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  1. How important is it to get a BSN?

    matcha-cat replied to matcha-cat's topic in General Students

    That's excellent to hear. And I think I heard about a BSN being linked to better patient outcomes, so I suppose it makes sense that they're implementing that

  2. Homework Question

    matcha-cat replied to AC, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I mean, that's the point of research and learning? Just take it apart- step by step. If you're starting on this early, then you should have plenty of time to do research and ask questions. Good

  3. How important is it to get a BSN?

    matcha-cat replied to matcha-cat's topic in General Students

    Wow, that's really interesting to hear. I didn't know too much about the BSN program. I was told that it was more for like preparing you for management roles, and I never really looked into what it...

  4. What makes a good candidate

    matcha-cat replied to Alexxoxox's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm like you, at the moment :) There are so many interesting paths to go down in nursing. I can't decide on one, just yet. And maybe it would be fun to jump around a bit? If you're able

  5. How important is it to get a BSN?

    matcha-cat replied to matcha-cat's topic in General Students

    Thanks for all of your comments! I thought perhaps what I heard concerning the importance of getting a BSN was maybe a bit overblown, but I see now that it's pretty much necessary. Thank you for your...

  6. Family not supportive, is nursing really that bad?

    matcha-cat replied to emnicole's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You don't immediately have to jump to being an ultrasound tech because you're unsure of nursing. That's huge. How long have you been thinking about nursing? Why do you want to do nursing, do you...

  7. Family not supportive, is nursing really that bad?

    matcha-cat replied to emnicole's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    How are you not the "type" of person for nursing? Just because of

  8. Taking the next step

    matcha-cat replied to kaymichele's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I see a lot of posts moved to the Pre-Nursing/Students forum, but I wonder if that's always best? The more experienced nurses seem to hang out in the "Nurses" forum and the students hang out in......

  9. Jobs during nursing school?

    matcha-cat replied to marisa.m's topic in General Students

    I don't know if you'd be interested in this at all, but I'm currently enrolled in a CNA program. It was required for the initial nursing school I wanted to get into, but my husband and I are moving to...

  10. Dating a former patient

    matcha-cat replied to sarahg88's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with what you said. My husband and I have both been diagnosed with mental illnesses. I am not a ticking time bomb, and neither is he. In fact, being able to talk about our mental illnesses was...

  11. Accepting gifts from patients?

    matcha-cat posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just started my CNA course, and the particular chapter I'm reading at the moment is discussing ethical behavior and boundary violations. One of the items stressed is receiving gifts from patients,...

  12. Accepting gifts from patients?

    matcha-cat replied to matcha-cat's topic in General Nursing

    Did you go ahead and turn them down? That does seem difficult to do. I understand sharing something with the staff if it can be shared, but it seems to strange to turn down a gift for one person. I...

  13. Best strategies to deal with verbal abuse from patients?

    matcha-cat replied to mmjp77's topic in Psychiatric

    So when you tell a patient "You will not talk to me that way"- I mean, what can you

  14. Reinventing Me!!

    matcha-cat replied to AnRNgie162's topic in General Students

    Oh wow, you're going to be starting very soon, huh?! Good

  15. Student nurse dismayed by bedside nursing attitude

    matcha-cat replied to new gal's topic in General Students

    Right, precisely that. How can you protest that when people literally NEED

  16. Failed... and now I'm going back

    matcha-cat replied to HeatherMarie12's topic in General Students

    I don't know if I can help, but I'll try. I had a similar situation. I NEVER studied growing-up, so I always did bad in school. I just never paid attention, never did homework, and I NEVER tried. When...

  17. When did you know?

    matcha-cat replied to Sbhayes09's topic in General Nursing

    As a 5-6 year old, I would flip through the pages of my deceased grandmother's nursing book, spending extra time looking at the "creepy" pictures of the cartoon drawings getting shots and taking their...

  18. Starting nursing school at 37...

    matcha-cat replied to LindsayRadun's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think you need to look at how great it is to be going back to school at your age! When I started community college, I was awed by the amount of older adults (in their late 30s- some older!) who...

  19. nurses with Aspergers/autism?

    matcha-cat replied to RobotNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Aheheh! Thanks! And again, I'm really glad to see I can relate to someone, too, and it makes me so happy to hear that you ARE in nursing and are doing well. I know I'm going to run into problems, but...

  20. Any nurses who were poor at math?

    matcha-cat posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi! So the Monday after next I start my CNA course as the first step to me getting into nursing school. After I become certified, I want to work full-time and go to school part-time, taking a basic...

  21. nurses with Aspergers/autism?

    matcha-cat replied to RobotNurse's topic in General Nursing

    PS: I love your username, "RobotNurse". It's very accurate lol. My husband sometimes teases me and pretends to be me while speaking with a robot voice, saying "DOES NOT COMPUTE" when I ask him how I'm...

  22. nurses with Aspergers/autism?

    matcha-cat replied to RobotNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, see for me, I'm interested in a lot of things but I don't think to express them on my face. They're simply thoughts to me. I've worked on that, too, but it's not natural for me. I have to think...

  23. nurses with Aspergers/autism?

    matcha-cat replied to RobotNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my god It sounds like I wrote this, as well. I recently got diagnosed with Autism, which basically explained everything that was "wrong" with me. I always felt like an alien. My brain doesn't work...

  24. Any nurses who were poor at math?

    matcha-cat replied to matcha-cat's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your replies. It's unfortunate that you struggled with, also, but it does make me feel a lot better knowing that there were other people in the same boat as me but were successful...

  25. What do I do if I'm struggling in the easy classes?

    matcha-cat replied to NYCNative21's topic in General Students

    Hey, OP, I'm really proud of you. I'm in a similar situation... I've never been good at school. I was always day-dreaming, and up until high school I was completely clueless as to how my peers were...