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    ACLS question

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

    I'd say take it. As a new grad you need anything you can get in order to set yourself apart from the legion of competition. Having your ACLS shows that you're a go-getter and are doing everything you...
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    Grades- do instructors round up?

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

    And are you really saying that someone who just scrapes by and barely passes the NCLEX is probably going to be a good nurse just because they're compassionate? I suppose in some fields, perhaps, but...
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    Extern Interview Question..

    Music in My Heart replied to Acosmo27's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I'd prepare a portfolio for each person. Use tabbed dividers to separate sections (resume = xcrpts =
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    Grades- do instructors round up?

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

    Well, since they've posted the grading scale to two significant figures then I fail to see how they can look at the score in anything but two significant figures... after all, this is supposed to be a...
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    So sad

    Music in My Heart replied to coachswife09's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A couple thoughts: 1) If you don't take it again then you're done. You're not going to get into nursing school with a D in A&P. Of course you're going to take it again. 2) I wouldn't head right...
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    Should I Carry Nursing Malpractice (Liability) Insurance?

    Music in My Heart replied to sirI's topic in Nursing Career

    I sometimes hear people say, "I've got nothing for them to take so I don't need insurance." My response is, "Ah, but you do have something for them to go after... you have your future earnings as a...
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    Disturbed Energy Field

    Music in My Heart replied to avatar78's topic in General Students

    Agreed... don't hock it and don't knock it. It's pretty much just religion so far as I can see, and should be treated precisely the same
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    How good of shape (physically) do you need to be in to be a nurse?

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

    While nurses are on their feet a lot, I challenge that "all day" assertions. At the several hospitals I've been to, large and small, nurses generally sit to chart as well as to review patient records,...
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    Rn nursing dosages and solutions class - Need Help Please

    Music in My Heart replied to sciar's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You're wise to be reviewing math all the way back to the beginning. Math builds on itself year after year and if you miss some of the foundations then the rest will never really make sense. Make sure...
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    Well, I am DONE!

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

    Congratulations,
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    Which blood pressure reading is correct?

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

    Think about it this way: The pressure from the arterial line is a direct measurement of the pressure inside the vessel by a transducer. The pressure from a sphygmomanometer is the external pressure...
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    How good of shape (physically) do you need to be in to be a nurse?

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

    It's all relative. Compared to a desk job, nursing is a physical job... compared to a lot of physically demanding jobs I've had in various trades, it's not too bad. The obesity rate among nurses...
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    new student, not what it seems.

    Music in My Heart replied to ddr436's topic in General Students

    I found 3rd and 4th semester to be easier than 1st and 2nd. The time requirement was actually somewhat less. The 5th (and final!!) one looks like it's gonna be a bear,
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    Does anyone have a form I can print?

    Music in My Heart replied to greenfaery's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Or you could use one of the free PDF-to-Word converters and save yourself some effort... or get hold of one of the free PDF editors and edit the document
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    Any positive thoughts on nursing school?

    Music in My Heart replied to denise0815's topic in General Students

    My perspective: 1) While some of the instructors are quite lame in the role (meaning good nurses who aren't so hot as teachers), I haven't seen anything like they're "out to get people." 2) Several of...
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    new student, not what it seems.

    Music in My Heart replied to ddr436's topic in General Students

    My perspective is that there's nothing particularly difficult about nursing topics; the challenge derives from the pace, not the
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    Got kicked out of an RN program don't know what to do

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

    That I disagree with; if the standard's worth applying to anybody then it's worth applying to
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    Nurses "on-call" related to low census; Am I rightfully angry?

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

    Her hospital isn't unionized but most of its nearby competitors are so they derive a lot of spillover benefits in order to retain staff and because management is terrified that they will vote in the...
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    Returning to Nursing & Can't Find a Job,,,,suggestions?

    Music in My Heart replied to kitkat09's topic in General Nursing

    I'm really sorry that you're going through this. It's quite demoralizing, I know. I've been through something similar in my former field. And the frustration you feel when you hear the regular refrain...
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    the smell of code brown

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

    I think you're on to something with that. I know that for myself, looking at the poop makes the smell much more pungent to me whereas it fades into the background some if I can relax and really focus...
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    Nurses "on-call" related to low census; Am I rightfully angry?

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

    My good friend is a PACU nurse. She loves being on call because she gets $16/hr for being on call, time-and-a-half for reporting, and a guaranteed 4-hr
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    Accounting job first?

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

    If you want to get answers to those questions about accounting, you should be asking..... um, accountants, not
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    I have the experience, but no BSN!!! Need to vent...

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

    I don't think the question is "how badly do they want to fill this position?" but rather "are there qualified candidates who meet their requirements?" A non-existent
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    the smell of code brown

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

    You're not whiffing particles, you're whiffing a gas. To each his/her own, though. Me, I do the mouth-breathing
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    Returning to Nursing & Can't Find a Job,,,,suggestions?

    Music in My Heart replied to kitkat09's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you're facing what all the new grads are: Nobody wants to pay for training. But, my, how they complain about not being able to "find" enough