speedykicks

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1. In need of some sort of advice

   speedykicks replied to regababy's topic in General Students

   A second opinion is a good idea. But if you do have a diagnosable mental illness, it is really no big deal. It is just like learning to live with any chronic condition that must be managed - diabetes, arthritis, etc. My partner has a mental illnes...

2. Student Nurse Externship - What is it?

   speedykicks replied to BBQvegan's topic in General Students

   I am doing one with the VA Valor Program. I am in a psych unit, but a fellow classmate is in the ICU and she is getting to do a ton. We are paid well, too.

3. Mac or PC, which do you prefer to have while in school?

   speedykicks replied to droopy1592's topic in General Students

   Veggie - the OP software you need to open older CD roms, like the ones that come with textbooks - takes about 30 seconds to upload from your system discs. Then, you can open any old CD Rom in the Mac Classics environment. You can also assign the fo...

4. Mac or PC, which do you prefer to have while in school?

   speedykicks replied to droopy1592's topic in General Students

   I used a PC for the fist semester of nursing school. I bought an ibook at the start of the second semester. I had used Macs before, but it was years ago. I love my Mac and I will never, ever go back to PC. Palms sync fine, and I have Office for m...

5. Workplace violence

   speedykicks replied to Ruthbud19's topic in Psychiatric

   It isn't correct to say the cops won't press charges. It is the DA who decides whether to file charges against someone, not the cops. I think you mean the police won't make an arrest or write up a report. Most police HAVE to take a report if you a...

6. Shaky Hands

   speedykicks replied to Carla25's topic in General Students

   I have shaky hands. I have a tremmor almost all the time, but espicially when I try to do a fine motor skill. My hand shakes when I sign a check, it shakes when I put toothpaste on my toothbrush, and it espicially shakes when I am nervous about doi...

7. G.P.A. of 3.0 or lower?

   speedykicks replied to chioma829's topic in General Students

   I got into nursing school with a GPA just at 3.0. However, my nursing school science prereqs were 3.9, so that helped.

8. Enodcrine System - Help!

   speedykicks replied to lilmrsnurse's topic in General Students

   I don't know about websites, but what really helped me with the endocrine system was making a concept map. I had hypothal. as my center square, the anterior and post. pit under it and went from there. It *really* made a difference.

9. Giving shots to AIDs patient tommorow in clinical

   speedykicks replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Students

   Naggy - did you get Hep B or C from your stick??

10. Laptops: What do you have?

    speedykicks replied to yogagal's topic in General Students

    I just got my Apple ibook. Oh god how I love it. Before I had a HP and it was fine, but heavy and nothing special. My little 12 inch Apple is perfect perfect perfect. I still have a PC at home, so my ibook doesn't have to be my everything, in the...

11. Does it worth it to get CNA training for nursing school purposes?

    speedykicks replied to rhp123's topic in General Students

    I didn't ahve CNA training and I think it was a plus - no bad habits to unlearn, etc. I did go ahead and take the CNA test after first semester so I can have a decent part-time job for the rest of school.

12. Davis Drug Guide-Book or PDA version?

    speedykicks replied to PJL's topic in General Students

    you can probably download the instructions for the PDA on the manufactures website. Also, under settings, you can see how much memory is on the PDA, how much is left, etc. You want to make sure it is a memory problem and not some larger issue befor...

13. Davis Drug Guide-Book or PDA version?

    speedykicks replied to PJL's topic in General Students

    PJL - is your PDA low on memory, such that you would need to keep the drug guide on a memory card? If so - then buy your card from a different retailer - skyscape doesn't offer the best hardware prices - and then load it to that yourself. If you do...

14. Davis Drug Guide-Book or PDA version?

    speedykicks replied to PJL's topic in General Students

    Oh I agree about that frustration of the PDA falling asleep when you are typing up cards, but I think it is still worth having it in PDA format. You can always borrow a friend's hard copy (everyone else has those cumbersome things) if you need to us...

15. Do psychiatric nurses get paid the same amount as a regular RN?

    speedykicks replied to CrystalClear75's topic in General Students

    My understanding is that psych nurses tend to make more - but I don't have that on good authority. This would be a good question for the general nursing board.