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1. Help, am I doomed to LPN..are there any other choices??

   sunbug replied to sunbug's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Wow so many sensative people. Sorry about "offending" the wording wasnt perfect but neither is anyone that cant overlook and not become offended so easily.. wonder what kind of nurses they are. As far as offending with doomed to be LPN.. Think about ...

2. Unique/unusual/interesting career choices

   sunbug replied to brina8615's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a student and always asking about the background of the nurses I am working with. An interesting job I heard from one of the nurses was a "phone nurse manager." She said the job was managing cases by phone for a company , no hands on contact. S...

3. Please give me so idea of your experiences-- med surg

   sunbug replied to sunbug's topic in General Nursing

   Yes..it wasnt typical it was open surg. patient had been on a 40 day fast (some determination in that person).....lemon juice, cayane pepper , and maple syrup..and wbc went way down and everything was way off had an appi explosion,, also found cyst t...

4. Any ideas of nursing schools that will accept a 2.0 gpa :(

   sunbug replied to Twanaboo's topic in General Students

   where is your school, I cant find a school that Wont look at my overall gpa...its like FORGET your great prenursing gpa..its your overall that they keep looking at .. ITs so frustrating..and there is no way for me to correct my gpa at this point. I n...

5. Any ideas of nursing schools that will accept a 2.0 gpa :(

   sunbug replied to Twanaboo's topic in General Students

   What is a diploma program , where and what state? I have a big problem with getting my gpa up and its not due to my nursing course work... My nursing course work is 3.8 its mistakes from trying to get a different degree that has brought my gpa to 2.1...

6. Help, am I doomed to LPN..are there any other choices??

   sunbug posted a topic in LPN/LVN Students

   I have 10 yrs of college! with a 2yr degree pre nursing... lots of mistakes/ business /computers wasnt for me and im very hard headed/ thats what all that is about. My overall gpa is 2.1 , my pre nursing course work is 3.8 (finally found what i was ...

7. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   sunbug replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   LOL... I took physics and always heard of ether as in reference to time and spaces and such. I would like to say (uhmm) Ether is conscious gases-- but in nursing terms that would mean something totally opposite of what I am trying to difine LOL:lol2:...

8. Please give me so idea of your experiences-- med surg

   sunbug replied to sunbug's topic in General Nursing

   Yes JJOY, Im loving the clinical because it makes the books seem more sensible , and all the semi- random numbers and memorizing just seem to come together there in the hospital. I agree the school couldnt prepare students for every thing. On the car...

9. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   sunbug replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   These are great! Im just now starting clinicals and had my first experience this week, just wanted to see if it was normal... I think its normal...if you can call it that.. I have never seen anyone dying before, or been under stressful disconcerting...

10. Please give me so idea of your experiences-- med surg

    sunbug replied to sunbug's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for all the replies! I did my rotation. My patient had apendectomy...which ment drains, jp and pennrose, picc line, urinary cath. Also shadowed for lots of chronic liver failures, was able to : (we will be able to do meds next semester so for ...

11. Please give me so idea of your experiences-- med surg

    sunbug posted a topic in General Nursing

    sorry for the mis spell...ment to say please give me some ideas of your experiences!! I have my first clinical rotation on Med/surg floor next week.. In our school we have only one chance to pass the clinical rotation by a careplan and assesment test...

12. Clinicals ---

    sunbug posted a topic in General Students

    I finished our first clinical site. I was at a nursing home, horrible, their skin was like tissue paper ! and so many things to just do palative care on!! Now we are going to start our hospital site. My first time Im sceduled for MED/SUrG IM SO excit...

13. Depressed and Stressed Student

    sunbug replied to amgresham's topic in General Students

    Hi, Im in an accelerated program. Just started our second semester. I know how you feel We have to pass EACH subject with an 80 no 79.9 accepted... I have had to become something that I wasnt used to being....HARD and To the point. This is not my per...