windsurfer8

windsurfer8 BSN, RN

Prior military RN/current ICU RN.

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  1. Should I drop clinicals?

    windsurfer8 replied to acbamy55's topic in General Students

    Quit. And don't blame others for "making you cry". You are an

  2. How am I going to pay for nursing school?? input pls...

    windsurfer8 replied to Socal_EMT's topic in General Students

    Even with private loans you will still be paying back the 80K. Also the entire time you are paying it back it is building on itself. So really you will be paying back like 100K. Only you can...

  3. It seems that some students are not a good fit for nursing.

    windsurfer8 replied to Banana nut's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Who are you to determine what makes a good nurse? Good luck trying to "know everything". At this point you know nothing. I have been a nurse 10 years and I learn every single day. Being Arrogant...

  4. Should I stay or should I go, now?

    windsurfer8 replied to conchobar's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Whispera Accelerated BSN programs are at many major universities. They require a Bachelors degree in something else with usually a MINIMUM of 3.0 GPA as graduating GPA. Then pre reqs completed...

  5. On my way to my Nursing dream career but chemistry has overwhelmed me! am I alone?

    windsurfer8 replied to Nanyanzi's topic in General Students

    Yes becoming an RN is not easy. If you want it you have to complete the pre reqs as stated. This is the same for every single nursing student in the country. Not everyone who wants to be a doctor...

  6. Should I stay or should I go, now?

    windsurfer8 replied to conchobar's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Why did you apply to a school across the country if you did not plan to attend? Did you not look at the cost of the school? Cost of living in the area where the school is? Get quantifiable data...

  7. How in this world do you ever get 1 year experience?

    windsurfer8 replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you absolutely have to stay in cali I would look out of state. Check out places like Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska. They all have low unemployment and maybe opportunities. Even if...

  8. Conflict Resolution

    windsurfer8 replied to vgutierrez39's topic in General Students

    So you are just asking random people on a message board to give you an answer that you are willing to put your name on and turn in to your professor? You don't even know if the people answering are...

  9. Nursing speciality for someone that hates people

    windsurfer8 replied to Gogol's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do not understand why you even want to be an RN? You are talking about IT ...then focus on a degree in that. You want to go into nursing or medicine, but want nothing to do with people? How is a...

  10. Help! I want to be an NP but A&P is killing me! Should I reconsider?

    windsurfer8 replied to Hefziba's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Listen to Username. You are uitting the cart in front of the horse. SLOW down. Focus on the task at hand. One day at a time..one week at a time. No step is more important than any other one....

  11. Another reason unions suck!

    windsurfer8 replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Then quit and do something else. No one is forcing you to work in a hospital. My union got my patient ration down to a manageable level and I make more money. Power in numbers and I love it. My pay...

  12. Reporting unnecessary pain

    windsurfer8 replied to erint91DC's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If a bed falls many patients may "scream" in pain. That doesn't instantly mean you give a PRN medication. My biggest problem is how did a HOB drop anyway? All beds I have worked with are...

  13. Did you receive a politically biased education?

    windsurfer8 replied to Guest910128's topic in General Students

    Ok provide evidence of this. At my university we were encouraged to debate many topics and we had people respectfully arguing their points. No one pushed any "liberal" agenda on us. You want to...

  14. Not Criminally Responsible

    windsurfer8 replied to Tylerr's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Read peer reviewed articles and actual research. Not off the cuff random answers from people who may or may not be nurses What crime? Shoplifting? Murder? You go to court and you argue for not...

  15. Need to interview a BSN ASAP.

    windsurfer8 replied to nhomsey1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You do realize this is a message board and you have no way to verify the person who provides "answers" is a nurse. When you present this to your instructor you need to let them know the person may...

  16. Chain of command

    windsurfer8 replied to thatnursedude's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Totally agree with Kindaback. Learning to succeed even when things are not "perfect" may serve you better in the long run than a random note on page 235 of your Pathophysiology book. Figure out...

  17. Grading policy for clinical

    windsurfer8 replied to malenurse2bt's topic in General Students

    Why are you proposing to change it? Do you have evidence of a reason why? Even if another school does this you will need evidence as to whether it improves...what? Higher NCLEX pass rate? Higher...

  18. I hate nursing school !

    windsurfer8 replied to Student2017555's topic in General Students

    Learning how to complete the mission no matter the situation is a huge part of being a nurse. Things get chaotic and you don't always have "direction" however you are expected to complete the task at...

  19. How to deal with ****** hospital staff

    windsurfer8 replied to R.tchadensis's topic in General Students

    You deal with it by completing the clinical to the best of your ability and moving on with your

  20. How did you get started in Nursing?

    windsurfer8 replied to Go_Hawks_girl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Can you quantify "not as good" as the other school? If the school for the BSN is accredited then I don't understand how it is "not as good". If you are basing "not as good" off what someone told you...

  21. Is Psych For Me?

    windsurfer8 replied to Chevy_girl's topic in Psychiatric

    "Is psych really such a bad place in a hospital setting?" Hmm I guess it depends on how you define "bad". If you love it then I guess it isn't "bad" for you. Be careful in psych and always remain...

  22. Not enjoying clinical

    windsurfer8 replied to loveflowers's topic in General Students

    Clinicals are not designed for enjoyment. If you are getting feedback from staff that your work ethic is poor maybe you should listen to them. "Could it be"? Sure anything "could" be. Ask them if...

  23. Best route to become a nurse

    windsurfer8 replied to Bquinn11's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Your ambulance time more than likely won't mean anything. What matters are grades and having your pre reqs done. Most ABSNs have a minimum of 3.0 on your first bachelors degree to apply. You seem...

  24. The lesser of all evils?

    windsurfer8 replied to MochaFiend's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Define "worst". In reality it makes absolutely no difference which is "worst" as they are all required to be completed with the required grade. If you define "worst" by the one that requires the...

  25. Restraints Time Frame Assessments

    windsurfer8 replied to ikonen's topic in General Students

    First if you are taking a message board as an answer you would trust in your practice you are setting yourself up for trouble. Any hospital you work for well have an SOP regarding restraints. There...