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  1. The Base Tan Myth on "Don't Fry Day"

    symphie replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed, RobbiRN. I also think the research showing the collective decrease of vitamin D levels associated with increase in sunscreen use is interesting. While I wear sunglasses and sunscreen on the...

  2. Wise One Liners

    symphie replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    "Life is too short to deal with a**holes." -my dad "I just work here."

  3. Rules for next year

    symphie replied to guest464345's topic in School

    Please keep letting your littles come to your office for mundane requests. From someone who went to the nurse's office almost every day of 1st grade because what was eventually found to be anxiety...

  4. advice on staying stable in nursing school

    symphie replied to madisonlong17's topic in General Students

    A counselor or a therapist can be SO helpful, just to be able to spill out everything going on in your head. Also, I was very strict with my "work hard, play hard" philosophy. I would schedule study...

  5. What do you wish you had known?

    symphie replied to TmooreA's topic in General Students

    I disagree with many of the previous posters. All of my instructors genuinely cared about what I had going on in my personal life and I felt supported when I needed it. I also don't agree with keeping...

  6. Equivalent to Grey's Anatomy XXS?

    symphie posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have had major trouble finding scrubs pants that fit. I am very petite (5'1" and 98 lbs) but my legs are long. I've found that by "petite" most scrub companies actually mean "short" and that's not...

  7. Florida Hospital- Nursing Internships

    symphie posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    I'm in nursing school in Alabama and I'm planning to move to the Orlando area as soon as I graduate (next August). I'm currently making a list of all of the places I could apply to since the job...

  8. Any new grad RNs in NICU?

    symphie replied to Kayla.J.RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I will be a new grad as of August 11th. I signed for a job in a Level III NICU last week to start in late August and still can't really believe it. I have no NICU experience besides during my OB...

  9. Have a summer job interview at a daycare. Any tips?

    symphie replied to loveoutloud's topic in General Students

    I'm in my last semester of nursing school and have worked at a day care since the beginning. It was the greatest job I could've asked for while in school. I look forward to getting away from my...

  10. Anyone using ATI?

    symphie replied to EbonyQueen's topic in General Students

    We use ATI. For each class there are 2 non-proctored exams we take at home and we have to keep taking them until we reach 90%. At the end of each class we have a proctored exam. The exam is 5% of the...

  11. Did you learn IV in NS?!

    symphie replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in General Students

    We had a two hour lab where they taught us to start IVs and draw blood on plastic arms. As far as getting to in the clinical setting, it depended on opportunity. I was very lucky to have my last...

  12. Took NCLEX this Morning

    symphie replied to Ethanphil's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    CONGRATULATIONS!!! :) Thanks for all the info! What is the NCLEX4000? And could you possibly send me the allnurses guide? I'd be forever

  13. Exams...how to trust yourself? your instinct?

    symphie replied to madareebrahim's topic in General Students

    Honestly, I have to give myself a limit. I take a test and only allow myself to change 2 answers per test when I go back through to review it. I second guess myself alot and 90% of the time, my first...

  14. Doctors at Clinicals?

    symphie replied to Juniper248's topic in General Students

    Just like with nursing staff, or staff in general, you will find some who are very helpful and some who really don't want you around. Usually doctors are willing to let you stay in the room when...

  15. First clinical rotation finished, "not so glowing" evaluation

    symphie replied to Neohippy's topic in General Students

    It gets better. I just completed semester 4 of 5 for my BSN and when I started, I had the exact same problems you did. I learned that for me, organization is key, and that my clinical instructor/nurse...

  16. When to start applying for jobs?

    symphie replied to %63theend's topic in General Students

    I graduate in late July with my BSN as well. I think alot depends on your area. The recruiters from hospitals where I'm from have told us that they are all willing to hire on GN status, which is...

  17. Question about weird clinical hours

    symphie replied to gc1010's topic in General Students

    When I was in first semester (Fundamentals for us) we did it that way. We had clinical on Wednesdays and Thursdays every other week. On Tuesday afternoons we were required to go in, get our patient...

  18. How often you see your boyfriend while in nursing school

    symphie replied to CaliforniaRNnow's topic in General Students

    Personally, I think "absence makes the heart grow fonder" is a piece of crap. Really, "absence breaks the heart down to the point of thinking we can only go up from here" is more like it. But that...

  19. How to tell someone not to pursue nursing? Should I?

    symphie replied to EightySeven's topic in General Students

    It doesn't sound like she's not cut out for nursing. It sounds like life's dealt her an unfair hand the past few years. Best thing you can do for her is support her in whatever she decides to do, not...

  20. What is your clinical makeup routine :)

    symphie replied to loveoutloud's topic in General Students

    I don't wear flashy make-up on a day-to-day basis. So for clinicals, my make up routine is exactly the same as it would be on a normal day. Moisturizer, foundation (lightly applied), setting powder,...

  21. Nursing Central

    symphie replied to chall2011's topic in General Students

    We had to buy this for either iPhone or iPod Touch for our program and I use it almost daily for homework and all the time during clinical. Steep price, yes, but definitely worth the

  22. Anyone had to group interview to get into the nursing program?

    symphie replied to staceym's topic in General Students

    I had a group interview for one of the nursing schools I applied for. They took 5 applicants into a room at one time and there were 3-5 "panel" members that were interviewing. They asked 5 questions...

  23. Advice for new Nursing Student!

    symphie replied to shay&lynn's topic in General Students

    The most important thing I learned: Your instructors will tell you to study every single day. Don't do it. Study every single day except one. Take one day every week and do not look at anything school...

  24. Why do articles say nurses are high in demand but in reality it's not?

    symphie replied to AllNursesisCool's topic in General Students

    Nurses are in demand. Because new grads can't get a job right off the bat or in exactly the city they dream of working in, they complain that the "nursing shortage" is fake. The truth is, hospitals...

  25. Anyone taken Informatics

    symphie replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

    Most boring class I've ever taken. By a long shot. We "learned" (I use that term loosely, since we already knew all of this...) the parts of a research paper, went over statistics (again!), and the...