fiveofpeep

fiveofpeep

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  1. How to break the news......

    fiveofpeep replied to RN2010LW's topic in General Students

    something similar happened between me and my bestfriend actually. It must have been the stress or something, but her personality really changed and I let her know my feelings and we parted ways. My...

  2. New TV Commercial...

    fiveofpeep replied to RutterMama's topic in General Students

    As an aside, OOOOOOMMMMMMMMGGGGGG, can anyone say Abilify!? I have seen three different commercials recommending Abilify for everything including your garden variety depression and bipolar. It's like...

  3. New TV Commercial...

    fiveofpeep replied to RutterMama's topic in General Students

    Im glad they showed it on a commercial because it educates the public on the fact that you can just go grab it instead of waiting 8 hrs at planned parenthood, or trying to get in with your busy MD or...

  4. How to approach a student problem

    fiveofpeep replied to allinGod's topic in General Students

    as a student, I just wanted to thank you for wanting to help your students instead of penalizing them only.

  5. Requirments for graduate nursing increasing?

    fiveofpeep replied to pdaddy's topic in General Nursing

    I used to want to be a CRNA until I realized how much I love love love bedside nursing, but during my research on Allnurses, I noticed this topic alot and many people posed the argument that with such...

  6. Nursing student taking drugs

    fiveofpeep replied to txpatches's topic in General Students

    Rutter Mama, It was just an example. I dont condone any of it. I was just listing some of the various things not allowed in this profession but allowed in others. It seems whatever argument I make, my...

  7. Health care jobs

    fiveofpeep replied to oldfashionedlove's topic in General Students

    social worker, occupational therapist, resp

  8. Nursing student taking drugs

    fiveofpeep replied to txpatches's topic in General Students

    thank you. yes I have a "colorful" language prone to misuse/misinterpretation :) there's always a risk of varied interpretations when youre communicating on the internet. ok back to the original...

  9. Nursing student taking drugs

    fiveofpeep replied to txpatches's topic in General Students

    this is argumentative and off topic if you read the rest of my post I have high morals and I feel guilty for almost any mistake, however minor hehe. I was only commenting that in comparison to...

  10. For those who work while in school

    fiveofpeep replied to Lovelymo79's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    1) What program are you in - day or evening? Day and Evening, it varies 2) Why did you choose one over the other? I had no choice. Nursing school > student's life 3) What job do you work while in...

  11. Studying TIP needed

    fiveofpeep replied to Bella Monroe's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I took MS over the summer so I definitely have some tips for getting the studying done in limited amounts of time. Check if your course textbook coincides with any other review book, for example,...

  12. Nursing student taking drugs

    fiveofpeep replied to txpatches's topic in General Students

    True, but I do resent that nurses are held to such a high standard you'd think we were all angels. I dont break the law and dont approve of doing drugs in the clinical area, but it does suck that I am...

  13. Why is hand-off reporting to so hard?

    fiveofpeep replied to shabbychic23's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for this post. During clinicals as a nursing student our instructors are always encouraging us to practice report, but it always seems to fall by the wayside. I will try to take it more...

  14. I want to move to San Francisco...but need a job.

    fiveofpeep replied to RocknRollYogaRn's topic in California Nursing

    I looked into Stanford, but it is obscenely expensive to live there hehe. Do you have any recommendations of more affordable areas to live

  15. norcal vs socal pay & living expenses

    fiveofpeep replied to hatingthewaiting's topic in California Nursing

    I was waiting for someone more experienced to apply, but since they didnt I will jump in. I have lived in the bay area, other parts of nor cal, south orange county, and long beach. I think that the...

  16. What kind of Nursing school drama in your school?

    fiveofpeep replied to NoeIssa's topic in General Students

    heehe I like that alot

  17. new grad - worth taking ACLS class before being hired?

    fiveofpeep replied to birdgardner's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    The market is pretty saturated in my area as well. I am planning on taking it regardless in my fifth semester. I have no real clinicals that semester and think it will keep me on my feet and prepare...

  18. What kind of Nursing school drama in your school?

    fiveofpeep replied to NoeIssa's topic in General Students

    when people ask me about my grades I tell them "I'd rather not say because it only puts pressure on me and you're only asking to see if you beat me." May cause more drama in the end, but then I squash...

  19. Tips on how to score well on ATI Pharmacoloy Proctored Exam?

    fiveofpeep replied to ziggles's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I havent taken it yet, but have taken 3 of those ATI tests so far. What did work for me was trying as many practice tests as possible, even if it meant collaborating with students at other schools...

  20. locations still open to new grads statewide

    fiveofpeep posted a topic in California Nursing

    for those of us soon to be new grads, can any of you california natives share some pearls of wisdom about which locations in california are still ripe with new grad positions? I am at the lucky...

  21. APA Manual

    fiveofpeep replied to OnlyByHisGrace's topic in General Students

    they told us to buy it too and I did not, instead utilizing google results for APA for three semesters now. never was knocked down for APA styling. PS if you have the new version of MS word (07) it...

  22. WPE in Cal State Long Beach

    fiveofpeep replied to BurmaCharm's topic in General Nursing

    its a piece of cake. I wrote a manifesto about how much I hated that we had to take it and equated it to Nazism (satirically of course) for mine and passed. if you are ESL or had difficulty with...

  23. Bag for Books

    fiveofpeep replied to New 2 iceeYouRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    my friend is in dental hygiene school and they are required to tote around all their books. she has a super cute scrap booking rolly bag from michaels that is red and orange and I just love it! It's...

  24. HIPAA question...

    fiveofpeep replied to LovingLearning's topic in General Students

    by definition they are violations because the peers are not included in plan of care and he did that internet search and he cannot argue that they were "learning" like we are when we give post conf...

  25. I failed my clinical on Monday

    fiveofpeep replied to iceangelred86's topic in General Students

    It's scary to see how easy people get failed from clinical. For the future, I always ask during report if the 0700 insulin was given and check the MAR just to help in the future. I can understand how...