LocoStrange

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  1. Do you think you'll/have you put on weight in NS?

    LocoStrange replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in General Students

    For the first few months, I stayed the same since classes were "easy". Then they started to load us up so I started to stop cooking my meals and just started to eat junk food since I had so much...

  2. Being around alot of women....Pros and Cons

    LocoStrange replied to GtownhoyasDC's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yea, males tend to steer towards ER, ICU, CCU but in my experiences, its usually spread out evenly. I just dont want you to go into ER thinking its going to be exciting because its really not as...

  3. Being around alot of women....Pros and Cons

    LocoStrange replied to GtownhoyasDC's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Based on this... I am going to assume that the only hospital experience you have is what you see on Greys Anatomy, ER, Nurse Jackie, House

  4. Take pharmacology calculations prior to NS?

    LocoStrange replied to lifewithkids's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No idea what that class is about.... I would not take a Pharm class before NS but if its a Pharm Calc then Im assuming it would take about dosages on hand, dosages ordered and you need to figure out...

  5. Patient falls scare me to death

    LocoStrange replied to CBsMommy's topic in General Students

    Are you overreacting? Maybe. But is that a bad thing? Never. Patients do fall and, sometimes, there is nothing you can do about it especially when they are confused unless someone is sitting. I had a...

  6. what did you need your 1st day

    LocoStrange replied to JonB04's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just the normal stuff.... textbooks, papers/notebook, pens, highlighters, sticky notes (if that is you), powerpoints printed out if they do that. If you are a person who uses binders, bring that or...

  7. Being around alot of women....Pros and Cons

    LocoStrange replied to GtownhoyasDC's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Like I tell every male who is starting / will start / currently in nursing school... and ladies, please know that I am only joking... Pro... When I think of one, I will let you know Con... At any...

  8. Discrimination Against Men in Nursing

    LocoStrange replied to Demonsthenes's topic in Men in Nursing

    Wow, it seems either you guys are all unlucky or I am lucky because I have yet to find a situation where my gender played a role. I am currently in my last year of BSN program and I have been a PCT...

  9. Little Things While Waiting For School

    LocoStrange replied to prospect's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well, if I am understand this right.... are you basically saying that your meal server job isnt important? I hope not because every job in a hospital is important. At my hospital, as a PCT, I depend...

  10. how to combat laziness

    LocoStrange replied to JonB04's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The ones I have are Etymotic Research. Model is the ER-6i. You can also find a lot of brands from computers.com or Best earbuds (in-ear headphones) - CNET Reviews if it

  11. Now tetanus booster...

    LocoStrange replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

    Get used to it. My school and hospital require every shot under the sun. Im surprised they havent asked the males for a Gardasil shot haha. When I started nursing school, I was about 8 shots overdue....

  12. Ati big study manual

    LocoStrange replied to RescueNinja2013's topic in General Students

    Honestly... I would just go to your bookstore or just search ATI or HESI. They are basically just a test that is NCLEX style to help prepare you in the mindset of taking the NCLEX like questions. My...

  13. how to combat laziness

    LocoStrange replied to JonB04's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The main thing is never to push yourself. You need to take breaks every 30 minutes to an hour to rest the mind Personally, I usually study away from home such as a library, Panera/Starbucks, and...

  14. How to deal with this resident

    LocoStrange replied to DreamyEyes's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If its a well known fact with this patient, I would just ignore it. If your coworkers, nurses, etc knew that there was a true problem with you, then Im sure someone would have talked to you about it...

  15. isolated patients

    LocoStrange replied to Thet Khaing's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We just put it on the tray

  16. Vibram 5 fingers shoes

    LocoStrange replied to sarahbellum's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I just put in my order for the KSO. I decided to give these a shot since I love being barefoot and who knows, maybe it will solve my knee problem which was the main reason why I stopped running about...

  17. PCT shift report paper

    LocoStrange replied to LocoStrange's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Thanks for the report everyone In the end, I just designed my own. I guess some people liked it style and are trying it make it the standard on our floor so I guess I did a good job,

  18. PCT shift report paper

    LocoStrange posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hello I dont know what you guys call those but it helps when you get shift reports. Does anyone know where I can find them online? I dont like the ones that my hospital uses because its too confusing...

  19. CNA hourly pay rate?

    LocoStrange replied to SuBinCRNAtoBe's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I filled it out online. I heard that my hospital likes my school so they will accept students, but I dont know if that is true since we are a fairly new school too but it is local to one another. I...

  20. CNA hourly pay rate?

    LocoStrange replied to SuBinCRNAtoBe's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I just got hired at a hospital without experience and without a CNA license (Currently on my 1.5 years of nursing student) for $13.50 and $14.50 for weekends in the subs of

  21. CNA new grad

    LocoStrange replied to kgurpreet's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I think I was lucky (I hope being a male had nothing to do with it although I think it did). Basically, I applied at my local hospital for about 2 months until I got an interview. They ended up giving...

  22. MALE CNA

    LocoStrange replied to danny8823's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Im just adding in, that Im sure its easier to be hired as a male. Ive been applying for about 2 months now and I just got hired at a hospital which is known to rarely hire people unless you were once...

  23. Anyone here go through school with no medical background?

    LocoStrange replied to bcskittlez's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I start clinicals in exactly one week from now and I am very exciting. It will be at a retirement home but I still very excited. Not to mention, until I get there, I think a good eye opener for me was...

  24. RN program with no medical experience

    LocoStrange replied to tiffdeandre's topic in General Nursing

    I am currently in an RN program without any medical experience. Granted, it helps a little when I could call my brother up for questions since he is a doctor. And there are times when having...

  25. Shoes..?

    LocoStrange replied to nimchimpskii's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I dont have a lot of mileage with my scrubs and shoes but I tend to stick with shoesforcrews.com. They have slip resistant shoes and, from my experience, they have always had comfortable shoes. And...