nimchimpskii

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1. Advice with offer of 'blended learning'...

   nimchimpskii posted a topic in General Students

   Hi guys, I have been accepted to nursing school to start in Feb of 2010 This will be my second career and second degree. My school is is going to trial a new 'blended learning stream' in the first semester of 2010 and thanks to my life experience I ...

2. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

   nimchimpskii replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

   Could you please put your brests away? I'm a guy and yes if they're there they WILL distract us.

3. Best city to work in

   nimchimpskii replied to Mzjez's topic in General Nursing

   Christchurch, NZ. Plenty of work here :)

4. Would you reccommend correctional nursing?

   nimchimpskii posted a topic in Correctional

   What specifically keeps you going back day after day? What's different from med/surg nursing? What are you're work conditions like?

5. LPN school and a full time job.

   nimchimpskii replied to rlorenzo24's topic in Men

   I am about to start my Bachelor of Nursing and have just started working part-time as a caregiver for an agency specialising in the care of the elderly. Which by the way was fairly nerve-racking to start with... I had to wash my first patient, an eld...

6. Shoes..?

   nimchimpskii replied to nimchimpskii's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Lol.

7. New Grad in the ICU

   nimchimpskii replied to vastudent09's topic in MICU

   okay, i agree that there is something wrong if they have to be repeatedly told stuff. i would hope that after 3-4 years of nursing school the student would be able to take charge / responsibility for their own learning. it's also the responsibility o...

8. New Grad in the ICU

   nimchimpskii replied to vastudent09's topic in MICU

   c'mon we all know that differen't people have differen't learning styles. i prefer to see something done / have a hands on approach / be able to ask questions, than read a book any day. i don't think i'd like a preceptor who wasn't approachable.

9. Ages of male nursing students?

   nimchimpskii replied to Stearnsy's topic in Male Students

   Does anyone know where to find statistics on the average ages of men vs women entering nursing. I'm 36 btw.

10. Shoes..?

    nimchimpskii posted a topic in Uniform/Gear

    What kind of shoe do you find best? What works best with your scrubs?