florence66

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1. Any other WSU College of Nursing Applicants for Fall 2011 out there?

   florence66 replied to Mr Wright's topic in Washington

   I don't remember WSU ever having "well rounded students" in the entry criteria. Getting an interview here is ALL about the GPA. You're grades are not the problem or you would not have gotten the interview in the first place. The interview process...

2. Pediatrics patient and their family

   florence66 replied to Student_nurse_SMC13's topic in General Students

   Maybe if you start by asking the parents what the impact has been on the family, something they tell you will inspire your creativity. Perhaps they can even provide you with photographs & you could make a photo collage or something.

3. compliance with hand hygien

   florence66 replied to zahraa ali's topic in General Nursing

   You're protecting yourself, as well as patients, when employing proper hand hygiene. why on earth wouldn't people want to do that? anyway, I think what the other posters have said about having hand gel readily available and a consistent educational...

4. I can't believe this! This is crazy!

   florence66 replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in General Nursing

   I agree! I think he should report this too. It's inappropriate, unprofessional and a HIPPPA violation as has been stated. Whatever her consequences are for this, it's not his problem. The fact that she persisted even after he told her he wasn't i...

5. How to NOT gain weight in Nursing School??

   florence66 replied to motheringheart's topic in General Students

   I keep track of every calorie I eat in a Iphone app and exercise 5 days a week. I will get up at 0400 & get the workout in before I start the day just to make sure it happens. If I wait until later, I'm too tired or too busy. Always bring your...

6. Thinking of quitting nursing program...

   florence66 replied to laynem's topic in Pre-Nursing

   What I get from reading your post is that you are indeed an intelligent person and are very capable of getting probably better grades than you're even getting now. I believe you can do anything you want and be anything you want. Therein lies the pr...

7. Would you sacrifice to be able to go to nursing school

   florence66 replied to vintagemother's topic in General Students

   I agree with the posters recommending finishing nursing school. It will be a sacrifice & it will be tough but you should be better off in the end. The economy is bound to get better, it always does (I'm older and have experienced this type of t...

8. Who should I talk to?

   florence66 replied to MyGranniePanties's topic in General Students

   you could look on their websites. a lot of employers now post all the open jobs on their website & they usually say what the minimum requirements are for a particular job. they all say BSN in my city and I think that is generally the trend thes...

9. Algebra STRESS and HELP!!

   florence66 replied to digoe74's topic in Pre-Nursing

   take a look at kahnacademy.org.

10. A&P I help?

    florence66 replied to proudtobehismommy's topic in Pre-Nursing

    This should all be in your A&P text book. I suggest using that as your first resource.

11. How aggressive is your follow-up?

    florence66 replied to cokeforbreakfast's topic in Emergency

    In my former career I was the person doing the hiring, interviewing applicants, etc. If I interviewed someone and never heard from them again, I assumed they were not really interested in the job and I never hired those people. A thankyou note or f...

12. Answer this question please...

    florence66 replied to forgop's topic in Student Assist

    It sounds to me you are infusing your personal values/morals into that question and medical professionals should not do that. Our job is to provide sound medical advice and educate our patients. The answer to that question is clearly D.

13. Advise for upcoming clinical

    florence66 replied to nethmzd's topic in General Students

    Great advice! I'll be starting nursing school in August and all these tips will come in very handy. Especially the iPod idea. Thanks so much!

14. Compassion required???

    florence66 replied to jellyfishmafia's topic in General Nursing

    based on your description of yourself, a nurse is the last thing you should be.

15. Taking Micro, Stats and Nutrition AT THE SAME TIME...TOO MUCH?

    florence66 replied to CardiacRNLA's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I think its doable but you will have to be very organized. I am not working now but I do have kids to take care of. I am currently taking the third quarter of A&P, Biochemstry and Microbiology. That's a big load: 3 tough science classes all w...