awsumsaus

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1. Would adult med-surg help me at all?

   awsumsaus replied to LM NY's topic in Pediatric

   This is great, as a student nurse I am really attracted to peds/labor and delivery. My OB professor has been in the field for 30+ years and stated she didn't start in med/surg, but I met an OR nurse who was really struggling because she hopped right ...

2. Thinking about leaving nursing school

   awsumsaus replied to Student1713's topic in General Students

   I'm with everyone else, look into psych nursing. It's amazing how much responsibility those nurses have for understanding the patients, often being the one who calms someone down or treats them during a breakdown. Hats off to you though...even though...

3. What was your first time like?

   awsumsaus replied to Sith Lady Oma's topic in General Students

   I remember when I was 11 and visiting my new little brother I declared I was going to be a "baby nurse". Then 7 years ago my grandma passed away from cancer and I saw some of the best nurses and some of the most horrific (with the latter I spent a lo...

4. Manual Blood Pressure Reading

   awsumsaus replied to nursechilespice's topic in General Students

   I have not mastered the coordination it sometimes takes to get a BP still so going for the pulse is out haha.

5. Test Shut off at 75 and I know I failed

   awsumsaus replied to GigglyStyle's topic in NCLEX

   I know this in no way helps...but being as I'm only in my second semester lol I feel like you're talking about an ATI test (Kaplan's sonuvabitch brother). I walked out of my med-surg feeling like I absolutely failed because I knew nothing...but I was...

6. How did you get through nursing school?

   awsumsaus replied to Student2017555's topic in General Students

   I probably should have read some of the other comments before I left mine but I have a tidbit more to add: I was first officially dx w/depression in 2009, and had been suffering for a couple of years before that. That is the only reason I am just pus...

7. How did you get through nursing school?

   awsumsaus replied to Student2017555's topic in General Students

   As I near the end of my second semester as well I am seeing the school therapist weekly. I've always had a bit of a fight with depression/anxiety and this stress and the ever-present threat of failing out is bringing out the worst of it. Just having ...

8. Have you ever struggled with your pt passing during clinicals?

   awsumsaus replied to awsumsaus's topic in Student Assist

   Ah there's that eff'd up sense of humor that we all adopt lol. I think having a pt pass is a valuable learning experience, and providing end-of-life care and watching how the family makes decisions and whatnot. I just haven't developed my thick skin ...

9. Have you ever struggled with your pt passing during clinicals?

   awsumsaus posted a topic in Student Assist

   Without violating HIPAA, I was wondering how folks handle the passing of a pt during clinicals. This week was a rough one. I took care of someone who clearly was not going to last the week, and I knew it. I got to know some of the family and the care...

10. I got accepted into Nursing school

    awsumsaus replied to giraffe4's topic in General Students

    Congrats! I'm just going to throw it out right now: nursing school sucks. Go in knowing that it's not going to be a walk in the park, and that you might very well find out what your mental limits are. They're going to pile the work on and if your sch...

11. On my way to my Nursing dream career but chemistry has overwhelmed me! am I alone?

    awsumsaus replied to Nanyanzi's topic in General Students

    Chemistry sucked so bad. Even with attending my professor's weekly tutor sessions and doing all of the homework she assigned and then some, I was still so lost. So you're definitely not alone. Khan Academy was a savior, there was quite a few times wh...

12. Anyone else a planner nerd?

    awsumsaus replied to AshBuggin's topic in General Students

    I probably wouldn't have survived this long (in my 2nd semester) w/out a planner. I just buy the cheap Target/Walmart ones...but if I don't write every assignment and try to plan every day out, I get so lost. I had a chunk of time a few weeks ago whe...

13. ATI Bare Naked! What do you want to know?

    awsumsaus replied to ggabri07's topic in General Students

    I know you posted this FOREVER ago lol but I politely disagree. I failed my pharm ATI test last semester, and as I was getting ready to retake it I was attempting to look up a few of the questions that I could remember and I couldn't find the answers...

14. Do you still have to do dosages math by hand as an RN now?

    awsumsaus replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught how to do Dimensional Analysis in my pre-req Chemistry class and haven't missed a dosage calc quiz yet (we have to get 100% on our quizzes each semester). If you search "Dimensional Analysis for Beginning Nursing Dosage Calculations" on ...