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    Funny things patients say !

    NCRNMDM replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    We had a very sick patient one night in the ED who we were getting ready to transfer up to ICU. He was being admitted for spinal meningitis, and septicemia, and we were trying to explain his condition...
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    Is becoming an LVN first instead of an RN a good idea?

    NCRNMDM replied to KeeKeePee's topic in General Students

    As other posters have mentioned, employment propositions for LVNs are generally worse than they are for RNs, and the scope of practice for LVNs is restricted in some states. For example, I live in...
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    Burnout advice

    NCRNMDM replied to rkumiwcc's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, you're right in saying that I am still young, however the last two years have been incredibly difficult for me. My grandfather was diagnosed with lung cancer, underwent a pneumonectomy, developed...
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    Semester is than half over- How is everyone doing?

    NCRNMDM replied to lifelearningrn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I got my letter in Match informing me that I've been accepted into the nursing program for the fall of 2011 at my school! I am finishing my prerequisites, and am taking microbiology, humanities 212,...
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    Burnout advice

    NCRNMDM replied to rkumiwcc's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've encountered many people in your situation, but I have never experienced anything like it before. I just got accepted into a nursing program that begins in August, and I am completely ecstatic...
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    Nurse Tech/What has been your fav dept to work in?

    NCRNMDM replied to tnearthmama's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Medical/Surgical ICU and the emergency department. Both units are very fast paced, and each one requires a lot of hard work and skill, but they are incredibly fun. I like the emergency department...
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    How many semesters of nursing classes do you have?

    NCRNMDM replied to prime11214's topic in General Students

    We have five consecutive semesters. We begin in August of 2011, and complete the fall semester, we immediately move into the spring semester, then transition into the summer semester, then take a two...
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    Nursing school interview

    NCRNMDM replied to Cait3229's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just got accepted into a program beginning in August! I didn't have to do a face to face interview for my program, instead, I had to write a paper that I handed in to the Dean of Nursing at our...
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    Discouraged by friends.

    NCRNMDM replied to CordaeP's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Often times, people go into nursing for the wrong reasons, and it is these people who are incredibly unhappy and tell everyone who will listen that nursing isn't a good profession. If you go into...
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    Do you keep your acceptance/denial letters?

    NCRNMDM replied to prime11214's topic in General Students

    I only applied to one nursing program and, thank God, I got in on my first try. So yes, I saved my acceptance letter. I save all my school documents because I'm obsessive about needing something down...
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    What procedures do you learn?

    NCRNMDM replied to Stacey92's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You will be doing things like starting IV lines, administering IV medicines, IV fluids, and blood products, oral medicines, and giving medicines through different types of shots. You will also do NG...
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    For Fun--Kudos 2 Me...The "toot your own horn" thread

    NCRNMDM replied to tammy1974's topic in General Students

    After all my hard work, after all the weekends I spent studying, after all the time I gave up to work on homework, I only have one prerequisite class left and I HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED INTO A NURSING...
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    Learning Disability and Getting Into A Program!

    NCRNMDM replied to unionnurse12's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would go to another school, honestly. If that school no longer offers some of the classes that you need to retake, and they are adamant in their admissions policy, then you don't need to waste your...
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    Pre- Nursing Student

    NCRNMDM replied to PRENURSING11's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congratulations! I just got accepted into a nursing program which begins in the fall, and I can tell you that all the classes you will go through now will definitely be worth it in the long run....
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    Would I be able to get into the nursing program?

    NCRNMDM replied to orangieex3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I recently got accepted for a program that begins in August of 2011, and, when I applied, my GPA was 2.89. It was a terrible GPA for me, someone who maintained no less than a 3.85 all four years of...
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    What will YOU do with your first "real" paycheck!?

    NCRNMDM replied to DZcarrie's topic in General Students

    I'm going to put more money in my savings, put a bit of money in my checking acount, and use the rest however I need to. I don't really plan on going crazy, going out and shopping, or going out and...
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    test question!

    NCRNMDM replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Students

    I would get a set of vitals first, and assess the overall appearance of the patient. Do they look like they're hypotensive or about to go into shock? Do they look like they're about to code? While the...
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    Someone out there, please help!

    NCRNMDM replied to perfectpractice's topic in General Students

    I would speak out loud to the patient, as if I was explaining everything, so the instructor could hear me and follow my line of thinking. I would say things like, "now I'm checking the pulses in your...
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    A&P Lab ?

    NCRNMDM replied to crazytonurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    By the time I finished both A&P I and II, I had dissected a fetal pig, a cat, a sheep heart, brain, and eyeball, and all the internal organs of the pig and cat. Dissections really aren't as bad...
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    Can anyone please me I'm undecided about nusing and pre-med?

    NCRNMDM replied to snuckles108's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Medicine is completely different from nursing, and you have to ask yourself a lot of questions before you decide which field is right for you. First and foremost, you have to decide what capacity you...
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    What to do, what to do....

    NCRNMDM replied to babs4u's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nursing is a very stable field, jobs are available, and you can make a nice salary as an RN. I think if you are interested in nursing you should look up some of the schools in your area that have...
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    Studying BSN or ADN

    NCRNMDM replied to blessy_nibin's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Once you get your LPN license, you can look into programs that offer LPN to RN. These programs may give you a ADN or BSN degree, but there are many of them. I would do an online search, or inquire...
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    ADN Fall 2011 Hopefuls!!!

    NCRNMDM replied to VannVann2008's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I got my letter in March, and I was accepted into the fall 2011 nursing program at my school! I'm very excited, and can't wait to begin my journey to becoming a
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    Should I get Varicella titer, MMR titer, Flu shot, Tdap shot in one day??

    NCRNMDM replied to karenonp's topic in General Students

    Like others have said, titers are actually blood draws and not shots. Two shots in one day shouldn't hurt you at all. I got the TDAP and the Meningococcal vaccine within minutes of each other, and...
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    made it! Hello all!

    NCRNMDM replied to libra's girl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congratulations!! I got my acceptance letter for the fall of 2011 in March so I know exactly how you feel! I can't wait to start nursing school, and am also very excited about supporting my fellow...