Dr.Nurse2b

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  1. Friedman Family Assessment Model Template

    Dr.Nurse2b posted a topic in General Students

    Can anyone help me? I need a Friedman Family Assessment Model template. I have an assessment guide which is the "short form" version of what I need. Your help is greatly appreciated! Thank

  2. Senior? Maybe...Maybe not... VENT

    Dr.Nurse2b posted a topic in General Students

    I don't think I've ever felt this low. I thought I had it... This has been a very long year and I feel beaten up...maybe just plain beaten. I was willing to consider the problem was with me but after...

  3. Senior? Maybe...Maybe not... VENT

    Dr.Nurse2b replied to Dr.Nurse2b's topic in General Students

    So sad... Trying to understand...the stringent requirments...you have to be strong just to get in...I was a 3.9er...A good friend of mine was a 4.0 and was dropped the second semester. I worked with...

  4. Senior? Maybe...Maybe not... VENT

    Dr.Nurse2b replied to Dr.Nurse2b's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the hugs...This is a small private college... I guess this is typical of nursing programs...Exams count for 80% - 85% of the final class grade. Your exam average must be at a specific level...

  5. Senior? Maybe...Maybe not... VENT

    Dr.Nurse2b replied to Dr.Nurse2b's topic in General Students

    Needed a 95 on the final ... made an 85 10 points ... missed the average by 2.9 points Now

  6. Senior? Maybe...Maybe not... VENT

    Dr.Nurse2b replied to Dr.Nurse2b's topic in General Students

    Holding my breath...what's done is done. I am looking at "Plan B" ... Hope I can shred it by days

  7. Just finished OB rotation

    Dr.Nurse2b replied to newmale2nursing's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I had several experiences... Midwifery Clinic - awesome experience. I was involved in assessment, physical exam, BPP, lab work, etc. I saw about 15 patients in an 8 hour day. I attribute the positive...

  8. Why do I want to be a nurse? Vent - Rant

    Dr.Nurse2b posted a topic in General Students

    Bad week... Thought I had overcome all the adversity from last semester...all the trouble I've been having with one particular professor for whom I can do nothing right has seemed to disapate. Last...

  9. Should a nursing instructor tell a student they are not nursing material.

    Dr.Nurse2b replied to motivated2nurse's topic in General Students

    I just had a post conference from hell...my instructor afterwards called me into the office and asked me "WHY did you decide to become a nurse?" She then proceeded to have me read aloud the Nurse's...

  10. Why do I want to be a nurse? Vent - Rant

    Dr.Nurse2b replied to Dr.Nurse2b's topic in General Students

    I agree...I feel better today but I am still worried about getting

  11. Why do I want to be a nurse? Vent - Rant

    Dr.Nurse2b replied to Dr.Nurse2b's topic in General Students

    I went to the dean and was told "don't worry about it...you'll be fine" ... It's the same response I get each time something like this happens. At first I thought these events were just drama but now...

  12. NICU Summer Extern?

    Dr.Nurse2b posted a topic in General Students

    Calling all NICU nurses and students considering NICU...Please chime in! OK...got the call from the regional medical center. I was a little overzealous with my extern application but that's OK because...

  13. NICU Summer Extern?

    Dr.Nurse2b replied to Dr.Nurse2b's topic in General Students

    Do they let you use your assessment skills? I was told that externs function basically as a tech or nurses aid. My thought was if I am going to work as a tech then I can at least do this in an area...

  14. I hate nursing

    Dr.Nurse2b replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students

    I think it's great that you are able to express yourself this way and be honest. OK...you hate nursing. No one thinks you're a bad person, at least I don't. It sounds to me like you're just in the...

  15. NICU Summer Extern?

    Dr.Nurse2b replied to Dr.Nurse2b's topic in General Students

    how does one determine if they "want to be a nicu nurse"? i am one of 2 males in a class of 40. just about every student i have encountered, most being female, stated at the beginning of the program...

  16. any of you do any weightlifting/powerlifting/bodybuilding?

    Dr.Nurse2b replied to tronix304's topic in Male Nursing Students

    This is a good point here. I'll follow up... As a FF part of the job IS physical fitness. My third year as an EMT I weighed 200lbs at 5'10". I had a 34" waist and could stair chair a 350lbs+ patient...

  17. any of you do any weightlifting/powerlifting/bodybuilding?

    Dr.Nurse2b replied to tronix304's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Dude! Awesome work! I stopped lifting over a decade ago...I don't think I was ever able to put up that much. I'm almost over the hill now... at 5'10" I'm 180lbs and working on losing 2 more inches...

  18. Law school instead of a MSN

    Dr.Nurse2b replied to krazykev's topic in General Nursing

    Good! My personal opinion and current favorite career option is CRNA. Median salary in my area is $160k base. I say if you're in it for the money this is the way to go. Also...as a Legal Nurse...

  19. Law school instead of a MSN

    Dr.Nurse2b replied to krazykev's topic in General Nursing

    Ten times?? How much do the masters prepared nurses you know make? My significant other just happens to hold a JD and has been practicing law for about 10 years. She earns a great living but no where...

  20. RN to Paramedic Bridge Course

    Dr.Nurse2b replied to ironjohn929's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I am unaware of any programs that offer advanced placement. I believe Florida will allow an RN with a a current EMT and ACLS to seek licensure -- From the DOH --> "A Florida licensed physician,...

  21. RN to Paramedic Bridge Course

    Dr.Nurse2b replied to ironjohn929's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Our program did rotation through the OR and clinical with Respiratory Therapy as well. I have heard of programs doing a rotation through NICU but I have yet to run into someone who has intubated a...

  22. ATI Experience

    Dr.Nurse2b posted a topic in General Students

    My school switched to ATI and I started taking the practice assessments. What was your experience with ATI? I find myself reading these questions and thinking "What?" These tests were just sprung on...

  23. RN to Paramedic Bridge Course

    Dr.Nurse2b replied to ironjohn929's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    i think with your level of education, skill and experience a bridge is the perfect option, however i think you have much to learn in regard to pre-hospital operations...phtls - pre-hospital trauma and...

  24. ATI Experience

    Dr.Nurse2b replied to Dr.Nurse2b's topic in General Students

    Ugh... So low scored in the begining are to be expected? I scored a 74 on my first practice...but it gets worse from there with the individual assessments. I've take 8 so

  25. ATI Experience

    Dr.Nurse2b replied to Dr.Nurse2b's topic in General Students

    This is a grin and bear it then? The ATI rep stated these tests are a "tool" ... All I'm getting out of this is I don't know what I should ... feeling a bit inadequate