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Ok, I'm going to make it short but informative. I am 25 y/o female, student nurse, no previous history of cardiac problems. My history includes malignant melanoma and asthma. I am on no asthma meds except my rescue inhaler (albuterol) and haven't use...

This question is primarily for people who are OUT of nursing school so I thought I'd post it here. This morning I'm putting together this stupid azz portfolio for my nursing trends project. It contains my personal and professional goals, philosophy o...

Ok, this is a vent. In school, we have to participate in a survey about predicted college success vs home support systems, class load, work hours, etc. This is to receive a grant, and those funds will be allocated to help 'borderline' students succe...

This statement was made by my professor during class yesterday, so I pose this question to all nursing students, as well as anyone else who'd like to participate. I am interested in hearing your responses and will post mine later in the thread. "We ...

Well, this is good for you. Your transition in the ER will certainly help you decide if you want to be there full time, or not. Personally, I wouldn't choose ER or tele. But that's me.

Excellent post, Carol. I look forward to running to you with all my new grad onc questions. Get ready!

Ok. I know, there are a ton of these threads out here and I am not going to do a search so don't suggest it. Some of the ladies at my job want to buy me a stethoscope as a graduation/good luck/going away gift. All through school I had a Littman cla...

I can't believe you can *retake* your tests. In my program, passing is a 75, but you don't have to score that on each test. Just have that as an average for the course.

I decided to be a nurse to plan for the future. I can't be a stripper forever.

Just because I don't like the ultrascope, doesn't mean you won't. I know a lot of nurses who have them. I think the acoustics leave much to be desired. Try it out. You can return it if you're not satisfied.

Can the master cardiology be used for adults and peds? I see on the website it can be used for low and high frequency sounds depending on the pressure on the chestpiece. Once I feel comfortable with what I'm doing on my floor (so, in like a year or ...

In my school, if you aren't there for test day and you have to make it up, they automatically deduct 10 points. That's if you call ahead of time and explain your circumstances. If you don't call, you get a zero.

I would like to refer you to my original post, in which I stated I would not do a search, primarily because I am looking for info relevant to the population I will be nursing and my needs on the unit. If you don't like that, put me on your ignore lis...

Is that the master cardiology, or another model?

No. Students with diagnosed learning diabilities are assisted already. They meet with the dean of students with their special needs, and their needs are met, so that they can progress with the rest of the class. This is not the problem. This is abou...

That was one of my first thoughts, too, Colleen. I also thought that if they changed the rules, and didn't admit certain students after failing a number of times, they would cease to receive that money in tuition each semester. I still believe that ...

We can talk about that, too. In fact I know several students personally who are borderline both academically and, uh, psychiatrically (and probably in a whole host of other areas).

Not necessarily. I am in favor of honesty more than political correctness or nonjudgmental behavior, but that's just me.

Are you sure I'm not being judgmental?

I wish I were kidding, Shandy. I'm not. There's one woman in my clinical group who has been at this since 1992. Clue phone? Its for somebody. Something isn't working for her. I've heard other programs where if you fail, you can take it again, and if...

I work full time, and I don't receive or expect special treatment. I turn in my assignments on the same day as everyone else. We are evaluated on our performance in clinical and by examination, regardless of extra-academic activities. I guess its th...

If I am being judgmental, I am judging based on the MINIMUM standard promulgated by my college. These aren't my rules. Granted, there are some good didactic students that are not so great clinically, but it does a disservice to those of us who are s...

I don't know, 6 weeks doesn't sound like an adequate orientation for a new grad. But maybe that's just me. Mine is 12 weeks with an 8 week transition.

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I can't stand Rockers. I bought a pair for first semester when they insisted we wear nursing shoes. Now I wear Skechers. Much more comfortable.