metal_m0nk BSN, RN

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    Conflict in point of view with teachers

    metal_m0nk replied to suzieq1989's topic in General Students

    Your CI was responding to what she saw as a critical prioritization issue. Airway, circulation, and breathing take precedence over pain. If pain was to be expected, pre-medicating with an analgesic...
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    REALLY need help: How do I stay awake during class?

    metal_m0nk replied to Lucidity's topic in General Students

    Interact. Ask questions. Take notes. Draw
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    First day of Nursing School..

    metal_m0nk replied to dsf43's topic in General Students

    How do you measure "success" on the first day of
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    Should I regret going ADN over BSN?

    metal_m0nk replied to lindsayk728's topic in General Students

    Why bother regretting a decision before you have a real reason
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    Help! I really messed up and don't know what to do

    metal_m0nk replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    I get around this issue by not "liking" the Facebook page with no plans to "like" it in the future unless there is some transparency in term of information sharing between the
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    Book you can't live without.

    metal_m0nk replied to badwolf's topic in General Students

    Your preferred reference device will depend on your program's rules. Keep in mind that not all clinical instructors or programs allow students to use mobile devices for reference in class, clinicals,...
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    Book you can't live without.

    metal_m0nk replied to badwolf's topic in General Students

    The one and only book I could not live without out was my Davis's Drug
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    Do you read the entire book?

    metal_m0nk replied to Tonks57's topic in General Students

    For me, reading chapter upon chapter of detailed information every unit would have been a complete waste of time. I used my textbooks for reference only - looking up specific details if I needed...
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    Help! I really messed up and don't know what to do

    metal_m0nk replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    No mention of Facebook routing in the Privacy Policy...And looking at a few of the posts on Facebook, I see that AN uses the avatars members select on this site to attach to the posts - some of those...
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    Help! I really messed up and don't know what to do

    metal_m0nk replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm...That is a practice that would be appropriate to alert registering members to. I know that all things considered, it probably wouldn't be defined as an egregious breech of privacy...but it still...
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    Lazy nurse or what

    metal_m0nk replied to Theguest2012's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hmmm...I wonder how this thread's gonna go...
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    I don't want to work in a nursing home...

    metal_m0nk replied to ProudStudent's topic in General Students

    IMO, it takes all sorts. It doesn't bother me when someone knows what they want (or don't want, in this
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    What is Your School's Selection Rate?

    metal_m0nk replied to Clodhopper's topic in General Students

    My cohort had over 500 applicants for 50
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    Nursing student weight

    metal_m0nk replied to Tinkx RN's topic in General Students

    Be careful if you're the type who doesn't eat when stressed or eats less than usual when stressed. When you reduce your caloric intake drastically and consistently, it can have the effect of slowing...
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    Help! Manager won't let me off night shift

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

    surely. though, i didn't get the impression at all that the op believed she ought to be favored over some other nurse wanting to move to
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    Help! Manager won't let me off night shift

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

    She just got through saying that there is no one else who wants off
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    When do you find time to work out?

    metal_m0nk replied to emcadams's topic in General Students

    I run for 30 minutes a day, 6 days a week without fail and I'm mindful of my calorie intake. If you want to make the time, you
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    What a coincidence. . .every single student nurse who shadows me. . .

    metal_m0nk replied to thesundowner's topic in General Nursing

    i don't recall seeing anyone use the word "mean" to describe the behavior that is being discussed here. that is your personal projection. consequently it is often this very same projection that you...
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    What a coincidence. . .every single student nurse who shadows me. . .

    metal_m0nk replied to thesundowner's topic in General Nursing

    Careful...Pretty sure this violates the
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    What a coincidence. . .every single student nurse who shadows me. . .

    metal_m0nk replied to thesundowner's topic in General Nursing

    You gotta find a new gif, man. Variety is the spice of
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    What a coincidence. . .every single student nurse who shadows me. . .

    metal_m0nk replied to thesundowner's topic in General Nursing

    I can think of better things to care about. But then, I don't criticize my 4 year old for wanting to be an astronaut...or a cowboy...or a rock star
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    Nursing school at age 50

    metal_m0nk replied to maddy50's topic in General Students

    People find all kinds of reasons to doubt and criticize. Never make that possibility a demotivator - because it's inevitable at some point or another. If you think you can do it and you want to, then...
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    Question about student nurses

    metal_m0nk replied to shortNsweetRN's topic in General Nursing

    My post referred to the staff RN overseeing a large number of students (associated with her specific patient load), not the
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    Indiscriminate Empathy?

    metal_m0nk replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in General Nursing

    Great example of what I meant when I said that empathy and disagreement are not mutually exclusive. You understand why someone might use the tactic because you are able to objectively analyze the...
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    Question about student nurses

    metal_m0nk replied to shortNsweetRN's topic in General Nursing

    How many RNs does your unit staff during these clinicals? Why aren't the students more evenly distributed? How many students total are usually in attendance? This seems strange to me. My clinical...