CiCigirl

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1. Question...what's your HONEST opinion?

   CiCigirl replied to scrublifenurse10's topic in General Students

   I was once told that with qualifications being equal between applicants that the decision of who got the job and who didn't was based on the rapport with the interviewer. So I guess if the interviewer...

2. Parkland (Dallas, TX)

   CiCigirl replied to shannonFNP's topic in Emergency

   Hi Shannon-- I'm a nsg student in MD, but I grew up in Dallas and I was a volunteer in Parkland when I was in college. Needless to say, since I was a volunteer I can't give you the nurses point of...

3. First Test Failed: Pls refer me any critical thinking reference book.

   CiCigirl replied to shakshi's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I like medspub.com. It's a pay site, but it has lots of general and specialized ques.s. You take the tests on there and it grades you and then you can review the test, see which ones you missed and it...

4. skin exposure to HIV positive blood ;(

   CiCigirl replied to cincin1's topic in General Nursing

   CinCin--I agree with your opinon that chance of infection is minimal w/ blood on intact skin. Hopefully though, right after you noticed the smear you went right away to wash your hands well w/ soap...

5. i failed my first med surg exam for second semester. now what?

   CiCigirl replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

   Now you study more, and more and more and more. Right? There's no giving up and like the OP said, You can do this! The only thing is that now you realize that it's going to take a lot more than you've...

6. Help with Refresher for Biology to prepare for Physiology

   CiCigirl replied to ICor9:24's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Hi Icor-- I don't have any GREAT wisdom, but I saw that your question was up there for a while and nobody had responded yet, so I thought I'd throw out a few suggestions. Hope they help :nuke: 1. Find...

7. Why wouldn't you chart this??

   CiCigirl replied to Poopsie Gigglebuns's topic in General Nursing

   :yeahthat:

8. am I to old to start?

   CiCigirl replied to mrs_truesdell's topic in General Nursing

   There's a girl in our class in her 50's...and she's getting some of the highest grades in the class. Don't wait. You'll never get any younger than you are right now! Good for you!!

9. "Patient" or "Client"?

   CiCigirl replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

   I have always thought of it as patient until I started nsg school this semester. On the first day of classes they told us it is now client. Seems like a silly semantic argument to me. If I were sick...

10. Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    CiCigirl replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    please leave your attitude at home. i know that you are the all-knowing, all-seeing, omnipotent nurse (with an infinite, whole, entire, 3 years experience) and i am but a lowly amateur who you have...

11. Giddy, Silly, Crazy Happy: I'm In!!!

    CiCigirl posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    [color=gray]got my letter in the mail, first word was "congratulations!" [color=#808080]so excited! [color=#808080]i've reread the letter about 10 times just to make sure i read it right. :trout:...

12. What do you think should be the starting salary for nurses?

    CiCigirl replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your post, llg-- A couple of the things I was responding to specifically were the statements, "I think that being an RN should afford you the ability to drive a decent car..." and "provide...

13. What do you think should be the starting salary for nurses?

    CiCigirl replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    I think that a lot of nurses see nursing this way and that's part of the altruistic, self-sacrificing attitude that keeps nursing salaries down. I think outside of the nursing community there are a...

14. Nursing shortage: A myth?

    CiCigirl replied to blacksea pebble's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:This is what I've heard also. I've even read an article that stated that the average wage for RNs was >$80k/yr in my area (MD). Yet there is a shortage of instructors for nsg schools....

15. RN positions in NC

    CiCigirl replied to webstaluv313's topic in Nursing Career

    hi web! first of all, congrats on your recent graduation!! (i'm applying to nursing school this semester and hope to one day be a graduate like you.) second of all, i don't know very much about where...