mgd31181

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1. The Guys Club: Guy Students Come on In!

   mgd31181 replied to agent's topic in Male Students

   There is about 6 of us out of about 45 students, but no guys have been dropped yet. I wonder why that is? Are we smarter or do we just feel we have something to prove? It is different though being outnumbered by women sll the time. I have learned...

2. First time teaching MedSurg Nsg

   mgd31181 replied to NsgTeacher's topic in General Students

   A good lecture is very informative, but it doesn't teach application. The goal is trying to teach the material, and then how to apply it to the real world. I am finishing my first year in nursing school, and I would be lying if I said that I was no...

3. Unfriendly RN's during clinicals

   mgd31181 replied to kyliern2b's topic in General Students

   It is bs the way most rn's treat students. They act as if they have never been there. Have they forgotten what it is like to be cast out into the shoadows of a new rotation. You have no idea what to do there except for the many odds and ends you h...

4. STARTING IVs............OMG..............

   mgd31181 replied to xokelly2's topic in General Students

   I don't know how other schools are, but i have come to realize that you have to take a roactive approach to learning skills. If a nurse at a hospital asks me if I want to try something, I do it whether I am supposed to or not. I would rather get in...

5. How Do You Know?

   mgd31181 posted a topic in Pediatric

   I am a nursing student going into my senior year. I am wondering how did you know what area of nursing you wanted to get into. I like pediatrics, emergency medicine, and cardiology. How do I decide. I am a male also. I just got done doing a pedi...

6. somewhat intimidated by first CNA job

   mgd31181 replied to thdenney's topic in Male Students

   Hey Todd. I know what you mean abou being intimidated at first. I started doing cna work before I got accepted into nursing school, so that I could get some experience. It was really good for learning how to work with people on a basic level, but ...

7. Criminally Challenged?!

   mgd31181 replied to miqbi's topic in General Students

   I know exactly what you are going through. Don't give up. I am in a very simular situation. I had a very checkered past, and I would be lying if I said that you won't have to pay for your wrongs, but people are still capable of giving you a second...

8. HELP... I am Grade obsessed

   mgd31181 replied to JoniL&DRN's topic in General Students

   I totally understand how you feel. I go to a community college that has about 2000 students, 800-1000 of which are trying to get into the nuirsing program. We dont have a wiating list. The best grades get in. This last year was so competitive. I...

9. Holy Moley I failed my 1st test!

   mgd31181 replied to lunakat's topic in General Students

   I took my first test today. It was bad. I really couldn't even say how I did. It seemed to me like there was no way to rationally think through the questions that they asked. Is there a particular way to study that helps? After that test I'll ta...

10. Those Starting in August

    mgd31181 replied to suzy253's topic in General Students

    The anticipation is killing me. So many people say that I am giving up my life for the next two years while I'm in the program. I have also heard some(although few) say that it is not as hard as it is made out to be. I'm enjoying summer break but ...

11. What is the name of the college you will be attending?

    mgd31181 replied to PCGrad06's topic in General Students

    Alamance Community College, NC

12. "When Anesthesia Fails" on Discovery Health Channel

    mgd31181 replied to Sarah Kat's topic in CRNA

    I did a report on anesthetic awareness not too long ago. Pretty scary stuff. what is even more intriguing though is that there is no change in heart rate or any other vital signs when this happens. you figure the sheer terror would cause some incr...