Parade

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1. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   Parade replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

   No, he wasn't ever a patient. He just walked in off the street and wanted to see a nurse...don't know how he made it all the way up to the 3rd floor without raising any eyebrows, but he managed it somehow. I never saw the actual injury, but from what...

2. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

   Parade replied to Trixxy's topic in Humor

   Oh man, these are just a few I've learned as a UNIT CLERK. Just because someone dares you to insert the handle of a wooden kitchen spoon into your penis doesn't mean that you are obligated to...and you definitely shouldn't. If your boyfriend has a g...

3. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   Parade replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

   Oh, that's the best part of the story! "They" were after his foot because it was "touched by the hands of God", and he was worried that this immaculately blessed foot would fall into the wrong hands, so he cut it off himself and kept it "safe" in the...

4. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   Parade replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

   I am not a nurse (yet!), but I have a rather tasty story I can share. At the time, I was working as a Unit Clerk on Med-Surg 8P-8A. Day shift had left me in one hell of a mess, and I really was paying too much attention to my screen and not enough at...

5. No summer classes- Bored!

   Parade replied to almostfearless's topic in Pre-Nursing

   http://www.snjourney.com/ClinicalInfo/PreNur/AandP.htm The whole site is full of great resources and activities, but I mostly play around with the A&P stuff. There are some really great learning tools there!

6. A dilemma! Opinions sorely needed

   Parade replied to grr_imalion's topic in Pre-Nursing

   If it were me, and it isn't, I'd take the RN. Same time-frame, better degree. Yes, you may miss out on a little clinical experience because of skipping the LVN/LPN all together, but if you supplement with a job in the medical field, I think you'll be...

7. Will this affect my acceptance in to my nursing program?

   Parade replied to naide88's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I really wouldn't think it would be an issue, as it only happens while you're sleeping. If you're on medication to control them and they're well-managed by the meds, I really don't see where it would be a problem at all.

8. Does anyone think this class schedule is too hard?

   Parade replied to hearts895, RN BSN's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I think it's going to depend on a lot of things. We all learn and study differently; what is difficult for some may come as second-nature to others. A lot of it comes down to what your own personal aptitudes and weaknesses are. (We all have weaknesse...

9. When you graduate what part of nursing are you going into?

   Parade replied to henryswife's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Honestly, I don't have a clue. I'm just trying to make it through bloody pre-reqs and trying not to think too far ahead of myself. But I've purposely been trying to keep an open mind about it, because I want to be able to enjoy clinicals without any ...

10. Accepted!

    Parade replied to AtheistRN's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Congratulations!!!! It sounds like such a whirl-wind!

11. What does ltc and cnm mean

    Parade replied to Iwannabeababynurse's topic in Pre-Nursing

    As far as I know... LTC is Long Term Care and CNM is Certified Nurse-Midwife. There may be other definitions, but that's what I normally associate those particular abbreviations with.

12. Nursing: I'm just not that into it!

    Parade replied to carebear1976's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Yeah, I think I get what you're saying. You've been there before, you couldn't handle it then, and you're afraid of the concept of "failing" at it twice. But just the simple fact that you've made an effort to try again shows me that there's something...

13. Nursing: I'm just not that into it!

    Parade replied to carebear1976's topic in Pre-Nursing

    When I was first throwing around the idea of nursing school, I had a discussion with my mom, who has been an RN for the past 15 years. I was doubting whether or not I could handle it, and whether or not I'd make a good nurse, and what she told me rea...

14. AP I Summer '08 - I need some study online buddies!!!

    Parade replied to JustKeepSmiling's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I'm all registered and official now! But of course, I drive the 3 hour round trip to get to campus to pay and pick up books, and they don't have the books I need. I got a PSB study guide and a shiny, fresh new Taber's, but it'll be the middle of NEXT...

15. confused, disappointed....

    Parade replied to 3rdgenRN2B's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I can only imagine how frustrated and discouraged you are right now, and a little betrayed as well. To be told one thing upfront and then another after they get your money or your hopes up is always a slap in the face. My mom managed to get through n...