be a Nurse?

    dorselm replied to Otterina's topic in General Nursing

    Shadowing is definitely the best way to find out what it's like to be a

  25. Having a really hard time during my first semester

    dorselm replied to jpeters84's topic in General Students

    I will be graduating in Dec 08 from a diploma program that has a NCLEX pass rate of 95% so believe me, I know all too well about what you're going through. My first semester, I barely passed. I was...