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  1. "Nursing students with C's are still nurses".. ?

    oakbourne replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

    To Fragino: I made a statement. Don't write a whole book on the subject. This is what I have seen. If you have a problem with what I have stated, it is your problem. Go out and enjoy the holidays and...

  2. "Nursing students with C's are still nurses".. ?

    oakbourne replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

    As my nursing instructors have said, and I have witnessed myself, "C" nurses make some of the best nurses around. I have seen the "so called GPA through the roof nurses that once they get on the floor...

  3. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    oakbourne replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Everyone talks about the ADN program only taking 2 years. It is meant to be that way, but to my surprise it took 3 years, and I have a BA in Journalism. My minor was history, but the school made me...

  4. My friend is interested in nursing as an easy back-up plan.

    oakbourne replied to scientist's topic in General Nursing

    I think I would of said, "nursing is hard and you have to study harder, and clinicals and instructors will always test you and can make it really dificult at times." "There will be lots of times you...

  5. I hate nursing

    oakbourne replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students

    Ok, let's look at the other side of the coin. Take physicians, for example. Does anyone ask them why did you go into medicine? No, because there are different sets of standards for doctors and nurses....

  6. I hate nursing

    oakbourne replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students

    The only time I questioned nursing students is when five of them told me they went into nursing school to get away from their husbands and get a divorce. I knew right then and there that nursing was...

  7. considering nursing school at 45 yo

    oakbourne replied to turtlesrus's topic in General Students

    I am a R.N., been one since 1993. What is a PSB test. Never took it, never heard of it, and it just escapes

  8. I hate nursing

    oakbourne replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students

    The one thing I especially like about nursing is that I get to work 7p to 7a or 11 to 7 shift. I am not a good morning person, and I don't really feel good until afternoon. Nursing gives me the...

  9. I hate nursing

    oakbourne replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students

    Wow, all that work, sweat and tears and having to put up with crappy instructors and you haven't even starting working and .....you hate it already. Getting into nursing school is hard, long waiting...

  10. considering nursing school at 45 yo

    oakbourne replied to turtlesrus's topic in General Students

    What's that saying, how old would you be if you didn't become a nurse? Now how old would you be if you became a nurse? Something like that. The only thing, and I don't want to rain on your parade, is...

  11. Failed a 2nd time and am ready to move on with the rest of my life...

    oakbourne replied to Metabaronx's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    YOU WILL MAKE IT. I failed the first time and after that I really got serious. Ordered tapes, and I listened and wrote everything down till I knew that stuff backwards and forward. Went into the test...

  12. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

    oakbourne replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I can't believe you think there is NOT a nursing shortage. More and more people keep piling into our country, and then there's the illegals and the country is experiencing an ever increasing...

  13. Who gets scared taking hospital exams for hire

    oakbourne posted a topic in General Nursing

    I get so scared when I have to take an exam for hospital hire. I mean they ask for drips rates which we never use, drop rates, and other complex stuff that we never used on the floor. We have pumps...

  14. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

    oakbourne replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    To October Bride, I find your story too hard to believe. I have worked in many states and the pay for a ADN and BSN has always been the same. The only way a BSN makes more is if she goes into...

  15. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

    oakbourne replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hi Gerry79, I hope I did not offend you either. Like stated earlier, my nursing instructor informed us that "C" nurses make some of the best nurses. That didn't deter me from not studying hard,...

  16. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

    oakbourne replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    One of the best nurses I will ever meet, the docs loved her, management adored her, the most wonderful, compassionate person you would ever meet and she struggled through nursing school and the NCLEX,...

  17. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

    oakbourne replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    To Gerry 79....... I had a "B" average in nursing school, so there is no grade envy on my part. But, I never once thought I was any better than the "C" student across from me. We all have our gifts...

  18. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

    oakbourne replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    On my very first job interview, there was never a mention of grades. Grades don't matter. What matters is that you pass the NCLEX exam, pass the hospital exam and get ready to work. I've seen the so...

  19. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

    oakbourne replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I too experienced the same thing. What I had to do was go out of the city into a small town and that is where I got my med-surg experience. You would not believe the experience you get in a small...

  20. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    oakbourne replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Dear Altra, Yes, I agree with you to a certain point. I really think no one has the answer. Hospitals can't fill nursing positions, Nurses are overworked and underpaid, the CEOs care only about the...

  21. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    oakbourne replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    To PMFB-RN, I agree with you whole heartedly. Nurses who want to be managers, should have a management degree. I have met some nursing managers who were lazy, totally incompetent, and couldn't...

  22. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    oakbourne replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Dear Altra, I did not say to not advance yourself in nursing. Did you not read what I said? I said go back to school if you WANT to go back. Excuse me, hospitals can and will play games with you, or...

  23. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    oakbourne replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I think everybody is getting themselves into a frenzied state. Why do you want to get a BSN, MSN, or PhD when RNs are in the drivers seat? Nurses are in high high demand and medical facilities need...

  24. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    oakbourne replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I also agree with the statement that we need more instruction in school such as drug interaction, A&P, and disease processes. Maybe one or two care plans, but nursing school floods the brain with...

  25. whats up with the crop top scrub shirts?

    oakbourne replied to LyndseyER's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Call me old fashion, but I hate the new garbage nurses are wearing now. We look so sloppy, unprofessional, and you can't tell the CNAs from the nursing staff. A lot of patients don't go by your name...