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    Chance of ADN to get a Hospital Job?

    metal_m0nk replied to nalaa83's topic in General Students

    I have a hospital job now and I'm not even finished with my ADN yet - just wrapping up my first year. They hired me part time with a plan to hire me full time in nursing once I finish my degree. Sorry...
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    How to survive 1st year of nursing school

    metal_m0nk replied to lemidora's topic in General Students

    All good advice...Bolded part especially pertinent to my cohort. I get so weary of being chased down the hall by some overreacting student on the verge of hyperventilation because student A got a...
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    How to survive 1st year of nursing school

    metal_m0nk replied to lemidora's topic in General Students

    Most programs are only 2 years. I don't know where you're getting "the rest of the years" from. Unless you're talking about prereqs, which I am
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    Do hospital patients get better care if they're nice

    metal_m0nk replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    It's flies. You catch more flies with honey. Bees are interested in pollen. Carry
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    How to survive 1st year of nursing school

    metal_m0nk replied to lemidora's topic in General Students

    In an ADN program, the first year is a BSN program's junior
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    Ok, what's the real deal with new grads?

    metal_m0nk replied to future nurse1's topic in General Nursing

    Oh,
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    I want to acquaint myself with you folks!!! (Aim/Facebook)

    metal_m0nk replied to Selfrespectforwomen's topic in General Nursing

    STRANGER
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    Ok, what's the real deal with new grads?

    metal_m0nk replied to future nurse1's topic in General Nursing

    Took the words right out of my mouth... "I'm not trying to offend anyone, but the world is full of morons and idiots..."
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    how far is your clinical?

    metal_m0nk replied to cgravier's topic in General Students

    My clinical site this last semester was 70 miles from my home. About an hour and a half one way. Clinicals three days a week. Nine hours a week spent just driving. Ugh. Glad that's
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    Failed BSN Program One Week Before Graduation

    metal_m0nk replied to Lani1207's topic in General Students

    A ridiculously expensive online for-profit college that does not offer a start to finish BSN (although they offer an associate's and an RN-BSN bridge) that neither federal grants or federal student...
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    Issue with nursing classmate

    metal_m0nk replied to ilooc72's topic in General Students

    Tell her exactly what you wrote here: That you don't mind helping, but that you believe she is being unfair with her demands and that you are beginning to believe that she feels entitled to your work,...
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    Scared Crapless

    metal_m0nk replied to jweb's topic in General Students

    Congrats!
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    Student loans - worth it?

    metal_m0nk replied to comeara's topic in General Students

    Considering that the average Bachelor's degree student graduates with around $23,000 in student loan debt, I would say that $60k is quite high. Know your options. Get as much scholarship funding as...
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    What do you consider to be nursing's biggest setback?

    metal_m0nk replied to almost30's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    IBTL
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    Nursing Diagnosis- NO MORE??

    metal_m0nk replied to Rachey467's topic in General Students

    Sucks to be
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    Nursing Diagnosis- NO MORE??

    metal_m0nk replied to Rachey467's topic in General Students

    HAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahhahahahahaha!@
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    We may need fewer nurses in the hospital...

    metal_m0nk replied to Chin up's topic in General Nursing

    What we pay annually in health insurance premiums, copays, prescription costs, and deductibles can eat that up pretty
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    We may need fewer nurses in the hospital...

    metal_m0nk replied to Chin up's topic in General Nursing

    That can't happen when 35% means more to one in terms of basic survival than it does to another. That is not
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    We may need fewer nurses in the hospital...

    metal_m0nk replied to Chin up's topic in General Nursing

    Ever insightful. Love
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    We may need fewer nurses in the hospital...

    metal_m0nk replied to Chin up's topic in General Nursing

    Indeed. What amazes me is that even the published numbers show a glaring disparity - and yet, no one actually reads them. Instead, they turn on the boob-tube and gather talking points from some...
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    We may need fewer nurses in the hospital...

    metal_m0nk replied to Chin up's topic in General Nursing

    Put simply... Someone who makes over $380,000 is taxed at the same 35% rate whether he makes $500,000 or 2.5 million dollars - while someone who sees an annual income increase from $32,000 to $80,000...
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    We may need fewer nurses in the hospital...

    metal_m0nk replied to Chin up's topic in General Nursing

    Some information: http://www.ntu.org/tax-basics/history-of-federal-individual-1.html http://www.taxfoundation.org/publications/show/151.html The Federal Individual Income Tax rate for income and...
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    We may need fewer nurses in the hospital...

    metal_m0nk replied to Chin up's topic in General Nursing

    Inheritance makes up a far larger percentage than elbow grease, I'm sure, for a few reasons: The agricultural revolution is over. The industrial revolution is over. I guess you've never heard the...
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    A Matter of Respect and Dignity: Bullying in the Nursing Profession

    metal_m0nk replied to Willow Moonsidhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The bolded part is where I believe the real problem lies. The first step toward recovery is admitting you have a problem (not you as in you, but you as in the general you - just so there's no...
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    We may need fewer nurses in the hospital...

    metal_m0nk replied to Chin up's topic in General Nursing

    Or through inheritance....Or insider trading....Or essentially defrauding millions of hard working Americans out of their retirement and savings funds...You know, that kind of hard