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  1. 4 Those that Passed & Failed

    wife&mommyRN replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    thanx 4 the info & motivation! i am not a really good test taker, but the nclex books have helped with my exam score. i am just worrying about remembering the info for peds & ob 6 months after...

  2. Help with organizational skills-med/surg student nurse

    wife&mommyRN replied to sasha2006's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am in med-surg now, I got lucky. I have an awsome instructor that stresses oragnization. She gave us a scheduled outline on day 1 & it's like being in the military when sticking to it, but it is...

  3. Risk for Social Isolation

    wife&mommyRN replied to nat_myria's topic in General Nursing

    moogie, your situation with the lady in class brings my attention to another point i must add, many ppl don;t realize discrimination isn't based independently on race/ culture. many of the students...

  4. Risk for Social Isolation

    wife&mommyRN replied to nat_myria's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I am Afr. Amer, I myself haven't experienced this type of behavior, but I have a friend that has and I see it. There is a mexican man in my class that speaks w/ a heavy accent, there r all kinds...

  5. Risk for Social Isolation

    wife&mommyRN replied to nat_myria's topic in General Nursing

    Nat, Honestly that is something many ppl are facing in these programs, unfourtunately minorities have to be strong & stick together. There may not be any other asians in ur cohort, but there are...

  6. Low GPA looking for schools

    wife&mommyRN replied to jie0614's topic in General Nursing

    I would keep an open- mind, try the ADN & traditional programs they tend to allow more students entrance and it's usually less stressful, not to mention they are more light on the g.p.a. It is my...

  7. I lost my study budy!

    wife&mommyRN replied to Katen's topic in General Students

    i am so sorry for ur loss :scrying:i think it is very important & healthy to have @ least 1 person to confide in. this is a long & difficult road to travel it alone is very possible, but...

  8. At what point is the failure rate unacceptable?

    wife&mommyRN replied to JenniferSews's topic in General Students

    I think this is a problem with many nursing schools. There are some whose goal is to keep all of their students and help them pass the NCLEX & then there are others like mine that try to minimize...

  9. Just a short whine LOL

    wife&mommyRN replied to sneakymom2011's topic in General Students

    :yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah: i thought my school was the only school stuck on white. i get that it looks professional, but lets be real majority of the ppl in the program are women, with women problems...

  10. Too many people trying to get an ABSN?

    wife&mommyRN replied to espo44's topic in Michigan Nursing

    it's the accelerated 1 yr. second degree (bsn) program, thats what my program calls

  11. Too many people trying to get an ABSN?

    wife&mommyRN replied to espo44's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Don't focus on the ppl that are trying to get into the programs, just focus on u & don;t think to much into things. There are so many obstacles in ppls way and u haven't even applied to a program...

  12. How did you choose?

    wife&mommyRN replied to bgood1967's topic in General Students

    bgood1967, i am also in nursing as a second career, but it was always my first love. my generation is the confused generation, it takes us a while to be mentally mature enough to do what we actually...

  13. Clinical Instructor Woes

    wife&mommyRN replied to eyeball's topic in General Students

    I am going to second that agreement, you are going have to deal with it for right now. It sucks that u are in med-surg3. You are actually doing a whole lot better than I did. 1st semester I got a CI...

  14. Career Fairs

    wife&mommyRN posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    hi, does anyone know of any upcoming/ future hospital career fairs? has anyone had any success attending a career fair? thanks in advance

  15. please help ......

    wife&mommyRN replied to nikig's topic in General Students

    The above posters have given u great information. You need to talk to your professor, so many times students bypass the professor/ tutoring sessions to find out they are struggling and don't seek help...

  16. STOP - Don't buy your textbooks from the school bookstore

    wife&mommyRN replied to DolceVita's topic in General Students

    I completely agree w/ u I have been buying books online since my first degree, & the bookstore is the biggest ripoff! Buy books early, off season u get the best price once school starts the prices...

  17. Nursing School Drama queens

    wife&mommyRN replied to dinah77's topic in General Students

    i think that alot of ppl get sucked into nursing school drama bc they forget that, 1. this isn't high school nor a popularity contest, 2. the competition is over lets all just try to survive, & 3....

  18. "Issue" with professor

    wife&mommyRN replied to EDRN-2010's topic in General Students

    I am suprised that your university even allows swaping clinical rotations, that is an absolute "No" for anyone even thinking of asking in your program. I am thinking because this is such a common...

  19. TEST 1 HELP! PES and NANDA

    wife&mommyRN replied to Fundamentals(1986)'s topic in General Students

    I am a little confused by your question, but I will do my best to explain. For example lets say you have a pt w/ anemia. Anemia is a medical diagnosis, I was taught that the nursing diagnosis is...

  20. Failure rate of nursing schools.

    wife&mommyRN replied to merrywhiterose's topic in General Students

    I Wish I attended ur University, the 1st thing I noticed when I went to class was none of my professors were Dr. so & so... None of them have doctoral degrees.No questions are answered during...

  21. Failure rate of nursing schools.

    wife&mommyRN replied to merrywhiterose's topic in General Students

    It amazes me that these schools actually want to flunk out students in order to have a higher rate on the NCLEX. We actually figured this scheme out closer to the end of second semester. I wonder if...

  22. Any black male nurses out there?

    wife&mommyRN replied to Spoiled1's topic in Men in Nursing

    hi all, not a blk male, but i've come to support, i'm a blk female. i think it's awsome to see all men entering nursing, but even better to see men of color especially blk men, considering there is a...

  23. ER nurse manager racist/sexist?

    wife&mommyRN replied to FNPdude74's topic in Male Nursing Students

    hello, i have never been to hawaii, but my bff is in the army in hawaii and has been very open that there is racism in hawaii towards americans (specifically afr.amer. & cauc. amer.). she has said...

  24. can anyone plz help me? Am I made for nursing?

    wife&mommyRN replied to myviefolle07's topic in General Students

    ravengirl910, that is completely understandable and thanks for admitting that u were having a bad day. I know @ times it can seem like another language, but it's just like nursing in a way. There are...

  25. Failure rate of nursing schools.

    wife&mommyRN replied to merrywhiterose's topic in General Students

    merrywhiterose, i swear u r tapping in2 my brain/ something. i honestly thought my program just lacked in certain areas. i am in my 2nd semester of an accelerated bsn program, we started w/ 65 ppl,...