ReinventingMyselfAgain MSN, RN

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I've done a lot in my 30 years as an RN. Looking to do more.

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    annoying lab instructor

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to deetrain's topic in General Students

    Asking you if you are ok is picking on you?
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    How to deal with a rude classmate?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to esunada's topic in General Students

    Instructors' perspective here: I am always amazed when I hear what goes on outside the classroom (or in the back of the room), about who can't stand who. The reality is, when you're dealing with a...
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    I study a lot and I end up with B's...help -_-..how do you study?!!!!

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to gtrebyari's topic in General Students

    This is the difference between the A's and the B's. The A's who 'don't study that much' are able to think and rationalize better. Memorizing will only ensure that you know all the information...
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    Do you call your teachers by their 1st names?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to noyesno's topic in General Students

    I have a Masters degree, and am a Professor myself. But if I ever ran into any of my old Professors (and while I was in my Masters program) I addressed them as Dr. or Professor. None of them ever...
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    Do you call your teachers by their 1st names?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to noyesno's topic in General Students

    :)I'm on the side of CuriousMe. As a parent, I see the decline of manners and respect as a whole. While I don't feel the need for my child to answer me with a "yes m'am" or 'no m'am' (like they did...
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    Intake and Output Question

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to NursingStudentMommy's topic in General Students

    I say no.
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    How not to get ****** at clinical?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to noyesno's topic in General Students

    I'd like to think so. I am proof positive of that. I know I am not perfect (and my students know it too), yet I manage to do a damn good job Moogie:I love you :redbeathe (in a completely platonic...
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    Nurses and marriage

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    Just one of the many double standards that exist. I know my fair share of 'lazy' women. Although no one would call them that, b/c they are at home with kids (while their husbands are breaking their...
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    How not to get ****** at clinical?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to noyesno's topic in General Students

    Okay, as an instructor, I'm going to do something I rarely do here. I am not going to defend the instructor in this case. She ****** up. It happens. She's human. The problem is she didn't know how...
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    Nurses and marriage

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    As a professor, I have seen/heard of so many non-supportive spouses (more men than women, but I guess that's b/c there are more women in nursing) while their partners are working their butts off in...
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    Do you call your teachers by their 1st names?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to noyesno's topic in General Students

    I recently changed jobs, and went from "Ms." to "Professor". I much prefer the latter. In my first semester teaching, I thought I wanted my students to call me by my first name. After...
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    Broke Foot=withdraw from nursing school

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to tattooedlilfreak's topic in General Students

    BluegrassRN: thanks for speaking from the other side of the fence :) tattoo: were you actually told your time at your school is over? Or just until you recover? tattoo (and others who are/were in the...
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    Nursing school is too easy!

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Maghunter's topic in General Students

    It sounds as if your school may be getting some backlash for poor past performances. Do you have any idea how their last NCLEX results were? Do you know of any specific issues from last year/semester...
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    Weeding out

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to kenpochic's topic in General Students

    Weeding out is a term that seems to scare (and threaten) most students. There are no magic numbers that classes are required to "fail out" each semester. If you all got A's and B's, would they then...
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    Anyone okay with just being a nurse?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Kaychell's topic in General Students

    I'm glad you clarified! Your thread title intigued me. I thought you were going to say "just a nurse, not a doctor". :) I can see your point, especially since this is not your first career, and you...
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    My friends won't be in my study group!

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to guiltysins's topic in General Students

    It sounds like you are off to a good start in your approach to nursing school. You are realistic about the responsibilities that await you. You are right by getting a head start on things, like...
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    Do you ever get the feeling your professors are trying to weed you out?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to mell260's topic in General Students

    I think this is so true. Everyone thinks the policies do not apply to them, b/c it's not going to happen to them. A word of advice: know your policies, and don't go running to them at the last minute,...
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    Wasn't hired because of the St Vincents closing.. how to approach them again?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to dropoff's topic in New York Nursing

    Just mention in your cover letter that you previously applied and interviewed with (insert name), and go on about how you were impressed with them and so on. Do not mention why you weren't hired; they...
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    Dansko Shoes are killing my feet!!!

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Carianne's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Since I posted on this thread (about 4 years ago, I think ) I have graduated to Crocs, and recently bought a pair of Sketchers Shape-ups. I didn't buy them specifically for work (I was just looking...
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    What do you eat at 5am for breakfast?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to sandyfeet's topic in General Students

    No coffee!! OMG! I may actually die (or kill a few students, lol ). I struggle with this issue during every clinical rotation I teach, and have not found the perfect early morning fix. It does include...
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    Advice on Nursing Program

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to MelNY29's topic in General Students

    To answer a couple of your questions: You need the full sequence of A&P: each part should be 4 credits with a lab. I do not know of any schools that accelerate each part of A&P in...
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    QUESTION.......

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to EILEEN456's topic in General Students

    What school are you looking into? If they don't require an entrance exam, then you need to see what their criteria is. GPA will be a huge factor if there is no
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    No phones at clinical

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to cmonkey's topic in General Students

    Exactly. It's gone way off topic. It's about students who feel the constant need to be connected, via phone/text/facebook status updates. And the camera/security issue. It's a legitimate concern in...
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    Failed Nursing. LPN or keep trying to get back into RN?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Lerochka's topic in New York Nursing

    I agree with DoGood on this one. Sure, you can take the chance, but you never know who you'll cross paths with. Students, as well as faculty, change schools. A couple of my colleagues have seen people...
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    Sun exposure during pregnancy

    ReinventingMyselfAgain posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    it may seem obvious, but not to my non-nurse friend, who is a sun worshipper. she is pregnant, and still worshipping!! aside from her own health, what can i say to her to convince her about the...