Don’t do it. You hear it all throughout nursing school and you either take it lightly (like I did) or you’re convinced a small break won’t hurt. This post is for my fellow grads that have celebrated finishing Nursing school. Congratulations! You’re halfway there! But don’t get too comfy, nightingales. I’m certain you’re completely convinced […]
The max daily dose for Tylenol is 3,000 mg. You take two at 8:00 am in the morning for some aches and pains and you’re in 1,000 mg. You’re having nasal congestion and a sore throat coming on so you’re afraid to let it slow you down that day at work–you take 30 mLs (2 […]
I’m not quite sure what anyone who has survived a semester of this program is expecting of this post. Today was the first day of my third semester of the Nursing program at MDC and it was just as overwhelming as the rest. If you’re looking for relief and comfort in this post (the semester […]
In her guileful disguise of cheer and distinction does she entice every callow student during orientation with her promises of a noble career path filled with jovial recoveries and good-deed. While not a liar, she is furtive in her ways of dissolving the truth behind the road we must take to revel in this career–Nursing […]
Dr. Thomas likes to keep us (the students[“her babies]) afloat, even if she has to lie. She holds your hand all-through semester one; she wears bunny ears on Easter to shed the intimidating decades of experience she carries, she makes “code-brown” jokes so we cackle inanely , and she daubs the most toothsome chocolates in […]
A complete health history report (min. 20 pages) on a living person was assigned of the first day of my Adult Health Assessment class. Dr. Maury insisted we begin writing the paper that same day. We (the class) replied with a bemused look on our faces. I could hear an orchestra of heart beats pounding […]
There have been five new editions to the monolith-like stack of books I shared with you in my first post. I am still missing one pesky book, that I was lucky enough to find on eBay, but the seller accidentally sent me the wrong book. For the time being, these are the books I had […]
I tried my hardest to blog about my official first day, yesterday evening at around 10:30pm. I woke up with my laptop on my lap at 5:00am and realized I had just fallen asleep instead. Without further ado, here’s what happened on my official first day, Thursday, January 5, 2012. I drove, a lot. Another […]
Upon being accepted into the program, you’re going to want to save as much as possible on the essentials. These are some of the supplies I’ve purchased, thus far and how much you can save on each. Take a deep breath. LOTS O’ BOOKS From top to bottom… 1) Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses – MDC […]
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