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  1. I pay to hear the instructor... not your stories (rant. beware)

    Summers_Off replied to grownuprosie's topic in General Students

    What has kind of worked in our classes is if someone raises their hand as soon as the tangent starts. You keep your hand up HIGH the whole time. I'm talking full on, second grade style... minus the...

  2. Fundamentals class (mini-vent)

    Summers_Off replied to Summers_Off's topic in General Students

    First semester ADN

  3. First interview went great...and then this happened.

    Summers_Off replied to HelpMeNewGradRN's topic in General Nursing

    Unabomber's manifesto with

  4. Why your school pushes Kaplan and do you need it for NCLEX?

    Summers_Off replied to KATRN78's topic in General Students

    For my school, it's ATI. But like the PP, it's included in the

  5. anyone NOT buy their textbooks?

    Summers_Off replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Students

    I agree with a PP's suggestion of previous editions. I got one for seven dollars! This is my third degree and with the exception of required assignments, I have never used a textbook in college! Just...

  6. Advice on prerequisite courses

    Summers_Off replied to KateObel's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I sent you a message with the school name. Maybe I'll see you there next

  7. Advice on prerequisite courses

    Summers_Off replied to KateObel's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Don't know if you are willing or able to move, but my school allows you to earn admission through your grades in the four prerequisites that are required. Caveat is that the classes must be taken at...

  8. I want to call shenanigans!

    Summers_Off replied to sweetsleep28's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a guy that freaked out when he saw bananas. He said he was highly allergic. I had a coworker (not in a health care setting, FWIW) that chased him down the hall waving a banana at him....

  9. Balancing a semester: Micro with Anatomy or Physiology?

    Summers_Off replied to xInspiredx's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My classes were combined A&P classes so I am basing my suggestion on assumptions not experience FWIW. I suggest taking micro with anatomy. Anatomy is a lot of rote memorization. Physiology and...

  10. Defective stethoscope???

    Summers_Off replied to RetSGT's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I am just a student and I bought a cheapie, but I thought mine was defective (very low sound just like you described) too.... until I realized that the ear pieces weren't turned into my ear canal. I...

  11. Two-minus-one pregnancy

    Summers_Off replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Single replacement?? I'd like to think my life was worth more than just being a "spare"....

  12. What procedure/situation are you most nervous about encountering?

    Summers_Off replied to studentsara's topic in General Students

    I start my ADN in twelve days!!!!!!!! I am most nervous about IV starts and blood draws. I am not that scared of needles personally, but there's something about IVs and phlebotomy that makes my knees...

  13. pet peeves when nursing students arrive

    Summers_Off replied to sandanrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    OMG!!! I have just gone from nervous to petrified!:chair: I've never been one to not ask questions, but what if I ask too many? Then I'm in your way. I want to see and/or do everything I can, but I...

  14. Nurses as primary breadwinners?

    Summers_Off replied to learning08's topic in General Nursing

    I think the OP is commenting more so on the fact that society seems to have permanently abdicated the traditional role of "provider" from men without lessening traditional "nuturer/homemaker" role of...

  15. The same old battle - work vs school! Ughh..

    Summers_Off replied to A&OxNone's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm.....that is so interesting to me because the Dean of the ADN program I will be starting in NINETEEN DAYS:yeah:said that when I am applying for jobs (yes, I asked about and am thinking that far...

  16. Micro - I'm just sayin'

    Summers_Off posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I hate this class. I hate it with an enduring passion. I understand why I have to take it, but that doesn't mean I have to like it! Actually, it's not the class that I hate, it's the lab. The material...

  17. Micro - I'm just sayin'

    Summers_Off replied to Summers_Off's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well, it's over. Truth be told, it did kind of get better. When we moved on to diseases, it was endurable (if that's a word:lol2:) . Lab NEVER GOT BETTER. I hated the first day of lab and I hated the...

  18. need advice for balance for new student...

    Summers_Off replied to clh0301's topic in General Nursing

    I am in the exact same position. I start on the 22nd. My plan is to make a very strict daily schedule which includes exercise, chores and "down time". That was also my plan this summer. Only followed...

  19. Wrist watches...what are the pros and cons?

    Summers_Off replied to danvis_65's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Did you do this just for kicks?!? If so, would you like to come help me with my Micro

  20. How to hold back my crazy hair!

    Summers_Off replied to mommywithplenty's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I like your

  21. My dream wrist watch - can't find it

    Summers_Off replied to tag2007's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Glad to see someone else is as particular as me:D. I am looking for all the same features (although I am fine w/o the date). Below are two I am kicking around. I think I have scoured all the...

  22. Which job should I take?

    Summers_Off replied to dxlpochacco's topic in Home Health

    Let me second...well, third... the comment that WAH with a little one is not what it seems. My son is three and even at that age it's not any better. Unless I leave him in front of the TV with a...

  23. Halitosis invasion

    Summers_Off replied to Sugar-Phosphate's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I have recently begun having bouts with cryptic tonsils. When I have tonsil stones, I have the WORST garbage mouth. It's so bad that I speak a little as possible. Do you ever spit out little...

  24. Not-for-profit vs for-profit colleges...did this make a difference?

    Summers_Off replied to BabyLady's topic in General Students

    This is SO true! I had to happen to me (but not for nursing). I was at a recruiting event and the recruiter was standing behind a table holding her leather portfolio. We chatted for a minute... "you...

  25. I feel so bad

    Summers_Off replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Who watches soap operas anymore anyways? Tell her they are all about to be canceled and she should start weaning herself now