truckinusa

truckinusa BSN, LPN, RN

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  1. kicked out of nursing school

    truckinusa replied to truckinusa's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Yes, I ended up being dismissed. I guess the lesson is dont be late or

  2. kicked out of nursing school

    truckinusa replied to truckinusa's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I was told I'm dismissed by the director. Not sure why I have this second meeting though? Yes, the policy states u can miss one with a doctors

  3. Any suggestions for a school

    truckinusa replied to truckinusa's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    I got kicked out.(see my other post). I was late to one clinical and overslept for another. I was looking at OCCC. Maybe I could do a bachelors program, but I don't know if that increases the...

  4. Didn't know where to put this, but help?

    truckinusa replied to BeccaC623's topic in General Students

    Just to scare the crap out of you...my cousin has MRSA and my aunt's boyfriend was cleaning a wound on his arm. Got some in his hand in a wound and died a few days later. Guess who is the biggest...

  5. I am so frustrated and angry with my school

    truckinusa replied to loveSBK's topic in General Students

    I don't even know if this is the situation, but one of my instructors was new and she essentially gave everyone A's and B's for our clinical grade. She had to go back and lower everyone's grade since...

  6. Plan B for if you Fail/Get Kicked out of Nursing School? I may need help with this.

    truckinusa replied to Athariel's topic in General Students

    I have definitely had trouble with patients, but usually they let me do whatever as long as I approach things with confidence and ask permission politely. I had a situation where a patient disagreed...

  7. cna pay

    truckinusa replied to tiff.a's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I keep seeing this advertisement for the City of Greenwich Connecticut. Union CNA job that pays $18hr. Must be nice? I guess they have their own city nursing

  8. How do you handle all the reading?

    truckinusa replied to Elizabeth Renee's topic in General Students

    I always read the questions at the end of the chapter. I just speed read everything and try to pick out test questions. The test questions can be buried anywhere. Sometimes you remember them and...

  9. I do not <3 OB...anyone else?

    truckinusa replied to tenjuna's topic in Male Nursing Students

    My observation so far is the OB floor and Children's hospital floor are much easier than any floor with old people. I like the old people better though. To me it just seems a whole lot easier than...

  10. Where to work while in nursing school at Fresno City FCC?

    truckinusa replied to pvue's topic in General Students

    You should check this out too. Supposedly a bunch of people line up for their training.

  11. Where to work while in nursing school at Fresno City FCC?

    truckinusa replied to pvue's topic in General Students

    My brother works at Red Lobster? I'm from Fresno. Personally I drove a school bus while I was in school. It pays very well around the Fresno area. I worked for Central Unified and Clovis, but...

  12. Marijuana and Nursing School

    truckinusa replied to heather19's topic in General Students

    Marijuana with free cocaine? One could only wish for

  13. PrepU prepwho? Anyone used it?

    truckinusa replied to delabeaux's topic in General Students

    It supposedly gives you harder and harder questions as you take more quizzes. That is supposed to be why you gain levels. I'm at a 2.9 after answering 2000 questions. Not sure what that means? I...

  14. PrepU prepwho? Anyone used it?

    truckinusa replied to delabeaux's topic in General Students

    I like it. The only thing I don't like about it is the questions for Prepu Brunner and Suddarth's Med-Surg book are the same as the Prepu NCLEX 10,000. The only thing I do like about the separate...

  15. Survivorship bias in your nursing school?

    truckinusa posted a topic in General Students

    I didn't know the technical term for it, but do most nursing schools have this bias? What I am talking about is the attitude that if you fail you are just a casualty of the rigors or a nursing...

  16. How to read and study nursing textbooks?

    truckinusa replied to Vega043's topic in General Students

    I find it helpful to answer as many questions as I can related to the subject matter. The NCLEX books I've found don't narrow it down as well as the online testing engine for PREPU. I've found the...

  17. Where to buy hemostats?

    truckinusa replied to mdm063's topic in General Students

    Angler's Accessories Super Heavy Duty Smooth Jawed Forceps | Backcountry.com smooth jaw hemostats? Not sure why you want them like that? Just curious what you are trying to

  18. Survivorship bias in your nursing school?

    truckinusa replied to truckinusa's topic in General Students

    This is my school. I just wish they could assign me one student that is failing and let me take them under my wing and get them thru. That is the way it should be done I

  19. AA or AS? Help in deciding which

    truckinusa replied to sbaker935's topic in General Students

    I should have mentioned the difference here between an AAS and AS is you need Statistics, 2 Humanities, Computer Concepts, College level Algebra(Instead of Concepts), Chemistry, Nutrition, and Anatomy...

  20. AA or AS? Help in deciding which

    truckinusa replied to sbaker935's topic in General Students

    The difference here, and I'm sure it is the same, is if you graduate with only an AA degree(pretty sure it is really an AAS or Associate of Applied Science) then you CANNOT transfer to a university as...

  21. Oldest in cohort...feeling out of place

    truckinusa replied to melc0305's topic in General Students

    I am probably going to work in LTC and I will do just fine. I just need to get over the social anxiety when I don't have a partner for group activities since I don't fit into the clicks. I don't...

  22. simchart Anyone used it yet?

    truckinusa posted a topic in General Students

    My school just started the product called Simchart from Elsevier. Any opinions or tips? Here is a link to what I'm talking about:

  23. Oldest in cohort...feeling out of place

    truckinusa replied to melc0305's topic in General Students

    I'm having the same problems. One of two older males. Not sure what to do. Thinking of dropping

  24. simchart Anyone used it yet?

    truckinusa replied to truckinusa's topic in General Students

    Is docucare any better? I wonder why a company like pointclickcare doesn't make a school version of their software? At least it would be the real deal

  25. ONENOTE ?????????

    truckinusa replied to GodIs082010's topic in General Students

    I like evernote. It can be helpful with a digital