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  1. Flu shot controversy

    Kringe38 replied to JeniRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm sorry, but seriously? I don't think he was getting his point across very well, but I highly doubt he was trying to say that the population could be reduced with vaccines. Number 1, if vaccines...

  2. May 2011 graduates..nervous for last semester?

    Kringe38 replied to gaspasser2b's topic in General Students

    Oh heck yeah. Extremely nervous. So afraid I won't pass and afraid of what happens after graduation

  3. The First Days of Nursing School by the Fall 2009ers!!!

    Kringe38 replied to craziechiq's topic in General Students

    When I saw this thread title I smiled. One semester to go! This one was kind of tough on me and I ended up with all B's, but I guess that is still okay. B = Boogie forward? Next semester, our...

  4. nursing pins - yay or nay?

    Kringe38 replied to turnforthenurse's topic in General Students

    I know I won't wear it, but I want to get it when it comes time next semester. Maybe I will eventually lose it or forget about it, but I'm afraid I'll regret not getting it. Once the ordering window...

  5. At Your Clinical Site

    Kringe38 replied to JaimeC's topic in General Students

    That bacon story is absolutely amazing! All the nurses who did that sound like they must be completely nuts. I mean, it wouldn't even surprise me if some of them tried to hide out in the break room...

  6. Rejected for student nurse job

    Kringe38 posted a topic in General Students

    I just had to vent because I found out today I was not selected for the student nurse job I applied for. There won't be another chance for me to apply for this because the next round of student nurse...

  7. Rejected for student nurse job

    Kringe38 replied to Kringe38's topic in General Students

    It is true that I learned a few things, early bird and also what a group interview can be like. But I just hope I get another opportunity to use what I learned! I guess I'll just have to go through...

  8. Feeling like a super failure

    Kringe38 posted a topic in General Students

    We had our mid-semester evals today. I got a low score on med admin and will have to do a remediation session and then retry med admin in clinicals. I just want to know if this means I am a hopeless...

  9. trying to stay strong and not give up but I feel like everyone is against me

    Kringe38 replied to golosa82's topic in General Students

    That sounds like an absolute nightmare or a horror movie. Ugh. Please tell me this nurse was reported. I can empathize with the OP. I have been feeling a similar way about clinicals myself. I am...

  10. Tracking I's and O's

    Kringe38 posted a topic in General Students

    This is a really dumb question, but how exactly do you track I's and O's if the pt is ambulatory, goes to the bathroom on own, doesn't have a Foley, drinks and eats without help from me, etc.? Even...

  11. Tracking I's and O's

    Kringe38 replied to Kringe38's topic in General Students

    It just all seems so...inexact. I don't feel like I know who is keeping track of what. The staff like to find out which patients have students assigned to them, and then we students are expected to...

  12. Things that aggravate the heck out of me!

    Kringe38 replied to Two Sheds's topic in General Students

    It bugs me too. If there are a lot of typos and errors, it does get in the way of understanding what's being communicated. We have a teacher who does that and it's distracting to me. One of the...

  13. Could I handle nursing school?

    Kringe38 replied to JoelGuy's topic in Nursing Career

    If you could get used to that, you might be able to get used to nursing school too. There is a lot to get used to. Lord knows I've gone home and cried, or cried at home before slogging off to...

  14. How do I "fix" my stethoscope... Diaphragm side not working.

    Kringe38 replied to Spikey9001's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    It will only rotate on one plane; that is normal. But it should be able to make 2 turns. Turn it once and you hear out of one side, turn it again and you hear out of the other. When you put the...

  15. Does anyone else feel like their program starts off slow?

    Kringe38 replied to jennafezz's topic in General Students

    I'm in an ADN program with 4 regular semesters and 1 summer semester. In our first semester, we didn't go to clinicals until the last couple of months of the semester. It amounted to about 11 days...

  16. A funny and warped FACES pain scale

    Kringe38 replied to SlightlyMental_RN's topic in General Nursing

    That was hilarious. I love it.

  17. Does your school use dosage calc software and clickers?

    Kringe38 replied to epinephRN's topic in General Students

    I haven't used any dosage calc software so I can't comment on that. The nursing program I'm in doesn't use clickers, but the instructor I had for microbiology did use them and I thought how useful...

  18. Nudity?

    Kringe38 replied to tlp514's topic in General Students

    Please. During our physical assessment checkoffs, the only thing we took off was shoes and socks. That's it. And we're not going to be doing any more than that, nope, nope, nope. We practiced bed...

  19. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    Kringe38 replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I say that's a bunch of poo, although perhaps I'm not objective since I'm a 40 YO nursing student. Not to mention, if the nursing shortage is a myth, then why should she care about how long any given...

  20. Are grades in your school shared?

    Kringe38 replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    At my school we only get our own grade, no class average or anything. I would like to know at least the class average so I could see if I was better, worse, or right in line. Maybe that's bad...

  21. NCLEX review book(s)

    Kringe38 replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

    Oh, okay, I wasn't paying attention. You were talking about the Saunders. I have the Prentice Hall and it is maroon and the LPN one is blue so that was throwing me off and I didn't pay attention to...

  22. NCLEX review book(s)

    Kringe38 replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

    I believe the blue one is the LPN or LVN book and the one with a sort of maroon color on it is for RN. I have the maroon one. I haven't looked at the Q&A book - actually haven't even seen that...

  23. first day of summer break...and it sucks!!!!!!!!!!!

    Kringe38 replied to sophie<3's topic in General Students

    I'm feeling like this today too. I actually think I did okay on the med-surg final that we took yesterday but am actually kind of nervous about what my final grade will be in community based nursing....

  24. NCLEX review book(s)

    Kringe38 replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

    I don't think it's too early. In fact, my school required us to buy one right at the beginning - it's called Comprehensive Review of NCLEX-RN, Reviews & Rationales, by Mary Ann Hogan. I haven't...

  25. why does hyponatremia cause hyperactive bowel sounds?

    Kringe38 replied to mashamontago's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have this question also, and there doesn't seem to be an answer anywhere. My med-surge nursing book includes diarrhea and hyperactive bowel sounds as a symptom of hyponatremia, not a cause. So...