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  1. How did you maintain school and work?

    AmericanRN replied to purple*11's topic in General Nursing

    I worked 30+ hours a week when I was in nursing school. I felt I had it easier then others who were working & had kids or those who had husband deployed on top of everything else. I guess we all...

  2. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    AmericanRN replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    wow thats the best rant ever. Sorry you have to be subject to dirty panty girl. When do you

  3. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    AmericanRN replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I tried the PV trick a few weeks ago just because I was anxious & willing to try anything. I got the "please contact your BON" message and the next morning I found out I had passed. I know the...

  4. NCLEX Last Question

    AmericanRN replied to Waiting Game's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had a good PVT popup too and ended up passing. I shut off at 75 questions. I didn't see any particular pattern with my test. Mine jumped from a delegation, to neuro, or a med, to cardiac. I had...

  5. What type of family member drives you craziest?

    AmericanRN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm I bet she's not a CNA either, sounds more like she's a medical

  6. Mind Boggling - Not going to graduation?

    AmericanRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I don't want to attend my graduation/pinning ceremony either. I do not want to grin & shake hands and pretend like I'm so thrilled about everything. The graduation is in the middle of the week,...

  7. FL/GA/SC/NC NICU Nurses

    AmericanRN replied to katiep14's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    wow didn't know that was a policy. I'm a student and we've done rotations at both of the hospitals you're talking about. Fantastic NICU teams @ both. Too bad employees can't brag about

  8. What does a day in the NICU look like?

    AmericanRN replied to Cdnurstudent's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm still a student but I love the NICU especially high acuity NICU. I am in nursing school because my dream is to be a NICU RN. Of course thats just my passion, many of my fellow students don't like...

  9. Tampa Area Hospitals

    AmericanRN replied to crrn03's topic in Florida Nursing

    check them all

  10. Pinching pennies or student loans?

    AmericanRN replied to tracyd77's topic in General Students

    I dont blame ya I'm pinching pennies & I have student loans. I started working PT but I'm back to FT as of a few weeks ago. It's not so easy to get all these loans everyone is talking about all...

  11. Is anyone else avoiding studying?

    AmericanRN replied to madnurse2b's topic in General Students

    I Know that feeling. I"m just burnt out with

  12. Anyone from Hillsborough Community College

    AmericanRN replied to nicolegao's topic in Florida Nursing

    I am so sorry I haven't been on here in a long time & haven't helped you. How did **** class go? I am guessing you're just about done with everything. Did you like him? Did you figure out his...

  13. UCH Tampa-Pepin Heart Hospital

    AmericanRN replied to rnffemtguy's topic in Florida Nursing

    Very nice facility. I haven't heard any of the employees that work @ Pepin complain about it. It's a beautiful building, has a good staff, & like the Women's Center have their own parking lots...

  14. Anyone from Hillsborough Community College

    AmericanRN replied to nicolegao's topic in Florida Nursing

    Awwww one of my buddies really likes **** now & Treat flunked her a few years ago. Seriously the lady has changed her ways. She's no longer the daughter of Satan. ****!!!! Okay seriously he does...

  15. Is it feasible to work during nursing school?

    AmericanRN replied to EastBayCAStudent's topic in General Students

    The majority of my class works including myself. The lowest amount of hours is 24 on average most work 30 + and it's a fulltime bachelors course. The school initially told us all to quit our jobs,...

  16. Anyone from Hillsborough Community College

    AmericanRN replied to nicolegao's topic in Florida Nursing

    **** is intense but funny in a sarcastic way no matter when you take him. He just isn't going to cut slack for A & P. I had him for A&P I & II and micro lecture. Had another guy for micro...

  17. Students that cheat

    AmericanRN replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Students

    My school is the US and it does a mixture of everything Daytonite listed except oral exams. It just depends on what semester we are in what we get in addition to the traditional

  18. Do Nurses have to do the following??

    AmericanRN replied to omgodzilla's topic in General Nursing

    I don't consider it "forced to endure." I'm not a nurse yet but a student & I consider cleaning filth off a pt to be part of the job. No different then wound care, passing meds, etc. Each thing...

  19. Nurses working harder than doctors?

    AmericanRN replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    [ That is the funniest & nastiest analogy I've heard in months........but true. Hmmm this is making all nursing students look bad, maybe this is somewhat age & attitude dependant. I've been...

  20. Nurses working harder than doctors?

    AmericanRN replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    Im just a nursing student & have had doctors be nice to me which is not their job at all. There have been more then a few who were chatty & informative including the surgeons. The few that are...

  21. Wearing scrubs to nursing school?

    AmericanRN replied to jpearl119's topic in General Students

    Sorry but your instructors need to think that through all the way, for MRSA, C-diff, etc wear the contact/isolation precautions such as plastic gown, disposable stethoscopes in those rooms, no...

  22. This monster careplan is taking 4ever !

    AmericanRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    Sounds like the data clusters we do for med surg but ours is not a really a care plan, we do attach a careplan to them but we only do 2 cluster per quarter for each rotation. We do the care plans all...

  23. Wearing scrubs to nursing school?

    AmericanRN replied to jpearl119's topic in General Students

    At my school we wore scrubs for labs, and of course clinicals. We also wear scrubs when we got for orientations such as the very 1st day of nursing school & we also orientate to each rotation. On...

  24. Just Fired, Need Interview & Resume Advice

    AmericanRN replied to MelissaPhoographerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry for your loss Southern but you did misread the OP. What she said was it's not like it was a full term baby that I didn't notice. That statement does not at all imply that the baby was not...

  25. accelerated bsn programs without a bachelors in florida?

    AmericanRN replied to ORhopeful's topic in Florida Nursing

    yes there are South University (campus in West Palm & another in Tampa) is an accelerated BSN programs w/no previous Bachelors needed. (21 months of straight nursing school) There are other...