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    Can the Army pay for the REST of my program?

    VioletKaliLPN replied to sn_jo's topic in General Nursing

    If your income is low, you should qualify for grants geared towards low income students. Have you looked into these programs? Many community colleges have scholarships available just for their Nursing...
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    what is the answer to this question

    VioletKaliLPN replied to avery0603's topic in General Students

    think about it.. what is asthma? how does it affect the body....? what could one do that would cause this
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    clinical/grading system

    VioletKaliLPN replied to deetrain's topic in General Students

    that is similar to our grading system. we have some leeway, of course, but if you are performing poorly and making numerous mistakes, it is a liability to the school and hospital. i am sorry you are...
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    How to deal with a rude classmate?

    VioletKaliLPN replied to esunada's topic in General Students

    she is doing the 'adult' thing by being respectful, but not overly friendly and chatty. sometimes we meet people we do not like, for *whatever* reason, and we choose to be respectful to them, but not...
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    New Grad with no experience feels like being discriminated

    VioletKaliLPN replied to strawberrypie's topic in General Nursing

    sometimes you get very lucky and meet someone willing to take a chance on you as a new grad, but during these economic times such luck is difficult to find. you may have to take a position in a...
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    Seeing Psychiatrist hurt job chances in this market

    VioletKaliLPN replied to Summers_Off's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing schools require a health history, which does include medications you are taking, whether you are mentally healthy, vaccinated, etc. I do not 'suffer' from a mental illness, I do have a mental...
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    Nursing vs. Occupational Therapy vs. Speech Pathology

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

    i live in nc, so of course this may vary.. a physical therapy assistant is an associates degree here in nc. you can earn a bachelors, but you can practice with an associates degree. rn's have an...
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    In Surgical tech. program and not too happy.

    VioletKaliLPN replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    your frustrations are understandable. did you research the education and clinical rotations you would be expected to attend? every 'health care' field is essentially like that. you have clinicals...
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    Nursing career and Crohn's Disease

    VioletKaliLPN replied to twois's topic in General Nursing

    i have ulcerative colitis. there are times when i have got to go, no ifs ands or buts.. my nursing school faculty have been really great about accommodating me, everyone has, really, i just made sure...
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    If Nursing doesn't work out,is Medical Lab Technologist ok for a "Prissy" girl ??

    VioletKaliLPN replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in Nursing Career

    Why is it that I somehow hope the OP is just someone who is playing around, and that this question cannot be serious... I just cannot imagine that this is a serious question. Make up and Nursing do...
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    should potential employers use credit checks?

    VioletKaliLPN replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    i would assume that getting a new, reasonably stable job wuold be helpful to the financial future of a potential employee. i understand credit checks for financial positions, but no anything else. my...
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    Considering a Nursing Career

    VioletKaliLPN replied to ttpurtee's topic in General Nursing

    yup, you stay the entire day. you cannot simply leave, it is patient abandonment. i am in nursing school, but my experience has been in long term care and assisted living. i have worked in the...
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    They bumped up our minimum passing grade point average...

    VioletKaliLPN replied to semester1kid's topic in General Students

    must make an 80 in my class for "c" 79.9 and below is failing, no exceptions. i am okay with
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    MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    VioletKaliLPN replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    vancouver son~ i am sorry you lost your mother. you do not have to be terminally ill, such as a dx of cancer, to be "nearing the end". people die from natural causes all of the time. their bodies...
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    What are Nursing Implications?

    VioletKaliLPN replied to sbgrace's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    PLan B is progesterone only, so it does not have the same contraindications for HBP as a combination BC method will. Just as some added
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    What are Nursing Implications?

    VioletKaliLPN replied to sbgrace's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    perhaps consider education regarding more effective forms of birth control, such as pills, iud's, depo, things of that nature. std's could be a consideration if a condom was not used, and something to...
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    Well, I got my syllabus today...

    VioletKaliLPN replied to MzRN2B's topic in General Students

    our syllabus is placed on 'blackboard', an online site that accompanies the college experience. they post the syllabus, we print it out, and it's all for free. i do attend a community college though,...
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    How did you react when you were accepted into nursing school?

    VioletKaliLPN replied to butterfly_kisses9188's topic in General Students

    I was accepted into my first choice community college nursing program. I was accepted after only ONE application, no waiting and no hassle. My 4.0 and high entrance test score helped. I cried, I was...
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    What are health related programs that are < competitive than Nursing ? Need a career!

    VioletKaliLPN replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Students

    Almost all 'health careers' are very competitive. They look for the best and brightest , which is often shown by good grades in pre req classes. If someone cannot perform well in in the pre rq's, they...
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    Calling briefs "diapers"....*vent*

    VioletKaliLPN replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Most of my CNA experience has been in LTC, specifically an ALF. We always called adult diapers 'underwear' when we were assisting our residents with
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    Beat up in the name of nursing school

    VioletKaliLPN replied to MelanyJ's topic in General Students

    yay! i had my physical with my internist back in may. i hope you like the iud, i love it. i am a 6.5 year copper iud user myself, best bc in the world imo. the tdap was the vaccine that sucked for...
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    Acceptance & Denial letters and waivers

    VioletKaliLPN replied to butterfly_kisses9188's topic in General Students

    I think what she is referring to is a 'guaranteed acceptance' waiver often given by schools for students who use their pre-nursing program and pass with a specific GPA. I did not attend such a school,...
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    Health form ?

    VioletKaliLPN replied to Hopeful3's topic in General Students

    there is no chance i am sharing a detailed medical history with my school. they have never been able to tell any of us who is allowed access to it. they just say it is "need to know". all my school...
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    LVN schedule

    VioletKaliLPN replied to Jessjaz's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Nursing school, IMO, does not cause divorce. Pre existing issues coupled with the stress of not seeing your loved one as much, *could* cause divorce. My fiance' and I live together, we have for 6...
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    My Accuplacer Scores

    VioletKaliLPN replied to frogger32091's topic in General Students

    first, deep breath, it will be okay! my school, and most other schools with nursing programs, require you to take all of your pre req's before you can even apply to the actual nursing program itself....