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    Some questions about the ACT

    metal_m0nk posted a topic in General Students

    Was the ACT required for admission to your nursing program? What was the minimum score required for admission? What was your score? Thanks in
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    Some questions about the ACT

    metal_m0nk replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Students

    That's an interesting way to do it... I'm shooting for a 30 on the ACT. I took the SAT, but that was about 10 years ago. I don't want to take any chances with my application and I'm hoping that a high...
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    How often do you get sick?

    metal_m0nk replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Nursing

    If dancing around idiotically in one's living room counts as an exercise regime, I'm waaaaay ahead of the
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    How often do you get sick?

    metal_m0nk replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Nursing

    Yeeeowch!!!
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    How often do you get sick?

    metal_m0nk replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Nursing

    Ahhhh yes, those adorable little germ factories My little guy hasn't been in daycare yet, but he will be once I start nursing school. I suppose that will give me some time to build up resistances,...
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    How often do you get sick?

    metal_m0nk replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Nursing

    I am also a smoker. That was going to be my next question. I wonder how many nurses smoke. Is it pretty common? I kind of got the impression through some of my reading that it's generally frowned...
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    UCSD - age discrimination

    metal_m0nk replied to RedZeppelinRN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe for it's for verifying your credentials? I dunno. Age discrimination does seem a little far
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    UCSD - age discrimination

    metal_m0nk replied to RedZeppelinRN's topic in General Nursing

    Does the app not ask for your birth
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    Do you think this was rude?

    metal_m0nk replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    OP, We all encounter mild annoyances, things we think are unfair, and things that are downright unjust in our lifetimes, at all ages. It's okay to vent. It's healthy to vent. You handled the situation...
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    How often do you get sick?

    metal_m0nk replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Nursing

    Mmmmm...Coke...
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    Two questions!

    metal_m0nk replied to Just_Jen's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    1) I had been thinking of going into nursing for about about 10 years, since just before I started my undergrad, but my undergrad years took another turn (both geographically and educationally) and I...
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    If healthcare reform resulted in salary caps of $40k for nurses would you stay?

    metal_m0nk replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    Hehe...No, probably not... But if you decided to anyway, the teenagers would probably be asking for you by name at the menu
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    "Fired for NO Reason"

    metal_m0nk replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You'll find no fight here, only open discussion. Our perspectives are different. Different =/= negative. Different = Different. Nothing more. I fear you read too far into my responses... I know it's...
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    "Fired for NO Reason"

    metal_m0nk replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I understand the original post and what it was trying to infer about the specific person it addressed. What I don't understand is why it was necessary to extrapolate the message to all new grads and...
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    "Fired for NO Reason"

    metal_m0nk replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    it wasn't difficult to see the subtle overture to workplace violence. it was pretty well laid out in the original post... the young lady you referred to in your original post could surely have been...
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    If healthcare reform resulted in salary caps of $40k for nurses would you stay?

    metal_m0nk replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    A hypertensive crisis might not be out of the question though.... Jokes, and jokes, and jokes, and jokes... Sorry 'bout that. Carry
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    If you have recently taken the NET, TEAS, or Hesi please read

    metal_m0nk replied to avidhunter3's topic in General Students

    Lol! Nope, no rocks or clouds...But I guess it's not a bad idea to expect the
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    If you have recently taken the NET, TEAS, or Hesi please read

    metal_m0nk replied to avidhunter3's topic in General Students

    Read up on general chemistry...know the differences between ionic and covalent chemical bonding, know the nature of a 'hydrogen bond'. Learn what a solvent is and how it differs from a solute. Get to...
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    "Fired for NO Reason"

    metal_m0nk replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't know what the folks here on allnurses do in their personal lives. I only read what they write here on the boards. From some, I consistently read posts in fervent defense (sometimes directly,...
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    nursing admission test

    metal_m0nk replied to sonja24's topic in General Students

    PSB stands for Psychological Services Bureau - which is the company that writes the tests. The offer 4 tests: Aptitude for Practical Nursing Examination Health Occupations Aptitude Examination Reading...
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    "Fired for NO Reason"

    metal_m0nk replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Lateral violence and workplace bullying are alive and well in nursing. There are plenty of new grads who don't know their tails from a hole in the wall. Making an example of the one new grad who...
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    COMPASS Test question

    metal_m0nk replied to Hillbillygal's topic in General Students

    In order to answer your question, a key piece of information is needed. The math portion of the COMPASS is divided into content domains, increasing in difficulty, beginning with pre-algebra and...
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    Abusive and Cruel Clinical Instructors: Why??

    metal_m0nk replied to sallber's topic in General Students

    Nursing shortages = job security for veteran nurses New grad hazing to the point of displacement = job security for veteran nurses When left to their own devices, occupational trends require acquired...
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    Bullying by Professors in Nursing School

    metal_m0nk replied to Gracefulmic's topic in General Students

    To get the links to work in the preceding posts, just right click the link and select "Save link as", and select a directory. It will save a hard copy on your hard drive that you can read at your...
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    Terminated because of my Attention Deficit Disorder

    metal_m0nk replied to LPN&momof3's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not ADD, but I do have Aspurger's. I used to have significant difficulty with social interactions and with recognizing, understanding and complying with generally accepted social morays (like...