vashtee

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  1. Well I don't have an ethical issue but I need to discuss one !

    vashtee replied to aphi~gn's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you should look for the longest threads on this site - they are often controversial. ADN vs BSN is always popular.

  2. Where to buy all white shoes?

    vashtee replied to cereus's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I like Danskos. I wear the "Courtney" style. http://www.dansko.com/html/detail.aspx?type=2&shoe=Courtney True, they aren't pretty enough for evening wear, but they are comfy! Some people have a...

  3. Where to buy all white shoes?

    vashtee replied to cereus's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I suggest you buy the best, most supportive shoes you can afford. You are going to be spending a LOT of time on your feet, and bad shoes will cripple you at the end of a 12 hour

  4. Online ADN Programs

    vashtee replied to katybee's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe someone who has taken it can advise whether or not the NCLEX is more geared towards clinical experiences or theory? My understanding is that it is more

  5. lab values for the nclex

    vashtee replied to adio412's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Sorry, perhaps you haven't actually started nursing school yet? Because those prefixes are so commonplace, I assumed every student would know what they

  6. lab values for the nclex

    vashtee replied to adio412's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    ??? hyper = higher than normal values hypo = lower than normal values Abnormal values mean the patient will experience

  7. lvn -----> RN

    vashtee replied to nurseulove's topic in LPN to RN

    All I can tell you is that in my RN program, many LVNs bridge in after the first year, and the ones I have spoken to about this say they had no idea how hard the program would be, and how it is so...

  8. Scrub color help!!

    vashtee replied to sbf187's topic in General Nursing

    I'd stick with ordering a brand that carries ceil blue. It may not show in a photograph, but when you are standing with all your classmates who are wearing ceil blue, you will likely be able to see a...

  9. What was your gpa when you got accepted to an RN or LPN program?

    vashtee replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    4.0 when entering 3.9 now, thanks to Pharmacology.

  10. thinking of becoming a nurse but doubtful

    vashtee replied to primate1983's topic in Nursing Career

    It's hard to imagine, but you get used to the poop and enemas, and there are things that are WAY more gross to deal with than either of them. After graduation, most programs I've heard of strongly...

  11. School + Work + Mom = Goin Nuts?

    vashtee replied to Hausfrau's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think you are expecting too much of yourself if you have a non-supportive husband (and by supportive, I mean one who will actually help with childcare responsibilities - not just one who "doesn't...

  12. is there really a wait to get into an RN program?

    vashtee replied to FOXYNurse76's topic in LPN to RN

    I don't know where you live, but the wait list is considerably shorter for an LVN-RN bridge program than going straight for the RN at my school (also in

  13. AMAZED at what some students get away with!!!

    vashtee replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Forgive my confusion, but was this supposed to be directed at me? Because last semester I was a 3rd semester student. I won't get leadership until next

  14. AMAZED at what some students get away with!!!

    vashtee replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, it was like that for me the first 2 semesters, too. It doesn't usually stay this way for your whole

  15. Clinical supervision by instructors

    vashtee replied to AOx1's topic in General Students

    I think this is a bigger problem with newer students, but less so for ones further on in their programs. My first semester clinical instructor was pretty absent. She had students spread on 3...

  16. AMAZED at what some students get away with!!!

    vashtee replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I

  17. AMAZED at what some students get away with!!!

    vashtee replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    My rotations were 13 hours for the past 2 semesters (6:30 am - 7:30 pm) and our lunch breaks were spent listening to lectures from our clinical instructor. Also, I had three or four patients during...

  18. AMAZED at what some students get away with!!!

    vashtee replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    We must have had the same rotations! When I was in Peds and postpartum, our care plans were due at the end of the day. Do them in advance? No way. Our instructor's position was "how do you know...

  19. Coaching women during childbirth has little impact

    vashtee replied to URO-RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Lucky for my lamazze teacher I didn't see her when I went into labor. I might have choked her for trying to tell us anything she taught would help.

  20. AMAZED at what some students get away with!!!

    vashtee replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    To play the devil's advocate, maybe her instructor expects the care plans to be done before they leave the hospital. And although I very rarely sit in the nurses station (the nurses don't like it),...

  21. ATI, PDA, and stethoscope.

    vashtee replied to Tabula-rasa's topic in General Students

    I vote no on the ATI program, and I love my Palm

  22. Recommended Basic EKG book???

    vashtee replied to LadySnyper's topic in General Nursing

    Fast and Easy EKGs; a Self-Paced Learning Program by Shade-Wesley It comes with a CD,

  23. Feeling 'uncomfortable' with an assignment

    vashtee replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Agency Nurses

    I've worked with some great agency nurses, regardless of the morale of the facility. They make a lot more money, and good for them. If I didn't have a family to come home to, I'd do the

  24. Nursing and Jewelry

    vashtee replied to teresadkinslpn2rn's topic in General Nursing

    We are discouraged from wearing any rings at all because they harbor bacteria. Our school tolerates a plain gold band, but not the engagement rings. Personally, I just skip them both, but then again,...

  25. Keeping job while going to Nursing school?

    vashtee replied to ProLogic's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you can arrange to work only part time? As it is, I can't see how you can work until 5:00 and be in school at the same time. (Several of my professors won't allow late-arriving students into...