kayak133

kayak133

on the fence about nursing

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  1. What do you think of this ?

    kayak133 posted a topic in General Students

    I am literally 'on' and now 'off' my third nursing school, and I am contemplating not returning to get my RN at all. I didn't flunk out. I left my previous school with a 3.14 GPA with 4 nursing...

  2. What do you think of this ?

    kayak133 replied to kayak133's topic in General Students

    Runforfun is exactly right, and is the basis for my decision. Yes, there was a larger issue behind the post...it had to do with the transfer of a non-nursing course....which I was advised about at the...

  3. I am reading my syllabus correctly???!!!??? Foley Cath's

    kayak133 replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    If there was only a way to "like" this post .). Can someone show me where the chastity belts are

  4. Lasalle Achieve students/graduates, what was your gpa and nln score going in?

    kayak133 replied to ThePhilster's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I attempted to apply there for Spring 2012. I was not pleased with the lack of professionalism from La Salle. In fact, it was way to the extent that I will never consider applying there again. For...

  5. Anybody work for Genesis healthcare in New jersey?

    kayak133 replied to RN20102010's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    My cousin has been with them for awhile. She is a clinical nursing manager at this time. My coz is a diploma nurse who recently recd her BSN. Has a lot of positive things to say...but then again, as a...

  6. I give up!

    kayak133 replied to NMlpn2rn's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Keep on going...we are all pulling for you. It is the same for everything. Just to let you know, I used to be a teacher....back in the day of the so-called teacher shortage...sent about 100 or so odd...

  7. La Salle Achieve Spring 2012?

    kayak133 replied to caitlin63's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Caitlin, I just sent you an

  8. La Salle Achieve Spring 2012?

    kayak133 replied to caitlin63's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Please contact me

  9. What career did you have before nursing?

    kayak133 replied to julibyrd's topic in General Nursing

    Retail; Teacher: licensed and taught in: PA, NJ, and NC; currently an insurance agent. Volunteered with: Monmouth County Park System, Hamilton Hospital...this is going way back...and also volunteered...

  10. Passing NCLEX versus teaching students nursing skills...which is your school?

    kayak133 posted a topic in General Students

    I would have graduated from nursing school this semester if I hadn't voluntarily left last spring. My reasons for doing so were twofold. First, it was becoming difficult for me to maintain a decent...

  11. Is there anything good that being a nurse has taught you???

    kayak133 replied to juzme's topic in General Nursing

    I am not a nurse. I am a sitting on the fence sometimes student nurse. Had several occasions in regards to physicians and my healthcare and in regards to nursing schools this past spring, summer and...

  12. If you know someone is going to be fired - do you tell?

    kayak133 replied to Lucky724's topic in General Nursing

    Putting it to you this way: don't get involved if you can. Usually a person can pick up the vibe and know they are going to get

  13. Nursing hours

    kayak133 replied to GivingLove's topic in General Nursing

    I have taught in PA, NJ, and NC....grades 1-3. It wasn't the kids, it wasn't the work, it wasn't the parents, but the administration that made me leave education. My last position as a teacher was in...

  14. Nurse market saturation 2015 and beyond ?

    kayak133 replied to GOODMED's topic in General Nursing

    To add to the above....any field you are in or if you are considering entering when you leave college requires a lot of savvy...heed the advice of Jenni811 and

  15. Nurse market saturation 2015 and beyond ?

    kayak133 replied to GOODMED's topic in General Nursing

    New Jersey. Last winter a nursing student friend of mine went for a patient tech position interview at Princeton and was declined. The response from the nurse manager who interviewed her was that she...

  16. Extremely Offensive ER experience

    kayak133 replied to NickB's topic in Emergency

    To Dixie RedHead....I think you are letting your 20 years get a little bit into your head. A patient has the right to be educated about his or her condition and chose the course of his or her...

  17. Extremely Offensive ER experience

    kayak133 replied to NickB's topic in Emergency

    Had similar experience with a gynecologist....and, I have seen this gynecologist three times. Went in because I was somewhat remiss on my annual and had one cycle that was early by three days. My...

  18. Will nursing grow on me?

    kayak133 replied to lilmissnurse12's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't like it now...when will you think it will grow on you? I understand your hesitancy. One of my patients in my first clinical experience had a very large loose bowel movement. The smell was...

  19. ever have an instructor just melt down in class?

    kayak133 replied to classof2013's topic in General Students

    The school I went to used extensive surveys. Not only did we grade the course instructor, but the clinical instructor...and the facility. Our semesters were split into 3 courses...so every five weeks...

  20. ever have an instructor just melt down in class?

    kayak133 replied to classof2013's topic in General Students

    Let's just say that in my former school of nursing, a professor broke the academic integrity guidelines of the college and school of nursing by allowing students to change their answers on a test. Not...

  21. Anyone waiting on Acceptance/Rejection Letter '2012

    kayak133 replied to PedsHopeful's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey JerseyGirl6...good game

  22. IV therapy skills in nursing school...do they still exist?

    kayak133 replied to IvnurseAmanda's topic in General Students

    At my former nursing school...the word on IV starts and venipuncture was "on-the-job." This was an ASN

  23. Ethics 101

    kayak133 posted a topic in General Nursing

    How do you get around ethical questions such as when a doctor recommends a procedure that you know is not necessary for a patient to have? I have found myself walking personally into this issue...

  24. Really disappointed with the reality of nursing.

    kayak133 replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think what keeps me from not letting go of nursing as an alternative career path is the belief that nursing can live up to what it can be, and maybe in the human spirit of making things...

  25. Ethics 101

    kayak133 replied to kayak133's topic in General Nursing

    To Orange Tree: please advise whether or not you prefer patients to be active in their healthcare, or just to have a passive patient on your hands who doesn't want to learn about their condition and...