Ellie.D

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1. Dosage calc for ATI testing

   Ellie.D posted a topic in Student Assist

   For those of you still in nursing school, or back in nursing school, can someone familiar with ATI testing confirm a rounding question? I was taught never to round a dosage calc answer until the end. We are being taught to round the patient weight t...

2. Age Discrimination in Nursing

   Ellie.D replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   You should not have any age related problems with school acceptance. If people believe they are not being hired due to age - maybe visit your local EEOC office. It's against the law to discriminate.

3. Did we fail the test or were we failed by our educators?

   Ellie.D replied to shmajo's topic in General Students

   I have experienced the instructors who don't use their textbook test banks, and grab questions off the internet or use previous tests from previous instructors that are loosely based on the material. This is lazy and should be unacceptable. This is...

4. ADN or BSN for Future Masters Degree?

   Ellie.D replied to mwpayne's topic in General Students

   If you already have a 4 year degree in ANYTHING I would skip the BSN if you are planning on getting a masters. But first, lay out all the prereqs you will need for RN school, and add that to the hours in an ADN program, then compare that to a BSN an...

5. 90 minutes for a 100 question exam!

   Ellie.D replied to Phantasys's topic in General Students

   Sometimes the comments in these posts are so condescending. Is that really necessary? I have been at two levels of nursing school, and the standard at one school was 1.5 minutes per question. The other was 1 minute per question. The poster has a ...

6. Dismissed from nursing program, HELP

   Ellie.D replied to pachecko's topic in General Students

   Most schools are not going to look at whether or not you were dismissed, but if you have the requirements for admission. The down side is your credits may not transfer. You may have to start over at the new school. I have friends who found schools...

7. I Think I Messed Up =(

   Ellie.D replied to Subvers658's topic in General Students

   Also your real life experience may cloud things for you when in the program, because they teach theory and textbook, not real world. Make sure you keep that in mind as your test answer might be best in the real world but be wrong in school!

8. Last semester - I don't want to be a nurse?

   Ellie.D replied to nursingstudent820's topic in General Students

   I agree with Ruby Vee. Regardless of what many say, you don't have to do bedside to be a nurse. You can work in a doctors office, in insurance, in a school....none if those necessarily deal with all the stuff in hospitals. First finish your degree....

9. nursing school bullying

   Ellie.D replied to greatestsummerever's topic in General Students

   I agree, bullying is a really intentional acts of harm, damage, etc. This seems pretty "soft" fir bulky behavior. Thus guy might be shy or intimidated by you or know everyone else but I would try to put myself in a place where he can't avoid me, li...

10. I need nursing school advice!!

    Ellie.D replied to Bettyloublu14's topic in General Students

    For me the toughest part was the pace and volume. Try to chunk out your reading and split it over several days. In some classes, it's impossible to get all the reading done. Focus on the lecture then supplement with the reading if you can't get th...

11. Unconventional hair colors

    Ellie.D replied to ScientistSalarian's topic in General Nursing

    As a rule of thumb, I defer to not drawing too much attention to myself. In a business setting including hospitals, it seems like the focus should be in business, or this case, the patients, not ourselves. I've never had the need or desire to expre...

12. How old is too old to become a new RN?

    Ellie.D replied to CathyH's topic in General Nursing

    Yes to this post! I'd like to add, I never thought the material was terribly hard, it's the volume and pace. Stay ahead of assignments, and get help early on with the whole "critical thinking" and "nclex style questions". The testing style was the...

13. How old is too old to become a new RN?

    Ellie.D replied to CathyH's topic in General Nursing

    I so agree. That is one of the big turn offs to nursing, the negativity. It's not everywhere but is common. I am stunned at the number of 20 ish posters who treat 50's like a deathbed. Someone barely in the workforce advising an experienced prof...

14. How old is too old to become a new RN?

    Ellie.D replied to CathyH's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe this poster's trouble landing a job had nothing to do with age. Or, maybe she or he was too YOUNG. Wow, just wow, on the old age comments. Offensive. The volunteer comment is highly offensive.

15. How old is too old to become a new RN?

    Ellie.D replied to CathyH's topic in General Nursing

    just guessing here...but a person with a 4 year degree can get an accelerated BSN in 15 mos, or a person with an RN and. Bachelors in anything can get accelerated MSN in about 2 years. Doctorate can be done quickly also. She may already hold a degr...