frivoloussal

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1. Taking isoniazid while in nursing school.

   frivoloussal replied to studentnursemon86's topic in General Students

   If it's definite fatigue and weakness, that is something you should tell your PCP about. Regarding the b6, maybe I would tell your PCP about that, too. You want to make absolutely sure you're taking the right amount (not too much) with the INH, espe...

2. Taking isoniazid while in nursing school.

   frivoloussal replied to studentnursemon86's topic in General Students

   How long have you been taking the INH? If you could help it, I would take it to completion. We've had small clusters of TB in our area (that is potentially drug-resistant, due to non-compliance/incomplete therapy of a few carriers), and it is not so...

3. Best Type of Watch for Clinical Sites?

   frivoloussal replied to SweetSouthernLove's topic in General Students

   I got mine at Stein Mart for around $25. I like the larger, "men's style" face, and found a sensible Anne Klein watch that still looks great after a few years. I do go over it with an alcohol wipe or clorox wipe, and it doesn't seem to hurt it. It's...

4. Non-CNA Jobs You Can Work While You're a Student

   frivoloussal replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

   I just completed my first term as a BSN student. I'm working over the summer as a research assistant to fill in the learning gap during the 3 month break. We are working on creating a database for a certain infectious disease. My job is to peruse ...

5. Stethoscope.. Help choosing one.

   frivoloussal replied to MyOwnBlueSky's topic in General Students

   I have an MDF MD One stethoscope. It was around $60. For health assessment, it was way more than enough. I had erroneously purchased an MDF Sprague-rappaport, but the double tubing rubbed together and was too distracting for my untrained ear. MDF ...

6. making a list...

   frivoloussal replied to notnursezelda's topic in General Students

   Also, keep a folder for your certifications and stuff like that. CPR (a photocopy), receipts from getting your fingerprint and background check, drug screenings, etc... You just never know! And put a alarm-memo in your phone when it comes time to r...

7. making a list...

   frivoloussal replied to notnursezelda's topic in General Students

   Make some HEAVY documentation of all your vaccination records. As a 28 year old, it was a pain to try and find all of my records. I was literally in my parent's attic looking for a crumpled, yellow piece of paper with a baby bear on it to prove th...

8. Pre reqs at community college v/s university

   frivoloussal replied to kwilson251's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I also wanted to add that core classes and nursing prerequisite classes are different. You may still need to take Chemistry, micro, A&P I&II, statistics, and all that good stuff, so keep that in mind when developing a degree plan if you go t...

9. Pre reqs at community college v/s university

   frivoloussal replied to kwilson251's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I can only tell you how it worked for me: I got an associates degree in General Studies at a junior college. This was important for two reasons: A general (sometimes called universal) studies degree is literally a degree meant to transfer to a univ...

10. Can I still become an RN?

    frivoloussal replied to AlexGriner's topic in General Students

    I also want to add that when I transferred to a university, many of the classes that I had failed at 18 (mostly music theory, as I was a music major) in junior college did not transfer or apply to my general studies degree. So I graduated with a "deg...

11. Can I still become an RN?

    frivoloussal replied to AlexGriner's topic in General Students

    I too was the typical, irresponsible teenager that dropped out of college without actually withdrawing. You are not alone. I took a few years off, did the whole "self discovery," and returned in my later twenties. I decided to get an Associates i...

12. Don't do this in clinical..

    frivoloussal replied to ArtClassRN's topic in General Students

    My guess is that she will change her mind when SHE becomes an RN. But not because she was proven wrong...but because SHE is an RN, now. And then it will be something to the tune of: "LVNs think they have it hard? HA! Not as hard as meeeeee! But ...

13. One thing I learned today is that honesty will get you nowhere in Nursing School.

    frivoloussal replied to guest08/05/2014's topic in General Students

    I agree with self preservation. I do not agree with the comparison, or that the other commentors are on a high horse for thinking that he shouldn't get special "honesty" treatment. Or sympathy. The OP doesn't need sympathy. Just a beer and a push ...

14. One thing I learned today is that honesty will get you nowhere in Nursing School.

    frivoloussal replied to guest08/05/2014's topic in General Students

    Nice try, but false equivalence. And that's just dramatic. The OP was confusing an honest excuse with a valid excuse. The two are not the same. No one has argued about self-preservation. Many of us WOULD have given a "better" excuse. Why? Because ye...

15. One thing I learned today is that honesty will get you nowhere in Nursing School.

    frivoloussal replied to guest08/05/2014's topic in General Students

    Unfortunately, "truth" is not synonymous with"valid." Missing an alarm is not a valid excuse, even if it is the truth. Better to find that out now, than in a hospital setting, where patients and staff actually depend on you. Rotten luck, though :-...