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I love my Birkenstock clogs--I have the "Boston" style, in white.

Our program does allow exam reviews--after all sections have taken their tests and after the instructors have reviewed the results and posted our scores. Our instructors stated in our orientation to our senior year that they feel we learn a great dea...

One of our instructors gave a GI lecture and talked about the digestive track...

So--here's an update: I interviewed for a Nursing Assistant position at another hospital, and left my educational background on my resume, because I really feel it is a part of my qualifications. I was interviewed by two women, one from human resour...

I just finished my first year of nursing school, and after our finals on Monday we all went to a local restaurant for a little fundraiser. I was talking to my professors, and they asked what I would be doing this summer...I told them I wasn't sure ye...

Can anyone give me any advice about whether or not I should send a thank you letter after I've accepted a job offer? I interviewed last Thursday, promptly wrote thank you letters to the two interviewers, which they probably received Tuesday because M...

:specs:Right on! Can you tell I tend to overthink things sometimes?! Thanks for your level-headed responses.

I completely agree. I have actually suggested this to a few of my friends, who also find it helpful!! I take a bath every night, and I pick a topic that I need to work on, and it just seems to sink in!!:chuckle Osmosis, right?

Thanks for all of the advice; I really appreciate hearing everyone's take on the situation. :)

Timing probably wasn't an issue--I was among the first to get my application in--this interview was back in February for a position that starts in June. As far as being overqualified, well, I'm a nursing student applying for a nursing student extern...

Yes, I'd call this area rural suburban--former farming/industrial area now attempting to adjust...I've been here three years, and I didn't grow up here, so I don't know a lot of people. I really would feel dishonest hiding my education. And I don't m...

Thanks for the replies, and not just because I feel vindicated. The whole experience of interviewing for the nurse extern position seemed to go so well--and then many of the positions ended up going to people who know someone at the hospital, or who ...

Yes, some schools do have very stringent policies regarding past transcripts. They may see failure to provide all transcripts as an ethical violation.

I'm in my second semester of a four semester ADN program. We use ATI, and our school has a 96-99% pass rate for the past several years, which I think reflects, to some degree, the predicitive nature of passing the ATI tests. We have to pass each modu...

I'm not against it in principle, but there are some people who just can't seem to control themselves when they've got gum. I think we all have to abstain because the few crackers, smackers, poppers, and open-mouthed chewers have gone too far....:anbd...

Just a student here--I am curious about a nursing student providing "standing orders"--wouldn't that be the role of the physician? Wouldn't the nurse provide more of a care map, that addressed such issues as pain management, hydration, monitoring I &...

I'm a nursing student, and many of my nursing instructors still work as floor nurses, or in community practice. I personally appreciate their perspectives--they've seen how things change, what stays the same, and they seem to really like still being ...

Maybe an ambulatory surgery setting would work, where many of the procedures are shorter...

Thank you! And I'd like to also thank you for your many invaluable posts. I learn so much from them!!

Daytonite, Are there any pathology/physiology reference books you would recommend for a student nurse? I have my pathology book, and my textbooks, but I am wondering if there is one book that you often find yourself reaching for--something that inclu...

I'm not really sure that this is the most important ND, I was just trying to suggest one that might apply to the evidence you mentioned. Have you considered Maslow's hierarchy in order to prioritize the patient's most significant problem? It may not ...

Impaired tissue integrity?

I have two special pencils that I use for my tests. I started with the original two last year while doing my pre-requisites, then as they wore out I introduced a new pencil with one of the old pencils (you know, to provide continuity...). Once the ne...

I am a nursing student and I have not yet done my psych rotation. I have, however, visited psychiatric hospitals and units, and I have a family member who has been a patient. I'd like to point out that he described to me being very confused as to who...

I just finished my first semester. While studying, I would review all of the questions in our textbooks as well as additional questions provided with the disks that came with the books and questions provided by the textbooks' websites. I also used tw...