PatMac10,RN RN

Nursing Education, CVICU, Float Pool

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    NP Age

    PatMac10,RN replied to MBARN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I most certainly will! What do you like about bring an NP? What kind of NP are
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    Failing a student in clinical

    PatMac10,RN replied to Berkshire1995's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I know at my school we just lost a senior student 2 weeks ago, and here it is 4 weeks from graduation. However, as a student nurse who in a matter of a few weeks may become a practicing Nurse,...
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    Just Amazed

    PatMac10,RN replied to SchoolNurseTXstyle's topic in School

    On another point, it's sad that the OP has a lack of support, no wonder she might be frustrated. I've worked in the float of a local hospital. Since I turned 18 a year and half ago. Most of the time...
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    Just Amazed

    PatMac10,RN replied to SchoolNurseTXstyle's topic in School

    I agree with your statements. As a guardian or parent, if someone said that and my child or younger sibling came home crying because they heard something like that I would be absolutely livid! No o am...
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    NP Age

    PatMac10,RN replied to MBARN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    No problem.
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    NP Age

    PatMac10,RN replied to MBARN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    What experience are you referring to? Lack of NP experience? Or lack of nursing experience? Because by that time I will have 3 to 5 years of working as a nurse. Or are you saying that I will need more...
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    NP Age

    PatMac10,RN replied to MBARN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I would like to ask the question from another end of the spectrum. I am in my second semester of my ADN program now. I am currently 19 and will hopefully graduate at 20! It is my goal to continue...
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    Too young to be a nurse??

    PatMac10,RN replied to eschoolgirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am the youngest in my class. I started at 18 and am now 19 about to finish my second semester. I will be 20 when I graduate. I work in a hospital as a CNA now and people are always asking me how...
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    ADN class of 2013

    PatMac10,RN replied to SC APRN's topic in General Students

    I'm kind of late but I started fall 2011! I will be graduating in May 2013 from my ADN program!!!! Thus far we have some hard, but exciting times!!! I still want to be a nurse, so that's a good...
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    Ages of male nursing students?

    PatMac10,RN replied to Stearnsy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Posted a whole back, but wanted to update. There are now 5 guys in my class (my class is the amazing class of 2013! Graduating around this time next year!) I am one of the 5. We are about to wrap up...
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    Nursing school gets ugly.....

    PatMac10,RN replied to 3boys_n_a_dog's topic in General Students

    I'm in my second semester of an ADN program. I'm 19 and I concur that people can get snappy after cuts have been made, but for the most part we have a good class. I'm the youngest in my class, so a...
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    Summer Nursing Internship in Africa! Need Help!

    PatMac10,RN replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hanna, I was actually unable to attend my trip due to my acceptance to nursing school in May. As requirement for nursing school all accepted students had to take this mandatory class. I was...
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    Summer Nursing Internship in Africa! Need Help!

    PatMac10,RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey Guys!!!!! I have the most amazing news! A few weeks ago I was accepted into this program called Medics to Africa (link below). The program provides year round medical programs and internships. The...
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    minute clinic

    PatMac10,RN replied to NJ-RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I like the concept of the Minute Clinic and the fact that they are really interested in Hiring NPs, and PAs. I would love to know more about how NP enjoy such jobs even with other retail clinics such...
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    Community College? You must be stupid.

    PatMac10,RN replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Students

    Your program is not the only one set up that way, as I'm sure your aware. However, it seems the majority of BSN programs require 2 years of pre-reqs and then 2 years of nursing classes. I don't...
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    Do You Wear a Lab coat?

    PatMac10,RN replied to L3Janit0r37's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am a first year and currently 4th week nursing student. Like many of you, I was required to buy a lab coat as a part of my nursing school uniform. In the past, our schools lab coats were knee...
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    Stethoscope Dilemma!!!

    PatMac10,RN replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    SO which one do you personally like
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    Ages of male nursing students?

    PatMac10,RN replied to Stearnsy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Well, it surely wasn't easy, I can tell you that much. I practically gave up my summers and a good piece of my "social" life during high school. I had to work my tail off in school. Plus, I was 17...
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    Which stethoscope for nursing school?

    PatMac10,RN replied to nowayitsmelissa's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    This is my dilemma too, but mine is between the Littmann Lightweight SE II and the Littmann Classic SE II. I just posted a thread about this just before finding this thread. Wow I would have just...
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    Ages of male nursing students?

    PatMac10,RN replied to Stearnsy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Wow, glad to see some guys my age going into nursing and A.D.N programs at that! Congrats!!! I posted a while back. I graduated the last year, during spring of 2010, and am currently 18 years old. I...
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    being young!

    PatMac10,RN replied to butterfly134's topic in General Nursing

    Like Christi M said, we, as young people just starting out, mostly don't have the stresses of family, kids, excessive debts, etc.... I will graduate from nursing school at 20 after starting this fall...
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    Staff Nurse with a MS Nursing degree?

    PatMac10,RN replied to NICU<3RN's topic in General Nursing

    LMBO! Took the words right out of my mouth! Haha!
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    Community College? You must be stupid.

    PatMac10,RN replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Students

    I meant in general if you got that I was trying to "bash"
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    Community College? You must be stupid.

    PatMac10,RN replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Students

    Wow, I got off topic. We had a good, civil, and calm discussion/ debate about nursing education. Anyways I am not sure how the whole BSN thing got generated, but we were talking about the benefits of...
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    Staff Nurse with a MS Nursing degree?

    PatMac10,RN replied to NICU<3RN's topic in General Nursing

    CXG174 is right. I start NS this fall and we were introduced to the staff at a meet and greet nursing acceptance meeting. I realized that 2 of our instructors are my co-workers at the local hospital I...