bastidias

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1. I'm a procrastinator... Help?

   bastidias replied to twss2323's topic in General Students

   ** huge procrastinator here ** The biggest predictor of future behavior is... previous behavior. It sounds obvious, but its true. So, first accept the fact that you are not going to change a large chunk of your behavior immediately. I had to ...

2. attn ALL RN's !! serious help

   bastidias replied to dreamerxo's topic in General Students

   I'm with the others, follow your dreams, but do it methodically. I believe intelligence is more fluid than we give ourselves credit for, but improving involves really carefully planned (deliberate) practice. You posted about your cumulative GPA an...

3. Thinking about minoring in biology...

   bastidias replied to marbar14's topic in General Students

   The awesome part of being a diverse professional group is that we all bring some interesting backgrounds. A minor in biology might help you understand some of the basics better. At the same time, we deal with all sorts of technical, psychological...

4. Nurse - Patient ratio?

   bastidias replied to Swellz's topic in Oncology

   We do sit around 4, maybe up to five if you are covering some general med surge overflow. You'll find that there is a ton to keep track of, especially once you can give chemo. +1 for JFatsRN on teamwork. With a good team, its assignments are much...

5. Too many new grads??

   bastidias replied to brithoover's topic in Oncology

   I wasn't a new grad, but still new to the hospital when I started on my onc unit last year. I think 5 other people started that were new to the area, as well. Our management did a really great job by titrating everyone onto their own slowly. So,...