NurseMimiii

Jell'o Everyone, Ok so let's get right to it. There are sooooooooooooo many things that people don't talk about when it comes to the NCLEX and quite frankly it's so friggin annoying. I'm one of those people that likes to know exactly what I'm getting myself into. OF COURSE I know that life doesn't exactly work that way BUT it doesn't change the way my brain likes to work. First things first: For those of you that have no clue what the NCLEX is let me fill you in. Once you are done with nursing school and completed your degree (in my case bachelors) you aren't a nurse. NOPE not to the state you're not. You've only just completed a grueling process to become a nurse and that's it. You must take your licensing exam (also referred to "sitting for boards") and pass to become a registered nurse. After passing this exam you become a registered nurse (RN) and can now practice in the state you are licensed in. So now that the init...

Jell'o Everyone!!!! (This blog will be all about Med-Surg) I have not posted since JANUARY!!! So sorry for that. I remember looking for a nursing blog and couldn't really find one. I was having trouble finding one that talked about someone's journey through out nursing school and I'm quickly understanding the reason why I couldn't find one. I literally don't seem to have time to blog. I'll keep trying to update you all a lot better than I have in the past few months. MED SURG was no joke ladies & gentlemen. It was definitely a lot! Thankfully I studied by butt off and I got through it. Med-Surg went over a ton of different diseases. It taught me what they were, what caused it and how a nurse should treat it or care for that patient. What are the nurses responsibilities?  I found that the exams were even tougher. The exams were more focused on the nursing management. There was more critical thinking involved. You were taught what the disease process...

Jell'o Everyone! Yes little ole me was a guest speaker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT WAS AWESOME!!! So, here's the 411 on how it went down. Wednesday's I'm off. I don't have class but I normally am in open lab practicing on skills, or doing some kind of school work (story of my life ... and every nursing student on the planet). That day I woke up, straightened my hair and dressed up a bit. Yes I did straighten my hair, I had to be professional guys, lol. I didn't want to dress for an interview but didn't want to show up in scrubs either. I wore a black & white blouse, hot pink blazer (not pierce-your-eyes hot pink, maybe more magenta, like blues-clues magenta, lol), jeans and black heels. That was definitely my fake-it-til-you-make-it look. Got to play the part til you really have the part! Get in the car and I hit major traffic.  ---------- I am sweating at this point ----------- You can NOT and I repeat can NOT start off being late. How hypocritical would t...

Jell'o Everyone!!!!! Listen, it just got real! This session is not even close to joking. I'm a little passed mid way and let me tell you ..... it has been A LOT of work. Pathophysiology was a lot of work for sure but this time around it's been tougher because not only am I in one tough class but two and not to mention the labs. Exams every week, lab check offs every week, quizzes here and there, case studies, med calculation homework, homework in general, papers etc. I'll explain to you all how my day was today. Yesterday was Sunday. I ate lunch with family and left them early because I knew the following day would start very early. I got home and ironed my uniforms ..... We (future nurses, or any medical professional for that matter) should not be lookin a hot mess! I wouldn't want a nurse or doctor caring for me that looks like they just rolled out of bed .... that's an entirely different blog post :). Back to what I was saying, I ironed my uniforms, got eve...

Jell'o Everyone!!!! This post will probably be a short one. This past weekend was labor day weekend. Which really means nothing for a nursing student!! I still had class tuesday right after. Still had an assignment due Sunday night and still had 6 chapters to read. Keep in mind all of that was for one class because my Monday class was a holiday (like I said Labor day). Our close friends were going to Destin, Florida and we were staying home. I was just going to study and do what I normally do. Until Thursday they contacted us and said .... "we've got a spot for u both JUST COME" ...... Just like that we packed our bags and we were on our way the next day. Road trippin to the beach! We needed a break. Ladies and Gents here's some news for you ..... WE ALL NEED A MENTAL BREAK! It's okay to take a break, regroup & recoop. I managed to get majority of my reading in, submitted my assignment 4 minutes before it was due, and catch a sun burn!! Balance is key....

Jell'o Everyone!!! So I am finally ready for labs & clinicals! Yay me. Who would of thought that this too was a process? Well, apparently not me. In most nursing school you have to be compliant ready. There's a list of vaccinations and health requirements you have to meet that makes you compliant. It can be a process. It would be awesome if the entire US had one location for records. It would be easier to get immunization records. That's my complaining for the day, lol. Like I said, there's a list of things I had to get done: documents signed from my physician, vaccinations, physical etc. These things are to be able to sit in class period. Since there are people in the building that are exposed to sick people we all have to make sure we are safe to be around them. Kills two birds with one stone because that's also what's needed to be able to participate in clinicals. Not a coincidence :). I then had a list of items to purchase for labs (which are pretty mu...