PatMac10,RN RN

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    Male Nurses

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

    Here, in NC, I've never seen a male nursing administrator or a mostly male nurse facility. There is still a dire need for more male nurses here. It might be according to what area of the country your...
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    Pre-Nursing Nurse Camp!!!!!

    PatMac10,RN replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    To all those who think I fabricated nurse camp go on Facebook and Search RCC Nurse Camp and see what pops up! You can also go to www.robeson.edu and click the campus cruiser link in the orange stripe...
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    Pre-Nursing Nurse Camp!!!!!

    PatMac10,RN replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well, Today will mark the first day of Nurse Camp at tonight's parents/student information meeting. Tomorrow we begin the nursing portion of nurses camp!!!!! Can't wait!!!! Thanks again
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    Who plays the "I'm a Nurse Card"?

    PatMac10,RN replied to Doc Lori, R.N.'s topic in General Nursing

    My momma was recently int the hospital where she works as a L&D nurse as a patient and, of course, they knew that she was an RN that worked for the hospital. While visiting I noticed that her...
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    CNA just got accepted to RN Program

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

    Congrats!!! When do you start? I take my CNA exam July 17th and I am supposed to get my acceptance letters around March or
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    Pre-Nursing Nurse Camp!!!!!

    PatMac10,RN replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thank you, everyone, for your extremely kind comments. All of you have strengthened my zeal and passion to be more than "just a nurse", but a good nurse.I hope i'm surrounded by nurses like you all...
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    Pre-Nursing Nurse Camp!!!!!

    PatMac10,RN replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I finally remember what S.C.R.U.B.S stands for! Well I saw it on the letter they sent me this year. Students Can Reach Upward Beyond the
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    Pre-Nursing Nurse Camp!!!!!

    PatMac10,RN replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't know right off the back but it is something about success can become reachable..... i forgot they told us last year. if i remeber i will tell.
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    Pre-Nursing Nurse Camp!!!!!

    PatMac10,RN replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You have a good point sunflower418. Thanks for the encouragement.
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    Pre-Nursing Nurse Camp!!!!!

    PatMac10,RN replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Lolz!! It would be great if they developed more programs like this to get more people (especially the male population) interested in nursing. The program serves those who do not want to be nurses but...
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    Pre-Nursing Nurse Camp!!!!!

    PatMac10,RN replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thank you RNtutor. Your kindness is much appreciated. Despite the belligerent and offensive comments of the other posters, I still cannot wait for Nurse Camp. Oh, and the "Pat" in "PatMac" is for...
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    Pre-Nursing Nurse Camp!!!!!

    PatMac10,RN replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Uh? Yeah. Well it's not a Pre-Nursing Nurse camp, I put Pre-nursing to inform you guys that I am a pre-nursing student. We enterd the program our junior year in HS. Oh, as for that last comment, it...
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    Pre-Nursing Nurse Camp!!!!!

    PatMac10,RN replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You know, the sad thing is I'm in my second college english class right now, I graduated Magna Cum Laude, Beta Club, and have taken two other previous college courses in psychology and computers,...
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    Pre-Nursing Nurse Camp!!!!!

    PatMac10,RN replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks. I really am
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    Pre-Nursing Nurse Camp!!!!!

    PatMac10,RN replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Lolz!!! Please forgive me. I have the habit of only using sloppy writing structure, grammar and spelling when I am not being graded or don't feel like it. That's something I have to work on.
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    Have anyone ever attended two colleges at once?

    PatMac10,RN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Don't you just hate that about placement tes? You do exceedingly well on evrything else and then on the math you miss it by 5 or 8. I am in almost the exact same situation as youe and I am enrolled in...
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    Today after clinical I broke down in Tears!!:(

    PatMac10,RN replied to believeallispossible's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I can't tell you from personal experience as I haven't started NS yet, but many Nursing Students and Nurses tell me how they've had to study their assigned patients drugs "pulling drug cards" before...
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    North Carolina Roll Call

    PatMac10,RN replied to RNPATL's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Hey Ya'll, Im Patrick from Southseastern NC. I am a 17 year old male pre-nursing student at Bladen CC who hopes to enter Sandhills Community College's ADN Nursing Program fall of 2011! I am glad to...
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    Should i become a CNA first?

    PatMac10,RN replied to nursingstudent221's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well ask the nursing director or one of the nursing instuctors if you can wait until your in the program to get your CNA or you can take one of your pre-reqs as a co-req when you enter the nursing...
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    Feeling a little discouraged today.........

    PatMac10,RN replied to TexasNurse2B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Don't be discouraged. Apply for the LVN, gain experience and whe nyour ready go back. There is nothing wrong absolutely nothing wrong with being a LPN. An your friends saying that is like when people...
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    Should i become a CNA first?

    PatMac10,RN replied to nursingstudent221's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Your CNA will help you out so much. CNA's perform the very basic nursing skills. It shouldn't set you bac ka semester since it is a Continuing education class and not a curriculum class. CNA isn't...
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    lpn supervising RN!!!

    PatMac10,RN replied to masry123's topic in General Nursing

    the ncbon lists a charge nurse as an rn who supervises and manages care and a "nurse-in-charge" as an lpn who is put in charge to make sure that the care plan or system set up by the rn is...
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    Online LPN

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

    I've never heard of an online LPN
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    lpn supervising RN!!!

    PatMac10,RN replied to masry123's topic in General Nursing

    well what kind of tasks? i know that the lpn can assign certain nursing tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel , but as far as the lpn delegating such tasks to the rn i'm not really sure because i...
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    What would you make of this?

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

    In NC it is against normal protocol for nurses to use terms of endearment toward their patients and they can be reported for it. On the other hand we are in the south where and most Healthcare...