almostfearless

Hey there! Yes, you can get an ED position without ED hours, though a preceptorship in the ED tends to be a helpful shoe in just because they know a little about you. I precepted in an ER, though, and did not get a position there. They liked me just...

There are so many reasons that this is bull--- I eat well, am a constant member of Weight Watchers to make sure that I'm eating well, am a gym rat, used to play roller derby (so tons of cardio as well as drills that ensure flexibility and strength...

I'm a second semester (out of 5) ADN student-- And tomorrow is one of the last two clinical days I have left for this semester. Today was preclinical. I'm a bit nervous because I failed one of the two previous paperwork days because of the goals she...

Also, she is severely anemic. How about this: Goal: Patient will have no falls related to syncope/Nutritional status Interventions: 1) Sit patient up slowly to prevent syncope 2) Check blood pressure before standing 3) Keep bed rails up x2

I'm confused, and I'm far from the only one in my class that is in the same situation! I am a first semester nursing student, and we just had our first clinical experience on Friday. We were literally told "Your patient is in room... Go meet the...

I would not have been so angered if only the "right" answers were explained in full rationale. Beleive me, I understand. The expectations aren't always laid out. I'm having the same problem at my school. :) Thanks for the input. I just decided to j...

I've looked at #3, and I believe that what they are going for is that when you do a VITAL ASSESSMENT, you are searching for not only the pain level, but all possible CAUSES. We are being taught that part of your assessment of vitals INCLUDES a pai...

Thank you. I did do that some, but I've been reflecting a bit, and I could be utilizing that more. I feel that the next clinical will be a bit less stressful for me. However, I'm just a bit irritated that our expectations were not laid out for us. We...

They've changed things a bit, so you no longer have to make a 90% in the first semester to pass, but they have not decided if the next semesters will stay at 90% or not. So far, the math is really not that hard, and they demonstrate a small bit of it...

Is anyone else having trouble logging in to Blackboard? I havn't watched those videos, and havn't been able to print the syllabi, but the blackboard login is not responding!

By the way, LeJoy in southern downtown Birmingam (6th and 24th?) gives something like a 10% discount to students, and if you get on their mailing list, they send out some great coupons and notify you of some really great sales occasionally. They are ...

Yeah, meridys is overpriced. My mother gave me one, and I got another one from eBay for $20. The Sprague are the better type for accoustics. Also-- I've been told there is a problem with equipment "dissapearing".

I'm both excited and terrified. I didn't take classes this summer, and things had been very crazy for me (hubby unemployed for 4 months because economy sucks-- he got a job Tuesday though- we celebrate tonight!) so, I'm afraid my study skills have g...

Stupid question--- the math packett-- it's not homework, is it? I've been studying it and doing problems and researching how to do difficult ones, but I havnt been trying to complete it. Are we supposed to do anything fancy with it? Am I being para...

Yeah, I did a lot of looking around, and the bundle really was the best price-- plus, I'm a total techie and was totally won over by the ebooks. I study best when there's a computer program to help- mostly because I'm so hands on about stuff. I think...

Wee! I just opened my terminology book- and it came with pre-printed flashcards!

I'm jumping on that bandwagon!

Wow. I'd not thought of the term at all. When is that test? I've been preoccupied with getting another job and pharmacology, since I have math-phobia. :/

Same situation here- was a Psych major at UAB about a year from graduating, and changed paths. Then, I worked for AT&T mobility and made enough to pay my own tuition, and it was before I got married so I didn't have any bills. Now I have very sma...

I have a (possibly) odd question- Did everyone confirm their spot by leaving a message on her voicemail? I sometimes don't trust that they actually check it, but since that's the number they tld us to call, surely they do. I guess I'm just p...

I called about it at the beginning of the summer- it's a government grant that helps low income people going into a medical field. The cap family income is 32,000 if I remember right. My husband and I made just a touch over that, until he lost his jo...

That's pretty much what happened to me today- only I called to see if I could still get my name in the pot for the part time program just in case my husband doesn't find a job in time (he was laid off 3 months ago- we've been having a tough time of i...

If you pay $75 for healthcare CPR, you're being cheated. Mine was free because my dad is a cop in the same town, but he was charging everyone else in the class $5. I still need to get all my vaccines. Not looking forward to that.

The shoes have to be plain white with no markings on them (but the little blue heart on NurseMates shoes are an exception) They do have to have a back. The uniforms they fit you for during orientation and then they give you a code/style number...

A few things, really-- 1) their prerequisites would have taken me ANOTHER year before I could even APPLY. 2) Even if I DID complete those prerequisites and apply, their admissions process is different and it would still not be guaranteed that I'd ge...