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  1. Don't go into nursing school if_____

    sjalv replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Students

    Sounds like they didn't want to be CRNAs that

  2. Don't go into nursing school if_____

    sjalv replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Students

    Um.. try enjoying it while it lasts? Do we really need the promise of an after life to feel like life is worth living? I'm not that negative. I'm completely fine knowing I could die any day then my...

  3. Please Help RN to Med School Advice

    sjalv replied to futurecaregiver96's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Regardless of your "no offense to nursing", what you wrote is offensive to nurses. Nursing and medicine are two completely different fields. The two fields use two different models of care in their...

  4. Don't go into nursing school if_____

    sjalv replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Students

    I wasn't offended, I just thought her comment was stupid. There's a difference. Being offended is the ultimate form of

  5. Don't go into nursing school if_____

    sjalv replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Students

    The thread is titled "Don't go into nursing school if ____" and the poster stated "you don't believe in prayer/don't know how" or whatever. The thread was not titled "I would not have gone into...

  6. People who think CNA is easy!

    sjalv replied to jaylynn06's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    "Have you ever done

  7. Don't go into nursing school if_____

    sjalv replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Students

    Come on, really? Did you have to throw religion into this? I'm an atheist and get by just fine without belief in a higher

  8. How soon to prepare for NCLEX?

    sjalv replied to Mandy0728's topic in General Students

    My program structures tests to reflect the NCLEX. I don't plan on really studying for the NCLEX (i.e. with Saunder's review) until my 4th

  9. How is nursing competitive exactly?

    sjalv replied to Autumn.Olive's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Concerning the actual classes (in nursing school), it seems students compete with each other for no reason. "What grade did you get?", "Did you pass?", "What has your clinical instructor said about...

  10. Class of 2015

    sjalv replied to Jamjams's topic in General Students

    I'll be graduating May of 2015. I'm in my 2nd semester of a 4 semester RN

  11. Stereotyping Male Nurses

    sjalv replied to lvansick's topic in Male Nursing Students

    So you're doing your part to change one stereotype but highlighting another? ("..who like working on cars and drinking

  12. Best alarm clock tone for an iphone?

    sjalv replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in General Students

    I would also recommend putting your phone outside of arm's reach, so you HAVE to get up to silence

  13. When does/did your semester end and how did you do?

    sjalv replied to Caribbean Character's topic in General Students

    I finished a week ago and these were my phone grades: Foundations in Nursing (theory, clinical, communications combined) - B Math for Nurses (dosage calcs etc) - B Sociology (not related to nursing...

  14. Where do you all get textbooks from

    sjalv replied to maj0079's topic in General Students

    Amazon. I don't rent as our books are used throughout all 4

  15. Recording Lectures

    sjalv replied to Fearless_leader's topic in General Students

    I honestly just used my iPhone 5 all semester and it worked fine. I didn't even set my phone on the instructor's desk. I set it face down on my desk (2nd row from the instructor) and it worked. It's...

  16. Are textbooks this expensive????

    sjalv replied to 2015's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    We had about 11ish books for first semester, and it ended up being around 600-700 off Amazon. This upcoming semester, we have about 4 to buy and it'll be about

  17. Failed Pharmacology

    sjalv replied to jead1's topic in General Students

    I would also say that it isn't as big of a stigma as you're making it out to be. A few people in our class failed Math for Nurses so they will graduate a semester later than the rest of us, but we...

  18. Last semester of nursing school, should I move out?

    sjalv replied to unbalanced's topic in General Students

    I feel like all we can really tell you is that moving out with one semester left isn't optimal. It would be better to wait until you are done. But only you know how bad it is with your mother and if...

  19. Nervous for NCLEX

    sjalv replied to yureny's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Honestly, I have never heard anyone say "I'm ready for the

  20. are fluids and electrolytes really THAT bad?

    sjalv replied to TarheelGirlx3's topic in General Students

    I just finished 1st semester. Honestly, the hardest part about it for me was remembering all the electrolyte 'normal' values, and signs/symptoms of F&E excesses and deficits (hypernatremia,...

  21. Ad on Craiglist for ghostwriter for nursing student

    sjalv replied to tsm007's topic in General Students

    Just curious, when did we hear God say

  22. Just graduated!!!

    sjalv replied to Sponges's topic in General Students

    Congrats on graduating and especially the job. I'd love to work in the ICU upon

  23. What is your grading scale?

    sjalv replied to smoup's topic in General Students

    74.9 is C, 83.1 is B, 93.1 is an A. Less than a 74.9 is

  24. Ad on Craiglist for ghostwriter for nursing student

    sjalv replied to tsm007's topic in General Students

    Someone should let them know that a medical student would likely not be a good option for nursing school. The nursing model of healthcare and the medical model of healthcare are very different, as any...

  25. Class of 2015

    sjalv replied to MommaTy's topic in General Students

    In ours, you can't fail any of the 'Foundations' courses (Communications, Skills/Clinical, or Theory) but you can fail "Math for Nurses". The catch is, you'll have to retake it the following semester...