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  1. Nursing student taking drugs

    coolpeach replied to txpatches's topic in General Students

    Unless I see them doing it in the hospital parking lot prior to clinicals then its not my business. I have a responsibility to protect patients, and someone smoking pot prior/during clinical would...

  2. I was denied a maternity leave.

    coolpeach replied to StephMatousek's topic in General Students

    I am in an RN program, and as far as I understand they do NOT give maternity leave. You can be pregnant in the program, but it is understood that you cannot miss anymore time than anyone else. We had...

  3. Jobs while in nursing school

    coolpeach replied to coolpeach's topic in Texas Nursing

    I checked the websites of the hospitals in my area, and it shows I need to have completed the second semester of clinicals to get a tech or nursing care assistant position. I am just starting second...

  4. Night shift vs Day shift: stop the hate

    coolpeach replied to Jack Hawaii's topic in General Nursing

    I am just a nursing student currently so I don't have a lot of real world experience. I have been told that nights were easier because there's less going on, everybody is sleeping etc. I have only...

  5. quitting after 6 months?

    coolpeach replied to addison31's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have any advice as I am a current nursing student with no experience in the real world yet. I do remember being told that there is a high turn over in psych because it is such a difficult...

  6. What kind of Nursing school drama in your school?

    coolpeach replied to NoeIssa's topic in General Students

    I am starting second semester, and so far there hasnt been too much drama. I was sitting next to a person who was all about "who did what etc" and I moved to a different seat. I felt this person...

  7. Can you be expelled from Nursing School in Texas for being pregnant

    coolpeach replied to redranger's topic in Texas Nursing

    I am a second semester student, and had a classmate who started first semester pregnant. She delivered a few days after the semester ended, and we had a 5 week break. We have another classmate who is...

  8. Brookhaven/Mountainview Dallas County Texas

    coolpeach posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Did anyone apply to Brookhaven/Mountainview for Fall 08. The application deadline was 2/29/08, and I submitted mine on 2/25. On 2/26 they posted new information on the Web site that just floored me....

  9. Financial Aid

    coolpeach replied to 2bNurseSteph22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    At my community college if you owe money to financial aid, or have defaulted you have to clear it up before you can get more financial aid. If you owe a balance to the school they put a hold on you,...

  10. GOT ACCEPTED...NO BABYSITTER:((( What to do??

    coolpeach replied to Luckygirl77's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was lucky enough to have family who could be there when I couldn't. The hours you listed are perfect times for a teenager. You might check the local high school to see if any of the students might...

  11. Affording pre-reqs and nursing school

    coolpeach replied to mina11's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am in Dallas, Texas and you can take some of your pre reqs anywhere and have them transfer (biology, A&P 1 & 2, microbiology, etc). There are other pre reqs that are only offered at the...

  12. Room and Board at a Community College

    coolpeach replied to Danny Gambo's topic in General Students

    I go to DCCCD, and they include room and board. The thing is the maximum amount with even that included isn't enough to cover it. I get the full amount per year in pell grants and student loans, and...

  13. Got in to an RN Program...now the Dilemmas

    coolpeach replied to ocdavid_RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I feel I need to reply because I too have a desire to work in pediatrics or oncology, maybe even pediatric oncology. It's have yet to find anyone who wants to work in oncology like me. Anyway, I am...

  14. What do you do to relieve your stress?

    coolpeach replied to nurse901's topic in General Students

    I play wii with my son (great investment), walk while listening to my ipod, treadmill, blast my car radio while I sing (I am alone of course), do relaxation meditation tapes, go out with fellow...

  15. Tattoos and piercings

    coolpeach replied to averna's topic in General Students

    At my school any tattoo has to be covered up. We wear white scrubs so if you have a color bright tattoo it shows through your scrubs, and must also be covered. We are not allowed any jewerly during...

  16. Clinic Bag?

    coolpeach replied to sh1901's topic in General Students

    My clinic bag was multipurpose. I used it on skills lab days to carry my supplies. Always my steth, penlight and whatever I needed for lab that day (NG tubing, cath tray, gauze etc). I used it for...

  17. Tattoo Cover Makeup?

    coolpeach replied to hiddencatRN's topic in General Students

    I would say the best way to go would be a long sleeve shirt under your scubs that you could push the sleeves up to wash your hands and wrists etc. If you put makeup there you are just going to wash it...

  18. disruptive students

    coolpeach replied to gigi15's topic in General Students

    I haven't had this problem in my nursing program, but I did encounter it in some of my pre regs. You are an adult and are responsible for your own education therefor you must do what you have to do in...

  19. Clinal Advise

    coolpeach replied to GAVSsugarpot's topic in General Students

    We had our clinicals on Mondays, and on Sundays we had to go to the hospital, and pick out 1 to 2 patients for Monday. Sunday afternoon I would write a patho report on each medical diagnosis the...

  20. What did you do on orientation day?

    coolpeach replied to ashandjune's topic in General Students

    We went over the syllabus, handbooks, dress code etc. We meet the teachers, went on a tour of our nursing rooms, labs etc. We were told what we could expect, and what was expected of us. We were given...

  21. Making Friends in Nursing School

    coolpeach replied to anewday's topic in General Students

    I just finished the first semester of my program, and I have made so many wonderful friends. We have done karoke nights, and study groups, and been through great times, and not so great times. It's...

  22. Why so many fail out of our program?

    coolpeach replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Students

    I am just finishing up the first semester in my program and so far we have only lost two people. Both of the people who dropped did so for personal reasons unrelated to the program. I know a couple of...

  23. Failing a student when not receving a failing grade?

    coolpeach replied to Nurse 2009's topic in General Students

    We have the S and U thing too, no real number grades in clinical. This is just my first semester, but everyone in our clinical group passed

  24. Let's hear your school uniform stories!

    coolpeach replied to UjonesRN's topic in General Students

    I am just finishing first semester, and we have all white scrubs, and shoes. I NEVER wear white because I dribble, and spill all the time. It has been a big effort to look spotless. At any rate our...

  25. For everyone that applied to Brookhaven for Spring '08...

    coolpeach replied to jla623's topic in Texas Nursing

    I have had a couple of people who had 27.something, and a 28 who did not get chosen for an interview so it must have been a bit