trepinCT

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1. speeding while on call

   trepinCT replied to nrsman1's topic in Operating Room

   speeding is speeding and not worth the ticket or a crash!!! No one should be exempt..although I do know police officers who allow "professional courtesy"..but reckless driving- never. An accident isint going to be avoided just because you are a nur...

2. Reading alot of posts discussing "A" nursing students vs "C" nursing students

   trepinCT replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

   No..grades only show how well you did on the exams given to you in school...Nursing school Cs are way different than a C in any other college course. I am proud to say that I am a NURSE who worked her butt off and walked away with a C..I also scored ...

3. Just took my NCLEX today and shutoff at 75 : (

   trepinCT replied to kamilee03's topic in NCLEX

   Just curious...all the NCLEX prep books I have say that if it shuts off at 75 you passed...as you answer each question, it determines what question to give you next based on your answer being wrong or right...once it determines that you can answer qu...

4. Reading alot of posts discussing "A" nursing students vs "C" nursing students

   trepinCT replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

   THANK YOU!!!!! the fact is in my case I was Deans list until nursing school..its a whole different arena..I also have to laugh about it because some of the self proclaimed A students in my nursing class scored lower than me on the ATI predictor test...

5. How long it takes to receive Att, once you submitted your application to state

   trepinCT replied to eye-sea's topic in New Nurse

   I registered with Pearson online last week and mailed my paperwork with state last week..hoping the school sends our transcripts soon...want to take NCLEX and get it over with!!! I would definitely follow up if 3 months went by..I would follow up a...

6. Reading alot of posts discussing "A" nursing students vs "C" nursing students

   trepinCT replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

   interesting post..it saddens me that some people can be so nasty and opinionated. I was a C student in nursing school( Deans list before that)..I had to balance 4 kids, a job..blah blah..you know, we all have our crosses to bear. A few weeks ago, bef...

7. Reading alot of posts discussing "A" nursing students vs "C" nursing students

   trepinCT replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

   Really?? that is quite an assumption..care to back it up with any real references on this alleged info..???

8. Attention New Grads- Pinning Ceremony Question

   trepinCT replied to Ready2GradMay09's topic in New Nurse

   While it is a profession, there is nothing wrong with a ceremony . We have been planning ours, we have a couple of the instructors who are class advisors and we pretty much planned it based on what was done in the past. We have a keynote speaker, the...

9. st.raphael hospital

   trepinCT replied to 1978ms's topic in Connecticut

   I am sorry that you have been mis informed..but that is a pretty good start pay...and its the going rate anywhere..give or take a dollar or two...

10. Those nursing students that just don't seem to "get it"

    trepinCT replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Students

    you are a part of a TEAM..help out..maybe talk with the student to see if there are any issues outside of school. Be a friend. Do your best to help but make it clear that you wont miss out on any opportunities ..the school should have a Lab for helpi...

11. Just got hired!!

    trepinCT replied to jsnj2009's topic in Operating Room

    Congrats!!! I am also a soon to be graduate. May 2009 and just got offered a position as an OR nurse! I cant believe it because it was quite an interview, I had to convince the managers and director to hire a new grad to the OR and I succeeded. I hav...

12. Should a nursing instructor tell a student they are not nursing material.

    trepinCT replied to motivated2nurse's topic in General Students

    should they? NO do they? YES

13. Best Advice for Bad Procrastination??

    trepinCT replied to NursingRocks1998's topic in General Students

    take that bad habit and throw it out..no room for it in nursing school..a couple of close calls with papers and a couple of bad grades cured me of that!!!

14. Nervous... I think my instructors want to get me out of the program

    trepinCT replied to Laura77598's topic in General Students

    first, take a deep breath and slow down..like everyone else said on this post..talk to instructors to get specifics of areas of improvement. We have weekly written evaluations..our clinicals are not graded..its pass or fail. When I get on the floor, ...

15. Help with calculations Please!!!!

    trepinCT replied to wondergirlhere's topic in General Students

    mea culpa mea culpa!! Thanks for setting that straight.. I went from thinking I knew it.. to being confused again!! LOL