Apollorn

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  1. Medical schools that admit Nurses?

    Apollorn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Are there any medical schools out there that accept Nurses without the pre-reqs laid out by the majority of North American schools of medicine? Eg. Physics, Organic Chem

  2. Nursing and then Medicine: Wrong profession?

    Apollorn posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    Hello, all! I'm a third year RN student working as an LPN. I"m thinking of going into medicine once I graduate with my RN degree, although I will need to return for at least two more years of...

  3. Calling all Canadian Nurse Practitioners

    Apollorn posted a topic in International Nursing

    Good day, I am in the process of finishing my BSN program. I am considering the NP route later on down the road and was wondering if any Canadian NPs could provide experiences, pros, cons, and...

  4. Cant stop cryin!

    Apollorn replied to danissa's topic in Nurses Recovery

    This is definitely not a drama queen post. Alcoholism is a mean disease and it is awesome he has the support he

  5. What do you wish for in a break room?

    Apollorn replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    Waht do I wish for in my break room? Natalie Portman. Though in a more semi-realistic way, I'd like to have a cocktail bar... that'd be nice. It's 5 o'clock

  6. Student Health Profile and Depression

    Apollorn replied to Student98's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely not. Depression is a clinically diagnosed syndrome. Unless it affects the safety and well-being of others, you should not be impeded. If it does, appeal it. Depression is a syndrome....

  7. I Need Your Opinion...both Lpn

    Apollorn replied to UnclearFuture's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an RN student that challenged, and successfuly, passed my LPN exam. We have the opportunity to challenge the LPN exam after our second year of the BSN, which is kind of nice to gain some...

  8. I hate drunk drivers.

    Apollorn posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is a rant. [rant: on]So a 20 year old girl was admitted to my ward yesterday with a fractured tibia sustained in an MVA. She was t-boned by a drunk driver. She had emergency surgery to fix it...

  9. Sterotypes of Nurses Continues and Is Getting Worse

    Apollorn replied to nursinginga's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I should shave my legs. lol PS. I'm a

  10. I hate drunk drivers.

    Apollorn replied to Apollorn's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! Thank you for the overwhelming response. One of the main reasons I love this community. Thank you to everyone that shared their stories - they are definintely not easy to talk about. It was...

  11. How many of you worked during school?

    Apollorn replied to ChrisAHF's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still in school and I work as an LPN on the weekends. So I work roughly 24 hours per week while taking four classes and a practicum this semester. I can't say it's too stressful considering I'm...

  12. LPN to RN is it worth it?

    Apollorn replied to januarykid's topic in International Nursing

    I work as an LPN now whilst I finish my RN degree (we can challenge the LPN exam in our 2nd year of the BSN). It's tough to really see the difference between scopes of LPN and RN besides the IV and...

  13. LPN to RN is it worth it?

    Apollorn replied to januarykid's topic in International Nursing

    According to BCNU, they foresee RNs adopting a more administrative/education/resource/advanced practice (coming soon: suturing) role in the

  14. Underwear and white scrubs?

    Apollorn replied to LaLaEm4's topic in General Students

    I lol'd quite

  15. (vent) Group projects

    Apollorn replied to SoloWytch's topic in General Students

    Group projects are awful when other members don't pull their share. I'm going through it now and was fortunate to have a good group. My previous 3 were absolutely atrocious. Grit your teeth and...

  16. Funny Nursing/medical Phrases

    Apollorn replied to SDS_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Not necessarily a funny phrase, but this is my ice breaker with patients: Pt. wakes up in his room after surgery with the blinds closed. Pt. asks the surgeon: "Why are my blinds closed?" Surgeon...

  17. Lunch????

    Apollorn replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    It's a sad reality that nurses are overworked, underappreciated, and used. But it shows our character when we perservere and still are there for our patients. Kudos to us! PS. At the hospital I...

  18. How much is your pay?

    Apollorn replied to rainbowcak3's topic in General Nursing

    $22.94/hr as a 3rd year nursing

  19. What do you want to see from students on your unit?

    Apollorn replied to SusanKathleen, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Good question. As a student, I find that preceptors enjoy someone that have open channels of communication. Basically updating your nurses on the status of your patient throughout the day, etc....

  20. Criticize my charting!

    Apollorn posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm a 3rd year BSN student. I was going to post this question under the student forums, but I figured I'd like to have a healthy mix of student & senior nurse feedback on my charting :) Please be...

  21. Nursing Documentation

    Apollorn replied to jktb's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    SpookyCat, can you give me your verdict on that book once you get a chance to read through it? I'm interested in buying that exact same book but I am definitely short on the

  22. BC nursing vs Alberta Nursing any difference?

    Apollorn replied to AussieKylie's topic in International Nursing

    In BC, Interior Health usually goes by the team system: x amount of patients, 1 RN and LPN. RN takes unstable and LPN takes the stable patients. MARs are handwritten if the med is a new order from...

  23. Soooooo..... I made my first med error & I feel awful!!!

    Apollorn replied to eccentricRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for sharing. I understand how awful it feels to make a med error. You get that rush of emotions: surprise, embarassment, shame, anger, and sickness. Don't sweat it, take what you learned,...

  24. Would you marry a female MD?

    Apollorn replied to cgun101's topic in Men in Nursing

    The answer is hells

  25. British Nurse wants to move to Canada

    Apollorn replied to stevepenk's topic in International Nursing

    Excellent question. I dug through the CRNBC (regulating body for nurses in British Columbia) website but could not find any comprehensvie information for you. If you plan on getting into BC I...