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  1. Just Took NCLEX-PN

    mariedoreen replied to TheCommuter's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The computer's whole goal is to get you to a level of difficulty where you are getting about 50% right and 50% wrong. As the OP stated before, when you miss a question they give you an easier one,...

  2. Student Question Re DSM IV TR Axis I, II etc.

    mariedoreen posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hi, I'm going through my mental health rotation right now and I've seen references in our reading to DSM-IV-TR Axis I and II and III etc... and am trying to get some clarification as to how this...

  3. Rude students

    mariedoreen replied to UnderpaidNurse's topic in General Students

  4. 3 weeks into nsg program, he wants to quit...

    mariedoreen replied to AtlantaRN's topic in General Students

    Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! on behalf of parents everywhere who have been brainwashed into believing that if they "just do it right" (whatever IT is) their...

  5. 3 weeks into nsg program, he wants to quit...

    mariedoreen replied to AtlantaRN's topic in General Students

    i have a feeling you've told him everything that needs said to help him realize what's at stake and what needs to be done to be successful. i also have a feeling you've done everything you can think...

  6. Is taking Eng 102 alongside Nursing classes "doable"?

    mariedoreen replied to Saved_by_Grace's topic in General Students

    The first term of my RN program I took psych and a computer class, the second term I took a speech class. I would describe my program as fairly rigorous as well. I would say that a class like Eng...

  7. Forced retention?

    mariedoreen replied to holly31's topic in General Nursing

    Even then they can't force you to stay. That's not to say there may not be financial repurcussions in such a situation, but we just don't have indentured servitude

  8. Should BSNs be paid more?

    mariedoreen replied to edcampbe's topic in General Nursing

    It could also be a union-initiated benefit. Throw it on the table and start making it a standard bargaining

  9. Should BSNs be paid more?

    mariedoreen replied to edcampbe's topic in General Nursing

    A facility worth working for should offer incentive pay for obtaining a higher level of education. My husband is a police officer. When you enter the profession in our state you do so at the 'basic'...

  10. Thinking of not accepting my nursing acceptance.

    mariedoreen replied to nurse051's topic in General Nursing

    Almost all students spend a lot of time throughout the program wondering if they have what it takes to do well. The one realization I have come to is that if I ever quit because I'm scared I'm not...

  11. How much studying in a day???

    mariedoreen replied to Nathalie's topic in General Students

    For me: M: study for a few hours in the morning, then class, then clinical prep all night T: clinical only, home by 4:00 W: study for a few hours in the morning, then class, home by 5:00 Th: study...

  12. Anyone get A's in nursing school?

    mariedoreen replied to Roseyposey's topic in General Students

    I've heard this argument before and while I don't wish to disrespect you for holding it I do categorically reject it. I spent 14 years in the healthcare field before entering nursing school and...

  13. Anyone get A's in nursing school?

    mariedoreen replied to Roseyposey's topic in General Students

    Ah, good

  14. Anyone get A's in nursing school?

    mariedoreen replied to Roseyposey's topic in General Students

    I had a 4.00 going in and was able to maintain As in my nursing classes the first year. I'll try and continue that next year, but the level of difficulty is such that I long ago readjusted my...

  15. Anyone get A's in nursing school?

    mariedoreen replied to Roseyposey's topic in General Students

    :rotfl: Oh that's hilarious! No doubt your husband helped you form that opinion :rotfl: Please do let us know how you feel about the level of difficulty after you've begun, I'm very much looking...

  16. First time teaching MedSurg Nsg

    mariedoreen replied to NsgTeacher's topic in General Students

    :yeahthat: YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES! We have some that allow us to do this and some that don't. We MUCH prefer the lectures where we can augment our notes and...

  17. Unfriendly RN's during clinicals

    mariedoreen replied to kyliern2b's topic in General Students

    I've done a lot of it. If the patients want coffee, then I fetch coffee. Especially in Same Day Surgery when they're recovering from their procedure before going home... Heck, I even learned to...

  18. First time teaching MedSurg Nsg

    mariedoreen replied to NsgTeacher's topic in General Students

    This probably seems obvious but I'll say it anyway since we only had one instructor do this for us last year: It's so much better for the students if you can try to match them up with a patient in...

  19. Do you sometimes get grossed out at clinicals?

    mariedoreen replied to Imafloat's topic in General Students

    Hmmm. The only day I ever had like that was when I was

  20. First time teaching MedSurg Nsg

    mariedoreen replied to NsgTeacher's topic in General Students

    My preference: Interactive lecture. An instructor who engages the class while presenting information, asks related questions, gives us real-world scenarios, uses power point (but doesn't read it to...

  21. Unfriendly RN's during clinicals

    mariedoreen replied to kyliern2b's topic in General Students

    No you're right, some just really do not want to be bothered with students. Just appreciate the ones who do not see you as a bother, stay out of the way of the ones who do (and most importantly...

  22. Unfriendly RN's during clinicals

    mariedoreen replied to kyliern2b's topic in General Students

    I guess I'm so used to this I don't really see it as a problem anymore. I go into report and I make a note of who my patient's RN is so I know who to go to with certain questions etc.. then when...

  23. Charting Advice

    mariedoreen posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm getting ready to start my last year of nursing school and want to really get a handle on charting. I think if I can get some kind of organizational template developed that I can work off of until...

  24. Do you ever wonder why you are here?

    mariedoreen replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    First make an appt with a counselor to discuss your perceptions of life and your need for a change. Then: Plant some flowers. Volunteer. Read a great book. Eat chocolate. Take a walk at sunset....

  25. ridiculous test questions

    mariedoreen replied to elizabells's topic in General Students

    Personally I love it when they give me an option that's ridiculous... The odds of my answering the question correctly shoot right up by 25%. What's not to love about