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please this thread is for university nursing students and aspirants.Please lets come together and share experience.I love you all

Finally!! We needed a thread like this!

Thanks for opening the thread Op.

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Hi any DE aspirant in the house?

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Finally!! We needed a thread like this!

Thanks for opening the thread Op.

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you are welcome dear..just invite your friends to make here lively

so lets discuss..how was it in your first year?.what courses did you take in your first year?.what are the list of text books that were useful to you?

First year was incredibly different from high school. It was stressful but extremely beautiful as well. Learnt so many things about myself -values, beliefs, stereotypes, strengths and weaknesses. I learnt to set goals and work toward them. I even made a blog post about it (its currently unavailable). I changed my lifestyle towards a more healthier one (still working on it though).
Nursing is really stressful but every time I help patients in need, I am reminded why I want to be a nurse in the first place.

I also took a lot of courses during my first year.

I found a book by Arnold& Boggs really helpful ( too lazy to go get it ) but it was on interpersonal relationships. Nursing fundamentals and co.

CC: barbiee , thearchangel

Would you guys like to share the reasons why you became nurses?

Adayoung:
Hi any DE aspirant in the house?

What does DE mean?

@ amly6

Do you mind sharing the reason you chose nursing?

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First year was incredibly different from high school. It wast stressful but extremely beautiful as well. Learnt so many things about myself -values, beliefs, stereotypes, strengths and weaknesses. I learnt to set goals and work toward them. I even made a blog post about it (its currently unavailable). I changed my lifestyle towards a more healthier one (still working on it though).
Nursing is really stressful but every time I help patients I am reminded why I wanted to be a nurse in the first place.

I also took a lot of courses in my first year.

I found a book by Arnold& Boggs really helpful ( too lazy to go get it ) but it was on interpersonal relationships. Nursing fundamentals and co.

CC: barbiee , thearchangel

Would you guys like to share the reasons why you became nurses?

This is for aspirants and students na!!!
I always have issues with wardrobes/dressing but with nursing ...I have nothing to worry about.

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What does DE mean?

DE means direct entry...whats the name of the uni you attended?

amly6:
DE means direct entry...whats the name of the uni you attended?

I'd like to keep that to myself

17:

I'd like to keep that to myself

ok so invite others

amly6:
ok so invite others

Sadly, I don't know anyone else studying nursing on NL .

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First year was incredibly different from high school. It was stressful but extremely beautiful as well. Learnt so many things about myself -values, beliefs, stereotypes, strengths and weaknesses. I learnt to set goals and work toward them. I even made a blog post about it (its currently unavailable). I changed my lifestyle towards a more healthier one (still working on it though).
Nursing is really stressful but every time I help patients in need, I am reminded why I want to be a nurse in the first place.

I also took a lot of courses during my first year.

I found a book by Arnold& Boggs really helpful ( too lazy to go get it ) but it was on interpersonal relationships. Nursing fundamentals and co.

CC: barbiee , thearchangel

Would you guys like to share the reasons why you became nurses?

Nursing was a perfect fit for my personality. I love the helping, caring, healing and nuturing part of nursing. It is also very lucrative abroad and i can travel the world and never be out of job.

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What does DE mean?

Direct entry

barbiee:
Nursing was a perfect fit for my personality. I love the helping, caring, healing and nuturing part of nursing. It is also very lucrative abroad and i can travel the world and never be out of job.

how was your first year

Adayoung:
Direct entry

ada are you a nursing student?

amly6:
how was your first year

it was challenging at first, especially the first clinical rotation. Everyone will make you feel like you choose the wrong profession. What annoyed me most was the way nurses were being looked down on starting from the doctor, the patient and their relatives to even the charge nurses in the hospital. I learnt early that Nurses eat their young. I telling my mum that i don't want to be a nurse anymore but she encouraged me. Mumsi is a nurse too, it got better with time. I even got the Florence Nightingale Award i am not trying to scare anyone o, I just think its important to be mentally prepared to handle the pressure that comes with the profession before you hand over your life to it

The most important thing though is to believe in yourself, if nursing is what you are called to do then look it in the face and do it.

amly6:
so lets discuss..how was it in your first year?.what courses did you take in your first year?.what are the list of text books that were useful to you?

Ross and wilson anatomy textbook should be your second Bible. It was very helpful to me

barbiee:
Ross and wilson anatomy textbook should be your second Bible. It was very helpful to me

which uni did you attend

To other nursing students and aspirants- where art thou?

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To other nursing students and aspirants- where art thou?

What specialty would you like to specialise in?

TheArchangel:
What specialty would you like to specialise in?

Not sure yet. Tbh my goal isn't work as an RN in the hospital.
I am considering becoming an instructor, a charge nurse or community nurse.

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Not sure yet. Tbh my goal isn't work as an RN in the hospital.
I am considering becoming an instructor, a charge nurse or community nurse.

Where are you living? In Nigeria? Cos charge nurses works in hospitals. Instructor? You will have to be a Nurse tutor or educator.

TheArchangel:
Where are you living? In Nigeria? Cos charge nurses works in hospitals. Instructor? You will have to be a Nurse tutor or educator.

What I meant was I don't want to be a regular nurse. I would like to take up a leadership position,hopefully in a governmental level.* I dream big *

Yup I will have to be a nurse educator. Still dunno how though.

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What I meant was I don't want to be a regular nurse. I would like to take up a leadership position,hopefully in a governmental level.* I dream big *

Yup I will have to be a nurse educator. Still dunno how though.

They follow rank here ooo. If you ever start you will to start as SNO and that is still low rank on the totem pole.

Its good to dream BIG.

TheArchangel:
They follow rank here ooo. If you ever start you will to start as SNO and that is still low rank on the totem pole.

Its good to dream BIG.

What's an SNO?

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What's an SNO?

Senior Nursing officer.

Which year of study are you in now?

TheArchangel:
Senior Nursing officer.

Which year of study are you in now?

Second year. What does a senior nursing officer do? How is that different from a regular nurse?

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Second year. What does a senior nursing officer do? How is that different from a regular nurse?

Wow, anyway, you have to graduate first.

what is the structure of five years degree? how many years for pre clinical and clinical.. courses u offer

TheArchangel:
Wow, anyway, you have to graduate first.

Yeah

Thanks for clearing up my doubts

I really appreciate it.