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1. If Nurses were paid $8.50 per hr, would you or would you not

   Mayday! replied to RNnbakes's topic in General Nursing

   As a pre-nursing student, I can emphatically say "Hell no!" 18 years ago, my mother struggled through LVN school as a single mother with a 3 year old (me). Since then, I've watched her rise through the ranks to where she is now as a CEN Charge RN. Th...

2. My Time Has Finally Come

   Mayday! replied to blueyesue's topic in Pre-Nursing

   :ancong!:

3. Taking Notes - By hand or by Laptop?

   Mayday! replied to SerenePeach's topic in Pre-Nursing

   For me, typing notes is faster and therefore more convenient, but handwriting them makes them stick in my mind better, and gives me something to associate what I'm reading with. Like, when I'm reading over my notes and come to something I don't fully...

4. Should I just forget it?

   Mayday! replied to propeace's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I'll echo what's already been said; you'll never know until you try, and then you'll always have "what if" in the back of your mind. If this is something you really feel strongly about, then give it hell! Male nurses are incredible assets. When I wo...

5. what I will do to get into nursing school

   Mayday! replied to 7out_to_nursing's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Have you started on any of your pre-reqs yet? Since you have a scholarship for taking your GED that caps your credit hours at no more than 12 per semester, I would suggest taking a few pre-req courses with that scholarship money, so it at least doesn...

6. A&P 1 Spring 2010

   Mayday! replied to Rimzy's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hey guys! My name's Sara and I'm 21, currently enrolled in Odessa College, TX, planning on transferring when it comes down to actual nursing school. I'm taking 5 hours this semester; A&P lecture & lab + Essentials of Med Term, which is a 1 ho...

7. Do you have a side jobs that is not related to nursing?

   Mayday! replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

   I think it's Registered Vet Tech, but don't hold me to it!

8. Not a doctor but is asking to be called "Dr" while on the unit.

   Mayday! replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

   The "doctor" in question is a patient on the unit.

9. ER nurses! Do you have this policy in your hospital?

   Mayday! replied to Tonjia's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not a nurse, but I did work in ER Registration, and I do know that our hospital DID have a policy on this. If a patient was determined to need pain medication, Registration staff had a form that we took to the patient and had them fill out and si...

10. Might Be Getting In Over My Head

    Mayday! replied to MzRN2B's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Would it be possible for you to CLEP math, or see if any of the math instructors will let you prove competency by exam? I know it might mean a little more study-time right now, but it would also keep you from having to struggle with it later on. Shor...

11. Might Be Getting In Over My Head

    Mayday! replied to MzRN2B's topic in Pre-Nursing

    3 science classes at once would be a major challenge for me personally, but it just depends on your situation. Are you working? Do you have children? Other family obligations? Good support systems? All of these things will affect the intensity of you...

12. What's the weirdest baby name?

    Mayday! replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yep! Sinner and Saint... They thought there were very clever. I was unimpressed.

13. What's the weirdest baby name?

    Mayday! replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I went to school with a girl named Lemyn Candi. LEMON CANDY! I have no idea what her middle name is, I was always too horrified to ask. When I was working in daycare, I personally knew a crew of siblings named, Faith, Prophyt, Patience, Saint, and Si...

14. Chief complaints that made you laugh?

    Mayday! replied to nickos's topic in General Nursing

    Oh goody, my specialty! See, I worked ER/OP Registration for a while, and got to see lots of stupid things entered in ProMed by co-workers. "vomiting, no nausea"--really, guys? REALLY? "paperclip in peepee"--EXACTLY how it was entered into ProMed whe...

15. I Failed the TEAS test again/Depressed

    Mayday! replied to EricaDumas09's topic in Pre-Nursing

    i'm using the same book to study for the net, and it's wonderful! i got mine very cheaply at my college bookstore, but i know i've also seen it at barnes and noble, hastings and chapters, and i'm sure you could find it used on amazon! i haven't taken...