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  1. Just wanting to vent .....

    cheezwhiz replied to kbm318's topic in General Students

    i suck at cna skills too like no matter how hard i try, i cant make the bedsheets ever look as nice as everyone else does maybe i should quit nursing school

  2. My Microbiology Teacher told me I can't become a Nurse

    cheezwhiz replied to louis345's topic in General Students

    I dont see what working a microscope has to do with nursing. Was that "doctor" a medical doctor? And if so, does she have nursing experience? I don't see how the micro teacher is in a position to...

  3. "Concerned" about MH teaching

    cheezwhiz replied to TCASII's topic in General Students

    This. This is solid advice for all of nursing school actually. In my experience, instructors contradict other instructors, other nurses, doctors, allied health professionals, textbooks, NCLEX review...

  4. students who don't seem to study and do so well

    cheezwhiz replied to italy's topic in General Students

    lol. awesome post. awesomer classmate. hows tastes that

  5. Anyone else hate group projects?

    cheezwhiz replied to citylights89's topic in General Students

    didnt read much of the original post...but just wanted to say i hate all group projects with a

  6. Which topics in microbiology are the most useful in nursing?

    cheezwhiz replied to Copperismydog's topic in General Students

    basics of chain of transmission and aseptic technique are pretty much all you need. detailed understanding of different microorganisms and their relevance to disease may be nice to know but really...

  7. the reason we have to give so many presentations...

    cheezwhiz posted a topic in General Students

    is what? is it because in some hospital somewhere (not anywhere i or anyone i know of has worked at or done clinicals at, of course) staff nurses regularly give researched presentations to seated...

  8. Difference between subacute rehab and TCU

    cheezwhiz replied to Cthulhu's topic in General Nursing

    don't know the proper answer, or if there is one, but i've done clinicals in a tcu and a subacute hospital (not subacute rehab as far as i know). from what i saw, the stay in subacute tended to be...

  9. Classmate making me feel uncomfortable.

    cheezwhiz replied to agua's topic in General Students

    ok i change my mind. "wah. the classmate i dont like talked to me once. wah." off with his head! but seriously, in effect that is what's

  10. Classmate making me feel uncomfortable.

    cheezwhiz replied to agua's topic in General Students

    reporting something in writing based off of one whole incident seems a little

  11. Total Lab/Clinical Hours in different nursing programs

    cheezwhiz replied to chendamoni's topic in General Students

    try looking at state BON requirements. just a wild guess, but i bet most nursing programs don't go too far above and beyond the min requirements (if at all) btw i dont know my programs requirements....

  12. Clients? Are they no longer patients?

    cheezwhiz replied to bassadict69's topic in General Students

    Hmmm interesting. An attorney's $$s pay for legal advice. My financial advisor and stockbroker friends's $$s pay for financial services/advice. My banker cousin's $$s...that's right they pay for...

  13. Clients? Are they no longer patients?

    cheezwhiz replied to bassadict69's topic in General Students

    It's true. The new literature refers to pts as clients. In keeping w this commerce focus, I suggest the new standard abbreviation for client be $$. Example: $$ requests gourmet coffee w/ 10 packs of...

  14. males vs females as new RN's.

    cheezwhiz replied to yahoo1's topic in General Nursing

    i dont see why not. per his user name, i would guess he went to LPN school. aren't those programs @ 1 year long? i.e., graduate HS @ 17 or 18 and get the LPN license 1-1.5 yrs later @ age

  15. Stop being so miserable

    cheezwhiz replied to mkhoaja's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    OP should stop telling people how to act, especially if it is to be phony. OP's mom needs to stop yelling at people. That's not nice.

  16. medication help

    cheezwhiz replied to nurse.chanel's topic in General Students

    because its been shown to convert atrial fibrilation to normal sinus rhythm. class III drugs, especially amiodarone, decrease the atrial defibrillation threshold by prolonging atrial refractoriness....

  17. Any advice for us "baby" Nursing students?

    cheezwhiz replied to RPN_2012's topic in General Students

    thanks for your concern, but you can save the lecture for someone else. i do quite well academically. just trying to help others who might not have the ability to pull off the awesome like i do. i'd...

  18. Any advice for us "baby" Nursing students?

    cheezwhiz replied to RPN_2012's topic in General Students

    hmmm...i think this type of thread ought to be a sticky. i feel like ive seen it before lol anyway, it would boil down to time management and keeping up with work so that i could have more fun time...

  19. ONE POINT from passing Pharmacology first term : (

    cheezwhiz replied to Flippy_Floppies's topic in General Students

    step 1: go to atm step 2: meet w/ teacher step 3: do like

  20. Help with math Heparin and units

    cheezwhiz replied to nssanders's topic in General Students

    In the second one they just want you to determine how many mL will infuse over 60 mins. So what's relevant is the 100mL and the 90 mins. Ratio-proportion setup seems the most intuitive in this case....

  21. Tips and Tricks about dividing decimals?

    cheezwhiz replied to CaitlinLiz's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The general rule is it depends on your program. We use calculators in ours. But I know students in a program where they have to do it by hand during the first two

  22. Tips and Tricks about dividing decimals?

    cheezwhiz replied to CaitlinLiz's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Looks like you're on the right track as far as clearing the decimals. Where it went wrong is with that number on the bottom - you want to see how many times it goes into the top #. Not the other way...

  23. Which class was harder for you?

    cheezwhiz replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Students

    Economic Analysis of Law - pretty ******* abstract or International Trade Theory - prof sucked in every way and the assigned books were pretty irrelevant to tests and lectures so I was lost (both...

  24. My most important tip for a nursing student is....

    cheezwhiz replied to 1234student's topic in General Students

    Keep up with your studies on a regular schedule. Don't cram or start your papers or careplans hours before they're due - like

  25. can you be burned out before you finish nursing school?

    cheezwhiz replied to CeilingCat's topic in General Students

    nice post. i laughed. not to minimize your frustration...but dont most of us go through it? i relate to just about everything you said, only my response is different: numbness. oh and just going...