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Regarding, "I think it can be too convenient to throw up the race card, etc." Regardless of the causes of racism, it's alive and well here--subtle and otherwise. Cabot, among the fastest growing cities in AR has a culture historically based on raci...

My post doesn’t address the OP’s question, but addresses high morphine doses. A sister-in-law (SIS) elected to receive hospice care in a local hospital due to family convenience. Staff nurses engaged in, for them, non-routine care by tending to a ...

Grab 100 smokers and 100 non-smokers off the street. Focusing solely on smoking as a discriminator, the smokers are more expensive because they lose productivity attributed to missing work due to a host smoking related illnesses. Treating those ill...

jaylynn67--You threw me regarding your suggestion to check spelling. Your response contained a quote and I thought a spelling error was hidden within it. I back-tracked and noticed "habbits' misspelled by the original poster. Depending on your lear...

Following a PM, I decided to relocate my first posting and review responses and postings. The poster immediately following mine stated much of my original posting is outdated. I made some phone calls, had a few talks, checked the "net," checked some...

CAMeadors, Some folks advocate schools for various reasons, some of which don't hold up to objective scrutiny. They same can be said of athletic programs; there's hoopla and reality. Little Rock has three programs off the top of my head. Searcy has...

If memory serves me, UAMS had a better first time NCLEX pass rate as fairly recently posted in AR Board of Nursing's magazine. Fayettville may have been in the mid-70s--yikes. But UAMS' first time pass rate has dropped significantly compare to my y...

From what I remember, 850 is about the "break even" score that if you get it, you are statistically expected to probably (though only slightly so) pass NCLEX. But, the "wind" could blow you either way on your particular test day. Getting 900 or bett...

Finding a client in possession of a loaded weapon would unnerve me initially, but not necessarily enough so that I'd insist on contacting security or law enforcement unless it was hospital policy. If your facility doesn't have a policy regarding wea...

Am a retiree in the Little Rock area. Yeah, there are a lot of nice things to be said of AR. Same's true of other things too. Have kids? This is considered one of the most backward states regarding education. There's a raging debate going on ab...

Years ago in another life, a co-workers' heavy southern accent was held against him before even showing up for his first day of work. The label of being a "loser" was assigned when the individual called several weeks prior just to check-in with his ...

Some other gee-wiz to consider, ran across the following article from MedPage. I did a cut and paste as the link wouldn't open for friend to whom I tried to forward the article. MedPage Today Action Points *Explain to interested patients that this s...

Really like the flow of this thread. Dusting off a lot of cobwebs. Just sittin' back, watchin', thinking, and sucking it up like a dry sponge...

Beach Nurse, The topic of transitioning to NP PhDs came up during my senior year. Several classmates considering follow-ons to NPs commented that if they were gonna become NPs, they were gonna do it before PhDs became the norm. Like me, they wonder...

I've read the National Council of Nursing or some other body is advocating NPs become PhDs so that they can more effectively integrate with other healthcare providers. Those aren't the exact words, but pretty close. That rationale is also part of wh...

My school requires students to pass HESI at the end of the junior year in order to matriculate to senior status. We had three attempts. To be eligible to sit for NCLEX, we had to take HESI (after we graduated) and pass within three attempts. HESI...

Cheating, a subject that POed me in school. In my school, each test has a statement on the cover page that a student won't cheat or tolerate others cheating, etc., words to that effect. Students sign twice to ackowledge the pledge. Still, I'm sur...

Weak links--I too suspect my college uses HESI as a way to weed out the weaker students... especially after my university received mention in Time or Newsweek magazine for having one of the best schools in the nation. I think they're helping to prot...

Several responders have mentioned test-taking skills, an important area for examinees. There are peculiarities/idiosyncrasies/etc. related to HESI that are equally important, especially to borderline students like me. Not having complete informatio...

I used to work for a university at a military base. We saw many students, maybe half, that used CLEPs and DANTES for credits. They're not for everyone. Some folks lack the discipline to self-study--they need to have an authority figure (teacher) "...

In the early stages of my diagnosis, the docs said most often it's gone or significantly reduced within two years. That held true for me, but I've had a minor relapse over the last five months. I couldn't make rhyme or reason as to events that woul...

Chip's statement was sweeping and all-inclusive. I can understand why some would take offence I would have said, from first-hand observations and conversations with friends/ acquaintances in unions or who supervise union workers that unions tend to...

I re-read the original question and want to retract my first response. I see the question appears more directed to graduate school and thus I tend to agree with the first responder. If applying to RN nursing school, my first response is valid.

GPAs are the primary filter to get into my school. I suggest you inquire with the schools you're considering as to how they determine acceptance. I know firsthand of 3.0 GPAs that didn't get accepted at mine.

I think a lot of good advice has been offered. Will the kids suffer long-term effects from not playing t-ball a year? Don't think so. Rice and ramen are cheap. Ramen usually has a surprising amount of fat... Don't forget spaghetti/pasta! The t...