dinah77

dinah77 ADN

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  1. What do you call the Doc?

    I don't see anything wrong with calling someone who refers to you by your first name by their first name Why is this wrong? I use this rule in all aspects of my life- when docs have call me just...
  2. Clinicals for your first two classes ( 1st semester) are very easy. They are in LTC and focused on becoming comfortable with oral med pass and head to toe assessments. The duties are largely CNA-like...
  3. DO NOT worry about your GPA- St Kate's has a an open enrollment policy- what does this mean? It means on a day ( usually in October) they have application day- you stand in line and if you have a...
  4. Cari You shouldn't have to repeat the courses, but it may take longer to get in the program For those who have not completed the above, they are automatically given a spot in the program once they...
  5. Mine was when I met a good friend of mine on the bus on the way to clinicals while in school and she was SHOCKED that they allow lowly nursing students to "work with real, live people" Naw, we just...
  6. GRRRRR...why no phone calls?

    So I recently applied for a job for a small facility, and made it through all three rounds of interviews...They all seemed to go really well, and the last one was casual and easy going, the DON making...
  7. GRRRRR...why no phone calls?

    Thanks to all who replied!- I got a call on Tuesday after leaving a VM for HR telling her I had another job offer and needed to know by the end of the week- it only took her ten minutes to return that...
  8. The situation described by the OP IS lateral violence In school, I was taught that talking down/belitting others is horizontal workplace violence- I was going to quote my textbook, but I can'tfind it...
  9. happy2learn, I am so sorry for the way people have responded to you on here To all of you who think being busy=being rude is okay, I have to ask, really? There is being direct, or even curt, but...
  10. No HS diploma or GED, but is a CNA?

    I really do not understand how this discussion derailed into ad hominem attacks. It has quickly become focused on the character and worth of those, who for whatever reason, do not have a high school...
  11. No HS diploma or GED, but is a CNA?

    Well, I'll probably get flamed for this but here goes.... I would like to see it be required that every CNA have a high school diploma, or be required to complete one within a reasonable amount of...
  12. Yes,how could you ever sort out who failed due to lack of prep and who was prepared but let their anxiety get the best of them? And while the NCLEX is nerve racking and terrible, to some degree you...
  13. I agree. While I understand the OP's point about what kind of nurse a person will be is not necessarily reflected by NCLEX, the school is judged by this I think failry. This view is purely about how...
  14. Random, Simple Request

    Just a quick request about posting in general When you are posting a long thread, please make an effort to break up paragraphs- perhaps I am one of the few who is bothered by this, but thought I...
  15. Random, Simple Request

    Okay you got me on the title. But honestly, I couldn't think what to call
  16. i was gonna post this too i can't emphasize enough how important this is the biggest thing with nursing school content is the pace is insane for the amount of info they are cramming down your throat...
  17. How can I tell if they're trauma shears?

    I certainly don't know the answer to your question, but I could hug you for using the correct form of
  18. Random, Simple Request

    I have a problem reading those colors too and I'm
  19. how it happens is too many people buy the hype and go into nursing strictly for "job security" and "good money" the result? a glut of new grads every year that no one wants to train due to the...
  20. Which one should I choose?

    I vote cardiac- you will gain a lot of valuable knowledge on how BP affects the regulatory systems like renal, etc. I know in nursing school a lot of my co-students struggled with those units, which...
  21. OP, I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you are applying places other then hospitals. If you are not,I'm really sorry to say that I have little sympathy for your plight-...
  22. No HS diploma or GED, but is a CNA?

    I would imagine in Florida they are opportunities for employment for people with limited English. Minneapolis is fairly multi-cultural, but no so much then they are many opportunities for people who...
  23. oh my- although I must admit I would have loved hearing about her trying to make it through nursing
  24. Hello all, new grad here and a few questions I have always been more attracted to HH or PHN, I knew before I even started nursing school that I was a never a hospital type person Although I do plan on...
  25. Finally a job at a hospital

    Yay! love the success stories- hopefully I will be you 9 months from now- on my way in a few minutes for an interview for my first RN job at a