mind_numbed

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1. Why the high drop out rate of nursing students?

   mind_numbed replied to newhere_noname's topic in Educators

   I agree, students should not be spoon fed. That is a given. However, helping someone is not spoon feeding. I am meaning more on the line of this example. I am not sure how the program is where you teach, but here is a layout of ours: 77% to pass 2 ...

2. Why the high drop out rate of nursing students?

   mind_numbed replied to newhere_noname's topic in Educators

   i would like to say that to you valmor that it is not always the teacher's fault when a student fails. all of the things that you said are exactly why some fail out. with that said, i think that some nursing instructors are exactly as your repliee s...

3. Why the high drop out rate of nursing students?

   mind_numbed replied to newhere_noname's topic in Educators

   I started with 86 ppl in my class. Last semester was my first. At break, we were down to 39 ppl. Between failing classes and just not being able to handle the stress is why ppl are gone from mine. But I really believe that nursing school is design...

4. paramedic-RN

   mind_numbed replied to AMR21's topic in Ohio

   Some places are phasing them out when others are bringing them in. There is one in texas that basically eliminates the LPN year. I hope you can find one. Good luck.

5. Best places to buy uniforms?

   mind_numbed replied to sonomala's topic in CNA/MA

   You can search online. I can remember where exactly but I have found some top names for 10 bucks a set. If i remember, I will post it.

6. add your funny TRIAGE complaints from pts

   mind_numbed replied to er nursing's topic in Emergency

   Pt was elderly male. Chief complaint: "Wife got to frisky, and hurt me." Baseball bat through the anus to the descending colon and it was stuck. (souvenir bat mind you) We were all shocked to see him walk into the ER. I know it is not really funny, b...

7. Jobs for Nursing Students

   mind_numbed replied to fsv1024's topic in General Students

   I am an EMT. I work the weekends, 48 hrs straight. You could take a EMT class and do that. It helps for studying, I get quite a bit of down time. Mondays are a little rough sometimes, but its worth it to be able to have a full time job and only wo...

8. Low GPA

   mind_numbed replied to dslite's topic in Post Graduate

   I would say this, GPA is not everything. I kinda read fast through this one. If I understand right, you have a BA in something else, correct? And wanting to go to nursing school at a community college, correct? 2.3 GPA is not educational suicide. H...

9. Any one going to Rend Lake college or Kaskaskia

   mind_numbed replied to nurse_elyse's topic in Illinois

   I am currently attending the LPN program at rend lake. Half way through it. Let me be the first to tell you, not easy. I was 4th in high school class, international honor society, 3.89 gpa through my BA in Psych, and at no point did I think it was ea...