milksteak

milksteak

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single mom from boston

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  1. oddly enough, everything I've heard about the pt program is GREAT! Wish I had went that route. I don't understand how one program in a school can be so opposite from the other. are you starting the pt program?
  2. woops, double post!
  3. Im also graduating in May.. and the program is ridiculous. I wish I had gone somewhere else.. it's seriously a joke. Im not so sure about people failing for 0.5 points, anyone with a 72.1 and above were passed. Whether that was based on "feeling bad"...
  4. Any final year students finishing this year?

    Yes I graduate in MAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So excited.. but the job situation here in massachusetts in unbelievable, might have to pick up and leave with my son. Vermont or NH.. RI?? We'll see i guess!
  5. ABG's acid/base balance

    This website was amazing and clarified everything for me.. check it out. ASAP! ABG's--It's All in the Family
  6. 1st Nursing Cartoon caption contest - win $100

    At least she's trained unlike half our staff...
  7. Any stethoscope recommendations???

    Everyone rants and raves about their littmans ... But I love my prestige! And they come with a nice pedi sized bell and diaphragm :)
  8. Does clinical do this to anyone else?

    Learning is exhausting! I know that halfway through my readings, I fall asleep if I don't et up and move around. When I go to clinical, I'm good the entire time...until I stop moving and using my brain in the car. I sometimes have to pull over I get ...
  9. the "mean girls" of nursing school

    I wouldn't call them mean girls, but there's definitely a clique that I just cannot stand from the last program I was in..it seems to always the 40year old woman fresh from being barefoot in the kitchen. but this program is a group of younger girls a...
  10. You can't operate or read an automatic BP machine...never miind taking a temp or pulse. You were supposed to fail but because of stupid "rule", our instructor wasn't able to fail you. You are going to hurt a patient one day- just freaking quit! We ha...
  11. ever have an instructor just melt down in class?

    UGH. Seriously, if you have a problem with the instructor, TALK TO THEM FIRST!!! I cannot stand people who do this.. they are too cowardly to go and voice their opinions to someones face, but have no problem telling the DEAN or ******* writing emails...
  12. Insulin tips for no bubbles in syringe

    Yes you can! This is called adding negative pressure to the vials.. Say you are about to administer 10 U of insulin.. you want to add 10 U of air first. Add 10 U of air to the insulin that needs to be drawn up SECOND (i.e NPH) Then add 10 U of air in...
  13. Do MA facilities hire ADN nurses?

    Is it a BSN, or can you have your ADN but also a Bachelors in another field? Ive heard conflicting stories about this. But good to know that if you're enrolled in a RN to BSN program they'll consider even looking at your app!
  14. NG tube

    We learned this semester that auscultation is very inaccurate and should not be used.. however, last year it was okay. So things keep changing at the drop of a hat. I would verify with your instructor/boss.. not sure if you're in school or working.
  15. The program *DOES NOT* revolve around you! Do you understand how lucky we are to get a typed sheet explaining what will be on the test?!!! The complaints are endless and are getting very hard to tolerate. Also, how did you like getting your ass hande...