is5512

Latest Activity

1. "Nurses Are So Mean"

   is5512 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Relations

   How do any of these facts have to do with "mean nurses?" "Mean Nurses" say it's never their fault.

2. "Nurses Are So Mean"

   is5512 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Relations

   There are people in the world who disagree with me. I could even go so far as to say that there are "bad people" in the world. But to suggest that the behaviours of such people constitute an excuse for me to lie cheat steal and backbite colleagues ...

3. "Nurses Are So Mean"

   is5512 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Relations

   With all due respect, Ma'am, the economy and the corporations etc are doing us a favor. They are helping us identify who has integrity and who does not.

4. "Nurses Are So Mean"

   is5512 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Relations

   Nurses are most definitely Not Mean. The only people who would say so are: 1) People who haven't been around long enough to know, and who cares what a bunch of new kids think anyway, 2) People who have been around too long, and who cares what a bu...

5. Ok, Fine... no Ivy Tech... Love of nursing!

   is5512 replied to seidylady's topic in Indiana

   ...but, just out of curiosity, if all the Nursing Schools charged the same thing per credit hour and had the same admission standards, would you still choose Ivy? Would anyone? --- and I totally agree with you about people only in it for the money. ...

6. Ok, Fine... no Ivy Tech... Love of nursing!

   is5512 replied to seidylady's topic in Indiana

   Had I stayed at Ivy, it would have been free, start to finish; such are the benefits of being "low income" (translation: "dead broke".) I had the grades, but wanted things I didn't find in their program - for one thing, I'm too old and mean to put u...

7. Ok, Fine... no Ivy Tech... Love of nursing!

   is5512 replied to seidylady's topic in Indiana

   Yeah, the disappointment stings a little bit. But honestly: Would you Really want to go to Ivy Tech if the tuition wasn't $20 (or is it now up to $30) per credit hour?

8. Saint Francis fort wayne

   is5512 replied to lhayee's topic in Indiana

   Hey Kiddo! I transferred over from Ivy, as have a coupla classmates. You are absolutely correct that it is ju$t a $midge expen$ive (especially given that I would have gotten thru Ivy for free). I'm a special case because I made the switch out of sp...

9. GPA at University of St. Francis

   is5512 replied to IndianaRN2011's topic in Indiana

   There are a few things you'll need to consider: 1) Meeting those criteria will indeed get you bumped up from Pre-Nursing to Nursing Major. However, there are generally more Nursing Majors than there are slots in clinicals for those majors. I do not g...

10. Identifying Dysfunctional Cultures

    is5512 posted a topic in General Nursing

    All these threads about the Preceptor From Heck scare me...especially since the PCH seems to be accompanied by Screaming Doctors and Abusive Co-workers. Ok, these "diamonds" can be found anywhere. But, I asked a Prof the other day which hospital I R...

11. Are Nursing schools hurting Nursing?

    is5512 replied to is5512's topic in General Students

    Well, I wish you all the best in your pursuits. And it would be nice if I had The Insight that made the whole world make sense. But it's still at The Nagging Suspicion stage. Something doesn't...quite...seem...right. Let me offer another example: ...

12. "Eat Your Spinach" Nurses: How commonplace?

    is5512 replied to is5512's topic in General Nursing

    and That was great advice, Ma'am; thank you for that. For whatever it's worth, it was not that long ago I was a patient myself, and I stumbled across The Five Words I could say to almost any Nurse that would guarantee a smooth relationship: Yes Ma'am...

13. Are Nursing schools hurting Nursing?

    is5512 replied to is5512's topic in General Students

    So what are the imperfections and what are possible ways to correct them?

14. Are Nursing schools hurting Nursing?

    is5512 replied to is5512's topic in General Students

    I raised the question. In response, there have been a few thoughtful answers. There have also been a few knee-jerk answers like "I'd rather have a smart uncaring Nurse than a dumb caring one." So I ask how many dumb ones we really do have? No, I w...

15. Are Nursing schools hurting Nursing?

    is5512 replied to is5512's topic in General Students

    Very well: shall we now go "there"? Should we instead be discussing the fact that Nursing is being damaged by too many clueless Nurses? That the NCLEX is far too easy to pass by using dumb luck?