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cmonkey

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  1. Buying textbooks online?

    cmonkey replied to C-lion's topic in General Students

    If you have a smartphone, you can scan the ISBN numbers and find the books online *while you're in the store*. Neener! Charge me twice the going rate, will

  2. WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

    cmonkey replied to KellRrn2b's topic in General Students

    When I start clinicals, I'm going to try an idea I came up with recently. I tend to run hot/cold at random times, and I never quite know what to wear. So instead of wearing a longsleeved shirt under...

  3. Buying textbooks online?

    cmonkey replied to C-lion's topic in General Students

    Yep, we already have a reading assignment, so having those books already makes me much more comfy. Plus, I can geek out on them and page through at bedtime. Yes. I am that student.

  4. Buying textbooks online?

    cmonkey replied to C-lion's topic in General Students

    Ditto. My bookstore quoted me $1200 and I got it down to $500. Woo! I even got books with online code numbers and

  5. When do/did you start clinicals?

    cmonkey posted a topic in General Students

    My program starts them one month into the first semester. My friend's program starts theirs in the second semester. I suppose both programs have their reasons, but I find it interesting that they're...

  6. Looking for the PERFECT ink pen ;)

    cmonkey replied to nkochrn's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm digging the Mitsubishi UM-151 (0.5 mm but I think you can get them bigger). Nice and pointy. Oh, the cap says Uni-Ball Signo DX but I found them on ebay as the Mitsubishi. Mmmm, pens. I wish I...

  7. Time of the month in light colored scrubs

    cmonkey replied to jkmk's topic in General Students

    I had a TVH in December and I'm still reading! PS, Diva Cup ftw. eta: Diva Cup ftw unless you have a prolapse, in which case it will no longer stay in place. Ask me how I know! PPS, I think it's kind...

  8. I really CANNOT believe it

    cmonkey replied to 9livesRN's topic in General Students

    Carlos, that is AWESOME! I remember when you posted your first day experience and that seriously seems like just a month ago. I don't suppose time goes that fast when you're in the thick of it,...

  9. Male nurses earning more?

    cmonkey replied to OgopogoLPN's topic in General Nursing

    It's a short thread so far, but it looks like only the men say it's BS. I find that

  10. Male nurses earning more?

    cmonkey replied to OgopogoLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, it's not a farce. Ask Wal-Mart about it. "In granting the case class action status, Judge Martin Jenkins indicated that Wal-Mart had for the most part failed to dispute the plaintiffs...

  11. I'm feeling accepted

    cmonkey posted a topic in General Students

    ....to two programs. I've already decided which one I'm going to attend, and started buying books, etc., but it makes me really happy to know that I could go to either school. I hope I just made an...

  12. Documentary: The Business of Being Born

    cmonkey replied to SlightlyMental_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've had two homebirths and I love this movie. I do wish the one mw had worn gloves, as it doesn't look too good for the profession, but still. Even for women who want a hospital birth, I think it's...

  13. What's on your list?

    cmonkey posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have a few things I have to do before I can start classes. Just wondering what everyone else has. Get second HBV shot next month Two-stage TB test. Can't get this until after the 24th so it's...

  14. Novice ER Nurse needs help please

    cmonkey replied to Lunar's topic in Emergency

    If your preceptor TOLD you to go doc, and you'd said, "No, I need to stay with my pt," would she be on you for that, too? PS,

  15. Novice ER Nurse needs help please

    cmonkey replied to Lunar's topic in Emergency

    It's totally fair for you to ask what they mean by "critical thinking skills". In fact, you have to, or the whole scenario is left up to you to decipher. Ask for examples, situations in which you did...

  16. What's on your list?

    cmonkey replied to cmonkey's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Which is exactly why I'm freaking

  17. What's on your list?

    cmonkey replied to cmonkey's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Gee, I thought freaking out before making a life-changing move was par for the course. Huh. Of course I'd bring books to class. You never have teachers who say "open to page X"? Even if I didn't, I'm...

  18. What's on your list?

    cmonkey replied to cmonkey's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I chose spiral. I'm getting the Kozier & Erb 8th Fundamentals done for about $35. I'm doing it by unit, which cuts down on cost (it's by binding, and this gets me to like 14 bindings instead of...

  19. What's on your list?

    cmonkey replied to cmonkey's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh, I'm breathing! I just went out and did an inspection of my first hive. Oddly calming. I'm totally doing the AHA re-certification. I don't need to spend any more time on outside classes once the...

  20. Ok I am trying to keep tabs, all starting this fall say I

    cmonkey replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I gave up my spot at the second school that accepted me. I told the secretary to please congratulate the alternate for me. That's got to be such a great feeling, even if it's scary at the same

  21. What do you wear to class?

    cmonkey posted a topic in General Students

    I'm going to call and ask next week, but do you wear scrubs on non-lab/clinical days, or just street

  22. What do you wear to class?

    cmonkey replied to cmonkey's topic in General Students

    I'd wear scrubs 24/7 if I could get away with it. Comfy! Cheap! Everything I want in clothes in one soft cotton package.

  23. Ok I am trying to keep tabs, all starting this fall say I

    cmonkey replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yo! August 23rd, 0830, baby. WITC in Superior, WI. First class out of the gate is skills. Eep. I already got four of my books. Geekin'

  24. What do you wear to class?

    cmonkey replied to cmonkey's topic in General Students

    I get that a lot. Mostly I just wondered if people had to wear uniforms, scrubs, dress code stuff, etc. Especially for the first day. Like, if you don't come in the right clothes you get sent home...

  25. Refraining from judging

    cmonkey posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had a conversation with a public health nurse yesterday while I was updating my shots (word to the wise, don't do Hep A&B and TDaP in the same arm). A quote from today reminded me of it: If you...