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  1. vcu amsn/absn admissions

    jt43 posted a topic in Virginia Nursing

    I'm new to this forum. Received a waitlist letter for VCU's AMSN program today. Anyone else hear anything? There was a note in my letter saying ABSN letters would be sent out

  2. Grading scales and number of questions on your exams

    jt43 replied to tb0930's topic in General Students

    A 94-10 B 87-93 C 80-86 Below 80 is failing. The number of questions varies. Usually around 50-60. I prefer and do better on exams with 50 questions than exams with 100+...

  3. Jon Stewart Puzzled Why Combat Medics Can't Apply for Nursing Jobs

    jt43 replied to kabfighter's topic in Government, Military

    You don't even have to have a CNA to be a "nurse" in my kids' school district. It's horrible. There should be some standard regulation about that across

  4. Trouble with starting IV's

    jt43 replied to Katniss88's topic in General Students

    Stabilizing the vein really helps imo (one finger above and one below the insertion site). Just be aware that some instructors will criticize you for a finger above the site as it is easier to...

  5. Learning to count newborn heart rate

    jt43 replied to anurseatlast's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks for the feedback. I really appreciate it. It definitely wasn't a swishing sound. More of a lub-dub-dub. I feel so inadequate when it comes to heart

  6. Most relevant/useful pre-nursing science class?

    jt43 replied to bardone's topic in General Students

    A&P and

  7. Learning to count newborn heart rate

    jt43 replied to anurseatlast's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm a student and was wondering if it's normal to hear a split S2 sound on newborns? Sometimes when I'm auscultating and counting, it seems to me like there is an occasional 3rd sound. I asked a floor...

  8. Recommendations: Long sleeve shirt to cover tattoos

    jt43 replied to mmills63's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Does your school require you to cover them? It's healthier for you and your patients to be bare below the

  9. Dealing with the obnoxious co-worker help

    jt43 replied to RNGriffin's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm curious what your coworker's response was when you said his/her words hurt and upset

  10. When parents should keep their child home.

    jt43 replied to tanna898's topic in School

    We have limited absences in our district. 8 are allowed. Also, my child has a cough all winter every winter, so I certainly don't keep her home for her "nuisance" cough. My children also have very...

  11. Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    jt43 replied to Snowbird17's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The latest Cochrane Review found that influenza vaccination was completely ineffective at reducing transmission. I don't see why we are still discussing this....

  12. Wearing Black Scrubs in Pediatric Hospital

    jt43 replied to Soliloquy's topic in Pediatric

    I don't care what color scrubs a peds nurse wears when caring for my child. I care that she's competent and compassionate. I doubt the kids would be put off by scrubs with a black background. Also, I...

  13. Any VCU AMSN/ABSN Summer 2012 Hopefuls?

    jt43 replied to mas28's topic in Virginia Nursing

    VCU no longer has an AMSN

  14. Visitor silencing neighboring alarms

    jt43 replied to PediLove2147's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Ok, I'm spouting. Lol. I wouldn't really mess with the pump, but I would raise hell. 10 mins of alarming (barring any emergency on the unit) is unacceptable and I applaud the OP for answering the call...

  15. Visitor silencing neighboring alarms

    jt43 replied to PediLove2147's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Flame me if you want, but if I were visiting my child or spouse in the hospital and their roommate's IV pump was alarming *for 10 minutes*, I would silence it too. Especially when there's a little...

  16. Do schools give male students an advantage?

    jt43 replied to Lukes089's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Absolutely.

  17. Are C's really the new A's in nursing school?

    jt43 replied to nursingstudent2458's topic in General Students

    Grade deflation is a huge problem in my area (imo). I would support a standardized grading scale across the country, especially for high schools. Better yet, I think we should go from a letter grade...

  18. Be Careful When Posting

    jt43 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    It's disappointing that one cannot remove their own posts here should they decide the post contains too much identifying information. If there is a way, I haven't discovered it

  19. Visiting nurse slapped with a parking ticket :-/

    jt43 replied to PinkRNBSN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you're in NYC, why don't you use public transportation? It's way easier than finding on street parking. Just a

  20. What books do you have on your desk?

    jt43 replied to nurseprnRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Martini's Visual Anatomy & Physiology. This book was published after I took A&P, but I bought it anyway because it's just so well organized and laid out. Also, I couldn't wait to throw away...

  21. Advice needed about clinical instructor

    jt43 replied to RNbethy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My 2 cents, fwiw: I think you should go to your instructor and talk about this. Calmly, non-aggressively, non-defensively. If it were me, I'd say something like this, "I feel disappointed and a little...

  22. What a coincidence. . .every single student nurse who shadows me. . .

    jt43 replied to thesundowner's topic in General Nursing

    I also completely support a bachelor's degree as the minimum entry point (grandfathering for those already in the profession, of course). I support a minimum standard of english grammar, and possibly...

  23. What a coincidence. . .every single student nurse who shadows me. . .

    jt43 replied to thesundowner's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a student and I don't want to work in any of those areas. But I must admit, I get annoyed hearing all my classmates talk like that (and a good percentage of them

  24. HIPAA Question or ethics issue?

    jt43 replied to somedaypeds's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I can't imagine any circumstance where subscribing to a blog would be a HIPAA violation. If you posted or shared info, that would be another story, but merely subing and viewing a blog is in no way a...

  25. Spring 2011 VCU hopefuls?

    jt43 replied to chantie19's topic in Virginia Nursing

    They will accept sats from whenever. Gres are only good for 5 years i think (thats an ets exiration not