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    It's official!

    donsterRN replied to LaxNP's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Awesome news for you;
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    Considering Excelsior and need experienced advise PLEASE!

    donsterRN replied to crazdmomof4's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Just a short note to say that the OP wrote this over two and a half years ago, and hasn't posted on these boards since this past April. I'm hoping she's made an informed decision about her education...
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    care plan for ineffective airway clearance

    donsterRN replied to sabj04's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You should look in your careplan textbook. Ineffective airway clearance is well represented there. What have you got so
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    I need help finding a good school on the east coast!

    donsterRN replied to ad0rkable287's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    And don't forget upstate NY. Elmira College has a good program; so do the University of Rochester and University of
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    A & P without taking chem first?

    donsterRN replied to luvlilly's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There's really not a lot of chemistry in A&P; there's enough where some of what you had before may come back to you. It's mostly just referenced in physiology at the cellular level, and that will...
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    Illness and disease...

    donsterRN replied to worf's topic in General Nursing

    Pretty broad question, I think. I suppose anything that will kill you before
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    How much advise are licensed nurses legally allowed to dispense on their own??

    donsterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    We're taught that it is not the nurses' responsibility to give advice. It is the nurses' responsibility to provide information and to therapeutically communicate with the patient so that the patient...
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    What we say and what we do....

    donsterRN replied to CRNI-ICU20's topic in General Nursing

    :lol2: I never thought of it as cutesy, but I'll look at it
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    What we say and what we do....

    donsterRN replied to CRNI-ICU20's topic in General Nursing

    The red triangle is in the upper right corner in each and every
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    Advantages/Disadvantages being a male in nursing

    donsterRN replied to wannabFNP's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Perhaps even more so than being referred to as
  11. donsterRN

    My 1st colonoscopy - draping & pain questions

    donsterRN replied to carolla's topic in Gastroenterology

    I've had more than my share of colonoscopies, and I've never had a problem with the Fentanyl-Versed combo. I'm kinda grateful for the amnesia! The prep on the day before was much, much worse,
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    Irritating coworker -RANT

    donsterRN replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in Correctional

    I'm not clear how she can be in charge if you were hired for "charge". She might need to be taken down a
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    Possible to become RN with 2.1 HS GPA?

    donsterRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    The same is true here in NYS. It's my understanding that the "Community College" was created for the masses; to allow people who otherwise wouldn't be able to further their education the chance to...
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    How hard is intro to chemistry?

    donsterRN replied to Trose84's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wish he'd been my teacher, too. Awesome
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    My freind just got a Job and she needs a physical Examination done

    donsterRN replied to Dartangion's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that employment or pre-employment PEs are usually done by an MD, PA-C, or NP. But they're also usually arranged through the facility's employee health office. I could be
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    how are you graded at clinical?????

    donsterRN replied to student-with-no-life's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    There are too many things in clinical to accomplish; one of them, though, is NOT worrying about how someone else is graded. It doesn't affect you, and I think you're spending way too much time on it....
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    How hard is intro to chemistry?

    donsterRN replied to Trose84's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Chemistry is a great deal of math; you'll be calculating metric quantities and volumes and weights, etc. Algebra will be your friend here. It's difficult to accurately answer your question about "how...
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    Surviving Clinicals

    donsterRN replied to indieflower's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Keeping organized is the answer to most of my school dilemmas. I live out of a planner anyway, but I really use it to stay on track with school. I keep it open on my desk at home and carry a...
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    Sexist English Teacher

    donsterRN replied to Shooting4RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    His grading system sucks, and his students are paying the price. Did he say that in class in front of other students? There are your witnesses... You can't let that go. I'd be reporting his *** to...
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    Sexist English Teacher

    donsterRN replied to Shooting4RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know it's frustrating! I took two semesters of English this past summer. Five weeks each; one after the other, same professor for each. After my first writing assignment, I was devastated because...
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    What math formula do you recommend for NCLEX

    donsterRN replied to puddingpie's topic in General Nursing

    It's my understanding that the questions you'll encounter on NCLEX are from a huge test bank; questions someone else had will be unlikely to be on your test. That said, it's impossible to pinpoint...
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    I hate bedmaking

    donsterRN replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Male Nursing Students

    We did the bedbath and bed making a couple of weeks ago in clinical lab. Our instructor showed us how to use two flat sheets, so we'd learn the corners. Then, once we were successfully passed on...
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    My brain says no but my heart says yes

    donsterRN replied to Megsd's topic in Emergency

    I'm just beginning my studies in nursing, so I cannot comment on the educational aspect of clinical rotations, etc. But I did work for a while as an ER tech while I was studying something else, and I...
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    ONLy 4th Week in and Getting Compliments!!!!

    donsterRN replied to shonte19's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That's so nice; thanks for sharing that! Good for
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    I'm taking the NCLEX-PN on Wednesday. I thought it'd never come!

    donsterRN replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    Much good luck to you! Just remember that you've come this far and GRADUATED! That means you've got something on the ball, and I have no doubt that you will do this. This test is merely a...