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Here is a funny one: When my mother gave birth to me she had an episiotomy. A med student was busy suturing her, after what seemed like an eternity she popped her head up and said "What are you doing? Sewing a dress down there?" Morbid don't you think? The poor, poor mortified DR! I hope he's still practicing medicine. Sarah

I'm so sorry that you're having a difficult time with CBL. It really sounds like you will make a great nurse with your determination and drive. What areas do you think that you're having the most difficulty with? The hardest thing for me is making sure that we've covered all the content on the exams. Some of the subjects are very broad. I really find the experience helpful now that I'm into the community and organizing pt care. I can really see where CBL learning prepares you for nursing. I feel that critical thinking is really the basis for CBL and nursing. I can now get the information that I need in practice because I've learned how to find it through CBL. It is a different learning style but all of the student in my class have adapted well to it. How are you finding your clinical experiences?

I'm taking the exact same program as the U of A at GMCC and I think that you have a bum teacher if she isn't going through the labs properly...CBL has nothing to do with the crappy way she's doing her labs. CBL is ok if you're willing to do the work. Nothing wrong in my books!

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Yesterday I went on an obstetrical experience as a second year student. The RN whom I was paired with was helping the new mom to breast feed...well I shouldn't say "helping" rather "doing" the breast feeding for this first time mom. She would not let the mother hold the baby, rather, the RN held the baby to the mothers breast and with the other hand grabbed the mothers breast and shoved it in the babe's mouth....no explanation at all...no teaching... just doing. What a loss of a good teaching experience and bonding moment for this new family unit. I would have been so offended if I was that mother. She was not even given the chance to try to do it herself initially. How frustrating!

Yesterday I went on an obstetrical experience as a second year student. The RN whom I was paired with was helping the new mom to breast feed...well I shouldn't say "helping" rather "doing" the breast feeding for this first time mom. She would not let the mother hold the baby, rather, the RN held the baby to the mothers breast and with the other hand grabbed the mothers breast and shoved it in the babe's mouth....no explanation at all...no teaching... just doing. What a loss of a good teaching experience and bonding moment for this new family unit. I would have been so offended if I was that mother. She was not even given the chance to try to do it herself initially. How frustrating!

If you just go to a blood clinic they will have a manual specific to donation and medication. They will be able to tell you with a great deal of certainty. Sarah:eek: :eek:

Implants are the answer to your prayers. With implants you can have any man you like! Look, you could have Ted Turner...He seems to like implants. Why stop at a Dr. when you could get ol' Teddy boy? Sarah :biggringi ***warning: this of course is a joke, please do not go out and get implants*****

Worthy, Hidi is right, learning as an adult is easier beacuse you have the drive that alot of high school kids lack. I did not take ANY Chemistry in high School. I hated it. Last fall I applied into Nursing and I was condtionally accepted, condition being that I pass Chem. 30 with adequate marks. I did not know wether or not I should take Chem. 10 and 20 first seeing as how they're pre. req's for chem 30 but as an adult I could challenge 30 if I wanted. So I challenged the 30 level course all by myself, no help from anyone, no previous Chem experience and passed with a 75%. I was so proud of myself that I cried. After being out of school for 8 years I was able to get through it easily. Since I wanted so much to succeed and actually learn, I sopped it up like a sponge. As far as finances go, get student loans. I know the thought of loans is scarey but you're getting a wealth of knowledge for it. A University Education is something personal to you that you've earned and paid for by yourself. If you are in finanical need, the government will see it when you apply and automatically add a grant to your loan, and you can apply for bursaries once you've finished a semester, if you do well you may qualify for Scholarships, and there's many other options such as mentorship programs that pay part of your tuition and a monthly living allowance for the months that you're in school if you sign a contract. You have a whole year to prepare to be financially ready ie consolidation loans, selling things to help pay for school (if you have a new car try a gently used 5 yr old car, this will also help with getting student loan). Don't think you can't get a SL if you own a home either. They look at it as no different than rent. If you have kids you are more likely to qualify. Just hang in there, and please don't refer to yourself as stupid, because you're not, you found us didn't you! Sarah

I'm a visual learner, I hate theory ect. Give me anything fact based and I'm good. eg pull this and that goes up, easy enough! I can see it I can do it. When it comes to theory and strategy ie business (insert: nails on chalkboard sound)