jdm33351

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1. Passing grade for your nursing school

   jdm33351 replied to Catma63's topic in General Students

   At my school passing is 73% and above, and you SERIOUSLY have to work your butt off even to get a 'C'. Students who fail the first couple nursing theory and math classes usually get booted out of the program. They have to do remedial coursework plus ...

2. ATTN Peds nurses

   jdm33351 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Yesterday I got into a debate with one of my clinical instructors (who's also a pal of mine, by the way) about who is ultimately responsible for what happened to the kid in this news article. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/2003...

3. So Discouraged.

   jdm33351 replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in General Students

   you're just expecting too much from yourself. I was also an 'A' student until I started nursing school. I've been in exactly the same situation you're in and scared half to death about getting a 'C' or an 'F' and watching my GPA nosedive afterwards...

4. The Guys Club: Guy Students Come on In!

   jdm33351 replied to agent's topic in Male Students

   I was one of only 4 guys in a class of over 60 when I started nursing school. There were a few other guys but only three of us made it to the end of the semester. But, the girls have all been really cool, and its actually been fun hangin' with them ...

5. Set you up to fail?

   jdm33351 replied to Heartland's topic in General Students

   I heard that about the nursing program at my school, too. (I wonder if we go to the same school?) I know how discouraging its been for a lot of people because quite a few gave up and dropped out. But, there's two ways of looking at the situation:...

6. Should I take the final A&P I??

   jdm33351 replied to melgrek's topic in General Students

   When I applied to nursing school, there was a 2-year waiting list to get in and I used to get a lot of very discouraging advice from everyone. But I applied anyway, and I got accepted even though I had a few Bs and a C. A lot depends on the school ...

7. Male nurse kills 40 patients...what do you think?

   jdm33351 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I read this story on Yahoo news today and when I first saw the headline I thought the guy was a psycho. But it turns out the murders were actually mercy killings. Would you help a terminally ill patient die, especially if you felt no one would ever f...