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    i failed out of nursing school...now what

    If you are not passionate you perform your job as a robot not providing empathy for you patients in their time of need. Nursing is not all books it also requires a heart, a heart that is vested in...
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    Should students be penalized due to Instructors Mistake ?

    To be fair one must simply apply the correct answer to everybody. If the answer deemed correct by the teacher is then anyone who pick get the point; anyone who didn't, doesn't. Imminently
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    Should students be penalized due to Instructors Mistake ?

    Yes, everyone should be treated fairly. If they marked the correct answer then they should get the point; if they marked the wrong answer, they shouldn't. Pretty
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    i failed out of nursing school...now what

    No it doesn't. It can be a job that you perform as a professional caring for people in a vulnerable position.To the OP: Failing the same class twice tells me that you're not into this. Find something...
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    Is Nursing School Like Joining A Sorority?

    Well, I'm a dude so I've never been in a sorority. I have, however, been in a frat and been through boot camp and I've found NS to be nothing like either of those. It's pretty much just an educational...
  6. The following comes from my first-hand experience as a volunteer in two hospitals and one community clinic as well as my nursing-school clinical rotations in two different hospitals (clinic, med-surg,...
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    Should students be penalized due to Instructors Mistake ?

    Please, for the love of Pete, let's exercise the discipline NOT to turn this into another "A's-nurse vs C's-nurse" debate. There are threads aplenty that address that issue :deadhorse Interestingly...
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    Should students be penalized due to Instructors Mistake ?

    Well, it's not right in the sense that it's lousy customer service and, as students, WE ARE THE CUSTOMERS. That said, I fail to see how it makes any difference. And to all the "unfair" commenters: The...
  9. Decide for certain if you want something for your pocket or your bookshelf. I wouldn't take a full-size book to clinicals... things have a way of getting lost or growing
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    What to do in between...

    Personally, I'd forego the trip and be pounding the pavement looking for a job unless your dad's going to help subsidize you. Maybe it's different in your neck of the woods but in these parts,...
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    Help on deciding what pocket guide to purchase.

    I like Fast
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    Should students be penalized due to Instructors Mistake ?

    If they got the wrong answer, they got the wrong answer, even if it was mis-keyed. Of course that point should be taken away. If someone is on the borderline such that 1 point really makes the...
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    Voice Recorders

    Good point, mom. Cassettes are mid-20th century technology and should be left there. Digital's the only way to go (and makes it simple to rip mp3's of your recordings for your listening
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    Repeating a course?

    Careful with the generalizations... At Cal Poly one could drop through the first week (10%). After that one needed to petition to the Dean for withdrawal for "urgent and compelling
  15. Well, I think you're making a very wise decision in going for the on-campus class. Being bilingual will help you enormously in nursing, especially with it being Spanish. You'll also find your...
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    Repeating a course?

    Careful with "most" unless you can back it up. The public schools in my neck of the woods accept retakes only for D's and F's. By the same token, when you do repeat a class, regardless of your score,...
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    Voice Recorders

    Any digital voice recorder will meet your needs. I'd choose based on price. That said, the Sony ICD series are excellent (though a bit
  18. A few thoughts: 1) As a hospital volunteer you'll only be answering phones, delivering things from one department to another, disinfecting surfaces, loading blankets in the warmer, making copies, etc....
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    Non-BSN to MSN advice?

    Check out the following link for accelerated programs (DEMSN and 2nd BS) around the country; it's from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and is as comprehensive a list as you'll find:...
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    Non-BSN to MSN advice?

    i'm in a demsn program and, honestly, i'm not sure that you'd be very competitive for admission to our program. while i don't know the details of everybody's grades and experience, it's a pretty...
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    What would be more beneficial, CNA or EMT?

    Since you're already through your first year of nursing school, CNA would be a waste of time. Surely you've already learned how to take vital signs, turn patients, feed patients, perform peri care,...
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    Pharmacology question

    And don't stress... since you're "ok with math" you should be just fine. The required math is very, very
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    What's the difference between REAL LIFE and MEDICAL TV-shows?

    Yep... a pediatric anesthesiologist... He was pretty good but I'd still take a NICU nurse over anybody to do a really tough
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    Stop calling me kid...

    Well, since I'm probably a lot closer to his age than to yours my perspective is a bit skewed but... If he's calling you "kid" and it bugs you, you could always trying playing back.... start calling...
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    At what age do you plan on retiring from nursing?

    I'm in your boat... I'm planning to work as long as I possibly can... FT to age 70 then PT to 75... Moving on at 80. Ambitious, I know, but I'm faced with little choice at this point in life. I just...