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  1. APA Paper Formatting - Anyone using commercial templates?

    mariedoreen replied to rosendalemj's topic in General Students

    I've used Style Ease since day one, it has saved me A LOT of time. You put a reference in the memory and it's there for your retrieval forever. Very useful for all those pathophysiology papers I had...

  2. Who is the oldest Nursing Student here?

    mariedoreen replied to APP's topic in General Students

    We have as many students in our class in their mid to late 40s as we do in their early 20s. I knew someone who went back to school in their 40s and didn't graduate with their MD until into their 50s....

  3. Does nursing school go by fast?

    mariedoreen replied to FNPhopeful's topic in General Students

    I graduate in a few weeks. It's pretty much been the worst two years of my life, but the one positive thing I can say is that it did go by faster than I expected. You're going around in this haze-like...

  4. An ethical question.

    mariedoreen replied to workingforskies's topic in General Nursing

    I really don't see what the big deal is here. If you're not mandated to report, and in most states you're probably not, then you shouldn't... it's confidential information. Whether or not it should...

  5. An ethical question.

    mariedoreen replied to workingforskies's topic in General Nursing

    I think it comes down to this: if you're mandated by state law to report the BAC then you should. If you're not, then you should not reveal this information without the patient's express...

  6. An ethical question.

    mariedoreen replied to workingforskies's topic in General Nursing

    My husband, a police officer, indicated that in our state it is now law that ER staff must notify an officer when alcohol limits are elevated in a driver involved in an accident. I would say it would...

  7. Oh boy......I ticked off the charge nurse

    mariedoreen replied to newish nurse's topic in General Nursing

    It seems to me that if you accept a position in a hospital that also serves as a teaching facility you are in fact aware of and expected to deal with the responsibility of having a nursing student...

  8. I Hate My Program/instructors!

    mariedoreen replied to SinfulCNA27's topic in General Students

    I've hated virtually every moment of nursing school since day one. I'm only a few weeks from graduation and I still fantasize about quitting. I say hang in there, keep your head down, and avoid the...

  9. Nursing Instructors who are hard, pick on you, or are impossible to deal with

    mariedoreen replied to Town & Country's topic in General Students

    I agree. I can see that I came across as having that opinion, but I really don't agree that it's okay to yell and lose your cool at a student. I was saying that in my opinion there's nothing wrong...

  10. Nursing Instructors who are hard, pick on you, or are impossible to deal with

    mariedoreen replied to Town & Country's topic in General Students

    Then this is exactly where we disagree. If you're not unprepared and you're not slacking off and you're not jeopardizing patient safety then your instructor is being abusive. It's NOT okay. We do...

  11. Nursing Instructors who are hard, pick on you, or are impossible to deal with

    mariedoreen replied to Town & Country's topic in General Students

    So you were not preparing yourself as well as you should have been for clinical and your instructor got angry about it. That's not this issue. High expectations are fine, becoming angry because a...

  12. Nursing Instructors who are hard, pick on you, or are impossible to deal with

    mariedoreen replied to Town & Country's topic in General Students

    There is no underlying wisdom for an instructor that acts like an ass. I'm really sick of people telling me that being treated like dirt while in nursing school is part of the educational process of...

  13. Late for report

    mariedoreen replied to Hoozdo's topic in General Nursing

    I would wait patiently until they were good and ready to receive report from me. I would give it and whenever I ran past my scheduled shift I would claim overtime. When someone came to ask me about...

  14. :( Sad - LPN (little pretend nurse comment)

    mariedoreen replied to Amyjosonata's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    :rotfl: BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I'll bet he doesn't and wouldn't you just love to be the one to educate him about that?

  15. discouraged educator

    mariedoreen replied to 19Claire59's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I can agree with the above. Not asking to have everything highlited, just tell me what the expectations are (as you did above) and it can remove an enormous amount of anxiety. Now, since I'm beginning...

  16. discouraged educator

    mariedoreen replied to 19Claire59's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    It should work both ways, shouldn't it? If the majority are getting a question right because they understood what was being asked, knew they needed to apply some outside information, did so, and...

  17. discouraged educator

    mariedoreen replied to 19Claire59's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    For the first time this year we were spoon fed by a new instructor. I still did all the assigned reading and assignments but when it came down to really studying for the test I focused only on her...

  18. Giving meds in clinicals

    mariedoreen replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    All routes but IV push by week 12. IV push came a year later and only with supervision. As stated above, had to pass several dose math competencies throughout the program as well as labs and med...

  19. discouraged educator

    mariedoreen replied to 19Claire59's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    You really think students are going to avoid the work and not learn the material on the off chance that the majority are making the same choice? Maybe they're all getting together at the pizza place...

  20. I may just be a nursing student, but I do know a little sumpin' sumpin'

    mariedoreen replied to Drysolong's topic in General Nursing

    I just experienced the opposite problem tonight. I've been an LPN for a grand total of 2 months now and will graduate with my RN in June. Family and I are watching CSI. A woman is in the process of...

  21. Breech of ethics

    mariedoreen replied to mariedoreen's topic in General Nursing

    thank you. i think you all have simply confirmed what i already really knew, but am somewhat afraid to address. i didn't realize it would be so difficult for me to report a breach of ethics....

  22. ? for Nurses who deal with nursing students

    mariedoreen replied to AllyRN82's topic in General Nursing

    Since we're all sharing, here's my pet peeve as a student: Staff RNs who want to complain to me about other students. Last week the RN assigned to my patient told me about how she was going to have...

  23. how many (nursing students) are sick?

    mariedoreen replied to Maisie's topic in General Students

    Oh my gosh what are we doing to ourselves? Here's my list... 1. Gained 20 pounds 2. Increased blood pressure 3. Developed palpitations 4. Far more frequent migraines 5. Began grinding my teeth...

  24. Soooo, you're observing in the Operating Room (O.R.)...

    mariedoreen replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Students

    I'm glad the OR teams I was with were so friendly. They were happy to have students with them and eager and interested to teach. In addition they were far more interested in giving direction and...

  25. What NCLEX-PN Study Guide?

    mariedoreen replied to clee1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used Saunders PN Review Book & CD and the NCSBN's self-paced online review course. That combined with what I learned in nursing school helped me pass. Good luck to you. I understand your...