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  1. Could I be the only reformed misfit in nursing school?

    merrywhiterose replied to KatePasa's topic in General Students

    OMG! You should hear the stories other nursing students told about their past! As long as you stay out of trouble from here on out, you'll be fine! Many of the ladies that were in my nursing school...

  2. Nursing Home regulations State-by-State

    merrywhiterose replied to Simplepleasures's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thirty patients per RN at a nursing home? Yep, that's what the ratio is where I

  3. How to NOT gain weight in Nursing School??

    merrywhiterose replied to motheringheart's topic in General Students

    The problem is spending so much time sitting with a book in your lap. Take a walk to THINK about what you just read and drink lots of

  4. Exam Cram Nclex RN

    merrywhiterose replied to MiaLyse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    We were required to go through the Kaplan program. It sure helped me! I passed the NCLEX-RN the first time, last week! My advice is to read the Saunders book if you have time. If you don't have time,...

  5. New Nursing Student- Anxiety?

    merrywhiterose replied to lindsmichelle's topic in General Students

    Get your books & supplies, make sure you have your immunizations up-to-date, & everything is turned in that's required for the program so you don't have to worry about it when classes start....

  6. "I didn't want to go into nursing because I didn't want to be labled gay"

    merrywhiterose replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Men in Nursing

    What does sexuality have to do with

  7. How to survive 1st year of nursing school

    merrywhiterose replied to lemidora's topic in General Students

    don't be disappointed if you don't get a's or b's. just be happy to pass each 8 wks! no you don't have to be in a study group no matter what your instructors tell you. some people do better w/o a...

  8. A Pre-nursing Student who believes...

    merrywhiterose replied to digoe74's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Boy is she in for a rude

  9. Class rings

    merrywhiterose replied to Tony35NYC's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Walmart gold has been found to be superior and much cheaper than gold at jewelers. I always get my jewelry

  10. Why do some Medstudents love to belittle nurses?

    merrywhiterose replied to LPNweezy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I salute med students for going into their career choice. However, there are some with low self-esteem that feel they need to belittle those not in the program. Just ignore them and know they have a...

  11. My Microbiology Teacher told me I can't become a Nurse

    merrywhiterose replied to louis345's topic in General Students

    Your Microbiology teacher is an a**. Don't believe her. What makes her an authority of nursing? I had a clinical instructor in my first year that was like that. Those people just like to make others...

  12. Telling relatives the patient has died

    merrywhiterose replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    We had a small segment about death in our book, but that's it. We didn't do role-playing. However, you must be honest and use the word "died" to help the family grasp the reality of situation so they...

  13. Do you bag your bodies naked?

    merrywhiterose replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see a problem with sending them naked since the first thing they do at the funeral home is strip

  14. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    merrywhiterose replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    As a nurse you need to have empathy. You also need to tell the patient what they need to do to make their health better. It is still their decision whether they want to improve their life or

  15. NOT going to the pinning ceremony

    merrywhiterose replied to CaliforniaRNnow's topic in General Students

    We were told to wear our hospital scrubs to

  16. Ever had a nursing instructor hate you?

    merrywhiterose replied to bustthewave's topic in General Students

    Yes. I had a clinical nursing instructor that was buried in private problems, working, and trying to get her master's degree. She only taught 1-2 young white females and made everyone else sit and do...

  17. NOT going to the pinning ceremony

    merrywhiterose replied to CaliforniaRNnow's topic in General Students

    The pinning ceremony seems to be more special to nurses than graduating with everyone with every sort of degree. I'm going to pinning, but not

  18. Irritating Classmates

    merrywhiterose replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

    Part of life is dealing with obnoxious people. You get them everywhere. Just keep telling yourself how much longer you have to deal with it, like "only 6 more

  19. Can someone explain how a study group is at all effective?

    merrywhiterose replied to bhanson's topic in General Students

    I tried a study group and we were at one student's house for 3 hrs on Sundays. About 45 min. we actually studied, the rest of the time there was a whole bunch of socializing. My grades started...

  20. Am I being realistic? Nursing school at 45?

    merrywhiterose replied to aidensmom403's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am 53 and will graduate from an RN program in 4 months. After I get a job, I plan to get my Bachelor's degree in nursing. I am definitely not the oldest person to graduate from this program. I plan...

  21. Paramedic vs. RN

    merrywhiterose posted a topic in General Nursing

    WHY does a Paramedic get paid so little compared to an RN? They both require the same amount of college, experiences, testing, etc. Paramedics are able to do advanced procedures that RNs can't. Having...

  22. Older Nursing students

    merrywhiterose replied to MarieD's topic in General Students

    I'm 53 and will be graduating RN school in May. With no kids at home it's the perfect time for me to do

  23. Nclex Pass rate for your school

    merrywhiterose replied to CNM2B201?'s topic in General Students

    When checking out a school, check out the state boards pass rate AND the percent that graduate the first time around for the last 2 years because they are always changing. Our graduation rate is about...

  24. Do you correct your professor?

    merrywhiterose replied to RN9742's topic in General Students

    If your instructor is an ***, I would keep my mouth shut. Otherwise, speak to the instructor during a break or after

  25. Patients and the race card

    merrywhiterose replied to CanadaEh's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you mean minorities saying something like, "you don't give me the same amount of attention because I'm (race)!" Some pts will use any tactic to get your attention and yes the race card may be used....