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  1. Major Vent

    latebloomer74 replied to LouisVRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My father and grandmother immigrated to this country in the 50s from Germany. They both spoke English fluently with no trace of an accent at all. Now if they can do it why can't everyone else? I tend...

  2. i finally made it!!!

    latebloomer74 replied to belle05's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations!!! Good for you for never giving up on your dream! Good luck in your new

  3. ONE POINT from passing Pharmacology first term : (

    latebloomer74 replied to Flippy_Floppies's topic in General Students

    You can certainly try to get that extra point, however she probably won't give it to you. A classmate of mine failed 2nd semester of the LPN program by 1/2 a point. And she could not take the semester...

  4. Nurses with depression

    latebloomer74 replied to grandmawrinkle's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm not a nurse yet but here's my story. I've had depression for the last 20 years. I was started on antidepressants at age 16. I've taken Prozac, Zoloft. amitriptyline over the years, and finally a...

  5. BSN Required?

    latebloomer74 replied to latebloomer74's topic in Pediatric

    Thank you everyone for the great advice! I forgot to mention that I have a previous B.S. degree in Human Biology, don't know if that would give me any advantage or not. The children's hospital I have...

  6. What is so bad about STATS?

    latebloomer74 replied to Kamdyn's topic in General Students

    Stats isn't hard. Though I could never figure out why my school put statistics as a higher level math class then calculus. Weird. I was pleasantly suprised that calculus was not as hard as I thought...

  7. New to nursing but arleady tired of freaking politics.

    latebloomer74 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    this is somewhat off topic but ruby would you mind explaining when a insulin drip would be required? i don't recall that being covered in my lpn program at

  8. Did I do something horribly wrong?

    latebloomer74 replied to Silverbird501's topic in General Nursing

    Well you could have said, the caps off so it's not sterile anymore! lol We learn from our mistakes, give me a

  9. i took the nclex without reviewing

    latebloomer74 replied to babinski123's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Not too smart if your goal was to pass on the 1st try. I agree with the above post, $200 is a lot to spend just for fun. Let us know if you pass or

  10. Where to take an infant's pulse

    latebloomer74 replied to gfoster6993's topic in Pediatric

    Any tips on how to count an apical rate in infants or small children? I find it difficult to keep count with the more rapid heart

  11. Nursing instructor putting student through embarassment and singles out

    latebloomer74 replied to mjacobs's topic in General Students

    I was in a similiar situation with the skills exam. I was doing trach care and the instructor kept criticizing every move I made. It was hard to concentrate on the task at hand. I'm sure she was...

  12. Honors BSN unable to find job. Can the college be sued?

    latebloomer74 replied to Tankweti's topic in General Nursing

    Although I sympathize with your situation, both the job and the rude comments. If you want to hang around here and actually post things you have to develop a tougher skin. I learned that the hard way,...

  13. Clinical frustrations

    latebloomer74 replied to lostinthemix's topic in General Students

    Did we have the same instructor? lol. I know how you feel. It sucks when certain people have the red carpet rolled out for them, and screw the rest of us. And for people that say don't worry about...

  14. When did patients become "clients"?

    latebloomer74 replied to woahmelly's topic in General Nursing

    "Clients" is a bs politically correct term for patients. I don't care what rationale you use to justify it, it's

  15. BSN Required?

    latebloomer74 replied to latebloomer74's topic in Pediatric

    Darn. Thanks for the advice, I'll keep it in mind for the

  16. BSN Required?

    latebloomer74 replied to latebloomer74's topic in Pediatric

    Does having 4 year old twins count as experience with children? I'm thinking no, but you

  17. Am I Right to be Concerned

    latebloomer74 replied to Donald11's topic in General Students

    The HESI wasn't that hard. I got an 85 (we need a 77 at least). Of course that's just one to get into a program. I know what you mean by being scared that you'll do all this work but if you don't pass...

  18. Things you'd like to say to your clinical instructors

    latebloomer74 replied to Tyler77's topic in General Students

    Could you please give me a little bit of encouragement now and

  19. Trying to avoid undesirable CNA duties

    latebloomer74 replied to girtenbt's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You answered the OP's question WITHOUT making a judgement call and making her feel bad.

  20. Is this the career of an RN?!

    latebloomer74 replied to DGDreamGirl's topic in General Students

    I'm having trouble understanding what the OP means by on her own with the patient. I mean the instructor doesn't hover over you every second with a patient. The instructor has 7 or 8 other students to...

  21. i was kicked out of nursing school

    latebloomer74 replied to student_nurse_11's topic in General Students

    Med errors are serious business, if you had just admitted you made the mistake maybe they would have at least let you retake the semester or something. If you ever make a med error again in school,...

  22. Teacher falsley accused me

    latebloomer74 replied to tallystudentnurse's topic in General Students

    Just a little PS. Just because favortism is everywhere doesn't make it

  23. Teacher falsley accused me

    latebloomer74 replied to tallystudentnurse's topic in General Students

    This is so sad. I literally have tears in my eyes. It's just not fair at all. And the instructors get away with it.... and more all the time. So unfair. But you are still in the program so fly under...

  24. Tips on transfering/reapplying from failed RN to another

    latebloomer74 replied to wishingupon's topic in General Students

    Plead the 5th, lol. But really it's up to you. Only you can make the decision whether to tell them or not. Hope you get into a good nursing school soon. Best of

  25. Rant about my nursing school

    latebloomer74 replied to groosegroose's topic in General Students

    Sounds familiar. My classmates and I had similiar complaints about our LPN program. If you are keeping up your grades in clinical and lab I wouldn't worry about it and just grin and bear it. If you're...