dfarr

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1. Leaving the Inner-city-ER-guilt? Advice please..

   dfarr replied to RNAsh's topic in Emergency

   No need to feel guilty. If people aren't grateful for the care you give them, then screw them. Unfortunately a lot of the population that you serve have grown up getting "free" government care at no cost to them, so they expect to be catered to. I...

2. UAB info?

   dfarr replied to almostfearless's topic in Alabama

   Well suck up your pride and get on some medicine if you actually have it because nurses need to be able to focus. My roommate just got diagnosed and she said that nursing school was hard for her b/c of her lack of concentration. Finding study partne...

3. UAB info?

   dfarr replied to almostfearless's topic in Alabama

   I think you have your schools backwards. You should use Jeff State as your fall back in case you don't get into UAB. People who don't get into UAB go to Jeff State. UAB's website has always been easy for me to use. It has all the pre-reqs that are...

4. Would you marry a female MD?

   dfarr replied to cgun101's topic in Men

   That's the whole reason why I got into nursing.

5. Let's introduce ourselves...

   dfarr replied to pedi-RN's topic in New Nurse

   Hi, I'm David. I graduated in May and just passed my boards this past Wednesday. I'm starting in the ED at UAB Hospital in Birmingham. I went to UAB for nursing school too.

6. Jeff State or UAB

   dfarr replied to Monkie's topic in Alabama

   The nursing scholars program is just a program that gives UAB students an advantage to get into UAB's nursing school. I was a part of it. I believe that you have to have all your classes done at UAB and have at least a 3.2 pre-nursing GPA. It's re...

7. No consideration for gay patients

   dfarr replied to eric2123's topic in Male Students

   I think you are making a mountain out of a mole hill. Exactly what type of special considerations does a gay patient need? Seriously dude, stop being so sensitive. Gay patients don't deserve any more special consideration than straight patients do...

8. Jeff State or UAB

   dfarr replied to Monkie's topic in Alabama

   Why would you even entertain going to Jeff State if you could go to UAB? The programs are the same length once you actually get into the SON at UAB, but you come out with a BSN instead of having to go back to school to get it, if you so chose. You ...

9. What kind of grading scale does your program have??

   dfarr replied to peaches023's topic in General Students

   During my first 4 semesters ours was 92-100 A, 83-92 B, and 75-83 C, with you having to make a 75 on everything. They just recently changed everything to a 10 point scale like other undergrad programs on campus. They say they're did so because they...

10. What is your choice?

    dfarr replied to The Dude's topic in Male Students

    I have just a regular Landau lab coat, but I rarely wear it. The only times that I do wear it is when I'm at a clinical that we don't wear our uniforms and have to be in professional dress. I have never worn my lab coat while performing any procedu...

11. Taking the Big Step

    dfarr replied to ORTech2RN's topic in Male Students

    Honestly, since you have a previous degree and lots of medical experience, nursing school won't be that difficult for you. I have a biochem degree and I worked in pathology for 3 years before starting nursing school, and it has seemed really easy to...

12. Taking the Big Step

    dfarr replied to ORTech2RN's topic in Male Students

    Could you not work as a tech on a PRN basis, or work weekends? I'm willing to bet that the hospital would want to keep you in some form since you've been there 6 years already. I work weekends at a bar and it has never interfered with my school at a...

13. Suggestion for new nursing students (Spring 2008)

    dfarr replied to MiaKeaRN's topic in General Students

    I rarely read my books unless I didn't understand what was taught in lecture. I mainly focused on the notes I took in class. I don't learn from reading the texts. I learn from hearing, seeing, and discussing things. It also made people mad that I...

14. What your Schedule for nursing school

    dfarr replied to mom4jesus's topic in General Students

    I just finished my 4th semester at a BSN program. Here was my schedule for last semester: Mon 9-12 Critical Care elective 1-4 Mental Health Tuesday nothing Wednesday 1-4 Peds Thursday 8-4 Psych Clinicals Our peds clinicals were kind of differe...

15. May/June 2008 Grads!!

    dfarr replied to love-d-OR's topic in General Students

    I'll be graduating in May and moving to wherever I work shortly thereafter. I plan on getting a nurse residency/internship in critical care and I'll take the NCLEX ASAP. I've already started looking and applying for jobs. I don't see the point in ...