Tacocat ASN, RN

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    Success Stories

    Tacocat replied to thefutureNP's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What type of program are you applying for? Your username is "futureNP" so are you applying to NP programs? Or an RN
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    Accelerated BSN Student Loan

    Tacocat replied to chapm199's topic in General Students

    You seem weirdly adverse to anything anyone says, especially for someone asking for advice? Do you already have a network and job leads? Hiring managers, friends in high places? Because you seem...
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    Puppy??

    Tacocat replied to Ashley Mansell's topic in General Students

    ESAs are not entitled to the same accommodations of a service
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    Failing LPN School

    Tacocat replied to AspiringRN's topic in General Students

    Can you meet with your professor to address your concerns? That might be your saving
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    Clinical

    Tacocat replied to nursingstudent501235's topic in General Students

    I think you need to break this down because the result is not the sum of its parts. Unless she told you otherwise, you're being failed for not doing your patient assessment, and as a student that's...
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    I cant stand the attitude of many nurses

    Tacocat replied to Lostsoull's topic in General Nursing

    You need to be realistic about this. If she's full-time, she's seeing these nurses more than you and is able to build more of a rapport. I'm closer to the full-time people I work with because I see...
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    I cant stand the attitude of many nurses

    Tacocat replied to Lostsoull's topic in General Nursing

    I think that is part of the problem. When you're voluntarily overworking yourself and skipping breaks, you're also building resentment against the ones that DO take lunches. That turns it into a weird...
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    I cant stand the attitude of many nurses

    Tacocat replied to Lostsoull's topic in General Nursing

    I get that you've worked at some crappy places, but are your expectations truly reasonable? My current role is in administration. Nurses are busy, especially on inpatient units. You seem to have...
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    Nurses Charged in Deaths of 12 Nursing Home Residents

    Tacocat replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    It's reminiscent of the disaster that befell Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Does anybody remember that
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    How can I figure out if nursing is right for me?

    Tacocat replied to ShouldIBeNurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are limits to "seriously counseling," depending on your definition of serious. You work too hard to try and convince the patient of the error of their ways, and the patient just...doesn't come...
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    How can I figure out if nursing is right for me?

    Tacocat replied to ShouldIBeNurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    But...registered nurse or not you're going to have these people too, the ones who don't believe in vaccination or want to use essential oils to cure their diabetes. The patient is absolutely entitled...
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    Nursing Schools with conditional approval

    Tacocat replied to klausybear's topic in General Students

    Conditional approval generally means that the state board of nursing found some serious issues with the program, like the NCLEX pass rate or curriculum. Conditional programs usually have BON visits...
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    1st Sem. Nursing student: Shaking in my scrubs

    Tacocat replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Students

    It all comes together, it really does. The med math is daunting but you'll get the hang of it. Math was my worst subject my entire life, but med math is practical which for me made it more manageable....
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    1st Sem. Nursing student: Shaking in my scrubs

    Tacocat replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Students

    Also remember that some people in your class are probably going to suck. The "know-it-alls" and "one-uppers" and general jerks. Find people who are going to help you, not drive you
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    Failed My First Semester of Nursing School.

    Tacocat replied to OrlandoNursing's topic in General Students

    Did your class have you purchase any supplemental material, like online access codes to go with your textbook? Those resources should still be available too even without any assignments from your...
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    Failed My First Semester of Nursing School.

    Tacocat replied to OrlandoNursing's topic in General Students

    F.A. Davis publishes a practice book for Fundamentals...it's part of their Success series. It has a lot of review material and practice questions, and it has a code to use online for practice tests....
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    Failed My First Semester of Nursing School.

    Tacocat replied to OrlandoNursing's topic in General Students

    I'd pass on the NUR2 material and work on strengthening your NUR1 fundamentals. I'm not familiar with HESI, my program uses ATI. Do they give you a printout of your score breakdown, like the areas...
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    Student Helpers

    Tacocat replied to ClashyRN's topic in School

    Can you give them a project, like making posters about handwashing to put in the bathrooms and how to cover your mouth when you cough or
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    Why is there a 7 year limit on prerequisites for nursing?

    Tacocat replied to mdwatkins13's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I definitely agree that it should be retaken -- I'm genuinely wondering if he believes it's
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    Why is there a 7 year limit on prerequisites for nursing?

    Tacocat replied to mdwatkins13's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Silly question: if you're so convinced that your A&P/Micro credits should be accepted, would you be able to pass any sort of proficiency examination, proving that you've retained everything you...
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    Why is there a 7 year limit on prerequisites for nursing?

    Tacocat replied to mdwatkins13's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Fun fact -- one nursing school is not required to take nursing credits from another college. There was an issue in my city where one of the nursing programs lost accreditation and any coursework that...
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    Why is there a 7 year limit on prerequisites for nursing?

    Tacocat replied to mdwatkins13's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm at a CC and I had to have all my sciences within the last 7 years. To my understanding, the rationale is to ensure your knowledge is fresh and based on current information and not potentially...
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    RN program work load

    Tacocat replied to Hopefulnurse1823's topic in General Students

    I'm an ADN student in a hybrid online/evening program. I graduate in May 2020 and I've worked full time the entire time I've been a student. It depends how flexible your job can be. I leave work early...
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    Advisor is recommending Algebra

    Tacocat replied to MBucanek's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What college are you in, @MBucanek? The "score card" you're referring to is the criteria for admission to the nursing program, I'm going to guess? Just because it might not be a requirement for the...
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    Advisor is recommending Algebra

    Tacocat replied to MBucanek's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It might not be required for the nursing program, but an associates' program probably has a math requirement. Math and English classes are core to any associates' program no matter the