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  1. Starting school, not sure if I should work, help

    mammac5 replied to hopeful2386's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well, on the one hand, you won't have the free-time to study on your new job which could make nursing school more difficult for you. On the other hand, you will be working as a CNA which could...

  2. Starting school, not sure if I should work, help

    mammac5 replied to hopeful2386's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Have you been working up to now? If so, how has it been going so far? If not, is there a compelling reason for you to start working at this

  3. How to evaluate NP programs

    mammac5 replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If you want to stay in your current geographical location, you might start by asking about the reputation of schools close to you. In doing so a few years ago, I found that there was only one NP...

  4. Which NPs don't deal with dozens of patient per day?

    mammac5 replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Depends on if you work with a population that has (typically) multiple meds to manage and who require lots of teaching. Primary care (Internal Med, Family, Peds) can require lots of patient/parent...

  5. "I know, I know"

    mammac5 replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    You've tried, the surgeons are getting itchy, and you're not the only one noticing her short-comings. Time to go to the supervisor. Although it can be difficult to come back to working with patients...

  6. Just recieved 2 of my books from amazon this morning

    mammac5 replied to danger turtle's topic in General Students

    Not to burst your bubble, but dosage calculations ARE equivalent to early high school math. It's just not that hard, even though lots of students get hung up on it. Don't sweat that

  7. How often you see your boyfriend while in nursing school

    mammac5 replied to CaliforniaRNnow's topic in General Students

    Since you seem to be pretty emphatic that he's your boyfriend and not someone you consider a "significant other" at this point, here's some advice from an old married lady: Guys come and go, but you...

  8. I am an American.

    mammac5 replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, if I decided to go work in a country where I was well aware that female nurses are generally treated with disrespect and that "all the male docs" are allowed to act like asses by call-calling in...

  9. Vanderbilt Fall 2010 ACNP

    mammac5 replied to celclt's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Just finished NCLEX review course yesterday (it's held at VUSN by Kaplan) and I'm enjoying a true free day. Ahhh...relaxation with no guilt about what I SHOULD be doing. Going to be packing this...

  10. Passed nclex-Rn on first try,pvt worked

    mammac5 replied to rijohn's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats, new

  11. How do nurse clinical usually work?

    mammac5 replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

    ImThatGuy... Are you interested in becoming a nursing

  12. Sharing your survival tips--How do you prepare each semester?

    mammac5 replied to Despareux's topic in General Students

    Inform your non-nursing school friends that you won't see them until Christmas. Learn what you can order at a fast-food drive thru that won't wreck your LDL at your next check-up. Get your annual...

  13. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    mammac5 replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You know, you'll have that. I'm in my 40s, healthy, and in pretty good physical shape; I can honestly say that my energy level can match that of my younger cohorts. They may have better computer and...

  14. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    mammac5 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Awesome!

  15. How do nurse clinical usually work?

    mammac5 replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

    Backed up by science...yes. We call that Evidence-Based

  16. Vanderbilt Fall 2010 ACNP

    mammac5 replied to celclt's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Right...from your mouth to God's ears! NCLEX review starts this weekend so we'll see how that goes. Looking forward to meeting all you guys and hearing about your first week(s) at

  17. How do nurse clinical usually work?

    mammac5 replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

    Not all hospitals accept nursing students, so it's very possible that you've not seen any around. Other than a particular uniform or patch, you may not recognize them as being students. As for the...

  18. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    mammac5 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Now that we're in Big Boy and Big Girl school, do you think you could part with your cartoon-printed lunch box? It makes people at the hospital laugh at us when we go to

  19. How do nurse clinical usually work?

    mammac5 replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

    Patient assignments are made the day prior to the clinical experience; students go to the hospital and gather information about the assigned patient late in the day (or evening) prior to clinical....

  20. Vanderbilt Fall 2010 ACNP

    mammac5 replied to celclt's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Yes, you have to pay for your parking pass for the 25th street garage. It's about $100 for 2 semesters; I just renewed mine for the 2 months of summer and it was only $20. Gotta pay cash (well, you...

  21. Vanderbilt Fall 2010 ACNP

    mammac5 replied to celclt's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Orientation may be totally different this year than it was last year...but this is pretty much how it went: Monday we were there from 0800 - 1530 with breaks in a.m. and p.m. & they gave us lunch...

  22. Vanderbilt Fall 2010 ACNP

    mammac5 replied to celclt's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm at the hospital right now (last 2 days of boot camp!) but can post a synopsis of last years' orientation. I'm sure they change things up some, but it may be a guide for what to expect at least....

  23. Going to grad school straight from undergrad?

    mammac5 replied to jcstudent11's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Working can't do anything but be helpful, but keep in mind that the work you would do as a WHNP doesn't have much to do with inpatient hospital care of patients. Working on an inpatient women's unit...

  24. IV Push Questions from nursing student

    mammac5 replied to glovedgoddess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If the patient has NS running, there is no need to flush with MORE normal saline. You could...but you need to remember that everytime you access that line for any purpose, you run the risk of...

  25. Vanderbilt Fall 2010 ACNP

    mammac5 replied to celclt's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'll be leaving NVL August 8, then will come back to NVL August 24 for orientation/first block. I have some friends who will be living here continuously and wonder if we could get a group of newbies...