AnArtist

AnArtist has 1 years experience.

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1. Should I join?

   AnArtist posted a topic in Government

   I am 26 and have a BSN with one and a half years working nightshift in inpatient physical rehab nursing. I feel like becoming a nurse has made me a better person, but I feel like I am not growing anymore in my current job and I have been thinking a ...

2. Prerequisites - How long do they take?

   AnArtist replied to AspiringNurseNY's topic in Pre-Nursing

   It depends on which program you're enrolling in; is it an ADN or BSN program? Where I live, the ADN program required these classes before beginning: Composition 1, intro to Psych, Introduction to Biology, human anatomy, intro. to chem., & CNA cer...

3. Did Christian Nursing Schools teach you anything special?

   AnArtist posted a topic in Spirituality

   I am a nursing student and a Christian. I go to a state school in a very Christian area, so many of the teachers and students in my program also come from a Christian background. Of course, though, we do not about Christian aspects of nursing becaus...

4. You think your job is done, but wait, do you remember to pray?

   AnArtist replied to chadvena's topic in Spirituality

   We need all the prayer we can get. One of the nurses where I work, prays quietly for the patients and staff every shift, she does so silently. I feel very encouraged knowing this. I am a Baptist, personally I believe we should only pray to God, but ...

5. Hardest things we tell family

   AnArtist replied to sjalv's topic in General Students

   Thanks for writing your thoughts... I've thought about ICU when I graduate, and then I wonder how ICU nurses work with this issue. Does it change how you view life?

6. Want to quit nursing school

   AnArtist replied to student_nurse2016's topic in General Students

   I'm also in nursing school. It's sort of hard to deal with the fact that there are some patients we can't help enough. You seem very conscientious about your nursing, and I have also been worried that I might miss something important which could hu...

7. Bad day in clinicals...

   AnArtist replied to givxnchy's topic in General Students

   Take a deep breath and try to put that day out of your mind so you can concentrate on your next tasks. I hope your next clinical goes very well.

8. "I don't know why she has to get such a lowly job just to be a nurse"

   AnArtist replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in CNA/MA

   CNA work is lowly in that it is hard, there are easier jobs that pay just as much, and you don't have to have as much education. But I have seen so many good CNAs that are so dedicated and really have a heart for this work. It should be considered ...

9. Is it just me?

   AnArtist replied to czerwodl121's topic in General Students

   Um, yes, I've felt stressed. Going in, I told myself the stress couldn't be that bad; after all, my dad died of cancer when I was a kid and I found my pre-reqs enjoyable because I'm a nerd. Unfortunately, that didn't make me immune to nursing scho...

10. Nursing school gossip

    AnArtist replied to Mockingjay's topic in General Students

    Try to find time to connect with your real-life, non-nursing school friends. You probably have deeper friendships than the gossipers can earn by putting others down.

11. Reviews and Rationales by Mary Ann Hogan

    AnArtist replied to friendlyjane's topic in General Students

    I have used them, especially the one for maternal-newborn nursing, and they are the most relevant materials to my classes - other than ATI Reviews - and much more complete and explanatory. The cds with the books, will not work with my laptop, though...

12. Pneumonia Simulation help?

    AnArtist replied to Tara-janne's topic in General Students

    You don't have enough to go on, you need to listen to breath sounds, ask the patient when the pain began, and get vital signs. Ask if the patient is using accessory muscles to breathe; if she is breathing evenly in each lung. It could be that the d...

13. Please help!! Should I withdraw from nursing school?

    AnArtist replied to Balaclava's topic in General Students

    I am sorry that this is happening to you. I would think that your high GPA would allow you to transfer and more academic nursing schools would understand if you transferred, but I am still in nursing school myself. With the extreme amount of informa...

14. Should I work as a CNA before starting Nursing School?

    AnArtist replied to eleah2's topic in General Students

    I started in my last year of nursing school because I didn't feel I had as much experience as the other nursing students who did do tech work. It has helped me be more comfortable in communicating and interacting with patients and I felt I needed it...

15. Clinical classmates hate me

    AnArtist replied to emilylizj's topic in General Students

    I would say to try to stay with "your nurse" and to ignore their behavior as much as possible. If you don't have to have lunch together, then don't. There's plenty of stress enough to be taking care of patients during clinicals without having them ...