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  1. Esthetician & LPN

    OC85 replied to Sher1981's topic in General Students

    A lot of it depends on what state you want to work in. I, too, am licensed as an esthetician [my cosmetology license includes skincare], but in California, you won't really make any more in a...

  2. 10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    OC85 replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I couldn't help but notice that you have chosen to ignore a very good point made by Chico David RN and instead decided to simply repeat yourself. This "I don't want the government taking my money and...

  3. Need your support guys.........I Feel like a real pansy!!

    OC85 replied to malestudentnurse's topic in Male Nursing Students

    The fact that your fist instinct was to throw down kind of tells me that "pansy" probably isn't a word I would use to describe you. If you're worried that a move like this makes you less of a man...

  4. "Nursing students with C's are still nurses".. ?

    OC85 replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

    Perhaps you are confused on the meaning of "class", as well. "Class", in this case, simply means an elegance in dress or behavior [interestingly, there is nothing "elegant" about your last two clumsy...

  5. "Nursing students with C's are still nurses".. ?

    OC85 replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

    I understand what you're saying about passing the NCLEX, and its a fair and valid point. I think the above statement is where we differ. While a C student who tries their very best may be good enough...

  6. "Nursing students with C's are still nurses".. ?

    OC85 replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

    I think the issue here, particularly for people who are/were A students, is that statements like the one above seem to belittle the importance of academic excellence. The underlying implication here...

  7. "Nursing students with C's are still nurses".. ?

    OC85 replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

    Really? Then why are you not an "A" student, if anyone can do it? As for the story of the knowledgeable doctor with bad social skills, it seems like thats the argument I hear over and over again from...

  8. "Nursing students with C's are still nurses".. ?

    OC85 replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

    Yes, I'm well aware of that. I was responding to this: Perhaps you could have been more clear in your delivery. When you start talking about redistribution of wealth, I'm obviously going to focus on...

  9. "Nursing students with C's are still nurses".. ?

    OC85 replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

    Thats a good point, as well, though it could spawn another thread entirely. I do think, however, that family income is hugely overstated as an indicator of academic excellence. Children from well off...

  10. info from microbiology used in nursing school?

    OC85 replied to hushpupgrl's topic in General Students

    Two words about the relevance of micro to nursing: Aseptic

  11. "Nursing students with C's are still nurses".. ?

    OC85 replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

    This is very true and, I think, leads to an important distinction that I'm not sure has been made..... I don't think very many people would honestly argue that a "C" nursing student cant be a good...

  12. What kind of learner are you?

    OC85 replied to RescueGrrl211's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The funny part is when you have a particularly memorable doodle/drawing that you come to associate with an entire page of notes on cellular respiration or something like that....Every now and then,...

  13. What kind of learner are you?

    OC85 replied to RescueGrrl211's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Visual: 4 Aural: 5 Read/Write: 14 Kinesthetic: 4 I can see why the read/write score would be high, as I usually just read through a chapter once and I've got most of the material down, but the...

  14. Need Easy RN school Ny or Jersey

    OC85 replied to Dionyonce's topic in General Nursing

    I had this same thought, too, but I don't think that's quite what the OP is asking. I think she was asking about schools that are easier as far as admissions goes... Good news, bad news, I suppose....

  15. If you could study before A & P I, what would you have done to get ahead before it??

    OC85 replied to vizzle's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow, those are some pretty big words..... Personally, I wouldn't knock osagarese's advice, because its actually very good. Also, I wouldn't make cracks like that last one because, surprising though...

  16. Did I win the lottery or is it a curse?

    OC85 replied to jsuh's topic in General Students

    Thats kind of my point: you could just think of it as a particularly thorough and well organized study guide. Like I said, if you're using it as a tool to learn, and not as an easy way out, then I...

  17. Scared about A&P Labs

    OC85 replied to nocheapones's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't know why statements like this bother me so much...maybe its the way so many of my classmates [all female, incidentally] delivered them. I have to say, when girls would freak out about this in...

  18. Did I win the lottery or is it a curse?

    OC85 replied to jsuh's topic in General Students

    I certainly wouldn't rely on a teachers edition, but I wouldn't feel the least bit guilty about looking over it toward the end of my studying to make sure I got everything. Basically, as long as...

  19. Self Proclaimed Child Prodigy Starting Over

    OC85 replied to FoundMyCalling's topic in Men in Nursing

  20. I need an alternative

    OC85 replied to dipsett08's topic in General Nursing

    You know, I was having this same thought. I think that's really terrible that a parent would try to force a child to put her education on hold....and really, thats exactly what they're doing, as most...

  21. Going to Nusing School next year and scared as heck!!

    OC85 replied to teeka2009's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not only would I suggest it, I plan on taking that route, myself. Granted, given the current economic conditions, tuition assistance programs may be a little harder to come by, but it's definitely...

  22. Having been in Detox

    OC85 replied to twicexmommy's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Oh, you misunderstand me. I was not implying that you were. Notice I used it as a preface to my statement, meaning it was not my intention to pick a fight with what I'm saying. I did state that I...

  23. Microbiology-Spring 2008

    OC85 replied to Scooter321's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Its really not. The micro class I took was taught by the head of the department, and he taught the class as a majors level course. Even so, I managed a cumulative 96.5% [lecture and lab]. Granted,...

  24. I hate my life.....

    OC85 replied to MrsIndependent's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the clarification. You have to admit though, that when you consider the statement "But, what am I? Nothing but a wife and mother.", its understandable that TakeTwoAspirin would arrive at...

  25. I hate my life.....

    OC85 replied to MrsIndependent's topic in General Nursing

    A few people suggested a community college ADN program, because its faster and much cheaper. This is very true, but I think a lot of people overlooked something else: If you got accepted into a BSN...