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  1. Critical Thinking

    Call my instructor....she has tons of them!! LOL. AEB: 18 months in school and not one factual question. My head would pound after her tests....I even made my own nursing diagnosis for too much...
  2. 6 Alabama kids were on life support with flu

    It has been a while since I posted on this topic, however--I thought those who follow this topic might be interested in knowing that the little-girl I spoke about has finally been able to leave the...
  3. Fear Factor, Nurse Style, Five Stunts... lol

    One of my instructors told us that many years ago lab techs actually tasted urine to check for diabetes. Sweet urine =
  4. Kaplan NCLEX Q-Bank??

    I will begin Kaplan review on Tuesday. I found a course syllabus on the Kaplan web site and they suggest a score of at least 65% on from their Qbank. Hope this
  5. Patient hallucinations

    I didnt see rats or bugs when I was on morphine(post surgery)...But I did see Lobsters...they were crawling around in the florescent lights. Then the silver sprinkler thingy on the ceiling morphed...
  6. Has anyone ever audited a class??

    What class are you considering to audit? At my school auditing classes is not allowed in the nursing
  7. Graduation Ceremonies........

    My pinning ceremony is tomorrow as well-- I can't wait!!! I dont know how traditional "our" ceremony will be as I have never attended any others. This is how our pinning will unfold: Ours is held at a...
  8. I just have to share this!!

    Does anyone know where these student's are from??--this is
  9. Loan Forgiveness????

    I have heard that there are some government programs that will give some student loan relief if the facility you work for is considered a "rural hospital". Thats all the information I currently...
  10. pay incentives in Birmingham area

    1. Not sure for BSN-- ADN new grad pay is 19.53 2. It is my understanding that St Vincent's tries to cover weekends with Baylor shift staff and weekends are rare unless of course you work Baylor. 3....
  11. How were you recruited?

    This is my last semester in Nursing school --I graduate may 10th. Anyway...our instructor set up "recruiting luncheons" for us. In this semester we had two classes on Wednesdays--there was about 1.5...
  12. pay incentives in Birmingham area

    at st vincent's hospital...the shift differential for evenings is $4/hr and nights $5/hr. they also offer base plus 30% if you don't take benefits. i know that they do have a strict baylor shift and...
  13. Graduation Songs

    Sounds like you have been given some excellent ideas for graduation/pinning But.... Welcome to the Jungle (Guns N Roses) would be appropriate for orientation to nursing school!!!
  14. how do i max my income as new grad

    I am assuming that "L.I." means Long Island....there is a vast difference in the cost of living in New York and Birmingham Alabama where the OP is located. It is very reasonable to expect to find a...
  15. Nurses married to law enforment officers?

    I am a student and my hubby is not in law enforcement but.... My sister is an RN and she is married to a criminal investigator for a local county sheriff's department. AND My brother was a police...
  16. Out of nursing program cause i am smoker!!!

    Misstaz25...I am not sure what area of the country you are in but I just wanted to offer a bit of help. Please dont take this as a put-down or anything negative. I come from a family of smokers and...
  17. incomplete...i can deal with having an "i" on my transcript ---until the "incredible disappearing hesi scores" can be located. i know that i passed with or without that grade. i was prepared for that...
  18. new grad pay nashville

    Wow...that is a huge shift differential! Is that for midnights? Do you know if they offer an additional differential for Baylor shifts?? Does St Vincent's have strict 12 hour shifts or do they have...
  19. How do you get an unrestricted RN License?

    I am not sure I am understanding what you are saying here.....did you mean that you have to sit for another NCLEX to be licensed in CA and FL? And how does that correlate with the number of travel...
  20. how do i max my income as new grad

    Thanks Matt!! I appreciate the information ...I am definitely going to look into the JSU program once I graduate in May. :monkeydance: Do you have any hard numbers on the cost of this program?...
  21. how do i max my income as new grad

    I also live in Alabama...can you give me more details on the one year-online bachelors program you are speaking of?? Thanks in
  22. Dog and Pony Show --A Nursing School Rant!!

    :yelclap: :smiley_aa I am enrolled and financial was restored! I was very surprised that they were able to handle the situation so quickly. This was the ultimate exception to the rule for this...
  23. Bed Baths, I dread giving them.

    During my first semester of nursing school, I had a great instructor who showed us students how to make shaving cream for our male patients. Apparently the hospital didnt have shaving cream to pull...
  24. What to like about your state

    Check out this website--- Best Places to Live: Compare the Best Cities & Small Towns for You! I think you will be able to get all the information you need. This site lets you put in the most...
  25. I understand where you are coming from ....even as a student I too have observed this behavior while at clinical rotations. I have always tried to help out with whosoever needed help --LOL I think...