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I have 4 weeks of acutal classes left. I am sitting at a 72% right now and I need a 74% to pass. This is horrible. I have NEVER ever done this bad in college. What is it with these test in Psych? I don't get it. I studies my buns off and it do...

Oh I LOVE THIS!!!! I have 4 weeks left (AS LONG AS PSYCH CLASS DOESN"T take everythign from me - HATE IT!!!) ANYWAY, I am going to spend my first check on NEW fresh white socks, Fill my gas tank up to the F, and FILL my Refrigerator! WITH Anything...

OK - SO I have been through 7 quarters of nursing school and NOW I get to my last quarter and I cannot pass a test in psychology! HELP ME! What am I doing wrong? I read so much into the question I STUDY MY BUTT OFF and here I am . . . . .. Any sug...

You are a wonderful resource and encouragement. Thank you so much for your time. When you say feelings>>>>>> What do you mean in a psych kind of way? Sorry for this I understand by ex amples and rationale. . .. . Like them expr...

Any websites with examples would be greatly appreciated. I did NCLEX questions out of two books and those questions were WAYYY easier than the psych test in my rotation. Is it ALL about THERAPEUTIC communication with these clients? IF so where am ...

This is my last quarter and they call it the PSYCH quarter. We are talking about Alzheimers Schizophrenia, suicide, crisis, mental retardation, mood disorders, BIPOLAR and it keeps going . .I can always get two answers which are BOTH correct when I ...

I have to come up with some health care issues for Ohio. It is for a project and I have to put together a SKIT to present it, and if no original skit, somehow think of something creative. I am LOST. . . Can someone offer me some guidance. . GOOGLE ...

Yeah - Congrats on the the end!! Ours is 40 hours total in 2 weeks. But mostshift now around me are 12 hours, so we will really be doing 48 hours, as we cannot just split it for the hours we need. It somehow will all work out!! 8 more weeks for...

Ok - SO I have done "some" research. The local bandaid hospital is not hiring as of right now. They are making so many cuts due to the economy. It has been so bad they have cut UNit secretaries and PCA's and RN's on the same floor = SO this seems ...

I am set to graduate in June of 2009. A few months away. It is really starting to hit me that I will be an RN. A lifelong dream of mine. I am really scared of the shortage of hiring NEW grads. I would love to COMMUTE to Columbus, OH which is app...

I am graduating in JUNE and I am feelng the pressure to have children due to my age and health. BUT, I have also heard being pregnant that first year of nursing can be a SUPER challenge . .. .Anyone here do it being pregnant and just starting your ...

I am expected to Graduate in June with my RN. I am early thirties and Type I diabetic. Do you all think it would be smart or NOT so smart to try and have a baby now? I mean everyone handles pregnancy different, and we don't even know if we can hav...

I am set to Graduate in JUne. I am so excited and I want everyone in the world to come as I am so proud like anyone would be! BUT I have a weird situation with my parents (haven't seen them in over a year and dont' really talk to them excpet maybe ...

I work as a UC on a General Medsurg floor in a small 14 bed floor. . I am graduating in May as an RN. Anyway when I work this nurse literally picks on me EVERY DAY multiple times a day. She tries to insult me, has yelled at me (sort of) and points ...

Thank you! I know the gas prices have come way down, but I guess I look at my oppourtunity around here and it is AWEFUL! Our hospitals are called "bandaid hospitals" it is soooo bad! I don't know. I drive an SUV so I thought may I could get a sma...

Since this is such a small hospital - EVERYONE knows EVERYBODY. I have always been the type to be a "pleaser" and get along and then BAM, I work with someone like this. Not sure how to take it. My nurse manager on the floor which is her manager al...

I am a student nurse and I am set to Graduate in June of this year. My thing is this, how do you deal with a Mother in Law that has been a nurse for 13 years and thinks she KNOWS everything about sickness and is a Med Book itself. My husband is set...

One of my family memebers (SIL) who is a Radiology Tech. is so jealous of me going to RN school. I will be graduating in May/June of this year. Any time I am around her she talks about how much she makes and how hard it is to be an RN. She makes m...

What is the standard time for Orientation as a NEW grad? The facility that I will be working hired a new grad and she was only on orientation for 4 weeks? Another 3.5 weeks? And the reason that was given was our floor was soooo short staffed there...

Here is what I don't understand. There are at least 10 out of my class of 30 at present that are just getiing by with the miniumm. Our grade average must be 74 or greater to pass. Well, in Cardiac last quarter this guy in particular was cheating o...

Thank you! I have one more quarter to go. I just get annoyed with people that cheat that are always asking me how I did on a test? USELESS I know. Just a pet peeve I guess!

Money is truly TIGHT while in nursing school. I didn't buy all the textbooks that they told us we needed. I used the internet and shared alot of my books OR bought older versions. ALL which worked well for me. Another way to SAVE on money right...