vena cava

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1. looking back, are there courses that you thought were not necessary?

   vena cava replied to nowIamRN's topic in General Nursing

   in order to get my BScN i need to take a "humanities context credit" along with regular nursing classes. I ended up taking medieval and renaissance civilizations. other choices included spanish, greek mythology, and other world history classes. Usele...

2. Diet Coke Commercial: Nurses are Extraordinary

   vena cava replied to s_david_a's topic in General Nursing

   love it! we need more of this!

3. What did you do before you were a nurse?

   vena cava replied to CAPPYBARA BREAKFAST's topic in General Nursing

   -kitchen staff (hate it, so hot in the summer) -receptionist for a realty company (hated it, some realtors can be mean to the support staff) -temp job as H1N1 screener (loved it, basically got paid to study and just told people who entered the hospit...

4. What are the worst call in excuses you've heard?

   vena cava replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

   I can't find my shoes.

5. certifications

   vena cava replied to seriouslyserious's topic in General Nursing

   Community colleges offer lots of workshops/seminars in their continuing education department. You get a little certificate to add to your portfolio, learn something new or refresh your memory on a skill you haven't done in awhile. some I've seen incl...

6. Reducing Test Taking Anxiety

   vena cava replied to Truth66's topic in General Students

   -take study breaks -study the material little by little over a few days rather than all at once in one day -get your stuff packed for the next day the night before -have a good breakfast -study the material in different ways; read it, write it out, q...

7. Did you work while in nursing school?

   vena cava replied to mamacashew's topic in General Nursing

   i'm going into my 3rd year. so far i've been working on call at my highschool job in a kitchen throughout school. i worked once/twice a month on call during school, then most of reading week and all of summer. i've been trying to get a job relative t...

8. NICU letter to parents

   vena cava replied to rickdon19's topic in NICU

   confidentiality "eyes on your own baby"

9. Things you wish you knew when you were young?

   vena cava replied to Destiny12's topic in General Nursing

   be kind to yourself

10. How do I ask?

    vena cava replied to nurse2be2010's topic in General Nursing

    you could try asking them in an e-mail...worked for me.

11. how do i study? self motivate myself? be disciplined? more assertive?

    vena cava replied to mashamontago's topic in Student Assist

    Just do it! Be sure to relook at old quizzes since some teachers recycle questions. Reading over and writing out the important stuff a bunch of times helps me to learn.

12. Quirky Habits?

    vena cava replied to dorisc1981's topic in General Nursing

    i leave stuff open. (only at home though) cupboards, dresser drawers. drives my boyfriend nuts.

13. IF you WEREN'Ta nurse, what would you be???

    vena cava replied to sjoy's topic in General Nursing

    dental hygienist

14. Do you consider yourself a creative person?

    vena cava replied to peace2's topic in CRNA

    i see myself as a more logical, orderly person, and i feel like all i do is work! i really wish i could paint or play an instrument or something as an outlet.

15. Why did you join allnurses??

    vena cava replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    i joined because it is part of my daily reading