mellowdude

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1. Want to be a nursing student, but too dumb at maths!!

   mellowdude replied to glittermoomin's topic in Pre-Nursing

   If Math could embody a human form, Math would be the obnoxious, drunk person that nobody really likes. Know your med math like the back of your hand. The good thing is med math becomes easy with practice. Hang in there kiddo!

2. What classes are you taking? Fall 2016

   mellowdude replied to ItsThatJenGirl's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Fall 2016 College Bio Medical Math I have intro to chem, A/P, micro & nutrition left. I finished pre-algebra,intro to stats, psych & spanish.

3. Nurses who don't have the "passion"

   mellowdude replied to My_toe_sis's topic in General Nursing

   Someone mentioned they are sick of physicians giving the RN sh&t because they got woken up in the night. If an MD ever gives you sh*t for calling them, tell them "This isn't about YOU it is about your patient." Any male MD that whines about bein...

4. Nurses who don't have the "passion"

   mellowdude replied to My_toe_sis's topic in General Nursing

   I love reading the responses of everyone. I believe the passion is the desire to help people & to guide them in difficult times in their life. However, going on this alone will not make you an RN. One knows this field is right for them when th...

5. How working in the ED made me a better person

   mellowdude posted a topic in General Students

   I've been reading lots of articles about burnout in the ED. One went so far to say it made her become a *****. I thought I would share my insight. I was an ED tech while attending Paramedic School. The experiences I had for 2 years will hopefully b...

6. Can nurses use medical marijuana?

   mellowdude replied to melisgood's topic in Activism

   Once cannabis moves from it's stupid listing under the scheduled 1 class, a lot more places will allow employees to use cannabis in the off time. Once the feds stop criminalizing it, more hospitals will allow employees to use it. Hospitals get funds...

7. Don't yell at co-workers in front of people

   mellowdude replied to Emergent's topic in Relations

   Great post! Nobody should be subjected to being ridiculed in public unless they do something really stupid and obnoxious; like pull down co-workers pants.

8. Why I am Grateful for Burning Out as a Nurse

   mellowdude replied to Cynthiahowardrnphd's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for sharing!

9. How hard is A&P really?

   mellowdude replied to crazyemtchic's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hi Crazy Fellow Paramedic here. I've learned that, unlike EMS courses, healthcare courses should not be rushed. It takes time to sink in and to apply that knowledge takes more time. Have you ever noticed how EMS students can learn something very fas...

10. Please help I am starting to lose hope in becoming a nurse

    mellowdude replied to wantstobeRN's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Never give up. This journey is like climbing a mountain. Sometimes you will face situations when you have to take a different route to get to the summit. Find a RN student who is attending the program you want to attend. Ask them how they achieved th...

11. Some advice, I hope it helps.

    mellowdude replied to mellowdude's topic in General Students

    Thanks for all the kind words! I'm glad to see that people are motivated by this post. I forgot to mention a great book that has helped me along my healthcare journey. The book is "People Care" by Thom Dick. He used to write many, many great articl...

12. Some advice, I hope it helps.

    mellowdude posted a topic in General Students

    I hope this serves as motivation for nursing students and pre-nursing students. A little background about me. I'm a Paramedic. During Medic school I worked in a busy Chicago ED as a tech. I'm obtaining my BS in nursing. I will become a flight medic a...

13. California nurses and medical marijuana

    mellowdude replied to DirtyBlackSocks's topic in Pain

    I agree, smoking up before work is a bad idea. I couldn't function on it. It sucks but sometimes you have to suck up the pain. 12 hours would be a long time to deal with it. Just remember, when you get home you can smoke yourself to la la land. I'm c...