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    Over riding a resident?

    Music in My Heart replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    That is not what anybody is talking about... what everybody is criticizing is the OP's decision to circumvent the doc's STAT order and downgrade it to routine. That wasn't about helping the patient or...
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    All electronics banned?

    Music in My Heart replied to betakurt's topic in General Students

    We were still using pop-tops in my day... (The line from 'Maragaritaville' always resonated with me... I cut my feet on 'em more than
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    New grands & RNs looking for new work

    Music in My Heart replied to Blouis's topic in General Nursing

    Which is precisely why you can't turn around in a crowded room without bumping into several pre-nursing/nursing students and new/stale grads... everybody and their brother/mother/sister/father decided...
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    Over riding a resident?

    Music in My Heart replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    But that's not really your call... that's the MD's decision. And to be honest, it sounds like your decision was based more on it being "crunch time" than anything else. It doesn't sound to me like it...
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    All electronics banned?

    Music in My Heart replied to betakurt's topic in General Students

    Oh, I get it. My thing is... smacking gum. Drives me up the freaking
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    All electronics banned?

    Music in My Heart replied to betakurt's topic in General Students

    To all of the students who are so distractable as to be bothered by a keyboard typing or even a pen clicking... you may as well get used to learning to focus in noise... I've never had a work...
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    Staffing Ratios Condemn Patients To Inferior Care

    Music in My Heart replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Neither does she point out that - even with insurance - sometimes Americans must wait many weeks to see a specialist or to have semi-elective
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    All electronics banned?

    Music in My Heart replied to betakurt's topic in General Students

    Regarding the "intellectual property" of a lecture... well given that most nursing instructors are public employees then I see no reason that they should be asserting control over that which has been...
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    Staffing Ratios Condemn Patients To Inferior Care

    Music in My Heart replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Any editorial that's still pushing the "nursing shortage" crap has no credibility in my book. California is drowning in nurses... in part BECAUSE of mandated
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    All electronics banned?

    Music in My Heart replied to betakurt's topic in General Students

    I used my laptop extensively for note taking in several classes, including statistics (during which I became quite proficient with the MS Word equation editor). Not only does it permit more thorough...
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    All electronics banned?

    Music in My Heart replied to betakurt's topic in General Students

    For some of us, it's not a matter of "surviving" nor a matter of "depending." It's simply a matter of utilizing technology for what it's for -- to improve efficiency.Given that most faculty I've come...
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    Weak Stomach

    Music in My Heart replied to mississippigirl3000's topic in General Students

    I used to be pretty squeamish but I've been getting desensitized. I find it helps not to look any more than I have to, to breath through my mouth when things are really foul, and to think clinically...
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    Do you still use your old nursing school textbooks??

    Music in My Heart replied to werkinit's topic in General Nursing

    Most of mine came with electronic versions (Evolve) which I find more useful. I've also found electronic copies of other books online. My Fundamentals book (Potter and Perry) is awful and not work...
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    Dyscalculia and Nursing

    Music in My Heart replied to LadyBathory's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    To all of you calculationally challenged folks: I highly, Highly, HIGHLY encourage you to spend some time trying to understand what's happening the "med math" problems before you spend a second...
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    Excessive write-ups at work

    Music in My Heart replied to Little_Mouse's topic in General Nursing

    Write-ups because you forgot to sign the MAR? Sounds pretty over-the-top to me. Sounds like all the nurses need to be looking out for each other (we'll often pass a note along saying that something...
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    calc vs a&p

    Music in My Heart replied to JonB04's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A&P was not particularly challenging. Calculus certainly was, especially by the time we moved on to multiple dimensions. With calculus, I could sweat over a problem for 30 minutes and get...
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    A few quick questions from a nervous newbie!

    Music in My Heart replied to Kaychell's topic in General Students

    Any decent Littman should be fine. Definitely keep a spare set of scrubs in your car, just in case. BTW, patches can be attached satisfactorily and temporarily with carpet tape. Drug guide: I also...
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    what the heck do you wear to a Nursing School interview?

    Music in My Heart replied to NurseBanana's topic in General Students

    I went with a long-sleeved shirt, cotton slacks, and a tie - less formal than my business suit but more formal than a polo shirt. The guy behind me had on a full
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    Nursing Shortage?

    Music in My Heart replied to mboulis's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Meanwhile, any attempt to rationally discuss end-of-life care decision making is met with calls of "death
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    I already have Kaplan & Saunder's, do I still need ATI?

    Music in My Heart replied to Ugly Duckling's topic in General Students

    More accurately, bundled into your tuition. They (the company) ain't giving it away. Nope... one lump sum (~$350) at the
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    About to start NS...but unhappy with my school

    Music in My Heart replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow.For my first degree you could only withdraw with permission of the Dean for "serious and compelling reasons." You could repeat a class only once and went on AP after any term in which you failed...
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    Can't even get an interview!

    Music in My Heart replied to loving2's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt that's the reasoning. They have a range that they're prepared to pay for the position and that's what they'll pay whoever takes it.More likely, I'd guess the reason is concern that the...
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    About to start NS...but unhappy with my school

    Music in My Heart replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've taken several classes from "bad" professors who "didn't teach" us and where the common expectation was "take your C and be glad" and still managed to pull an A. I personally view that attitude as...
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    I already have Kaplan & Saunder's, do I still need ATI?

    Music in My Heart replied to Ugly Duckling's topic in General Students

    I did ATI (we were forced to by our school) and I don't think it was of any special benefit. I think Saunders would've been sufficient for me. Were I in your shoes, I'd give ATI a
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    No lift policy

    Music in My Heart replied to monters's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    What we need are overhead gantries in every patient room and dedicated slings for every