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    Missing the first day of class?

    smk1 replied to Rn2bKatie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    this is the policy at our school as
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    Introducing Tweety & Trauma Nursing

    smk1 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    tweety you are what my mom would call "good people". Congrats and keep on "running that
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    What's generally needed to get into nursing programs?

    smk1 replied to faith4life's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    CNA certificate (to add points), HIGH GPA and HIGH SCIENCE GPA that is key! I would say you have no chance out here if you have less than 3.6 in either science or overall. The closer you are to 4.0...
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    Fund. of Nursing

    smk1 replied to ibmaryann's topic in General Students

    we have learned in our lab class so far: drawing up injections form one or twon bottles, giving sc and im shots, cappillary blood glucose monitoring, spiking an IV bag, lung and heart sounds, doing a...
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    "From doctors to beautiful ladies..."

    smk1 replied to epiphany's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I think of Keith coming from a generation where nurses were just "beautiful angels in white" who basically did whatever docs said. (or so that seemed to be the perception). I think he...
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    Advantages of staying at home during the first stages of labour?

    smk1 replied to Nurse_In_Training's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Boy i was in there so much several nurses knew me by sight. LOL i kept thinking i was in labor and i guess in a way i was because i would dilate and efface but then it would stop (and it hurt like...
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    Valedictorian, but not announced

    smk1 replied to landonsles's topic in First Year After Licensure

    how the heck do you remember the salutatorian and forget the valedictorian? wouldn't saying the former automatically remind you to mention the
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    You're Discharged....GET OUT NOW!

    smk1 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Having just taken a test on "documentation", the standard of care with D/C orders states that you need to write the date and time of the discharge and the person who picked the patient up. Leaving...
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    OMG I feel terrible

    smk1 replied to saskenn0910's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    so basically that school just about guaranteed themselves double tuition from just about everyone that took A&P 2 out of sequence and failed because they will all have to take it again now. Nice...
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    RN or Textbook - who's rule to follow on the hospital floor?

    smk1 replied to royr's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    your instructor is the one whose license you are working under so she or he should be THE LAW. Be polite but let the charge nurse know that you have to go by what your instructor says and that you...
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    Concerned mom-- play equipment safety question

    smk1 replied to mermom's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    well as a teen i was a witness to many a trampoline accident. Some were of the wound variety from falling between the springs and ripping up legs and arms, others were concussions and broken bones....
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    Does nursing school go by fast?

    smk1 replied to FNPhopeful's topic in General Students

    :yeahthat: we are halfway thorugh the first quarter and I think it is flying by because we have sooo much to get through and test on that it seems like the weeks fly
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    BSN or RN

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

    the advantage comes in for BSN's later. I will continue for mine because it will only take 1 year to 18 months to finish, so why not? and ,if i am being considered for positions with other RN's and...
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    I never thought it was possible...

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

    yeah A&P was rough. when I took it, we started with about 135 students in september and by the beginning of 3rd quarter we had about 50 and i many of those didn't pass after 3rd quarter. Not to...
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    What Oregon towns/cities do you recommend working in and why?

    smk1 replied to fd5151's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Oregon has many towns that are a communtale distance to the bigger cities and towns and you can save money on housing and property by not being right in the heart of the city. I always recommend...
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    Grade went from an A to a C over 3 classes!!!!!!!!!

    smk1 replied to FoxyRoxy21's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    that stinks. I am a big proponent of adults being responsible for their own learning, and if you can still do well without attending the class, then who cares? Unless it is a big discussion class...
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    I never thought it was possible...

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

    Brinley, you just need to figure out where you went wrong. Did you just learn general concepts instead of the nitpicky details of why, where, how? Di you focus on stuff that might be in the chapter...
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    What can an RN do that an LPN can't?

    smk1 replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in General Nursing

    true, but no actual "delegation" by definition could happen. Licenses would preclude
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    Let's call Oprah

    smk1 replied to cinja's topic in General Nursing

    This should be a sticky for awhile, because i think lots more would be interested in doing something like this for nurses day, but may not be looking at the
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    Anyone take out $50,000 per year to live?

    smk1 replied to ellarose's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    true, but waiting the 2-3 years while young kids are home is something to think about. Then the daycare issue would be a moot point because of school, your husband could still work and you would end...
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    RN going back to school after several years

    smk1 replied to nikitaRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    i think the 30 unit RN thing is in California if i am not mistaken? In any case your best bet is to get a copy of your transcripts and have them evaluated by a few local colleges to see what is...
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    What can an RN do that an LPN can't?

    smk1 replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in General Nursing

    i'm going to say what one one our teachers told us, she said basically the only thing you can say for sure that an LPN can't do is sit for the RN boards and delegate to an RN. Other than that it is...
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    she called me a spoiled b***(sorry off topic)

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

    :yeahthat: Something is truly off with this girl and you need to just stay under the radar for the next 2 weeks and then hope you never need to have contact with her
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    How should I handle this??

    smk1 replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    i was just going to mention to the nurses to make sure that the CNA's know why they need to have certain vitals done at ___ time. When i worked at an ALF i was just given a piece of paper and told...
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    Soooo, you're observing in the Operating Room (O.R.)...

    smk1 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Students

    Marie, is it the kind of thing that you get used to?, Not just sense accommodation, but as the weeks pass do you find that the smell doesn't even bother you anymore even when you notice it? (kind of...