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    Is Everybody Moving to California?

    smk1 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    NYC and easily commutable areas are extrememly expensive however upstate NY is extremely cheap. I know a nurse who commutes 2 hours each way into NYC for the hige wages and bought a very nice 2500 sf...
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    Affirmative action for male applicants?

    smk1 replied to 98.6's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Actually there are whites only scholarships that are awarded to whites who are the "minority" students at historically black universities. There are also private "white only" scholarships. Also I...
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    Is Everybody Moving to California?

    smk1 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    yes we are kind of experiencing it now. The housing market has gotten way out of hand and wages will decent are not keeping pace with the inflated cost of living. But I can't blame californians who...
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    Experienced Nurses Only

    smk1 replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    As for why it was offensive to some, The OP has been a member here for all of 7 days and creates a thread that insinuates that all of the grammatical errors on allnurses must be made by students, who...
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    Experienced Nurses Only

    smk1 replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    ruby, i can see your point and certainly understand the need to vent, but i see lots of supportive comments for venting experienced nurses on the forum already. the student forum isn't exclusive to...
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    An ADN Degree is NOT a "2 year" Degree

    smk1 replied to West_Coast_Ken's topic in General Nursing

    our progam is a full year of prereqs fulltime and 2 full years for the actual nursing program so the soonest you can finish is 3 years of actual class time, sometimes will tak longer because of...
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    Experienced Nurses Only

    smk1 replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    see, i personally just ignore posts that have to do with NCLEX because I am not that interested in it yet (1.5 years away) and it has nothing to do with my situation yet. I probably will be that way...
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    Is it just me, or are nurses pushy?

    smk1 replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I think that once you enter a hospital to be treated, there are things that you are going to have to put up with that may not seem "necessary". If your RN/LPN has 7-8 paitents and your CNA has double...
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    Advice Please! A cna spread a rumor about me.

    smk1 replied to Diahni's topic in General Nursing

    sorry you got stuck. If you must apologize, do so in a manner that lets the CNA know in no uncertain terms that you do not approve of her behavior and if you are undergoing blood tests at the...
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    Affirmative action for male applicants?

    smk1 replied to 98.6's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I always wonder why people don't seem to get as upset about all of the other preferential admissions policies, legacy, donations etc... and there ARE scholarships for "whites only" Irish American,...
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    RNs on my clinical unit are mean!

    smk1 replied to julsywulsy's topic in General Students

    sometimes it is just perception too. 2x this morning my instructor saw me going into the break room and another student as well and kind of gave us the "look", well my primary nurse was in there and...
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    RNs on my clinical unit are mean!

    smk1 replied to julsywulsy's topic in General Students

    some people are just like that. Try not to interact with them except to say good morning etc... If you have a patient care need tah has to be handled then you have to put on your patient advocate hat...
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    Experienced Nurses Only

    smk1 replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    Probably exactly what you need to do. There are so many veteran nurses that post on this board regularly about nursing issues that it can't be that hard to find a thorough discussion about XYZ. If...
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    Science course order

    smk1 replied to semi-fly's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    They are both busy and can be difficult and time consuming (micor more than chem for me) but you probably will be fine. It really depends on what sort of student you
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    what the heck are medical assistant schools doing !

    smk1 replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah the monkey comment was uncalled for, you do realize that is the exact argument I've seen over on SDN aout why NP/CRNAs shouldn't be able to utilize the knowledge and skills that they have....
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    What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    smk1 replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    This isn't my story, but last spring during clinicals one of my friends at another clinical site was watching a wound being debrided and cleaned. The patient had MRSA and the nurse was clipping the...
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    Personality Type and Nursing

    smk1 replied to Mesomorph's topic in General Nursing

    esfj 56, 12, 25,
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    How early do you need to come to the clinicals?

    smk1 replied to mmr2's topic in General Students

    we have to get all our info the night before on our patient. If there are changes we just roll with
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    what the heck are medical assistant schools doing !

    smk1 replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    I took the medical assistant pharmacology class right before starting my RN program because I thought it would be helpful. (not really) but the real problem was that most of the people kept saying...
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    How early do you need to come to the clinicals?

    smk1 replied to mmr2's topic in General Students

    We have to be in preconference at 6:00 am, and have to park kind of out in the boondocks, so I try to make sure I am out of my car 15 minutes early to get in and get down to the conference
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    Meds in schools

    smk1 replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Parent involvement and principal involvement. When the school accepts the responsibility of giving meds on campus they also accept the responsibility for safe administration, and the liability that...
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    What do I do? (long)

    smk1 replied to ChrgRN's topic in General Nursing

    if it is a written rule in a handbook. Have a quick staff meeting reiterating the importance of following the employee guidelines and handbook. If that doesn't work send out a memo stating that it...
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    Hate rain. Should I go to Oregon?

    smk1 replied to 777RNThatsMe's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Well western oregon and washington is pretty rainy. We have beautiful summers but you get past October and you literally can have rain for 2 straight months everyday. When you head east of the...
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    Does it HAVE to be an either-or situation???

    smk1 replied to Busy_B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I alos habe a "date" time just for me and my daughter. Even if it is just going to the wildlife preserve to bird watch or going to the library and reading new books. It really is a nice special time...
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    How about a thread for baby names you liked?

    smk1 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    well i of course love Olivia (my daughters name) also like some unusual ones like: Emerson Drew Rayna boys: Palmer christian Rome or Roman