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  1. The most annoying student

    sjalv replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Students

    I'm a 20 year old male RN student and the behavior you've described made me cringe just reading it. I cannot fathom how such a person is managing to pass. In my program, if a person's behavior is...

  2. Nursing School Advice

    sjalv replied to awire's topic in General Students

    I wish that there were a 'sticky' in this forum with a compilation of the links to all of the threads of this

  3. How did you guys make the choice to become nurses?

    sjalv replied to planetoi's topic in General Nursing

    I drew a piece of paper that said 'nursing' out of a hat of potential

  4. I don't think Nursing is for me

    sjalv replied to jperalta1331's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Why don't you try working in a clinic? In my experience, they are much less hectic than nursing homes, the work is more consistent, and the hours are

  5. Nursing standard

    sjalv replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Maybe if nursing instructors didn't get paid even less than what bedside nurses do, more qualified candidates would be attracted to those jobs. I realize this isn't an excuse for this particular...

  6. What are your BEST tips on being successful in an ADN program????

    sjalv replied to JerseyJade's topic in General Students

    Whether or not you will have a life depends on your responsibilities. Next semester will be my final semester in an ADN RN program and I still have time to get up in the morning every day and spend 2...

  7. IV starts in nursing schools

    sjalv replied to DaynaPierceMorgan's topic in General Nursing

    ADN program, learned this in 1st semester. Started hospital clinicals in 2nd semester and I've had chances to do IVs on real patients in the clinical setting each semester

  8. Motivation to workout - nursing student

    sjalv replied to kkernagh's topic in General Students

    Motivation comes from within so we can't really help you there. I'm in my last year of nursing school and have managed to maintain my routine of lifting weights 6 days a week with 1 rest day. My gym...

  9. Which unit would be good for a RN with ADHD-inattentive to work on?

    sjalv replied to Guest11/16/14's topic in Nursing Career

    Get off your soap box. "problems with ADHD" is the verbage that the OP herself used. I would have worded it more eloquently ("...does not present as a major obstacle to overcome in my place of...

  10. Which unit would be good for a RN with ADHD-inattentive to work on?

    sjalv replied to Guest11/16/14's topic in Nursing Career

    If you don't have problems with ADHD as you claim, then why do you feel the need to specify that you have it when asking where you should

  11. Hooray

    sjalv replied to bell1962's topic in School

    Oh my God. The idiocy. I cannot

  12. What's your go to outfit after work?

    sjalv replied to nurse_jess's topic in General Nursing

    Gym shorts, no

  13. My husband is in nursing school

    sjalv replied to graphicdesigner22's topic in Men in Nursing

    You say your husband is the "boss" of the relationship and that he is unwilling to compromise. Either you aren't presenting the entire story, or you are in an imbalanced relationship. You need to work...

  14. Are handguns allowed at work?

    sjalv replied to TexasGal1964's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You are correct and, as a result, I have edited my original

  15. Are handguns allowed at work?

    sjalv replied to TexasGal1964's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The person whom you quoted did not specifically address you. No idea why you felt the need to go on an NRA-inspired tirade concerning YOUR place of employment. The OP asked about his or her specific...

  16. First semester schedule

    sjalv replied to Pistachio830's topic in General Students

    I had lecture twice a week, skills lab twice a week (which was replaced by clinicals for 4 rotations 3 times during the semester, then we'd go back to having skills lab), and a stupid communications...

  17. Internships/externships/study abroad etc

    sjalv replied to Jks322's topic in General Students

    Many hospitals have externships available for student nurses to do during their senior year of nursing school. They are usually paid externships, and basically (in my experience) they are just like...

  18. Bread making for stress relief...

    sjalv replied to bb007rn's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I love baking. I love it, love it, love it. This may seem out of place, since I'm a male nursing student who is also a weightlifter. I go to the gym six days a week and work part-time on top of...

  19. How have you changed since starting school?

    sjalv replied to missmollie's topic in General Students

    I think the most obvious change has been how I communicate with others. Therapeutic communication sounds forced and robotic 90% of the time, but I don't think I had ever said "How are you coping with...

  20. Which is better?

    sjalv replied to Alexander03's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    As a resident of Oklahoma, my understanding is that you do not pay rent or anything of the sort if the Job Corps campus has housing available. If this is the case, I would recommend attending the...

  21. Proud to be in scrubs??

    sjalv replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    The only area in which a nurse would wear hospital-provided scrubs is in the OR. Otherwise, at least in the US, nurses buy their own scrubs and launder them as

  22. Yesterday

    sjalv replied to Vtachy1's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    It is incredibly arrogant for a Christian to try to convert someone who isn't. I don't care if you say it is your "duty" or if you do it out of "concern". The only time it is ever acceptable in the...

  23. Have you been nurtured by an instructor?

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

    Absolutely. I have actually yet to encounter a nursing instructor who is the stereotypical witch. *knock on

  24. when is it okay to combat rudeness w/ rudeness?

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

    The question that dietary had asked was "Do y'all have trays yet?", which I now know to mean if dietary had delivered meal trays to the unit, but I didn't understand what she was asking at the time. I...

  25. advise

    sjalv replied to danlee's topic in General Students

    'Advice' is the standard English word for the noun. I checked dictionary.com, wiktionary.org, and the Oxford Dictionary. All 3 have 'advice' listed as the noun and 'advise' listed as the verb. Many...