~Mi Vida Loca~RN ASN, RN

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    failed my competency

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to LoLa.M's topic in General Students

    So they are the return demonstrations. Ours are just called returns. Ours don't have any bearing on our
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    OB & Pediatrics

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to believeallispossible's topic in General Students

    I used Maternal Success for the OB part and the NCLEX RN made incredibly easy Questions and Answers had a full pediatric section that covered TONS and that helped for that part and that book can be...
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    Hospitals not hiring LPN's???? What's ur input??

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to scrublifenurse10's topic in General Students

    They only hire LPN/LVNs here in the LTC facility or the Jail uses a mixture. I think the hospital still have them there if they were already working their but I believe they have to be pursuing their...
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    How many of your schools require a pharmacology class?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Coruscatedgirl's topic in General Students

    We have 2 semesters of it and it's its own class. I am in an associates program. It's also integrated into all our other classes on exams as well just like the dosage calc
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    failed my competency

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to LoLa.M's topic in General Students

    What are competency's. (if we have them we don't call them
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    When ill equipped students affect your grade...

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to wahwahgerman's topic in General Students

    I got that part, I just wonder why it wasn't brought up until the end if it wasn't one incident. I am just not used to things being handled like that. Our school is very big on coming to you at the...
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    Do you have end of the semester competencies? How does your school handle them?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Students

    Ours are called Returns. We have them throughout the semester and our last one we will have a random one already done thrown back in. They used to do it right before our semester where you have 3...
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    When ill equipped students affect your grade...

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to wahwahgerman's topic in General Students

    I am confused as to what exactly happened, you never go into details. Like was it one incident you didn't help, what was that incident. I am just trying to picture the scenario outside of, you got...
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    Looking back, what do you wish you would have done the summer before nursing school?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Fannie'sMom's topic in General Students

    I wished I would have brushed up on my A&P prior it had been like 4-5 years since I took it and that was really
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    Can I still go to the gym regularly (Once I am nursing school)?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to ARRR10's topic in General Students

    here is the site we they used in class for their project. Obesity and Overweight for Professionals: Data and Statistics: U.S. Obesity Trends | DNPAO |
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    Can I still go to the gym regularly (Once I am nursing school)?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to ARRR10's topic in General Students

    Maybe they are considering Fit something different. All the latest sites I have seen (like 2005-2008) list like Alabama and Mississippi as the most obese. Sometimes it sucks living here, I felt more...
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    Attractive Students Being Hired First

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to bioniclewoman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would be so embarrassed to do that. Maybe when I go apply for jobs I will make sure I get a shot of me in a bikini (actually that might have the opposite effect) or a pic showing lots of cleavage....
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    Looking for a nursing program in Oregon or Washington state without a wait list...

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to angieee's topic in General Students

    I know my previous school in WA (Olympic College) didn't have wait list and was based off Pre Req GPA and you got more points for CO Reqs you did as well. But anything under a 3.8 you didn't have much...
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    Appreciating those with a good balance in school

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to JBMmom's topic in General Students

    YES sometimes this board can be bitter sweet, it's a great tool but at the same time it's a lot of negative and just because something is like something for one, doesn't mean it will be the same for...
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    What nursing class at your school has the most failure rate?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to msteresa97's topic in General Students

    This is why I did not apply for an accelerated program, I enjoy my breaks to much. I start summer vacation in 2 weeks but I only have class tomorrow is my last full day of class and I have 3 more days...
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    What nursing class at your school has the most failure rate?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to msteresa97's topic in General Students

    I agree about the half failing thing right off the bat, but our program has high grading standards (from what I see on this board anyway, some have higher though requiring an 80%), we have a full time...
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    Attractive Students Being Hired First

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to bioniclewoman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Totally not trying to be rude, if I was in HR and someone attached a photo to a resume,I would can it. It's an RN job not a casting call for a modeling agency or for
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    Baby Friendly Hospital

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our hospital is baby friendly, I don't know what all went into it because I am a student and I just did my clinicals in L&D and WCU so we were told alot about what it means but that's it. Anyway,...
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    Can I still go to the gym regularly (Once I am nursing school)?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to ARRR10's topic in General Students

    Last I heard CO had the lowest obesity rate. At least that is what a group of students reported for their cultural presentation this past fall. WebMD lists it to but it looks like that is from 2008 so...
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    Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    That is when you tell them you will be done in about 15 mins (or however long)and you would be more then happy to let them know if you get done sooner and make it apparent that is their que to leave....
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    Torn about breastfeeding

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to krenee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I BF all 4 of my children but was only "successful" with my last one. I was so very misinformed on so much. Things with my boys went well but after about 6-8 weeks it seemed they were always hungry...
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    Can I still go to the gym regularly (Once I am nursing school)?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to ARRR10's topic in General Students

    I have lived in Orlando also (was born there too), was just there in Jan. LOL Yes I guess I rather have FoCo then maybe Boulder HAHA But it's still provokes an eye roll when I take my daughter to the...
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    Nursing School Competition

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to spritez's topic in General Students

    I would only help those willing to help themselves. If you are missing class all the time, never prepared and never doing your work then know I am not going t help you. I have a group of friends...
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    Can I still go to the gym regularly (Once I am nursing school)?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to ARRR10's topic in General Students

    I know where that is. One of my good friends in nursing school does all the 14ers. He is always going up in the weekend and even camping by himself in the snow. Some of his pictures on facebook are...
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    Can I still go to the gym regularly (Once I am nursing school)?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to ARRR10's topic in General Students

    I am not a native but I love it here, I had to go look up that trail because I know I have heard of it and that is close to where my cousin lives down in Centennial. I am up in Fort Collins, we have...