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    Something is wrong with me. Guess I shouldn't be a nurse

    VioletKaliLPN replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    i am add and bi polar, but thanks to treatment i am able to function very very well. perhaps treatment would allow *you* to function to your max ability. there is nothing bad or wrong with you, but...
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    ECPI-Raleigh LPN June 2011

    VioletKaliLPN replied to annettern2b's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Consider the community college route if the cost is prohibitive. Not everyone qualifies for grants, so if you do not it is a thought. Gaining entry into a community college program means having a high...
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    Sometimes I have a hard time NOT being judgmental..

    VioletKaliLPN replied to Despareux's topic in General Students

    Denial is not a river in Egypt. Calling and hearing about their child's progressive decline may be too much, so if they do not call to hear the bad news, then maybe there can be 'hope'. Sometimes it...
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    to email or not to email my instructor about my grade...

    VioletKaliLPN replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    You did not just fail by two points, your average was likely teetering on the edge close to failure. If you had, say, a 6 average, failing a final would not cause you to fail the class. You have to...
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    Final... Basically a test that is a final to end you

    VioletKaliLPN replied to vizzle's topic in General Students

    some questions are given for purposes of critical thinking. the idea is to use the knowledge you have gained in answering questions. in a way, the answers are in the book, it is just not spoon fed to...
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    Final... Basically a test that is a final to end you

    VioletKaliLPN replied to vizzle's topic in General Students

    i have noticed that some students do not take nursing school as seriously as they should. they try and last minute cram for these tests, and you cannot really last minute cram for nursing tests, they...
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    Final... Basically a test that is a final to end you

    VioletKaliLPN replied to vizzle's topic in General Students

    "I always wonder why the folks who struggle with the "book learning" want to portray it as an either/or situation. Many of us "book-smart" folks also have a ton of common sense and practical wisdom,...
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    Theory Help!

    VioletKaliLPN replied to EMMIESMOM's topic in General Nursing

    I am almost finished with my LPN program, I 'graduate' August 2nd. Rather than cramming for tests, spend 2-4 hours each day reading and thinking about each concept. Think "Why is this theorist so...
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    A&P gaps-Will it hurt in Nursing School?

    VioletKaliLPN replied to zbb13's topic in General Students

    I graduate in August. They did not re teach A&P, they expect you to understand those concepts because they are teaching you conditions based on those concepts. I would advise you to brush up on...
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    considering Nursing: questions

    VioletKaliLPN replied to ccparsons11's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You HAVE to think on your feet. You cannot take a minute to process everything, you have to act immediately in certain situations. There are times when you have no time to think about being grossed...
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    considering Nursing: questions

    VioletKaliLPN replied to ccparsons11's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    take a cna class. in nursing school there is a lot of poop, guts, and blood. in the nursing world there is a lot of the same. i am going to be graphic here, because this is something i do on a daily...
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    Is it okay for a CNA to call herself a nurse?

    VioletKaliLPN replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i do not know everything a nurse does, but i can do what a nurse does. i was a cna for 10 years prior to entering nursing school. i am one semester away from graduation, and can tell you with...
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    Denied from nursing schools

    VioletKaliLPN replied to buckeye47's topic in General Students

    have you taken your nursing pre req's? not taking these classes will cause you to be overlooked for other
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    Denied from nursing schools

    VioletKaliLPN replied to buckeye47's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    have you taken your nursing pre requisites? if you have not taken all of them, and i do mean all, it will count against
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    At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

    VioletKaliLPN replied to nursehunnie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    a dnp is not just a "one year" program, it builds upon and greatly expands the education each nurse has received throughout her nursing school 'career'. if you already have a certain level of...
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    Need advice! Transferring from MI and not familiar with schools.

    VioletKaliLPN replied to SarahR21's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    All schools care about GPA. In the "points based system" you will receive more points for higher GPA in the actual Nursing pre req's, so GPA does actually matter. If you do not have at least a B in...
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    Question: Lvn iv push

    VioletKaliLPN replied to MANUELAS's topic in General Nursing

    in nc it is within the lpn scope of practice to push iv meds, however, some hospitals choose to limit the scope of practice-which is within their
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    Working full time while in school

    VioletKaliLPN replied to misseskb's topic in General Students

    In my experience, they tell you when to go to clinicals. They have sites and times prearranged, as well as which instructor will be at each site. In my class they do not give us a choice, I would be...
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    What do you do in Clinicals?

    VioletKaliLPN replied to Rini456's topic in General Students

    It would be vital for you to know that many of the nursing fields require med/surg experience before you would be considered for the
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    Questions about Nursing as a profession

    VioletKaliLPN replied to NMonti's topic in General Nursing

    Clinicals are all about poop, at first.. Part of Nursing care involves hygiene, so this type of care is pretty typical. BTW, I have cleaned poop out of the lady parts, from obese skin folds, etc. It...
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    Gaston College PN Program

    VioletKaliLPN replied to WHNP715's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Be prepared for the most intense year of your life! Prepare your family, friends, etc, because it does get
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    Catching an STD while examining patient

    VioletKaliLPN replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    considering that, what is it, 80% of the population has hsv1(cold sores), and 1 in 4 have hsv2(aka genital herpes; although hsv1 can present genitally as well), it is not uncommon to have herpes. with...
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    Drug Screen question

    VioletKaliLPN replied to iconnie11's topic in General Nursing

    i always jokingly say that a pre req for nursing school is klonopin, xanax, some form of an antidepressant, and ambien. in all seriousness, the ltc facility i worked at had many nurses and ancillary...
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    Does anyone take Lamictal?

    VioletKaliLPN replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    i do take lamictal, and i am an a/b nursing student. i do not feel foggy, and lamictal has never made *me* feel as if i cannot remember certain
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    Anyone made it through Nsg school WITHOUT caffeine , Adderall, or Red Bull??

    VioletKaliLPN replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in General Students

    ^^ Yummy. Are they bittersweet? Those are my personal