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  1. Why info on white culture omitted from cultural compence in textbooks?

    tag2007 replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Students

    Please tell me what would be taught in a "white mainstream culture" class related to nursing? What specific information do you believe is being excluded from instruction? I don't think anyone has...

  2. Why info on white culture omitted from cultural compence in textbooks?

    tag2007 replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Students

    Well, your classmate also has to use common sense. Just because a nursing textbook says a certain race of people may like to shower at a certain time after giving birth, you don't refuse to let them...

  3. Why info on white culture omitted from cultural compence in textbooks?

    tag2007 replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Students

    Culture absolutely can have an effect on physiology. In fact you provided a perfect example, I've just read on numerous sources that the reason Amish are more prone to maple syrup urine disease is the...

  4. Why info on white culture omitted from cultural compence in textbooks?

    tag2007 replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Students

    MassED, yes, not all people of a certain culture will ascribe to a certain stereotype. That's the very definition of a stereotype Also, You listed many great examples of stereotypes. This is a...

  5. Why info on white culture omitted from cultural compence in textbooks?

    tag2007 replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Students

    Everyone is talking about how ridiculous the "stereotypes" are when culture is being discussed in nursing textbooks. Can anyone give me an example of a "stereotype" taught in a nursing textbook that...

  6. Why info on white culture omitted from cultural compence in textbooks?

    tag2007 replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Students

    I didn't get the impression that teaching cultural awareness in the healthcare field was teaching nurses to be stereotypical, but rather aware of various traditions and cultures that might effect...

  7. Why info on white culture omitted from cultural compence in textbooks?

    tag2007 replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Students

    I don't think a complete race has been excluded, at least in all of my textbooks that do cultural teaching and I don't think textbooks are trying to argue that Caucasians don't have culture. Jewish...

  8. New grad and just accepted a psych position

    tag2007 replied to tag2007's topic in Psychiatric

    Dolcebella, that's very helpful thanks! Good to know that I might be making similar

  9. New grad and just accepted a psych position

    tag2007 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hello, I just graduated this May and I've just been offered a job working for a state psych facility. I loved psych and really wanted to get into this field. They are starting me out at $24 and the...

  10. "You *Have* To Start in Med-Surg"...fact or fiction?

    tag2007 replied to Peppermint_RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Well I just graduated in May and I'm starting out in psych! I knew I didn't want to be a med surg nurse after being on a med surg unit for clinicals so I don't find a point in going into just for the...

  11. New grad and just accepted a psych position

    tag2007 replied to tag2007's topic in Psychiatric

    Hi there! Yep, ill be starting at Springfield. Very excited to get into the world of psych and start gaining experience. I believe ill be on a long term unit so that makes sense. I like the idea of...

  12. New grad and just accepted a psych position

    tag2007 replied to tag2007's topic in Psychiatric

    Great point! I think the reason I've been drawn o psych is the fact that is appears to be "as much and art as a science." That's a great way of putting it. I get the impression that a med surg...

  13. New grad and just accepted a psych position

    tag2007 replied to tag2007's topic in Psychiatric

  14. New grad and just accepted a psych position

    tag2007 replied to tag2007's topic in Psychiatric

    Sorry for the late response but thank you so much for the advice! It's definitely encouraging to hear you say that there will be scary moments and that even with that you still enjoy psych nursing....

  15. New grad and just accepted a psych position

    tag2007 replied to tag2007's topic in Psychiatric

  16. At night, I dress up as a Nurse :)

    tag2007 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I just accepted a position where I had choice of da or night shift. I was soooo tempted to do night shift but ended up doing days. Both shifts had its pros and cons for me. Maybe one day ill get to...

  17. New grad jobs in psych

    tag2007 posted a topic in Maryland Nursing

    Hello all. I am a new ADN grad and I am hoping to land a job in psych which is where I know I want to be. Any ideas of place that will hire new grads in maryland? Preferably the Howard County area...

  18. New grad jobs in psych

    tag2007 replied to tag2007's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Thanks again for the info TerpGal! I was interested in public health nursing as well but I was just offered a position at a state psych hospital. Excited to get started and learn something

  19. Springfield Hospital Center info

    tag2007 replied to tag2007's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Thanks for the info TerpGal! I was still interested in hearing about this facility. I was offered a position here and I think I may take it because I really want an opportunity in psych. I feel...

  20. Springfield Hospital Center info

    tag2007 posted a topic in Maryland Nursing

    Hello, anyone know anything about Springfield hospital center? I have applied for an RN position there and feel it would be perfect because of the location. Just wondering if anyone has heard about...

  21. Name on Maryland BON but license status says pending....did I pass?

    tag2007 replied to dncndva215's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi, I think the maryland board if nursing puts everyone's name on the website and the status as "pending" as long as you have applied. I'm obsessed and had been looking up names before I even took my...

  22. Took NCLEX on the 15th, PVT good pop up, license pending on BON?

    tag2007 replied to esbee's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats on passing!!! I just took my nclex today and I am from Maryland too. I got the good pop up when doing the Pearson trick so I'm feeling encouraged. If I did indeed pass, How long can I...

  23. How to best pace yourself during exam?

    tag2007 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hello, I take nclex tomorrow and I'm still a little confused as to how I should be pacing myself when answering questions. For example, I could take my time, but what if I'm not doing well and don't...

  24. How to best pace yourself during exam?

    tag2007 replied to tag2007's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Well thanks for the advice! I took it today and I think I passed cause I got the good pop up when doing the Pearson vue trick. My exam stopped at 85 and thank goodness it did because I was...

  25. NCLEX tomorrow & feeling awful

    tag2007 replied to yisy4u's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    This is exactly how I feel as my exam is tomorrow! I feel like there are so many things I've missed in my studies and just when I go over one topic, I find another topic that I feel I've forgotten...