Performance implies overall skill like clinical skills, good critical thinking skills etc. not just grades. Like you said those anecdotes of the I heard this or that kind just don't carry much
The reason you have not seen studies that indicate a difference in A vs C students after they become RN's is because NO ONE ever has to tell anyone what their GPA was in school and nobody knows in the...
I never said you took it out of context I said you take it too literally. As you note here "A lot" and as I said this does not mean everyone that has a 4.0 gpa. It seems to me that you are doing...
I was not one of those that used the educated idiots phrase, however I think you are taking it a bit too literally, I don't think anyone said everyone that makes 4.0 gpa or even everyone with good...
Great question! My only advice would besomething you have already touched on, remember what it was like for you, remember how you felt and the stress and anxiety of pleasing someone you felt probably...
I agree Tweety, when I was in school I always gave my best effort but in the end if you got at least a C you need not panic and also the grade scale in Nursing school is strictor as well I don't...
Yeah in my earlier post when I explained my introduction I also said I usually don't even call people by their names. Maybe it is a CCU thing we already know we are getting very personal so why be...
Yeah That is in ours too, the one new question I don't like in our initial assessment is: Have you ever been verbally, mentally, physically or sexually
Actually I learned something awhile back from (sp) Effibe sorry to butcher your name. But you can actually make sites appear at the bottom of this thread by discussing the topic Male Nurses and Males...
Are you male or female? I am not sure you would even be allowed to work as a CNA at 16. I think you would have to be an adult. there are many jobs in a hospital such as transport tech that don't...
God Bless you and I am sorry to hear about your father. I lost my father last year and it is always hard as a nurse, when I see pictures of him now even 5yo pics I can see he was sick, but I never...
Well think about the fact that they are now placing internal defibrillators, obviously some people get shocked much more than others, I had one code where we shocked a guy 8 times because he would...
Most of the early medicinals were boiled or steeped as tea, they could have been wanting to make their hands clean as well, and of course keeping a husband busy is always helpful
WE NEED YOU!!! I feel like now as never before the nursing field needs to encourage people more than ever to enter our field. I will not sugar coat it though it is tough work and you will work hard....
I was an LVN and LPN and am now an RN and my job is exactly the same. Responsibility doesn't really change if you are doing your job correctly. Just because I was an LPN I understand that ultimately...
Ok I did a reply so I could attempt to answer your questions point by point. First I would like to say I hope you and your father are doing well. I understand what it is like having your father in the...