2ndyearstudent

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  1. Amount of residents responsible for in a day?

    2ndyearstudent replied to vtmainer's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    In my opinion, and in the opinion of many residents I had as a CNA and nurses I worked under, your opinion is

  2. Does this *really* bother any other nursing students??

    2ndyearstudent replied to Italia23's topic in General Students

    Yes, that really bothers a lot of people, including the ANA and many

  3. How can you tell if nursing is a good fit for you?

    2ndyearstudent replied to doxiern40's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You need to start taking care of people. Now. Before school. Providing direct care to patients was the only way I could tell if nursing was for me. Additionally, direct care experience will help...

  4. Took my first step and signed up for CNA

    2ndyearstudent replied to can'tdecide's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good for you! (CPR/AED for Healthcare Workers/Professional Rescuers was a prereq for my CNA class.) You might want to check on

  5. In it to win it... Just got accepted

    2ndyearstudent replied to Jeepinjed's topic in Male Nursing Students

    No guys got higher chances in my program. They scored you on your GPA in prereqs with weight toward the sciences and score on a pre-entrance

  6. Nursing Shoes

    2ndyearstudent replied to AlleycatLPN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Leather tennis shoes with good arch support. I especially like the K-Swiss brand. Usually can find them on

  7. A "chick's" perspective on Men in Nursing

    2ndyearstudent replied to KimmbaFNP's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Wow. Thank you for that post! I cannot WAIT to graduate! Sincerely, A Single, Straight, Confident, Hardworking, Skilled, Funny, Well-liked, and ever so humble future male

  8. disparity

    2ndyearstudent replied to exit96's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I found the same thing. I just took blew it off and took my loans

  9. In it to win it... Just got accepted

    2ndyearstudent replied to Jeepinjed's topic in Male Nursing Students

    You don't really have to do that. Just be an awesome person in every facet. Contribute, help people out, have a good sense of humor. Listen. Ignore negativity and let it drop right off you. They...

  10. scrubs dont fit me well

    2ndyearstudent replied to 13905 BSN's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Go to a uniform store and see if they will tailor some for you. It will cost a bit (although it shouldn't be too much) and you won't feel like such a

  11. Black male nurses

    2ndyearstudent replied to dlhall's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Nope. But I can tell you the best CNA I ever worked with - better than me even and that is saying something - is a black male from Kenya. He is now a black male RN at the nursing home we worked at....

  12. Male OB Frustration

    2ndyearstudent replied to IKnowYouRider's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Yo, congratulations! None of the guys in my class even stepped foot on the L&D floor during our OB

  13. Curious...any of you guys considering Peds/PICU/NICU?

    2ndyearstudent replied to SteveNNP's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'd love to work in all the areas you noted - and I would be damn good at it too. However, my OB rotation put me off that idea forever. I was very lucky in my rotation in that I actually got to take...

  14. Ironing your Scrubs

    2ndyearstudent replied to medsurgtrenchesRN's topic in General Students

    I always iron my scrubs on the first day of a clinical rotation. The instructors are looking for uniform boo boos mostly on the first day. After that it's wash n'

  15. Do you get discipline for not wearing ID badge?

    2ndyearstudent replied to tavia_yeung's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    For pity's sake, do not ever, ever, EVER do something wrong at work just because your coworkers did it. Especially as a

  16. Has anyone done CNA training through the Red Cross?

    2ndyearstudent replied to lilpeapods's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I did my CNA training at the Red Cross in Minneapolis. It was awesome. We had a great instructor - a Case Manager who had been a CNA for about twenty years before she got her RN. Boy did she have...

  17. How to explain how hard you have to work in nursing school

    2ndyearstudent replied to guest10's topic in General Students

    You

  18. Are all states moving to BSNs?

    2ndyearstudent replied to njmeninga's topic in General Students

    Yes. But they started 20 years ago and aren't making much progress on the

  19. Difficult showers

    2ndyearstudent replied to Penny82's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Every once in a while at the nursing home, I had a nurse tell me, "Just make them do it" when a resident was refusing care. I looked them straight in the eye and said, "OK, but you are going to be...

  20. Pinning Ceremony Songs

    2ndyearstudent replied to tashacorinne's topic in General Students

    Thank you. :) I'm in my last semester of Nursing school and I finally hit the wall. Done in May

  21. Priority Question (Med/Surg Midterm)

    2ndyearstudent replied to NICURN2013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ABC's/Maslow when

  22. Nursing student w/ no previous healthcare experience

    2ndyearstudent replied to futureNURSE388's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Go get a part time job as a

  23. Pinning Ceremony Songs

    2ndyearstudent replied to tashacorinne's topic in General Students

    The Replacements "Stink" EP. Track

  24. Can Someone PLEASE help me with this one Dose Cal Problem???

    2ndyearstudent replied to chicksy's topic in General Students

    Look in your book for D/H x Q = Rate method for solving this. Hint: you dont need the drop factor to figure this out. The answer will be 36 ml/hr, but your dosage calc book will give you a very...

  25. Hypertonic solutions??

    2ndyearstudent replied to koko2002's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    One thing you may want to do is stop thinking of the problem in terms of "cell swelling" or "cell shrinkage". I know this is the first way we all learn them, but that doesn't help much when thinking...