Dr.Nurse2b

Dr.Nurse2b

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Medic - Urban and Inner City EMS

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  1. Senior? Maybe...Maybe not... VENT

    So sad... Trying to understand...the stringent requirments...you have to be strong just to get in...I was a 3.9er...A good friend of mine was a 4.0 and was dropped the second semester. I worked with students and thought "I hope oneday I'm as good as ...
  2. Senior? Maybe...Maybe not... VENT

    Thanks for the hugs...This is a small private college... I guess this is typical of nursing programs...Exams count for 80% - 85% of the final class grade. Your exam average must be at a specific level in order to qualify for the remaining 15% - 20% t...
  3. Senior? Maybe...Maybe not... VENT

    Needed a 95 on the final ... made an 85 10 points ... missed the average by 2.9 points Now what?
  4. Senior? Maybe...Maybe not... VENT

    Holding my breath...what's done is done. I am looking at "Plan B" ... Hope I can shred it by days end!
  5. Just finished OB rotation

    I had several experiences... Midwifery Clinic - awesome experience. I was involved in assessment, physical exam, BPP, lab work, etc. I saw about 15 patients in an 8 hour day. I attribute the positive experience the the midwife who kept me by her side...
  6. I don't think I've ever felt this low. I thought I had it... This has been a very long year and I feel beaten up...maybe just plain beaten. I was willing to consider the problem was with me but after three semesters of watching honor students slowly ...
  7. I just had a post conference from hell...my instructor afterwards called me into the office and asked me "WHY did you decide to become a nurse?" She then proceeded to have me read aloud the Nurse's Code of Ethics and then told me that I had no compas...
  8. Why do I want to be a nurse? Vent - Rant

    I agree...I feel better today but I am still worried about getting bounced
  9. Why do I want to be a nurse? Vent - Rant

    I went to the dean and was told "don't worry about it...you'll be fine" ... It's the same response I get each time something like this happens. At first I thought these events were just drama but now I believe there is more focus. After watching stu...
  10. Bad week... Thought I had overcome all the adversity from last semester...all the trouble I've been having with one particular professor for whom I can do nothing right has seemed to disapate. Last semester I was in danger of failing this professor's...
  11. Can anyone help me? I need a Friedman Family Assessment Model template. I have an assessment guide which is the "short form" version of what I need. Your help is greatly appreciated! Thank you!
  12. NICU Summer Extern?

    Do they let you use your assessment skills? I was told that externs function basically as a tech or nurses aid. My thought was if I am going to work as a tech then I can at least do this in an area where I can see something new....and besides...Littl...
  13. I hate nursing

    I think it's great that you are able to express yourself this way and be honest. OK...you hate nursing. No one thinks you're a bad person, at least I don't. It sounds to me like you're just in the wrong place and thats OK. What's important is you ar...
  14. NICU Summer Extern?

    how does one determine if they "want to be a nicu nurse"? i am one of 2 males in a class of 40. just about every student i have encountered, most being female, stated at the beginning of the program that they "want to work in l&d" or "i want to ...
  15. This is a good point here. I'll follow up... As a FF part of the job IS physical fitness. My third year as an EMT I weighed 200lbs at 5'10". I had a 34" waist and could stair chair a 350lbs+ patient with my partner however many flights of stairs requ...