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  1. Best State for New Grads

    Rednights replied to Kelliqua's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not NJ

  2. Politics of Nursing:Nursing shortage and violence

    Rednights replied to jbaby's topic in General Students

    1. 4 years as a student 2. No 3. Nursing Ratios, Medication Scanners 4. Repeat as above. Shortage of non new graduate nurses. 5. To the best of my abilities? 6. Of course 7. Increased? Dunno. Is...

  3. Can I still go to the gym regularly (Once I am nursing school)?

    Rednights replied to ARRR10's topic in General Students

    Assuming you don't have family obligations nor work ... there is PLENTY of hours to do anything you like during Nursing School. Most people here though have family/work so you get the misconception...

  4. Attractive Students Being Hired First

    Rednights replied to bioniclewoman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Being tall (and attractive) also helps

  5. Does being a Male open more doors in the nursing profession

    Rednights replied to Uwabodo's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Boyfriend and girlfriend. Relatively the same experience level. Both applied to the same hospitals. Guy has had 3 interviews so far. Girlfriend only 1. Take it as you wish, only evidence we have is...

  6. Is the ATI comprehensive test similar to the practice tests? Any advice how to study?

    Rednights replied to cm21's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Take every practice once. Hopefully you have good short term memory, some of those questions pop up again. The comprehensive is overall "easier" than the specific tests. The national average is like...

  7. Once done with school and in a real job, do nurses still wash their hands???

    Rednights replied to semester1kid's topic in General Students

    Questionable nursing practices or lack of on that floor

  8. In your opinion, what is the hardest class in nursing school?

    Rednights replied to believeallispossible's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Pharm without a doubt. The explanation in pharm usually comes down to ... "that's how it is". Med-Surg makes more logical sense in terms of studying since "this interacts with that, which interacts...

  9. Had my OR observation this week...I'm in love

    Rednights replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Students

    While I enjoyed my OR rotation for the things I saw (CABG being the best of them) I decided to not touch OR with a ten foot pole when my observational day was done. It's a very different

  10. viewed cheating,what to do,if anythig?

    Rednights replied to nursegc's topic in General Students

    If anything, the last person they'd suspect is the dude/gal who helped them on their study guide ...

  11. Nursing school students problem.is it racism???

    Rednights replied to finegirl's topic in General Students

    Guys have it much easier, there are so few of us we don't fall back on race when it comes to making friends. Personal advice, just hang out with the minorities and let it

  12. Health Care Reform passed, more jobs for nurses??? Yes or No???

    Rednights replied to Thank_You_RNs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ask this again in 2014 when mandatory insurance kicks

  13. Does your school allow you to keep your tests?

    Rednights replied to DisneybearRN's topic in General Students

    We are not allowed to keep them, obviously they like to keep a nice question bank and not be forced to make new ones up every

  14. ATI program

    Rednights replied to dallet6's topic in General Students

    They are quite annoying, I think most students fail to realize that you do not study outside the ATI books for an ATI test. Anyways, take them seriously you need X grade (during your final year) so...

  15. ati comprehensive predictor form a&b

    Rednights replied to dc2mendoza's topic in General Students

    The 3.0 tests are one time only tests that are given to you after you have completed the ati 3 day review ... Hopefully you had that little ati review conference with one of their reps. I took some in...

  16. ati comprehensive predictor form a&b

    Rednights replied to dc2mendoza's topic in General Students

    Agreed, do all the practice ATI tests, if you have a code for it, do it. The more you do it the more "freebies" you start coming across because you see that question you always get it wrong. And yes...

  17. Any prejudices while in the program towards the males?

    Rednights replied to art1stic's topic in Male Nursing Students

    There are 8 dudes in my program. I'm going to speak up for them and say no. Any discrimination is established based on your personality (being late, being loud and obnoxious, and

  18. HELP! Goals/Interventions- Diabetic foot ulcer/CHF

    Rednights replied to almostfearless's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well for the edema, if you go from +4 to +2, that's an obviously a measurable outcome. Also lung sounds if the crackles start to subside ... I'm going to assume it's present with CHF and edema already...

  19. younger generation of nurses and blackberries?

    Rednights replied to stephva1008's topic in General Nursing

    Let me tell you, since apparently I'm part of the youngin group, the situation is NOT going to get better unless the system/policies in place weren't just text on a piece of

  20. NY and NJ to become BSN only?

    Rednights replied to guiltysins's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    My brain just exploded .. wait

  21. How should a student nurse approach an uncooperative CNA for help?

    Rednights replied to bluehippo's topic in General Students

    You have to do it yourself if the CNA doesn't want to help, your prof is going to nail you for "time management." The minute you start giving orders as a nursing student and your prof finds out,...

  22. Percent of Men in Graduating Class?

    Rednights replied to BusinessGrad's topic in Men in Nursing

    8 out of 40 my class 4 out of 40 for the upcoming

  23. NANDA , NIC AND NOC still in use ?

    Rednights replied to skyranger's topic in General Nursing

    They are premade outcome standards, just print them off the database in the hospital

  24. Nursing school Vs. Nursing Prereqs

    Rednights replied to tag2007's topic in General Students

    In general ... people who get straight As in prerequisite already have good study habits that carry through nursing school. They just get use to the nursing test that are quite different and adjust...

  25. Which do your prefer, Class or Clinicals?

    Rednights replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    Clinical over classes Clinical is ALWAYS productive Some classes on the other hand ... complete waste of time and