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  1. What should we doing by last clinical?

    leekaye replied to leekaye's topic in General Students

    It seems to be due to a combination of both your clinical instructor and the expectations of the nurses on the unit. Some floors have been hostile to having students on the floor while others at...

  2. Things you'd love to tell a fellow nursing student or faculty.....

    leekaye replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    Faculty: Not everyone is cut out to narrate Breezes. Listening to all the "ums" and "ers" and heavy sighs is like nails on a chalkboard. I sure wish schools would just let the good narrators do...

  3. Nursing instructors-explain why...

    leekaye replied to deetrain's topic in General Students

    I think it's in the tone and the frequency. It's possible to correct the student and exude authority in a way that relaxes the patient and also possible to make the patient a nervous wreck that an...

  4. Things you'd love to tell a fellow nursing student or faculty.....

    leekaye replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    One more that drives me up the wall! Faculty #1: Don't assume! "I won't go into this. You'll cover it next semester in 1800." Faculty #2:Don't assume! "I won't go into this. You should have covered...

  5. Things you'd love to tell a fellow nursing student or faculty.....

    leekaye replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    Faculty: I understand you are stretched thin with resources. but is it necessary to give us "self-study modules" several times a week? I hope I'm not paying thousands in tuition each semester so you...

  6. Things you'd love to tell a fellow nursing student or faculty.....

    leekaye replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    This! ^^^ I'm asking because I didn't understand what I looked up or couldn't find a satisfactory answer. I feel like students should get a $25 rebate on tuition for every time you ask a teacher a...

  7. Things you'd love to tell a fellow nursing student or faculty.....

    leekaye replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    Amen! This! But I partially blame the prof for letting this person dominate the class

  8. Lower pay during orientation months?

    leekaye replied to leekaye's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Let's not put all new grads in one group. And I'm not sure how this differs from other companies who absorb the cost of training new employees. All employee training costs money. It's one of the...

  9. Lower pay during orientation months?

    leekaye replied to leekaye's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm not saying that new nurses should make the same as experienced nurses. I'm saying that new nurses should be paid the starting rate for new nurses from Day 1, not Day 90. This isn't a competition....

  10. Things you'd love to tell a fellow nursing student or faculty.....

    leekaye replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    LOVE your

  11. Lower pay during orientation months?

    leekaye replied to leekaye's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I've heard the idea before so I don't think it's new. I think hospitals can get away with further reducing our pay during the time of market oversaturation, but in a few years when more nurses retire,...

  12. Lower pay during orientation months?

    leekaye replied to leekaye's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I was told this by an employee of the clinic but it's s not verified. She said it's new

  13. Things you'd love to tell a fellow nursing student or faculty.....

    leekaye replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    Faculty: Be aware that your comments can make or break our confidence and motiviation. We're already very disappointed that we didn't do better on this test despite hours of study. When we come to...

  14. Things only a fellow nursing student would understand...

    leekaye posted a topic in General Students

    Only a fellow nursing student would understand: - How tired we are of the "fluff" homework assignments. Just how many papers and readings on history of nursing and cultural sensitivity do we need? Do...

  15. Things only a fellow nursing student would understand...

    leekaye replied to leekaye's topic in General Students

    I like PowerPoints in class because I can use them as reference (along with recording the lecture, scribbling notes furiously and still hoping to catch it ALL!) It's having to CREATE the long...

  16. Things only a fellow nursing student would understand...

    leekaye replied to leekaye's topic in General Students

    lorin2b, I think when we retire.

  17. Tri-C in Cleveland lost its NLN accreditation - what now?

    leekaye posted a topic in Ohio Nursing

    I've worked my butt off for the last couple years and now have only 2 semesters left. Even though Tri-C has a 93% NCLEX pass rate, they lost their accreditation for purportedly not having enough...

  18. School appealing loss of NLN accreditation - start over or take a chance?

    leekaye posted a topic in General Students

    Student at Tri-C which is appealing its lost NLN accreditation. When we started, we all were told it was fully accredited. Tri-C is saying this is a technical issue that will be resolved and not to...

  19. School appealing loss of NLN accreditation - start over or take a chance?

    leekaye replied to leekaye's topic in General Students

    They can afford it by restructuring from the top heavy, labyrinthine administration to paying for professors and instructors. I know Tri-C is large, but the president herself is in the top 10 pay for...

  20. Tri-C in Cleveland lost its NLN accreditation - what now?

    leekaye replied to leekaye's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I heard that other community colleges get around this by hiring these master's people as contract rather than part time. I'm guessing MSNs would rarely want to work as preceptors and instructors for...

  21. Is the first semester really the hardest?

    leekaye replied to leekaye's topic in General Students

    I understand the serious responsibility we're undertaking and expected to be yelled at, but guess I wasn't prepared for feeling so overwhelmed and incapable. I'm the oldest, by far, in my clinicals...

  22. Nursing and sexual abuse history

    leekaye posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was severely physically and sexually abused for 12 years by several immediate family members. After years of therapy, I've gone on to a great life with a wonderful husband and kids and, until...

  23. Nursing and sexual abuse history

    leekaye replied to leekaye's topic in General Nursing

    Jval, first, your stories echo exactly what my professor said. And the whole idea that "guys are guys" so they will molest you, masturbate in front of you, collect vast amounts of Media, or poops so...

  24. Nursing and sexual abuse history

    leekaye replied to leekaye's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, everyone, for the encouragement. I'm a bit more relaxed today. She also told horror stories about violent patients and the worst possible stories about the homeless. She told us today...

  25. Nursing and sexual abuse history

    leekaye replied to leekaye's topic in General Nursing

    I think I would be ok with a neuro or dementia patient, because they aren't really aware of what they're doing. It's the ones who should know better that look at you like a thing that can be used and...