Bala Shark

Bala Shark

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  1. Personal relationships with professors?

    Bala Shark replied to Rn2bKatie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If things turn out bad, you can always go to another school and transfer credits if he seems more like the annoying

  2. DeAnza and Hayward, which nursing program is better?

    Bala Shark replied to Jiayou's topic in California Nursing

    My brother and sister went to Hayward for other degrees but not nursing..Also, in past years, Hayward (CSU Eastbay) had a high graduation rate compared to the other CSUs in terms of BS and BA degress...

  3. how do you afford to live while in school?

    Bala Shark replied to gordonarkell's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Nursing school is very difficult..Life would be easier if you just lived off student loans for a few years...The way, RNs are getting paid, you should not have a problem paying it off when you get a...

  4. I graduated from nursing school, and I feel depress.

    Bala Shark replied to Animaniacs's topic in General Students

    This is an excellent post..Today, I officially graduated since I took my final and the final grades are posted..Right now, I still have that going to school mentality but I know I dont go anymore..My...

  5. How to deal with a tough clinical instructor

    Bala Shark replied to luvmypatients's topic in General Students

    Sometimes instructors give you like a boot camp mentality..I know if you are in officer's training in the marines the instructors will act the same way..My brother told me how they treat people...

  6. Tired question but I gotta ask about OB clinicals

    Bala Shark replied to ChadleyNC's topic in Male Nursing Students

    There are rarly any male nurses in the OB floor..They just dont get hired there....Some of the nurses at the hospital often gave me bad looks because I was a guy and in the delivery room but some were...

  7. victim of biggot school

    Bala Shark replied to sanchy's topic in General Nursing

    I had this happen..One particular instructor does not like me..She usually knocks off more points on my papers.The papers and exams are written and there is no multiple choice...One time, I got the...

  8. I graduated from nursing school, and I feel depress.

    Bala Shark replied to Animaniacs's topic in General Students

    That is a good feeling that you are missing school..I remember when I got my first degree not a nursing degree 3 years ago, I really did miss my classmates and going to school.. When I went to nursing...

  9. Commuting to Oakland?

    Bala Shark replied to PICUGuru's topic in California Nursing

    I live in Oakland and am very familiar with the area..Actually you can drive to Oakland from San Francisco..The commute is not that bad and it is close..The thing you have to worry about is the...

  10. What can a RN delegate to a CNA?

    Bala Shark replied to Angelfish1234's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is better if CNAs are already assigned duties so that is what they have to do during the whole day ..I always hate to ask for their cooperation in helping me have an extra hand..Some dont...

  11. Just barely failed...need encouragement

    Bala Shark replied to erikam's topic in General Students

    Go through all your scantrons from the beginning of the semester and see if the instructor made an error in picking the wrong letter..One of my instructors did that several times and it threw the...

  12. What can a RN delegate to a CNA?

    Bala Shark replied to Angelfish1234's topic in General Nursing

    As a graduating nursing student in one more week, i think it is hard to delegate things to the CNA..First of all, some have an attitude and dont want to do any type of work..Maybe, I always ended up...

  13. Is the foam soap better than the washing hands in sink method?

    Bala Shark posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering if the foam soap is better or not...You know the ones that hang outside of the room, the bactercidal foam soap which requires no

  14. nurse not giving her meds.. should she be fired?

    Bala Shark replied to cant_not's topic in General Nursing

    To the orginal poster, You have to understand, is that the CNA is not considered professional so the nurse can over ride what you say..A nurse has a lot of education and experience and you do not..You...

  15. Lovenox Injections: SC, But Where?

    Bala Shark replied to lmz's topic in Patient Medications

    I am a nursing student..My text book says that SQ injections can be given in a variety of places such as in the upper arm region close to the deltoid..I know that insulin is an SQ injection and my...

  16. MALE Nurse, Female Police Officer, Female Dr.

    Bala Shark replied to likemike's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Yea, I agree with you BUT you have to know the people who run these boards are women...So that is how they look at it...Yea, like for an example, if this was a borard for doctors..Then they would have...

  17. Confused about using the Pyxis mediction machine..

    Bala Shark posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Okay this is what I know, to get meds from Pyxis: 1. Press Remove Now 2 Enter Patient's name 3. Press Patient's name 4. Type of 4 front letters of the medication namem then press select next med to...

  18. Confused about using the Pyxis mediction machine..

    Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was wondering, do you press the brand name option, then type in the brand name drug, first 4-5 letters and find it? And after that, do you press generic name option, to continue since the med list...

  19. Gave meds to wrong patient, please help guys

    Bala Shark replied to MimismomRN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    All you have to do is bring the medication sheet in my room and check the arm band..That way, you will never make an

  20. Confused about using the Pyxis mediction machine..

    Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Oh, maybe I was not clear..I read my previous post and I made a lot of typos...I am just a student but all the Pyxis should be the same..To get meds, here is what I do: 1. press remove medication 2....

  21. Gave meds to wrong patient, please help guys

    Bala Shark replied to MimismomRN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Wow, 11 patients..California has a law, only 5 patients to one nurse..I assume that you are in Texas because only California and Texas has the LVN title instead of

  22. RN or Textbook - who's rule to follow on the hospital floor?

    Bala Shark replied to royr's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am in the last semester of nursing school..During clinicals, we do not work with the instructor that much and we work with the nurses..Everything, that we do is based on the judgement of the nurse...

  23. WHY are nurses so catty??

    Bala Shark replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am a male nursing student and I usually do work with a lot of women..In the past, some women in class set me up to fail, wrote bad comments about me to the instructor, got me into trouble, etc..I am...

  24. Dating for Men in Nursing/Nursing School

    Bala Shark replied to Raymond CA's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hi, I am in a class of 15 females to 4 males..I dont find any of my classmates as dating material at all..The women who I associate in class with are just my friends, and just that..There is nothing...

  25. Patient Complaints

    Bala Shark replied to blackdog's topic in General Students

    Hey, the same thing happened to me..A patient told my instructor that I was not doing well and my instructor gave me a very poor evaluation..And all I did was take her blood pressure from the dynomat...