Thedreamer

Thedreamer

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  1. Lesson learned

    Jennie, ouch. Theres not a reason in the world that my instructor should have yelled at ME instead of the student she was actually mad at. Not one. The girl didnt give her meds on time (3-4 hours...
  2. Lesson learned

    I like coining new words :X So
  3. Intimidation and Threats in Nursing School

    Wow that sounds scary. I wouldnt want someone with a rumored weapon in thier car to be threatening me. Id have gone to the police. You have witnesses. Yes that person should be expelled, no questions...
  4. You know you're a male RN when......

    My partner made me sign a "I promise I wont fall in love with an attractive docter and move away to an island someplace"
  5. Lesson learned

    Just for the record, I will convert to tweetism. Like the buddah, I have much to learn as a
  6. Im one of three guys in my entire class. Im the ONLY guy in my clinical on the FLOOR. Needless to say i get some unusual attention from the nurses. Nothing bad but it is defintely special treatment. I...
  7. BCC's RN Program

    Is BCC = Broward community college? If so dont waste your time. They have had thier accreditation taken away twice now. Miami dade college is INFINITELY better. Once I found out about BCCs rep I didnt...
  8. Lesson learned

    No thats just the thing, i didnt DO anything! Go to the student section and read my thread "Nightmare. Bullying" And i wasnt serious about the OP, it was a joke of relief to just state that I...
  9. Gay Nurses... help!

    Sigh stigmas. I think its been established that not all gay men have lisps, limp wrists and prance across the unit floor, and that all straight men arent macho beer drinking lady tamers. So why do we...
  10. Are You Being Bullied in the Classroom

    I think as a result of bullying me these four girls are being kicked out of the program we are in. My instructors from this term AND last term (4 of them) witnessed me getting bullied in clinical and...
  11. Just yesterday I was allowed by my instructor to Straight cath a male patient of another student. Said student REFUSED to do it, so I jumped right on in. I kept sterile technique, and did quite a good...
  12. Are You Being Bullied in the Classroom

    Bertolozi =
  13. What is the GPA needed to get in Miami dade College

    They say its 2.0 But I have a 3.2 and have been rejected three times :chair: So I applied and got into sheridan tech as an LPN. Then im going to apply to the LPN --> RN transition
  14. You know you're a male RN when......

    I was standing around talking to a group of three female co-students. Out of no where another unknown female walks up to us, looks at ALL four of us and says quite excitedly. "OMG do any of you have...
  15. I actually had a funny experience as a male nursing student. I went to go give an heparin shot a few weeks ago. I said to the man. "Good morning sir, remember me? My name is Ian, we talked a few...
  16. Are You Being Bullied in the Classroom

    *blush*
  17. P.s. I would 100% quiz them prior to doing an injection, foley, anything of that sort before I let them touch me. If they could tell me about it in great detail, then they have studied, know what they...
  18. As a student nurse myself I can really relate to this. I have two views on this topic. The view of: If the student is like me. OR the view of: If the student is like some of the girls in my class. I...
  19. Can LPNs be Hospice nurses?

    Where I go to school, in our last term, Avista (the hospice agency here) actually comes to our class and holds interviews for jobs. I am in an LPN program in south florida. I was looking at hospice...
  20. I failed..........

    Im sorry to hear that you failed. I failed ONCE in my entire college career to date. It was a math class, pre-req to get into college algebra. Mind you I hadnt taken math in 4 years. So I got a D at...
  21. Are You Being Bullied in the Classroom

    Its sad to hear that this kind of thing is SO universal in the field. I think there should be a psych test you have to pass before you are allowed to enter a nursing program. That would really help...
  22. Wow thank you SO much for that. I am actually learning about the GI and all these things right now in my term 3 clinical. We are focusing on GI and Dx, Sx, Meds ect. Dumping syndrome as explained in...
  23. Are You Being Bullied in the Classroom

    Im currently being the victim of bullying in my nursing school =/ Theres this group of now 4 girls (6 prior to this term but two failed out) The rest of the class is very friendly with me, however...
  24. I love nursing school!! Anyone else?

    Ill be quite blunt about this. I worked 2.5 years to get my AS and then accepted to a nursing program itself. Now that I am my 3rd term in I can say that I really do love this field. I always knew I...
  25. Charting Bloopers

    Im an LPN student. This was a morning I was doing clinical on a med/surg floor. Report from the nurse included all the usual, meds, dx, ect. At the end she simple said while walking away, "Oh and...