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    Am I too wimpy for this?

    CrufflerJJ replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    NO, you're not too wimpy for this situation - tell yourself that right now. If students (or any staff, for that matter) have been physically abused, that's a shame. Yes, sometimes patients are not...
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    Any Online Associate Degrees in Nutrition?

    CrufflerJJ replied to RosesRN's topic in Nursing Career

    If you Google "Online Associate Degrees in Nutrition", there are a bunch of hits that get displayed. I sort of doubt that a college offering a Bachelors degree would be willing to design a...
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    Burnt out syndrome,so bad I want to quit my job NOW

    CrufflerJJ replied to lalupa28's topic in Nursing Career

    If you're looking to change jobs, I'd recommend finding a new job BEFORE quitting your current (lousy) job. Since you have some nursing experience already, the job search will probably be easier than...
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    NCLEX preparation....need advice...suggestions

    CrufflerJJ replied to nrsgnerd's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It sounds like you've done a great job of preparing for the test. Take some time off to RELAX, especially the day before your exam. Get a good night's sleep, eat something before taking your test,...
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    Acceptance letter!

    CrufflerJJ replied to Roxyann57's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Congrats on being accepted to your nursing program! To save some $$$, you might want to see if any of your books are available on Amazon.com in "used" condition (make sure you get the correct...
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    2nd degree advice needed

    CrufflerJJ replied to leilax's topic in Ohio Nursing

    My scholarship covered 60% of my tuition from quarters 2 through 4 of the accel pathway program. This left me holding the bag for quarters #1 & #5. For quarter #5, it was because we only did 90...
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    Cheating on final

    CrufflerJJ replied to crazytonurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Do females have "cajones" or cojones? If not, what do we call them?
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    In nursing school clinical did you experience discrimination / bias from instructor?

    CrufflerJJ replied to biltz's topic in Men in Nursing

    When you go to see your dept Chair, it should be to your benefit that you've had good grades in prior courses/clinicals. That may be enough to create some doubt that you really deserved a "fail" in...
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    nursery

    CrufflerJJ replied to Korleone's topic in Men in Nursing

    MICU is a medical ICU. You may also see "SICU", which is a surgical ICU. Unless you're in a children's hospital, most of your patients in either will be
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    ****Highly decorated RN new grad can't find a job...Any advice???****

    CrufflerJJ replied to 95catamount's topic in Nursing Career

    If you're willing to relocate, King's Daughters Medical Center (Ashland, KY) is hiring new RN
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    Pathos for care plan

    CrufflerJJ replied to BrandiKay1225's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You might want to pick up a used Patho book cheap on Amazon.com . I like my Porth
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    OR nurse job interview

    CrufflerJJ replied to summerhill's topic in Nursing Career

    I'd still encourage you to follow your heart & go for the OR job. IF you should happen to become :nuke:"with child":nuke: somewhere down the road (hopefully following your training program), THEN...
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    "TIME BACK" vs. Overtime "PAY"

    CrufflerJJ replied to Paws4K9s's topic in General Nursing

    What a screwed up system! Imagine how much of a pain it is for the manager, to try & keep track of the weekly hours for all the employees, then figure out how many "give back" hours are needed at...
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    Low GPA, chances of NP?

    CrufflerJJ replied to NCcardiacNurse's topic in General Nursing

    When prepping to take my GRE, I studied for 6-8 weeks. For anybody considering the GRE, I highly recommend the Kaplan GRE prep book & CDROM. Search on Amazon.com for ISBN 1427795029 (or later...
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    Proctors know if you pass NCLEX?

    CrufflerJJ replied to BeagleLover2008's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Let's say, for instance, that this was your 2nd or 3rd time being NCLEX'd, and you HAD to pass this time in order to keep your job. Some people, unfortunately, are less mature than others in...
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    Where do you look for malpractice insurance

    CrufflerJJ replied to tlc2u's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Check out http://www.nso.com/ . They're a well known malpractice insurance
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    What is the D-ring on my pants for?

    CrufflerJJ replied to Cilantrophobe's topic in General Nursing

    TOO MUCH
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    hallucinations and dilusions

    CrufflerJJ replied to newidea123's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yup - sounds good to me. Hallucinations would be something like seeing/hearing/smelling/feeling something that's "not really there." Pink elephants & that sort of thing. Delusion might include...
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    Micro Paper (Vent)

    CrufflerJJ replied to Lee2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good job! Communication with your prof is always a good thing. If nothing else, it lets him/her know that you're actually interested in the class, rather than just sitting there "like a bump on a...
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    Pre nursing

    CrufflerJJ replied to Tonyapate's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    YES! I love http://www.ratemyprofessor.com . It came in very handy when choosing what section of a class to take for my
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    Pre nursing

    CrufflerJJ replied to Tonyapate's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Maybe, maybe not. It depends a lot on the quality of your
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    OR nurse job interview

    CrufflerJJ replied to summerhill's topic in Nursing Career

    I wouldn't disclose it up front. Why give the interviewers ammunition to shoot down your chance of getting the job? Rule #1 - Put Yourself First Rule #2 - See Rule
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    Assessment - seriously what are you supposed to do?

    CrufflerJJ replied to SparkleRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yo, Dutchess! Sorry to hear that your accel instructors are apparently bozos. Luckily, the ones in my accel program were (for the most part) pretty decent. I think that your feelings of clinical...
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    Woohoo...found out I passed

    CrufflerJJ replied to agilitydogs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm amazed at the people who are able to keep track of the number of meds/prioritization/delegation/SATA type questions during their NCLEX exam. I was just trying to get through the thing, and don't...
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    I could use some advice

    CrufflerJJ replied to Minkie's topic in General Students

    One of the women in my accel BSN cohort was preggo during the program. She did just fine, but arranged with the prof to take the final a bit early "just in case" her delivery occurred during finals...