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  1. "Is it ok if the student stays in the room?" <-- ARRG

    jackson145 replied to Alternator81's topic in General Students

    At my son's Opthamologist's office they often have visiting Docs from other countries. They aren't Med students but actual Docs & they always ask my permission for the extra Doc (or 2 or 3) to...

  2. ultrascopes in school

    jackson145 replied to p_hawk's topic in General Students

    My Littman Master Classic II is sort of like the Ultrascope. A light pressure & it works as a diaphragm, heavier pressure & it works like a bell. I've yet to find another stethoscope I like...

  3. What steth are you using....

    jackson145 replied to wlb06's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I use a Littman Master Classic II, Black Edition. I love it because it doesn't have any 'shiny parts' (although I paid dearly for the Black Edition). If I'm buying a Littman, I always go with...

  4. Anyone see a need for a laptop in NS?

    jackson145 replied to tfleuter's topic in General Students

    I've never felt like I needed a laptop & I've never seen one in any of my classes. The most notes I've ever taking during a class is 1 or 2 lines scratched on the side of a PowerPoint slide. I...

  5. Gardisil

    jackson145 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    My daughter had the series recently & there was no mention of not getting pregnant for a year afterwards and they did not do a pregnancy test on

  6. Need some help deciding what classes to take and when for the ASN program at Ivy Tech

    jackson145 replied to Nina2bRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would take only 1 pre-req at a time. You really really really need A's in those 4 pre-reqs. Take 1 pre-req with 1 or 2 gen ed classes; put most of your focus on the 1 pre-req & just plan on...

  7. Anbody Else Gain a Ton of Weight in Nursing School?

    jackson145 replied to CandyGyrl's topic in General Students

    Yes! Also: before, during, & after. Gosh, maybe it's not just

  8. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    jackson145 replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    What confuses me is how employers can get by with paying RN's more than LPN's if they are basically doing the same job. Also, why would a LPN agree to do a certain job if the RN next to her was doing...

  9. Unit Secretary....Answer the call light for pete's sake!!!

    jackson145 replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone has their own job to do on a unit. They are trained specifically for that position. Does the nurse grab a mop if the floor is sticky & the janitor is busy elsewhere? Would a tech do the...

  10. if you could give 5 tips on how to ace nursing school what would they be?

    jackson145 replied to Firefly602's topic in General Nursing

    Keep your mouth closed and your head down THEY are always right, no matter how obviously wrong THEY are Try to fly in under the radar (maybe your instructors won't notice you) Remember, it's only...

  11. What class was/is your hardest????

    jackson145 replied to believeallispossible's topic in General Students

    Advanced Physiology was way harder than any of my nursing classes have been. OB was my hardest

  12. Your definition of good clinical instructor and bad one

    jackson145 replied to Catma63's topic in General Students

    My worst instructor had a "no questions rule". You were not allowed to ask questions in front of a patient because the patient might realize you were a student. (As if the stupid uniform didn't...

  13. Should nurses wear white?

    jackson145 replied to lynn estes's topic in General Students

    White isn't very slimming. How about black? Maybe poop-brown or blood-red? No need to stress over stains

  14. Why do nursing stuents hate eachother??

    jackson145 replied to midnight*sky's topic in General Students

    Just guessing, but is your class made up of mostly women? I've never liked working with women for just such behavior. If men don't like each other, they just slug it out & get over it. They...

  15. nurses with anxiety and depression

    jackson145 replied to Akercat's topic in General Nursing

    I'm guessing you'd be hard pressed to find a healthcare worker who didn't have one or the other (or both) of these problems. It's like it's in the water these days! And remember, mild anxiety can...

  16. E/D RN official description of job duties?

    jackson145 posted a topic in Emergency

    I have a paper to do for my ASN program about Emergency Nursing. I've spent a day observing in the E/D & I have a very general idea about the job duties of a RN in that setting. However, I need...

  17. Am I the only weird one that does this LOL

    jackson145 replied to cherokeesummer's topic in General Nursing

    Creature of habit. Once I started back to school I found myself putting my last name on EVERYTHING. It's like I'm back in Jr High. I even signed my last name on my Mom's B-Day card. She said, "I...

  18. What the heck do these people think?

    jackson145 replied to imn2nursin's topic in General Students

    "Whether you think you can, or whether you think you can't, you're right!" (Stewie Griffin, Family Guy) Just kidding! At least you won't feel guilty about studying all the time and not spending...

  19. What the heck do these people think?

    jackson145 replied to imn2nursin's topic in General Students

    I've maintained it's not that hard since I got started in NS. I'm a single mom with 2 kids & 2 dogs, trying to pay all my bills by myself & keep a house in order. I still find time to...

  20. What the heck do these people think?

    jackson145 replied to imn2nursin's topic in General Students

    I don't look at NS as being any different than going to college for any other degree. I've compared experiences with my siblings, cousins, & friends. They had the same issues with study time, test...

  21. NO MORE LPNs

    jackson145 replied to NursingStudent!'s topic in General Nursing

    In my area, you only see LPN's in LTC or Doc's offices. The 3 major hospitals only have LPN's that were "grandfathered in" & they have a time limit for completing their RN if they want to keep...

  22. What do you do when a child passes?

    jackson145 replied to jstradley's topic in Pediatric

    I've only participated in care where we lost the child one time. I was a Tech & did compressions on the Code Team. I went home that night, hugged my kids, and thanked God that they were still...

  23. GPN who failed and still working

    jackson145 replied to LadyMims's topic in General Nursing

    We don't even have graduate nurses in the state of Indiana. Until you have your license in hand, you don't work as a nurse. A lot of new grads work as Tech's until they get their license, just to...

  24. Going to have a student!

    jackson145 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Students

    Wow. It would be so cool to get to work with a floor nurse for clinicals. We only have our instructor and they are usually no more familiar with the assigned floor than we are. I would love to...

  25. Delegation

    jackson145 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm in my last semester of an ASN program and recently we've been hearing so much about delegation. Maybe my hospital is different, but I don't see much opportunity for delegation there. I work as a...