AnArtist

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  1. Should I join?

    AnArtist posted a topic in Government, Military

    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...

  2. Did Christian Nursing Schools teach you anything special?

    AnArtist posted a topic in Spirituality, Religion

    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,...

  3. Prerequisites - How long do they take?

    AnArtist replied to AspiringNurseNY's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    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...

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

    AnArtist replied to chadvena's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    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,...

  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

  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...

  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

  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 Medical Assistant, 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...

  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....

  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

  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...

  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...

  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...

  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...

  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...

  16. Hope for Wallflowers

    AnArtist posted a topic in General Students

    Basically, I am a quiet person. It seems like everyone else in my class is pretty talkative and that nurses, in general, are talkative, outgoing people. In nursing school I've had to really work on...

  17. Phlebotomy certification or pharmacy tech?

    AnArtist replied to loyap's topic in General Students

    I did phlebotomy before nursing school but it was not as relevant to nursing as the work I've done as a nurse tech. You might consider seeing if your state allows nursing students to work as nurse...

  18. Microbiology and Human Anatomy at the same time?

    AnArtist replied to Nari's topic in General Students

    Are you taking them in a regular semester or trying to take them both over the summer? Anatomy is basically memorization; microbiology has harder concepts such as the metabolic cycle and detailed...

  19. Thinking about leaving nursing school

    AnArtist replied to Student1713's topic in General Students

    Our psych rotation was very different from our other clinicals. Have you thought about shadowing? Then you could see what it is like in an average day in psych nursing, psychology, and sociology...

  20. For Those of You Who Were Accepted Into BSN Programs With No CNA Experience

    AnArtist replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Students

    I didn't need a CNA to get into my program: it was based on prerequisite completion and grades. But I did notice that the people who are CNAs in my program were much more comfortable working with...

  21. California student: is a $30k LPN "worth it"

    AnArtist replied to Charmander1988's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I was homeschooled too, and my mom was not very strict and scheduled with my schoolwork and did not teach very well. But I read, and read, and read. I taught myself algebra with a couple helpful...