Should Nurses Know How to Convert Grams to Grains? Registered Nurse RN

Hello Everyone, So many times nursing students get frustrated when it comes to learning how to do the conversions. At first, I was so overwhelmed and I had a hard time learning. However, after lots of practice I eventually became very comfortable doing conversions, and from that point on I never struggled with them again. [...]

How Long Did it Take to Get Into Nursing School? Registered Nurse RN

Just getting accepted into a Registered Nurse RN school can be a stressful event for many aspiring nursing students out there. I remember how worried I was about getting accepted. But if you really have a goal to become a nurse, you have nothing to worry about! Most of the time it is a really simple process. [...]

Does it Matter what Hospital you Choose to do your Clinicals? Registered Nurse RN

Hey Everyone, I received another “ask me a question” and it comes from Marie and here is what she asked: “Does it matter what hospitals you do your clinicals at? I am starting a Registered Nurse RN program at a University that has 2 Nursing campuses in different cities. They are the same programs, but one [...]

Code Blue Experience as a Nursing Student | Registered Nurse RN

Hey Everyone, I hope every one’s week is going good. Once again, I keep forgetting it is Monday because I done clinicals all weekend again and it feels like it is Friday or Saturday. I have pulled a total of 72 hours (6 clinicals day doing 12 hour shifts) and remember I have to get 240…so [...]

Nitroglycerin for Chest Pains | Nursing Clinicals Stories | Registered Nurse RN

Hey Everyone, I hope everyone’s week is going great. My week has overall been good….who can complain when I had a true snow day today. Everything this week has played out perfectly really. Monday….I done assignments (started writing on my Population Based Community Assessment Paper), studied for a test that I might not even have [...]

Nursing School Senior Practicum | Everything is Going Great in Nursing School

Hey Everyone, So it’s Saturday and I LOVE Saturdays (especially when I don’t have anything to do). Today I have been playing catch up on assignments that are going to be due and of course studying for my HESI exam which is March 27, 2009….so the count down is on. I have only been in [...]

12 Hour Nursing Shifts- My First Experience | How my Senior Practicum is Going…

Hey Everyone, I hope every one’s week is starting out with a bang. I keep forgetting its Monday because my days feel a little thrown off. It is probably because I pulled clinical hours this weekend. What are 12 Hour Shifts Like in Nursing? I worked Saturday 7a-7p and Sunday 7a-7p. I have already completed 24 [...]

Nursing School Clinical Day in the Emergency Room ER and Outpatient Oncology Clinic

It’s Sunday and back to the grind tomorrow! I swear the weekends just fly by way too fast. But hey it is almost over for me. This week was busy but overall a good week. I got another older adults exam out of the way and it actually wasn’t that bad. However, I am very [...]

Day in Intensive Care Unit ICU Clinicals and Rotation in a Wound Care Clinic

Here is about my day in the ICU and wound care clinic during my nursing school clinical rotation. Can you believe October is almost over and November is just around the corner?! I swear it feels like that I was just writing a post the other day on how my first day was of school. [...]

Resource for Nursing Care Plans, Cardiac Step Down Clinicals, and Tests in Nursing School

I have got to say this week was an exhausting week. I have been wanting to make a post all week but when I come home I either have to study or pass out and sleep. Monday I had my test for my care of adults class and guess what I made LOL….102 (there were [...]

Nursing Student’s Clinical Experience in the Intensive Care Unit ICU in Nursing School

Here is my experience in the intensive care unit (ICU) as a  nursing student. Yesterday, I got to rotate in the ICU. Overall, I liked it but I don’t think that place is for me. The nurse I was with was once again great. I was shown everything and got to do a lot of stuff.  Nursing Student [...]

Experiencing a Dying Patient as a Nursing Student and Clinicals at the Nursing Home

This is my experience I had in a nursing home and with a dying patient as a nursing student. Thank goodness the third week of school is down and I have about 11 more to go Thursday’s clinical (we are at a nursing home) wasn’t too eventful but it was sad. While me and my friends [...]

Nursing Student Drawing Blood and Performing Wound Dressing Changes in Nursing School

This week I got to draw blood and change a wound dressing! I love being a nursing student. I hope everyone’s week is going awesomely! My week has been eventful, especially clinicals. I got to say I LOVE this semester’s clinicals.  I have got to do some fun stuff and the nurses have been great. [...]

Older Adult Nursing School Clinicals and Nursing Care Plans

Today I had my clinical for the care of the older adult which I think I am going to really like. I got assigned my patient today who I will have for the next 5 weeks. Keep in mind I am at a nursing home right now so I will have the same pt because the [...]