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  1. Male student enters OB room. What do you think?

    sjalv replied to truckinusa's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I graduate in two weeks and every single clinical rotation I have had, regardless of the unit, I have had to make sure it was okay with the patient that I (as a student) would be involved in their...

  2. Male student enters OB room. What do you think?

    sjalv replied to truckinusa's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I feel like a lot of details are missing. If the woman was in labor, why didn't your instructor react when you entered the room? You claimed you knocked. What made you think it was okay to enter? Did...

  3. Comfortable shoes?

    sjalv replied to Chickie77's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wear Reebok Nano 4.0. They are extremely comfortable. Sorry, I realize the photo is very large. I figured the site would automatically resize it. I don't see an option to unattach it from my post,...

  4. First Semester: Lessons learned...

    sjalv replied to nlitened's topic in General Students

    I disagree with this. If something the instructor says directly contradicts what the assigned readings say, it needs to be clarified. For example, do you need to go off of the lab values they say, or...

  5. ADN straight into BDN

    sjalv replied to Okapi's topic in General Students

    I'm 5 weeks away from finishing an ADN program, and have already enrolled in an RN-BSN online program. It will take approximately a year of full time classes to get my BSN. I should note that I...

  6. Alternate List

    sjalv replied to admjoddak03's topic in General Students

    Everyone that was on the alternate list in my class was selected. Our class accepted 50 people. There were at least 15 on the alternate list. I was not one of

  7. How to get a job as an RN?

    sjalv replied to NurseRA's topic in General Nursing

    If you are able to move, the Bible belt usually has a lot of job openings in hospitals. This is obviously a sweeping statement but in my state of Oklahoma, it is

  8. Family member hurt my somewhat fragile new grad confidence

    sjalv replied to BlueChocolateCat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, it was harsh. The OP did not write "this patient didn't like me and I don't feel like I can go to work omg what do I do???". She posted a well-written account of the events that took place and...

  9. I want to be an RN, but I am getting divorced, single mom and need to work right away.HELP

    sjalv replied to annaliz04's topic in General Nursing

    Because nursing has MANY avenues for advancement and opportunities for furthering one's education whereas being an ultrasound tech doesn't. As a nurse, one can work in many different settings in many...

  10. Wait staff and flight attendant c/o customers

    sjalv replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I never took an order without writing it down. You just never know what will interrupt you on your way from the table to the

  11. Wait staff and flight attendant c/o customers

    sjalv replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Fawnmarie, server minimum wage is still $2.13. In Oklahoma, at least. I have heard that other states pay servers the federal minimum wage (7.25) such as in Oregon, but I never verified these

  12. Wait staff and flight attendant c/o customers

    sjalv replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wish I could definitively say that 'yes, there is', but seeing how there's always ONE person who wants to drag on 4 oversized carry-on bags, I'll never

  13. Wait staff and flight attendant c/o customers

    sjalv replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "You" who? I said I agreed that the examples you listed originally were trivial, like complaining about customers wanted water. The reason people got annoyed is because you made it sound like...

  14. cost of healthy meals

    sjalv replied to kidzcare's topic in General Nursing

    Pinterest is your friend when it comes to healthy, cost-effective recipes and tips on preparing food in

  15. Wait staff and flight attendant c/o customers

    sjalv replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The examples you provided are trivial and nothing for service workers to complain about. However, I worked in a restaurant for 3 years during high school and the first half of nursing school, and some...

  16. Bullying

    sjalv replied to LisalaRN99's topic in General Nursing

    Regardless of whether the OP went over her coworker's head or not, the way her coworker is responding to the situation is immature and unprofessional, particularly the snide remarks with the...

  17. Non-FIT Nurses and FIT Nurses

    sjalv replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    I lift weights 6 days a week and make sure I eat at least 3500 calories a day. My guilty pleasureS include Pepsi, Skittles, Poptarts, and Doritos. I've made peace with not having abs in exchange for...

  18. Students who fight back at instructor feedback

    sjalv replied to SHGR's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I'm in my last semester of RN school, also happen to be 20 years old, so allegedly part of the generation of entitlement. I do not fall in this category, however, and I think feedback from an...

  19. The FIT Nurse

    sjalv replied to NN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    "Grossly over-processed"? Please. It's a poptart, not a McChicken sandwich from McDonald's. The dietary information for a single cinnamon sugar Poptart is as follows: 210 calories total, 7g of fat,...

  20. The FIT Nurse

    sjalv replied to NN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I said that *I* eat a poptart in the car, but guess what? I'm a 20-year old who lifts weights 6 days a week, along with doing cardio 3 days a week. I can afford that poptart. People need to take their...

  21. A (Long) Note to New Grads

    sjalv replied to PS1CK's topic in Psychiatric

  22. How did you pay for nursing school? Help...I'm in a pickle!

    sjalv replied to dc1994's topic in General Students

    I am/was in the same boat as you. I didn't work in 1st semester, but realized I could, so I got my old job back and worked during 2nd and 3rd semesters. Now I'm in my 4th and final semester and am not...

  23. Why should we give you an opportunity?

    sjalv replied to kwfine's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    She has every reason to be upset if the person interviewing her prefaced the "Give us a reason..." question with the statement "There are a lot of younger applicants..", because it implies that HER...

  24. PVT no longer works

    sjalv replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    "Nursing Instructor Finds Glee In Torturing Susceptible First Semester Students" "Study Finds That Not Exercising During Nursing School Makes One Gain Weight" "It's Not Just Your Coworkers: You ARE...

  25. Statistics and Microbiology

    sjalv replied to tbird88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Micro is definitely easier as there is much less you have to memorize. For me, Stats was easier than College Algebra, and I don't particularly like math. Stats is simply memorizing formulas and...