Supercalifragilistic

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1. Why are my classmates so competitive?????

   Supercalifragilistic replied to Encephala's topic in General Students

   you should ask your teacher if he/she has ever heard of ferpa, the family educational rights and privacy act!!!! if i am not mistaken, it is illegal for her to publicize people's grades! (besides the fact that it's tacky and unproductive of him/her t...

2. "Too nice" to be a nurse?

   Supercalifragilistic posted a topic in Career Support

   I have been told by coworkers that I am "too nice" to pt's families, to docs, to care assistants, etc. But my philosophy tends to be that "you can win more flies with honey than with vinegar." (Granted, who wants to win flies?) Mostly, the situation...

3. I wish I'd have known....B4 nursing school

   Supercalifragilistic replied to ARmickie's topic in General Nursing

   Yep, it's "Szasz" - I remember reading about him too and putting him on my "to-read" list. Speaking of reading, just read the Raskin article. Geez - when I said I was interested in "nursing theory" I sure wasn't referring to the same "nursing theory"...

4. Nursing and tattoos

   Supercalifragilistic replied to MelRN13's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks, Jrnlist/freshmaker! I will definitely spend some time perusing those photos!

5. I wish I'd have known....B4 nursing school

   Supercalifragilistic replied to ARmickie's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry to the OP - didn't mean to hijack the thread with such lengthy posts. What I wish I'd known/realized before nursing school: That I'm much more interested in nursing theory and health information/education as a career than in bedside nursing as ...

6. I wish I'd have known....B4 nursing school

   Supercalifragilistic replied to ARmickie's topic in General Nursing

   Snake, RE: Virchow I will have to look him up! I know the name, and I think we covered him in my nursing pre-reqs. I just don't remember ever hearing that his was THE ultimate definition of disease and the one we still use as a "litmus test" for def...

7. Nursing and tattoos

   Supercalifragilistic replied to MelRN13's topic in General Nursing

   When I was in college, my sorority's president and treasurer crossed the state line to get their tattoos, got drunk, and got our SORORITY BADGE tattooed on their BUTTS!!! Oh, what would the founding sisters say???? Ha ha!!! I have always been intrig...

8. I wish I'd have known....B4 nursing school

   Supercalifragilistic replied to ARmickie's topic in General Nursing

   The Princess Bride

9. I wish I'd have known....B4 nursing school

   Supercalifragilistic replied to ARmickie's topic in General Nursing

   Snake, I am a new nurse and generally find that my work is much less "art and science" and much more technical skills and tasks to be marked off of a long to-do list. However, I disagree with the following arguments that you used in an effort to debu...

10. I wish I'd have known....B4 nursing school

    Supercalifragilistic replied to ARmickie's topic in General Nursing

    OMG - that is my most favorite movie line EVER!!!! Oh, now I know what I'll be picking up at Blockbuster this weekend.... :roll

11. Survival Tips for First Year Nurses

    Supercalifragilistic replied to rosemadder's topic in General Nursing

    Another tip. Anytime you talk to someone in a different department (i.e., lab, radiology, etc.), ALWAYS get the full name of the person you are speaking with. Then when lab tells you to draw blood in a blue tube, and lab calls back later to say you s...

12. Grammar help, PLEASE!!!!

    Supercalifragilistic replied to Ted1's topic in General Nursing

    Lady T is exactly right. And FYI, when using "its" as a possessive, there is no apostrophe ( ' ). "it's" = abbreviated form of "it is" "its" = possessive form

13. a place to work and live

    Supercalifragilistic replied to andreaJ's topic in General Nursing

    Or the Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which has one of the top 5 nursing grad schools in the country. Chapel Hill is a great town (known for being "progressive"/liberal and charming/quaint, also known for basketball, and a few hours from eit...

14. Who is a true idol for u? Nightingale or Peplau?

    Supercalifragilistic replied to yousev's topic in General Nursing

    info on lillian wald: http://www.nahc.org/NAHC/Val/Columns/SC10-4.html

15. Survival Tips for First Year Nurses

    Supercalifragilistic replied to rosemadder's topic in General Nursing

    thanks, tweety - needed to hear this one this morning! been at the job for 8 months now, going much better now than in the first few months --- but had "one of those nights" last night. felt like i left things pretty disorganized, and felt pretty inc...