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  1. What exactly do some people think nursing is all about???

    aussiemom replied to LoveMyDaughters's topic in General Students

    Patient care isn't just for aides or CNAs. Even nurses on high-acuity floors perform these activities. I did an observation day at clinical in the cardiac care unit. I was shadowing a nurse who had...

  2. Rudeness by physicians!! Anyone else experienced this?

    aussiemom posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is a vent/question for all...I was at clinical yesterday on a tele/med-surg floor. This may seem a little rambling, but I need to set up the situation. My pt had end stage renal disease and...

  3. Rudeness by physicians!! Anyone else experienced this?

    aussiemom replied to aussiemom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I absolutely agree with you. Degrees or not, all persons should be treated with equal respect. I did not mean in any way to imply that a degree should imply a certain level of respect- or not- and...

  4. You know you're in nursing school when....

    aussiemom replied to Valasca's topic in General Students

    I also bring my textbooks to the gym and study on the treadmill...did that yesterday, actually!!

  5. tired of hearing it, nursing students PLEASE answer

    aussiemom replied to ChervRN's topic in General Students

    Nursing school is more challenging for me than my Master's degree was, largely due to the accelerated pace (it's an accelerated BSN)! I want to learn everything very well, and I think I've been...

  6. Accepted Binghamton BAT Program Students

    aussiemom replied to islandbreeze's topic in New York Nursing

    I'll look into some apartments for you. Let me address your other concerns, and I'll get back to you on housing. Having a car will be very valuable for clinical. I know many of my classmates do...

  7. Accepted Binghamton BAT Program Students

    aussiemom replied to islandbreeze's topic in New York Nursing

    Hope I can help! I'm a current BAT. There is an on-campus option. I didn't look at it closely since I'm married and am from the area. There's a nice apartment complex nearby on the same main drag (the...

  8. Binghamton U Accelerated Nursing Program

    aussiemom replied to islandbreeze's topic in New York Nursing

    Best of luck to you all. I'm a current BU BAT, starting the last semester on Monday! It will fly by. Just hang on and stay

  9. Finished my first week, took my first exam, got an 80, how bad is that??

    aussiemom replied to avidhunter3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Pretty reliably, I score a little lower on the first exam of the semester than the subsequent exams. After that first exam, I have an idea of how that prof tests, what kinds of questions they like,...

  10. The "I HATE IT WHEN..." thread for students!!

    aussiemom replied to shescoolie's topic in General Students

    sounds like you were in my clinical group! lol I also hate it when your stethoscope starts sliding off your neck, getting tangled in your gown, in the middle of a complicated med pass with your...

  11. OCD at work

    aussiemom replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for being considerate of your patients and co-workers by maintaining great infection control and standards of cleanliness. You may want to check with your dentist, however, to see if...

  12. Two step blood preasure????

    aussiemom replied to newway's topic in General Nursing

    The two-step method is really nice in that it doesn't squeeze the heck out of the Pt's arm, like the machine does. We were given free rein to practice our manual BPs in the hospital during clinicals,...

  13. How to get PA and NY license?

    aussiemom posted a topic in New York Nursing

    Hello! I have a question for those of you who live near the NY-PA border. I just accepted a position as a GN at Guthrie, which is in Sayre, PA. I live in the southern tier of NY. How do I go about...

  14. Finding myself terrified of looking stupid in clinicals

    aussiemom replied to reddragonfly's topic in General Students

    Congratulations on your journey! First semester clinicals were a bit unnerving. Could you speak with your instructor about your progress- your strengths, weaknesses, etc, for an outside angle on how...

  15. Horrified to start nursing school in Jan

    aussiemom replied to Mmae's topic in General Students

    You can absolutely do this! I'm enrolled in an accelerated second-degree BSN program. Many of us are married, some with children, some with part time jobs, some with a combination of the above. I find...

  16. How do you deal with annoying classmates?

    aussiemom replied to scrublifenurse10's topic in General Students

    Stay focused! You don't mention if they are in your clinical group or in lecture. If in clinical- their true nature will be noticed by your instructors and it will reflect in their evals. Remain true...

  17. Ideas for a clinical "cheat sheet" ?

    aussiemom replied to AOx1's topic in General Students

    A sample care plan would be a wonderful idea. However, sometimes people fixate on the sample and have trouble generalizing to their patients. Always tricky! More helpful, however, was the sample...

  18. How to make myself more "hireable"?

    aussiemom replied to bonestAx's topic in General Students

    I was just hired by a dialysis unit as a graduate nurse, to start after I graduate in May! Many of the questions were not unlike other job interviews I've had. They're looking for a person who is...

  19. Spring 2010 Graduates

    aussiemom replied to dannibee's topic in General Students

    My last clinical with my awesome group will likely be in community health/home health. Probably more med/surg for good measure! They haven't really told us much yet, and everything is always up in the...

  20. I have a question about MRDD facilities hiring LPN"s

    aussiemom replied to bumble bee 15's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    Before college, I worked in an IRA (individualized residential alternative...aka "group home") operated by a voluntary agency in NY. As a residential staff member, we were trained to administer...

  21. What color are your school uniforms?

    aussiemom replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    Ours are hunter green scrub tops (unisex and universally unflattering) with white scrub bottoms, white socks, and all white shoes. On cold days, we can wear white long sleeve tees underneath our green...

  22. choosing a specialty?

    aussiemom replied to aussiemom's topic in General Students

    Thank you for your help! That's more or less what I was thinking, but it feels like we're pressured to specialize while we're still in school. I'm definitely not the only one stressing about this but...

  23. choosing a specialty?

    aussiemom posted a topic in General Students

    Hi everyone. I'm an accelerated student on track to graduate in May 2010 , and the time is coming (soon!) to try to pick our specialties/areas to which we want to apply. I know that we don't need to...

  24. Whats the deal with all the crying?!?!....

    aussiemom replied to morningland's topic in General Students

    I definitely cried in class when we viewed a truly beautiful video of a fetal demise with her family at her funeral. This reminded me of several personal situations in my life. I felt as if I had...

  25. Nursing school and social life?

    aussiemom replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Students

    Hmm, social life. I usually try to take a day off on weekends just to chill, and then catch up on whatever needs being done. I'm a "hunting widow" so I have a lot of time to