melmarie23 MSN, RN

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    Pregnant and Nursing School

    melmarie23 replied to QEOLAdvocate's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I guess I don't see how or why it should bother you at all. Many women have babies in nursing school or have families going into nursing school and they manage just fine. Sure it is tough at times,...
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    Pregnant and Nursing School

    melmarie23 replied to QEOLAdvocate's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was just about to ask the
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    Getting married and want to go to nursing school

    melmarie23 replied to Atl_Queen's topic in General Nursing

    my husband and I married 2 months before I started nursing school. School is tough, but it consumes my time no more than my old, full time job did. living on just his income was an adjustment (we...
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    ATI and Pharmacology

    melmarie23 replied to nadeige's topic in General Students

    do a couple practice exams. Do your professors give you the codes? if not, you can buy some from the
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    Munchausen Syndrome

    melmarie23 replied to kabenkula's topic in General Students

    I guess it depends on what they were doing in order to get attention. what is the scheduled
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    Do Grades Matter? What Kind of Grades Did You Get?

    melmarie23 replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Students

    Do they matter? Sure. They matter a ton to me. I am my own worst critic, so when I get anything less than an A in my courses, it totally brings my morale down (and I only have one grade that is...
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    studying nursing in the UK or Boston ,,and informed decisions

    melmarie23 replied to Cprice's topic in General Students

    they were licensed...just not here in the US. But it could vary state by state (I admit I am not really sure of the exact rules). All I do know is that my professors taught for the past 2 years and...
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    studying nursing in the UK or Boston ,,and informed decisions

    melmarie23 replied to Cprice's topic in General Students

    Bunker Hill is great-is where I did my pre-reqs for nursing school. I applied to direct entry programs (because I already had a bachelor's degree in something else) and go University of New...
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    Nursing School Vent-Inconsiderate Classmates and Flighty instructor

    melmarie23 replied to Teacher2RN's topic in General Students

    Bottom line is that all you can do is worry about yourself. If you feel its rude, then don't do it. If the professors have a problem with it, then they will say so. The way I see it, is if someone...
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    Nursing prioritys... who would you be your first priority

    melmarie23 replied to Holly.G's topic in General Students

    the 8 year
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    Nursing School Vent-Inconsiderate Classmates and Flighty instructor

    melmarie23 replied to Teacher2RN's topic in General Students

    rude to who-you? how so? if the professors had a problem with it, then they'd implement a classroom policy requesting that all phones be put away. One of my professors does just that-phones AND...
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    Nursing School Vent-Inconsiderate Classmates and Flighty instructor

    melmarie23 replied to Teacher2RN's topic in General Students

    sometimes my blackberry is my saving grace. the keyboard typing doesn't bother me. Its how literally almost every student in my class, including myself, take notes. I used to print out all the power...
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    How much is too much for student loans?

    melmarie23 replied to jadedgreeneyes's topic in General Students

    It really depends on you, your personal financial situation, and your ability to pay them back. In terms of my education, my husband and I decided that we were more than okay in assuming additional...
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    Documenting info

    melmarie23 replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Students

    yes, we charted. Any interventions, med passes or assessments. Our instructor would then go back and add her initials by our
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    Nurse Researcher?

    melmarie23 replied to guest042302019's topic in General Students

    nurses carry out research all the time. You really get your hands into it in the Masters level and then elbows deep at the PhD level and post-doc level. check your school's library. There are lots...
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    The "Curve"

    melmarie23 replied to New 2 iceeYouRN's topic in General Students

    yeah ditto. Some of our professors cant write an exam to save their life. We will point out blatant typos and errors in their answers and have the text to back us up. Its awful that we have to...
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    Clinicals- The most profound experience ever.

    melmarie23 replied to L&DWannaB's topic in General Students

    what a beautiful story. This is one of the reasons why I was drawn to nursing...to help those in their most vulnerable of moments, and this includes being with them at their death bed. thank you so...
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    Leadership

    melmarie23 replied to Lanessa Bah's topic in General Students

    advocacy-both for your patients, but most importantly for yourself and your profession. If their are any problems, face them head on. If you make mistakes, always acknowledge them and ask for...
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    Need to vent about manual BP

    melmarie23 replied to OrthoFNP's topic in General Students

    yeah this was my first question. I have a patient at the food pantry (I'm in my community/public health rotation) that his systolic from his r to his l arm varies by 20-30. Did you and your partner...
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    What color are your school uniforms?

    melmarie23 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    We were also told business casual as well for our psych rotation. I usually wore slacks/trouser pants and a sweater or blouse. No v-necks and no heels, so flats it was (plus I am more comfortable in...
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    Please share your thoughts on this matter.....

    melmarie23 replied to amaxiechRN2011's topic in General Students

    Saunders NCLEX review book got me through med surge. I think your professor is crazy to tell you not to use NCLEX prep this early in the
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    What color are your school uniforms?

    melmarie23 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    our scrubs are our school's colors-navy blue and white. Navy blue top and pants with our school logo in white in the upper left. White shoes, although some clinical instructors dont care, and in...
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    ethical issues in nursing practices

    melmarie23 replied to maryam lakhdir's topic in General Students

    birth control and/or abortion in the adolescent client, scheduled inductions/c-sections, H1N1 vaccination mandate for health care
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    Accepted into Sigma Theta Tau

    melmarie23 replied to melmarie23's topic in General Students

    thats how ours was as well. The nursing department reviews your grades and transcripts to determine your merit and then they send you an
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    Accepted into Sigma Theta Tau

    melmarie23 posted a topic in General Students

    I found out today that I qualify and was accepted! I just finished filling out my application and paid my dues! Induction is Nov. 7th. I'm