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    How to deal with the old/experienced nurses?!

    metal_m0nk replied to Anna-s's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Who doesn't love chocolate? In all honesty though, I tend to get on well with the battleaxe types. I was raised by a no-nonsense, rough around the edges, hard-working and intelligent woman. I...
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    How to deal with the old/experienced nurses?!

    metal_m0nk replied to Anna-s's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Predicting the arrival of Ruby Vee in T minus
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    Who were you in high school

    metal_m0nk replied to Dezy's topic in General Students

    Skipped every class except AP mathematics and choir. Hung out with seniors and college students. Dropped out at 10th grade, got my GED and started working full time. Started college at 19 and...
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    New Grads that have Jobs: what do you advise for the rest of us

    metal_m0nk replied to estrellaCR's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Wanted to add... A lot of people here have said, "It's who you know." I don't think that's necessarily true. I think if there is nothing else to set you apart, knowing someone can make the difference....
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    New Grads that have Jobs: what do you advise for the rest of us

    metal_m0nk replied to estrellaCR's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It could be a few things... 1) They could be concerned that they don't have enough to offer you - either in terms of reasonable pay per your experience or in experience an opportunities that would...
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    Pinning and graduation ceremonies when you didn't pass

    metal_m0nk replied to allisonjdean's topic in General Students

    Funny how the entire story changes when faced with criticism.....I bet they kick puppies and lie to their grandmothers too,
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    Dear Nursing Students/Orientees: A Love Note from the Preceptor from Hell

    metal_m0nk replied to CheesePotato's topic in General Students

    I see some honesty, integrity and stubborn caring in the original post, don't get me wrong. But the verbiage and point of view reveal an overwhelming dysfunction that doesn't ever seem to have the...
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    The math doesn't add up

    metal_m0nk replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm...now if only we could find a way to alter our entire cultural perception that a client is a person paying for and utilizing goods and services.... Then, surely there wouldn't be so much...
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    The math doesn't add up

    metal_m0nk replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    Yeeaaaaah, this sounds a little more *personal* than just your run of the mill obnoxious patient
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    Pinning and graduation ceremonies when you didn't pass

    metal_m0nk replied to allisonjdean's topic in General Students

    If they pulled through however many years of exams, clinicals, assignments, life rearranging, missing time with family and friends, maybe having to do without and have their children do without...
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    Crystalloids vs. Colloids

    metal_m0nk replied to verocuesta's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    One way to expand intravascular volume is to fill the vasculature with some substance that exerts high oncotic pressure and pulls fluid from the interstitial space into the intravascular space....
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    I did a dumb thing today and learned a lesson

    metal_m0nk replied to DawnCaprice's topic in General Students

    That's a tough lesson to learn...Men tend to learn this lesson sooner than women due to the way they are acculturated, but it is a lesson we all learn at some point - just hopefully not when there is...
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    Unbelievable exam question

    metal_m0nk posted a topic in General Students

    So, I took a nursing exam today and on this exam, there was a question that was pretty incredible. I got the question right, but I was pretty infuriated that my instructor defended the validity of...
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    Could I fail because of this? can't be that bad...

    metal_m0nk replied to mursetudent25's topic in General Students

    Did you consider the possibility that she wanted you to present because she thought your ideas were good and worthy of sharing? If so then you definitely shot yourself in the
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    Unbelievable exam question

    metal_m0nk replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Students

    Here's what's even more scary.... Only two students (myself and one other student) even noticed that there was anything wrong with the
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    Unbelievable exam question

    metal_m0nk replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Students

    If what you've written here (specifically the conclusion you've jumped to about my history) is any indication of how you approach an exam in terms of identifying relevant information, then I would be...
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    Instructor on a power trip

    metal_m0nk replied to snapshot's topic in General Students

    "Ann" is looking for a fight - looking to make an example out of someone so that she can showcase her authority. Don't fall into that trap. I have a feeling that the reason why "Laura" is not going to...
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    Unbelievable exam question

    metal_m0nk replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Students

    Honestly, I don't think my instructor really "got" just how ludicrous the question was and was a little bit in denial that she had written (or selected) a completely crappy test
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    Unbelievable exam question

    metal_m0nk replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Students

    It is an exact replica in structure. The original question was the very same premise as the dog and cat question. It asked what are the two most likely causes for a specific complication. Like this:...
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    Unbelievable exam question

    metal_m0nk replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Students

    Questions like that should be disallowed. They are unethical in my
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    Unbelievable exam question

    metal_m0nk replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Students

    Read the original post again, Jennybrie The question I supplied is a replica in structure, not content. The actual question wasn't about pets or cats or dogs. The example was to show how ridiculous...
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    Drama on my unit and it's only my 2nd day. WOW

    metal_m0nk replied to FaithGurl93's topic in General Students

    You shouldn't have discussed an issue between you and your unit manager with your preceptor. It should have been kept between you and your unit manager. The gossip started with you. You may not be...
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    I should be happy, excited, thrilled but...

    metal_m0nk replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Students

    Haha! Weren't expecting this kind of thread, were ya? Lots of threads about being accepted to nursing school floating
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    I should be happy, excited, thrilled but...

    metal_m0nk posted a topic in General Students

    So I just registered for the NCLEX. I have mixed emotions about it. I've been at this for forever it seems - so long now that being a nursing student has become a lifestyle all its own. On one hand, I...
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    I should be happy, excited, thrilled but...

    metal_m0nk replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Students

    Awwwlll....Thanks, nursel56. I trust and respect your judgment, so you just may be right