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  1. straight from the horse's mouth... adn vs bsn

    EMT-newbie replied to kenyacka's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    With that kind of Catch-22 it seems like getting certs like ACLS after an ADN makes more sense than advancing academically, then continuing on with the BSN after a job is found Oh my, that's sneaky....

  2. Good at Theory, Trouble with Clinical/Lab

    EMT-newbie replied to Orlette's topic in General Students

    I get over a mild version of this kind of performance anxiety in another field by practicing the physical aspects of tasks on a dummy or some kind of stand in. At the same time I visualize the thing...

  3. Help! My preceptor is very difficult to deal with

    EMT-newbie replied to Scarlettanager's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think you have the kernel of how to work with your preceptor, you mentioned that they snap at irritations and then just move right along. I've noticed this in friends from the midwest, they're very...

  4. straight from the horse's mouth... adn vs bsn

    EMT-newbie replied to kenyacka's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Any take on how an ADN actively enrolled and working towards BSN is perceived in this

  5. Why did you pick your username?

    EMT-newbie replied to made's topic in General Nursing

    Easy. 'Cause I'm a male, starting prerequisites in January, and, ummm, here to learn everything I

  6. NCBON: Is this an Invasion of privacy ?

    EMT-newbie replied to Got2B's topic in Nurses Recovery

    This all started because some bright bulb got the idea to tape a bag of urine to their stomach and then just unclamp the tube. Once that got figured that out they started casual observations from the...

  7. Unpaid Internship

    EMT-newbie replied to Decemberblues's topic in General Nursing

    Aside from potential legal issues with various labor laws designed explicitly to stop exploitation of workers like this I can see lots of problems with this approach. From personal experience in the...

  8. Personality Typing...

    EMT-newbie replied to Purple93's topic in Nursing Career

    Hello INTJ. Now that House MD has outed us, people you work with will have a familiar reference and it won't take them long to get used to you I went through the same process of analysis when...

  9. Never too old to learn

    EMT-newbie replied to DwightB's topic in Men in Nursing

    48 guy here spinning up for a big career change too, going back to school for prerequisites and then doing the rain dance to find a school after summer is over. Looks like we're all in good company...

  10. Does National Accreditation Matter

    EMT-newbie replied to rizzy81's topic in General Students

    Maybe call some HR departments in the state you're interested in and see what they have to say? I know, not much of an answer, but you'd get info straight from the horse's

  11. advice for someone whose GPA is less than desirable?

    EMT-newbie replied to laruhpea's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I unfortunately don't have a name for it until after I get my Spring semester done. What I do know is that it only works with semester blocks, you can't pick just one class from that block, and that a...

  12. advice for someone whose GPA is less than desirable?

    EMT-newbie replied to laruhpea's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Check with your school's academic counselor. Mine here in CA let me know of a program specifically for older students with a bad semester in the past that with recent, exemplary performance will...

  13. Question about repeating science classes...

    EMT-newbie replied to sarahsb's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was just working with an academic counselor over the question of how to best repair my older grades while getting my prerequisites out of the way. Two things I found out that may help your...

  14. My Nursing Career In Six Words

    EMT-newbie replied to No Stars In My Eyes's topic in Nursing Humor

    Can I add one? I've just signed up for school again after 25+ years of working in computers, and I'm home from the academic counselor with a plan to complete my prerequisites and filler courses in...

  15. In the process of eliminating distractions from my apartment for school, pointers?

    EMT-newbie replied to ThePhilster's topic in General Students

    Maybe practice meditating and focusing thoughts? Like MikeFromMT kind of said, don't focus on the Process but focus on the Results you want. Here is my favorite quote of all time: "If you want to...

  16. I am so frustrated with Anatomy & Physiology :(

    EMT-newbie replied to Jonahyona's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    People learn in different ways. Have you tried mixing up how you study? I have two tricks that work for me, for example. The first is I pretend that I'm the teacher and I try to explain what I'm...

  17. Vent: "I should warn you, I'm a tough stick..."

    EMT-newbie replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    When I was in hospital for MRSA I burned through three people trying to get an IV started, number four settled for using the back of my hand. Where were you in my time of

  18. People in my program don't care!

    EMT-newbie replied to BosRMT's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have a theory. This theory is that there are only 24 hours in a day. Every minute you let someone else's actions bother you is a minute lost, forever. They aren't doing anything, you/B] are doing...

  19. CPR instructor as resume builder?

    EMT-newbie replied to EMT-newbie's topic in Nursing Career

    So the concept is good, the timing needs to be spread out a wee bit to be practical =) Thanks to the both of you for the input and

  20. CPR instructor as resume builder?

    EMT-newbie replied to EMT-newbie's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks for the fast reply! I'll check out the local options for ACLS and related training, I like your advice that a practical skill certification would be better than a bookish one. I'm still trying...