bloodmonster

Latest Activity

1. Help! I'm freaking out!!

   bloodmonster replied to brazuca's topic in General Students

   You are going to Ace all of your classes.Your 4.0 GPA will not change with nursing school. You apparently know how to study if you are getting all A's. You need not compare yourself with other nursing students. I bet those nursing drop outs are eithe...

2. Have decided to leave dialysis after 6.5 years...

   bloodmonster replied to nosonew's topic in Urology

   And, I thought I was the only one tired of dialysis. My reasons for wanting a change have a lot to do with everything. I work in acutes and the stress level is beyond anything I can handle anymore. I'm mostly feeling the stress from having to work wi...

3. Severe Acute Bronchitis, Please help!

   bloodmonster posted a topic in Pulmonary

   I've never felt so sick in all my life. I've just been DX with Acute Bronchitis. I know this is secondary to a previous condition I had two weeks ago. I was completely immune compromised when I began to have a dry cough. My cough has been increasingl...

4. I bought a Littmann off Ebay...is it fake?

   bloodmonster replied to sydie's topic in General Nursing

   That stethescope looks suspicious. I would not buy it. Best to purchase a legit littman from the littman website.

5. Im Taking My Boards For The 2nd Time Any Advice Would Be Great

   bloodmonster replied to msnicole418's topic in NCLEX

   Dont eat the candy and dont eat anything with a lot of sugar before your test. Your blood sugar will drop so fast and boom...panic will set in and you're doomed. I know, this happened to me. The proctor sets the candy by the computer. Its tempting ju...

6. Expungement

   bloodmonster replied to enerbime's topic in General Students

   The only thing you have to report, expunged or not, are any felony convictions. At least, that is what the California BON states. And, I know California is strict. Any lessor convictions that have been expunged need not be reported..ie, Jaywalking, d...

7. Nobody's ever given me a clear answer on this...

   bloodmonster replied to RedSoxRN's topic in Government

   As desperate as the military seems to be about recruitment it actually does sound right. I believe the army does the same thing. The newly commissioned officer is commissioned under a different agreement than the BSN. I've known a few nurses who went...

8. Calm down, freaking out only makes it worst

   bloodmonster replied to KnarfKS's topic in General Students

   Agreed 100%. If I can pass the course anyone can. I'm serious about this. I didn't exactly have the best educational foundation when I was a kid. I was tossed around and must have been to at least 30 different schools by the time I graduated H.S. Its...

9. Staph Aureus question

   bloodmonster replied to bloodmonster's topic in Disease

   I understand your point about picking up MRSA at the gym. I go to a private women's gym. If and when I use the equipment I always put a towel down so my skin does not touch the surface of the equipment. I havent used the equipment in over a month.. S...

10. Pn Nclex to RN

    bloodmonster replied to SueNYC's topic in LPN/LVN

    My appologizes if you were offended. I thought I'd just help clarify the meaning of your words. To answer you question, I remember the RN Nclex like it was yesturday. As an RN student we're drilled over and over again to use our critical thinking sk...

11. Pn Nclex to RN

    bloodmonster replied to SueNYC's topic in LPN/LVN

    You mean, "Have any of you taken the LPN recently and then the RN? Is it more difficult?" Yes, I have within 1.5 years of each other. The test is different.

12. I took NCLEX today and it shut off at 85

    bloodmonster replied to anita2812's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    I took my PN NCLEX in 1999. I remember the computer shutting off after 85 questions. I also knew that the last question the computer had asked me I got RIGHT! So, I knew immediately that I had passed. Here's an interesting story for you. If you remem...

13. What was the cost of your LPN school

    bloodmonster replied to mrscableman's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    Reservists only. And, now only IRR Navy. I just recently interviewed for a position at an LPN school, for teaching. I enquired about the cost. I could not believe it! $16,000 it cost per student just to get an LPN. Money seems better spent on going t...

14. Staph Aureus question

    bloodmonster replied to bloodmonster's topic in Disease

    I always wash my hands. I'm a fanatical hand washer. I work at several facilities, not just one. I'm an acutes hemodialysis nurse. Most of my patients have MRSA or VRE simply because they are immuno compromised and have taken a lot of ATBS. They are ...

15. What was the cost of your LPN school

    bloodmonster replied to mrscableman's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    Fort Sam Huston! Hoorah! Free for me, too! Second half of training took place at Fort Bliss in 1996. I would recommend the military to those who dont mind being told what to do every 2 minutes. I, personally, couldn't take much more of it. There are ...