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  1. What Was Your G.P.A When You Got Accepted Into Your Nursing Program?

    dave1117 replied to rayofsunshine's topic in General Students

    3.93 before 3.86

  2. I Need A Caring Moment!!

    dave1117 replied to TINAMARIE28's topic in General Students

    But if I had that assignment and I did not have a "moment" to speak of I would go to the library, sappy book section and find a "caring moment" and build off of that...Not plagorisism but...

  3. racism in nursing

    dave1117 replied to daisywill's topic in General Students

    You talk about a problem, and you throw the RACE card out there and yet you give no examples of how race is effecting your fellow students. A lot of nursing schools are "militant" type of programs....

  4. What Do I Need To Pass! Help!

    dave1117 replied to CrystalClear75's topic in General Students

    That was pretty funny. I am on secret probation for my "off the cuff" comments, so I will just chuckle at yours, Thanks for the laugh. :chuckle Contrats on doing so well...Now go pass that

  5. How long does it take you

    dave1117 replied to blee1's topic in General Students

    We do a total of 6 PES style care plans per semester. We do other assessments each week but most of that is done during clinical while we are working with the patient. Plus we only get 1 patient per...

  6. Retyping/writing notes

    dave1117 replied to TLC RN's topic in General Students

    I am taping and writing notes for my lectures and typing them afterwards. I have always been an "A" student, but only an "A-" and "B+" student in nursing classes. I started taping and typing this...

  7. Fingerprinting Problem...Help!

    dave1117 replied to JustAnuthaGirl's topic in General Students

    If it was clearly a misdemeanor than you can legally request that it be expunged from your record. Talk to a lawyer if necesary, but a judge can look at your record over the last 9 years, review your...

  8. CLinical Calculations ???

    dave1117 posted a topic in General Students

    I have gotten quite good at the whole calculations thing using dimensional analysis. The one question that I know will be on our test next week and I can not find anything in the book is on Enteral...

  9. CLinical Calculations ???

    dave1117 replied to dave1117's topic in General Students

    Thank you very much... The answer was there the whole time. dave

  10. so....i'm skipping class tonight....

    dave1117 replied to FutureNurse2005's topic in General Students

    In my Med/Surg and Psych classes this semester, niether have an attendance policy. You can never show up for lecture, read the book, pass the tests and away you go. Clinical however is mandatory. I...

  11. 6 Rights of Medication Administration

    dave1117 replied to betsy1963's topic in General Students

    The right to take one for us... You know... 1 for you... 1 for me...

  12. Who's Zoomin' Who?

    dave1117 replied to Nursebaby23's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl:

  13. Anyone else broke?

    dave1117 replied to kellyo's topic in General Students

    Did someone say phone sex??? Give me a call 555-555-5555...:rotfl: Ok, Ok so I am an insensitive boob... All the suggestions seem to be good ones. Stay focused, as I said to my wife years ago when...

  14. I hate Anatomy/Physiology class!

    dave1117 replied to ana115's topic in General Students

    I am surprised you say mostly Physiology. I think the Anatomy is also very important. Examples in Semester one of Nursing are giving injections. Location of Deltoid injection site. Find the lower...

  15. I hate Anatomy/Physiology class!

    dave1117 replied to ana115's topic in General Students

    But if can not handle A&P the nursing classes are going to be very difficult for you to pass. I was a straight A student through all of the sciences including Micro Biology and I am now a B+ - A-...

  16. Help with taking BP

    dave1117 replied to shel_wny's topic in General Students

    and taking BP's in noisy environments is very tricky. Fortuantely in EMS close BP are sometimes good enough since you are really just making sure you do not have a shocky patient. However at...

  17. What nursing shortage? Not around here...they don't need nurses.

    dave1117 replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    Blamed part of the shortage on the fact that Nursing programs can not hire enough professors to fill the classes. think about it...you go to nursing school...work...get your MSN...work some...

  18. Bad reference cost me a job

    dave1117 replied to lissyrn's topic in General Nursing

    OK so you and I are in the same boat sort of as owners and chief cooks and bottle washers. I have 22 employees, not in medicine, and fortunately, since I am very particular as to who I hire, I have...

  19. Bad reference cost me a job

    dave1117 replied to lissyrn's topic in General Nursing

    Please be very careful with this reporting of information. If you are not authorized to relaease this info or if any info you release hurts this person chance for future employment you can be held...

  20. Bad reference cost me a job

    dave1117 replied to lissyrn's topic in General Nursing

    with a business degree let me just say that you have the right to file suit against both the previous employer and the employer that did not hire you. Both are not following proper precedures for...

  21. First Code

    dave1117 replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    to change your screen name you are no longer a wannbe... I am only a student but have been in the fire and EMS field for years. I have been "there" several times both in the field and in the ER as an...

  22. Island Nursing

    dave1117 replied to psych0naut's topic in General Nursing

    oxygen and defibralators are optional:uhoh21: this is rediculous...:chuckle I'm out of this conversation Have a great day, dave

  23. Question about uniforms

    dave1117 replied to All_Smiles_RN's topic in General Nursing

    is my practice fo going commando (no undies) is

  24. Island Nursing

    dave1117 replied to psych0naut's topic in General Nursing

    So let me get this right... You are going to be the head medical person on an isolated island. You have no clinical emergency experience. You have been a computer tech. Can I have the name of the...

  25. Breast Reduction ???? To or not to ????

    dave1117 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure if I should chime in here but what the heck... Both my sisters and a very close friend had this surgery for much the same reason as you. As far as the success and their happiness it is...