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  1. Praying in the work place

    bigsick_littlesick replied to RipeTomato's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Wow, meetings start with prayer?! I would definitely be fighting that if it were me. I would ask to come into the meeting after prayer was over. I think that is completely asinine since not everybody...

  2. Anybody else doubt they would ever get accepted into a nursing program?

    bigsick_littlesick replied to Smith5's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Don't give up before you've started! I didn't have the best GPA either; before I was able to "erase" some of my old F's and W's from my transcript, I think I recall my GPA being around 2.5 or 2.7....

  3. How hard are the nursing programs at state schools?

    bigsick_littlesick replied to nursegirl333's topic in General Students

    When all was said and done, I actually found nursing school to be exciting, life changing and dare I say, fun! Yes, it was horridly time consuming and yes, there were times I wanted to tear my hair...

  4. Please be prepared for your interview...

    bigsick_littlesick replied to Larry77's topic in Emergency

    Of course! I did a little searching on AN and found this gem. One of the links no longer works but the others are extremely

  5. Please be prepared for your interview...

    bigsick_littlesick replied to Larry77's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for the encouragement! I had a chance to re-interview with the oncology manager and a clinical nurse specialist yesterday morning. I had done research on how to answer tough behavior questions....

  6. Digital voice recorder for nursing lectures?

    bigsick_littlesick replied to Jaynie_Marie's topic in General Students

    That is exactly what I do! Helps retain it so much

  7. Digital voice recorder for nursing lectures?

    bigsick_littlesick replied to Jaynie_Marie's topic in General Students

    I bought a Sony digital recorder and I used it quite a lot. Found it very helpful to refer back to what the instructor was talking about EXACTLY especially when our study group heard 10 different...

  8. Please be prepared for your interview...

    bigsick_littlesick replied to Larry77's topic in Emergency

    I greatly appreciate bringing this topic to light. I shouldn't have been so naive that I wouldn't get such bizarro questions like I did. All of the questions you asked above, those are the questions I...

  9. Please be prepared for your interview...

    bigsick_littlesick replied to Larry77's topic in Emergency

    I'll be honest and say I was caught off guard and was unprepared for my first interview. I am still mortified with my performance. I came in with hair pulled in a bun, conservative top, no flashy...

  10. Patients who can do ADLs but want nurses to

    bigsick_littlesick replied to destova's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    These are some great suggestions! Of course I have my pokerface on but this infuriates me to no end! I always get the men who are perfectly capable of holding the urinal to their member but want me to...

  11. Are you a nurse with "alternative" spiritual beliefs?

    bigsick_littlesick replied to GadgetRN71's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I'm an atheist. I try not to talk about it at work but the subject has come up in breakrooms and whatnot. I'll be honest and my co-workers are pretty nonchalant about it which is awesome. I think I...

  12. How To Answer The Most Common Nursing Interview Questions

    bigsick_littlesick replied to TheCommuter's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I had my interview today and I did horrible. I had less than a day's notice and I had to work right after the interview. It was with the managers from tele, oncology, med/surg and surgical. No...

  13. Finally accepted into American River College's RN program!

    bigsick_littlesick replied to Cortney's topic in California Nursing

    I, too, am an ARC alumnus! I just graduated this last December and passed NCLEX last month. Congrats on getting in! I still have yet to meet someone who had to wait longer than I (8 semesters = 4...

  14. Proof that Nurses and Nurse Aides are Angels

    bigsick_littlesick replied to Baubo516's topic in Nurses Rock

    Even though I am an atheist, I think it's still a very sweet thing to

  15. Nursing school is making me paranoid...

    bigsick_littlesick replied to jakefromstatefarm's topic in General Students

    YEP! I gave myself a papercut and had a bunch of iso rooms the other night. I always tape my little cuts up with Tegaderm :) It survives the hand washings. I get paranoid about stuff like that but I...

  16. Charting - for dummies...

    bigsick_littlesick replied to sander1x's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There's also DAR, Data, Action, Response (pt's). My hospital uses SBAR though, which I

  17. Rate your experience at your respective school!!!

    bigsick_littlesick replied to francoml's topic in General Students

    I can't praise my program enough. I went to American River College (a community college in Sacramento, CA) for my ADN. I love, love, LOVED it. Nursing school was fun for me and I made so many...

  18. Should nurses perform outside scope of practice during emergency situations?

    bigsick_littlesick replied to chels0641's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    hahaha This comment totally made my

  19. ITT tech RN?

    bigsick_littlesick replied to bublinkova's topic in General Students

    Wow. I've heard bad things about them but if those claims are true, that's REALLY bad especially considering the amount of money people are paying them! I think it's called the Breckinridge School of...

  20. How old were you when starting prereqs and did it discourage you?

    bigsick_littlesick replied to princesax11's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Age 20 when I started pre-reqs and finished them in 1.5 years. Waited FOUR long and AGONIZING years to get into school. I grew bored of waiting so I took an EMT-B class on a whim and that's where I...

  21. Air Force Nursing 2013

    bigsick_littlesick replied to JillyRN's topic in Government, Military

    Quick question, are you all applying for active duty or Reserve? Again, I am very green about anything military so please excuse my seemingly daft questions

  22. Best complaint you've heard?

    bigsick_littlesick replied to ColleenJune's topic in School

    It's called synesthesia. I know people can be affected with it and others experience this under the influence of psychedelics such as LSD or mescaline. I get migraines with aura but when the aura...

  23. How in debt were you after Nursing school?

    bigsick_littlesick replied to lilwonder's topic in General Students

    I have a lot of monthly bills and even with working during nursing school, albeit on-call, I was barely getting by. I have about $8,000 in subsidized Stafford loans, helped so much with rent and car...

  24. I'm not going to lie...

    bigsick_littlesick replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Students

    Meh, I get where you're coming from but don't let it get to you. I just graduated with my ADN and passed NCLEX. I plan on going for my BSN as soon as possible. I'm currently a CNA and I wouldn't be...

  25. Validity of Pearson VUE Trick...

    bigsick_littlesick replied to sunshinebear336's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Oops I forgot to update: I passed! PVT worked for me! Congrats to