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mpihl

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  1. Jobs with contracts

    mpihl replied to pockunit's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Many of the jobs I have seen have contracts. We were told in one of our classes its very common now because its the best way for the hospitals to be able to hire new grads and train them and not lose...

  2. Plagerizing yourself?

    mpihl replied to Juniper248's topic in General Students

    In our class this is not acceptable unless you have permission from the past instructor and the current

  3. Is submitting W-2 and pay stubs to prospective employer common?

    mpihl replied to 50kn's topic in Home Health

    I've always been told the same thing. When I was a manager at a retail store corporate only allowed us to say if they worked there, when they worked there, and if they were rehirable or

  4. What's the first thing you'll buy when you're officially an RN?

    mpihl replied to mssjez's topic in General Students

    We are planning on buying new furniture for the living room as we are tired of our cheap small Ikea furniture that we had to go with to fit in our small living room. Then we are buying our kids new...

  5. how do you feel about group projects?

    mpihl replied to SC APRN's topic in General Students

    I despise group work. I have had group projects 3 times since nursing school. The first time it was very easy to separate the work so everyone could just do it whenever but yet nobody did any work...

  6. Test questions taken directly from random NCLEX book. Unfair?

    mpihl replied to Kboylan1's topic in General Students

    We were under the same impression in my class that our teachers made up at least some of their own questions. However, our teachers told us themselves this semester that they may make up some of their...

  7. Test questions taken directly from random NCLEX book. Unfair?

    mpihl replied to Kboylan1's topic in General Students

    All of my teachers get their questions from various places and many times its from study guides or NCLEX books we are not required to have. Your not going to be able to get access to every place the...

  8. $642.00 for Titers :/

    mpihl replied to ProudStudent's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    We can get them done through our school's health center for

  9. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    mpihl replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    Pens, pencils, 4 function calculator, a really good book bag or even a rolling book bag, buy NCLEX books to help study for tests (Saunders is what almost everyone i know uses), and I just buy some...

  10. How do you work nights and go to school?

    mpihl replied to WannaBNursey's topic in General Students

    I know in my class most of the people who work full-time work mostly on the weekends and on other non-school days (I don't know how often your classes are but we only have 2-3 days of classes). I know...

  11. almost got written up at clinical

    mpihl replied to on eagles wings's topic in General Students

    I see this same thing happen on the unit i have my clinical's on all the time - by the nursing staff. My first clinical this semester I had a patient and she was trying to get out of bed (which means...

  12. Nursing school and a life?

    mpihl replied to mysonsmama's topic in General Students

    There are people in my nursing program that have kids, work, plus their school and some extra activities. However, these are also usually the people who are living off of 4 hours of sleep a day or...

  13. how can i study for the psychiatric class?

    mpihl replied to chariot's topic in General Students

    When I took mental health I would take a disorder/disease and try to find someone in my life or television/movies and remember it that way. If I know a friend that has bipolar even though all of the...

  14. Grades...Multiple pre req fails. Need advice...PLEASE!

    mpihl replied to lisab25's topic in General Students

    I made a D in my first A&P class. I learned from my mistakes, got a different teacher, and did awesome the next time around and the rest of the classes. There is other people in my nursing class...

  15. Failed first nursing exam, feeling like I am not meant to be a nurse...

    mpihl replied to animenurse's topic in General Students

    Out of the 90 students in my current nursing class maybe a small hand full have not failed a nursing exam before and yup even those straight A students have failed some. Nursing exams are completely...

  16. Feeling useless/unsure in clinical/sim lab

    mpihl replied to skulskcc01's topic in General Students

    I seem to have this problem a lot as well. I'm great at talking I just never know how to start the conversation (and sometimes I am not comfortable with doing so either). Luckily from what I have seen...

  17. Giving Injections/Shots

    mpihl replied to morganv's topic in General Students

    I'm still nervous about injections every time I have to give one (but I've only given the real easy ones so far). Just make sure you ask whatever questions you think should be asked to make yourself...

  18. Should I take Pathophysiology online?

    mpihl replied to Lola34's topic in General Students

    At my nursing school pathophysiology was only offered online. Since I could not take it in a class I have no way to compare with how it could have turned out. However, doing it online was not that bad...

  19. what color uniforms does your school use?

    mpihl replied to Nolander's topic in General Students

    We have maroon tops and maroon

  20. The Hidden Costs of Nursing School

    mpihl replied to *4!#6's topic in General Students

    - thats crazy our school doesn't like us having any technology with us We also had to pay for our background check, drug test, we have to medical insurance, pay for liability insurance to the school,...

  21. Advice!!!

    mpihl replied to DeterminedId's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would say don't completely stress out about it. Every nursing program is different so some programs are much more intense as they are crammed into fewer semesters while some programs are more...

  22. Help remembering medication side effects...

    mpihl replied to DoingGodsWork's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We were told to learn life threatening side effects, the antidote if they have one, any labs that need to be done, the drugs names, and the classification. It gets a lot easier to learn the...

  23. What to expect during clinicals

    mpihl replied to nitrospeed16's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In my first semester we pretty much did everything VickyRN said. We didn't have actual clinicals just simulation lab so we learned IV's, NG tubes, and all that other stuff second semester when we...

  24. The best hairstyle for female student

    mpihl replied to Raewynv's topic in General Students

    Look at your schools dress code for clinical. Our dress code is our hair must be pulled back unless its very short. Depending on what your code is might help you figure out what type of haircut to...

  25. Ebooks in Nursing School?

    mpihl replied to hannah87's topic in General Students

    Is there a certain place you find most of these books