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You poor thing! Your experience could be a movie called, "Mean Girls go to Nursing School." And I agree, why would hateful, childish people want to go into a profession where they have to be mature, compassionate, and professional? I guess I should say, "supposed" to be mature, compassionate, and professional. It's girls like this who go on to create the toxic work environments in the medical field. As unpleasant as it is, I would say this will probably not be your first group of mean nurses that you'll encounter, and you'll have to find a way to deal with the frustrations of working with these types of people. Writing about it helps, I'm sure, and thank God for the support of all the kind, wise nurses on this website.
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This is a question for those of you who are intellectually curious or just like facts and statistics. If you're looking for help on the HESI, this is not it. This is more of a thought exercise on correlation. I had to take the HESI twice--not because I failed the first time (scored a 97%), but because I decided to also apply to a BSN program that required additional sections (critical thinking, biology). Unfortunately, the BSN program required that I take every section again. In doing so, I've noticed something interesting about the populations of people that tested with me (ADN vs BSN applicants), specifically the class averages on each section, and I wonder if the difference is significant in terms of graduation rate for each program. The results are as follows: [scores are ADN vs BSN] Math 66 vs 83 Chemistry 48 vs 74 Grammar 62 vs 80 Vocabulary 61 vs 80 Reading 63 vs 84 A & P 64 vs 68
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Wow, I just took the CT exam, and I'm surprised that the questions (5 years after the original post) seem almost the same. I took the "muffins" (a box of chocolates on my exam) from a patients son, and shared them with the staff because it was a nice gesture, and to refuse seemed offensive. Regarding the question in the pharmacy (while off-duty), I chose to refuse to offer medical advice because I'm not a doctor. I also got the question about the patient defecating on themselves in the bed (chose to clean the patient first, and use towels underneath him until I could find clean sheets). Honestly, there is no magical way to approach the questions. I just really tried to imagine myself in the situation, and decide what action I would take. For example, if I need to change bed linens for a patient, and the floor was out of linens, I would take them off of an unused bed. If I was in the middle of changing a dressing for a home health patient, and another patient called, I'd silence the call until I was done; however, if I was at dinner with friends, and I was on-call, I'd leave the table to take a call. If a patient just got a cast on their lower leg, and it became very painful, the first thing I'd check is their their toes to make sure there is adequate circulation. Really, all you need to do is think about what you'd do as a professional, and perhaps also think what you'd like a nurse to do for you if you were the patient. However, for the question about the guy who wanted to meet the nurse for coffee to discuss the physician, I chose to "explain professional boundries"--not everything the patient wants is acceptable :-). Overall, I scored 940, not the highest, but good enough. Good luck to all future HESI testers!
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Hi Mathew, I don't know if my suggestion will be helpful or not, but I would contact whoever I could and have a face-to-face meeting, if possible, to share your story. If the first person says no, try the next person in line. Don't give up. My husband had a similar experience when he was trying to get into a PhD program at UC Irvine in CA. He had an undergraduate GPA of 2.8, but had been getting A's in the Master's program at a state school. UCI rejected him. He called someone (not sure who or what title), and asked what he could do to improve his chances for reapplying next cycle. They told him to come talk with someone at the campus, and long-story-short, he was accepted. If you did really well in the nursing program, you have solid ground for your appeal. I'd keep trying to talk to someone until you've exhausted all avenues, and only then try to bump up your GPA by taking more classes. Best of luck to you!
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Welcome to our current culture where there are no absolutes. They should clarify the gender question, though: What gender to you feel like...today?