egomaniacal1

egomaniacal1 specializes in ICU Neuro.

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1. I need your help Allnurses.

   egomaniacal1 replied to Prettyladie's topic in General Students

   Absolutely! I recommend Underwater basket weaving 101. But take the class all the idiots are in, LOL! Seriously, I was in the same boat as you a few semesters. That being said, please ignore what all...

2. Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

   egomaniacal1 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   Thats easy! That's him

3. Low GPA, chances of NP?

   egomaniacal1 replied to NCcardiacNurse's topic in General Nursing

   I hate to police other peoples posts but I really feel like people need to either actually KNOW an answer or research their answers before they give them out as fact. Very few programs require...

4. Low GPA, chances of NP?

   egomaniacal1 replied to NCcardiacNurse's topic in General Nursing

   With respect to your post and without knowledge to your geographical location...this simply isn't true. Most programs will state the graduate nursing school boiler-plate, "..a minimum undergraduate...

5. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

   egomaniacal1 replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

   I sensed neither negativety or animosity in your post. Further, I agree with you in principle. However, you are speaking to a different topic. I agree that local staffing shortages often occur 'on...

6. Pain is subjective?

   egomaniacal1 replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

   typo, i am not going to attack you or jump on you. i am going to say that hunger is pain. while i am not a peds nurse and i would not choose demerol, i would have sought an rx for mso4 to reduce the...

7. NVCC Nur Program-Withdraw, No Way!!

   egomaniacal1 replied to Bpeaceful2All's topic in Virginia Nursing

   Ok, I am going to play devils advocate for a second. However, before I do, let me say this...Your attitude is right-on. If you believe and you work hard, you can get there. I applaud your veracity and...

8. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

   egomaniacal1 replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

   Valerie, forgive me because I agree with you so often, but here you are just wrong. There is a nursing shortage. The last count conducted there were 126,000 unfilled nursing positions in the US....

9. NCLEX: How many times is enough?

   egomaniacal1 replied to PMHNP10's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   Lowering standards does not benefit anyone. Flame away. Our entire society is about lowering standards. That's what we do. We invent reasons to lower the bar. I for one don't care how flamed I get on...

10. Pain is subjective?

    egomaniacal1 replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand your concern and even empathize with you. However, we are taught that pain is considered the 5th vital sign and it is whatever the patient says it is. Now before you cast me aside,...

11. Strike Nursing

    egomaniacal1 replied to TravelingBSNRN's topic in Travel

    I am sorry, I don't mean this to seem "troll," but strike nursing is acceptable for a few reasons. First of all, the hospital can not endure the added expense forever, so is does not hurt the striking...

12. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    egomaniacal1 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Risperdal being pronounced "risper-i-dal" chaps my butt. resperidine is the drug name, so maybe they are mixing the two, or maybe you are missing the

13. June 2008 NCLEX support group

    egomaniacal1 replied to IamRN08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    how many questions did you have? if you had less than 100, you passed for

14. June 2008 NCLEX support group

    egomaniacal1 replied to IamRN08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    :yeah:grats to you! this should help put a few fears at ease that people can not pass at 265 questions. i am very happy for you. go ahead and call yourself a registered nurse outloud a few times. it...

15. June 2008 NCLEX support group

    egomaniacal1 replied to IamRN08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    ROFLMA...I'd say that is a safe assumption... Grats to