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I hope that every nurse here is one that is kind, sympathetic and welcoming to new nursing students on clinical rotations in your department. If you are one of those who shuns students, treats them as if they are invisible, are rude and "bothered" by...
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I recently graduated from an LPN-RN bridge program and thought about all the things I wish I knew before I even started prerequisites. I often get questions from other LPN's about which programs are best, if it's easier to get through nursing school ...
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The fall semester is about to begin, and I prepare to take a new group of students into the hospital for their first clinical experience as student nurses. I still recall my first semester as a student nurse. My first clinical instructor was very pos...
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So, I'm in a bit of a predicament. I decided to take a summer CNA course because I'm interested in becoming a nurse practitioner, and wanted experience with working with patients/in the healthcare field. I'm currently getting my bachelors degree in a...
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It was January 27th and I was just beginning my second semester of nursing school. I had been assigned two very "easy" self-care patients and found myself aimlessly roaming the halls as my professor approached me. "Would you mind going and helping K ...
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Hello all, I am nearing graduating as a 5th semester student. I completed a rotation in an ICU and felt completely lost...I have not been able to see or experience a whole lot during my previous clinicals and was made to feel incompetent this week by...
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It's finally time to put all the skills you have learned in nursing school into practice - with real patients! Your first few clinicals can be exciting but also overwhelming. As a nursing instructor I love to see the energy that new students bring to...
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Hello everyone so after covid hit, everything transitioned online, including clinicals. I am going to graduate this December but I have a huge problem.
I HAVE NO HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE!!
The only clinical I went to was at nursing home where we...
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Are there any other -Nursing -Nurse Practitioner -Physician Assistant -Nurse Anesthetist -Respiratory Therapist - Medical Student programs sending their students into clinicals RIGHT NOW with no Personal Protective Equipment for COVID-19?
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I sit in my car outside of the hospital where I'm doing my second term clinicals at. Tears are just rolling down my cheeks. They won't stop. In LVN school, we have 13 week terms. This is only week 7. The tears increase with this sudden thought. I can...
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Hi everyone!! I am a recent college graduate pursuing accelerated nursing programs in Boston. Right now I have no clinical or hospital experience, besides some PCA hours. I've worked in special education for most of my life. I am wondering - am I les...
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Pneumonia in a NutshellOnce upon a time in a clinical wonderland, the instructor was attempting to teach the students new and fascinating material. The words were beginning to run together in his head due to the anxiety of this new position. The subj...
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Hello students, Here are some questions I have been asking myself: Do you get any orientation to the unit other than just showing up?Do you need to go in early or the night before the look up your patients and their meds?Are you expected to understan...
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She slapped my right hand just as I was about to inject the medicine. Startled, I looked back at her to see angry green eyes and thin lips pursed in disapproval. Knowing that the patient could see us, I kept my face unemotional."Aspirate," she hissed...
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As most nurse practitioner students know, it is very difficult finding preceptors. I secured this preceptor in September/October last year. Paperwork was sent back and forth and approved by all parties involved (school faculty, office manager, and pr...
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Howdy all, I'm in my last semester of nursing school and I still fee like I have no clinical skills. In 4 semesters I have only inserted 1 foley and given meds through PEG tubes. I have still never even given insulin! I feel really inadequate when it...
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This was my first semester as a Clinical Instructor for brand new nursing students during their first clinical rotation. I looked forward to introducing the newbies to the world of nursing through an idealistic, positive lense. I knew that I would ha...
