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  1. What shoes are you getting for clinicals?

    2BRN123 replied to SelenaS's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Honestly danskos aren't that expensive considering you can get 8-10 years out of em. I'm a dansko lover myself. Will be gettin a white pair for clinical, and a pair of birki

  2. Thank you to the ICU nurses

    2BRN123 replied to xoemmylouox's topic in Critical Care

    Wishes of strength to you and your family. I lost my father 2 days ago at the age of 48, also in the ICU. I share your same sentiment of thanks to the nurses and staff. He survived 2.5 days off of...

  3. Energy drink to use for nclex rn thingyyy...

    2BRN123 replied to maia718's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Coffee, water,

  4. 2.68 GPA! Please help!!

    2BRN123 replied to Mel_z's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Try to retake the classes and replace the grades. Even if you can't replace them, it will look better on your transcript to see that you retried. Also be sure to talk to your prospective schools...

  5. UPMC Shadyside - Fall 2012 new student check-in

    2BRN123 replied to wildblueeyez's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Did you apply for the evening weekend program? To my knowledge that's the only one really designed for working people. The full time schedule for all start dates is the same I think, one is just a...

  6. UPMC Shadyside - Fall 2012 new student check-in

    2BRN123 replied to wildblueeyez's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Did you all get your orientation letter in the

  7. UPMC Shadyside - Fall 2012 new student check-in

    2BRN123 replied to wildblueeyez's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Me! I'm starting full time in Sept. I don't work in healthcare so this will be a major life change for me. From fox chapel, but live in the east end. Ideally I'd like to do anesthesia ,...

  8. Community college has a 7% graduation rate...

    2BRN123 replied to Kadambari's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The number of people competing to get into a school has zero to do with the graduation rate. The only thing that percentage measures is: # of students that graduate % number of students that...

  9. Community college has a 7% graduation rate...

    2BRN123 replied to Kadambari's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Um, do you mean specifically the nursingprogram or??? It might just mean that the majority of students transfer elsewhere to finish their degree instead of graduating from that particular

  10. Do nurses have a responsibility to keep their Facebook professional?

    2BRN123 replied to Bortaz's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Honestly, when I see idiots posting and doing stupid things on facebook, my first response is never "omg that girl is a teacher," or "omg that guy is a nurse". I do think ok the other hand " wow that...

  11. Misogyny in Nursing

    2BRN123 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    yup, drama follows drama. man, woman or

  12. Do nurses have a responsibility to keep their Facebook professional?

    2BRN123 replied to Bortaz's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Facebook is a time sucking spam box. Just delete it and you won't have to be exposed to other people's meaningless

  13. Should I include a cover letter?

    2BRN123 replied to dseem13's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Yes, you're interviewing for a different job so why not include a cover letter to outline our goals objectives intentions etc. If the person you're interviewing with couldn't tell you ...from a...

  14. Psych NP vs Derm NP

    2BRN123 replied to googs's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I've never had a female dermatologist ever. Not because of choice...just because. Women will go to whoever is going to fix their dermatological problems. If a monkey or a robot had the ultimate...

  15. Misogyny in Nursing

    2BRN123 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Some chicks say they prefer to hang out with guys instead of other girls because there's less drama. I prefer to hang out with myself because there's NO drama and I don't have to wear

  16. Obamacare and Nursing.. what do you think?

    2BRN123 replied to OKNurse2be's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Honestly, Regardless of what health care plan passes where, who what what how, for better or for worse, if it is not 100% to the benefit of health insurance and pharmaceutical companies, they are...

  17. Getting vaccinated for Nursing school?

    2BRN123 replied to cmj1986's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This ^ When you realize, in a clinical setting, how easily you might be able to contract certain illnesses because you had not been immune to them via vaccine or otherwise, well.... once you realize...

  18. Retraining Displaced Workers As Nurses

    2BRN123 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Why doesn't the government spend that money (and effort really) to prevent the displacement of American workers, instead of paying for them to learn something else to get displaced

  19. Washing those scrubs?

    2BRN123 replied to johnny depp23's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    You know what grosses me out...when All the hospital people about the city, get off of their shift, park their scrub wearin azzes in a chair at the hot new restaurant and start grubbing on nachos and...

  20. Backpack on wheels..Is this really necessary?

    2BRN123 replied to luixbeauty's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    My thoughts exactly. I've been lucky enough to have parking close.enough to class that I can do

  21. Backpack on wheels..Is this really necessary?

    2BRN123 replied to luixbeauty's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I leave all my crap in the car. Walk and swap between

  22. Having health insurance does not make you less likely to die.

    2BRN123 replied to SC_RNDude's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    [quote=SC_RNDude;6709011 "The Institute of Medicine's estimate that lack of insurance leads to 18,000 excess deaths each year is almost certainly incorrect. It is not possible to draw firm causal...

  23. UPMC Mercy, Shadyside and St. Maragret MERGING???

    2BRN123 replied to neverbethesame's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Probably just standardized prerequisites and curriculum...it would be interesting to see how the university partnerships worked out. I always found it odd that shadyside was paired up with Chatham,...

  24. UPMC Mercy, Shadyside and St. Maragret MERGING???

    2BRN123 replied to neverbethesame's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Yeah l, Joanne made it sound like this was the last year under the current

  25. UPMC Mercy, Shadyside and St. Maragret MERGING???

    2BRN123 replied to neverbethesame's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Old thread, but I think this is happening too. I had a meeting with j. Vukotich at shadysidr a few weeks ago and she apologizedfor being so busy, but she was tied up rewritingthe schools curriculum....