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  1. New Graduate No Jobs

    rjones416 replied to MKRN00's topic in Canada

    Any advice for applying internally? Should I try to find as many hiring managers in the hospital as possible and give them my resume? I love the hospital that I'm at right now and just want to get...

  2. Calling nurse managers?

    rjones416 replied to Fancypants09's topic in Canada

    I'm in my pregraduate consolidation right now and I absolutely love the placement that I'm at. Any advice on how to approach the nursing manager about hiring me after I

  3. Help with dosage calculations

    rjones416 replied to nursingstudent2015's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    1.2 of the 125mg dose to get 150. you need to know the formula which is dose divided by drug on

  4. How do you get job offers before graduating NS?

    rjones416 replied to StayHumble11's topic in General Students

    my instructors told me if you do well in pre grad clinicals then they usually offer you a job after you

  5. What is the grading in you school

    rjones416 replied to Kimynurse's topic in General Students

    60+ is a pass at my school and theres still people that

  6. Clinicals - - what to expect?

    rjones416 replied to livmoore89's topic in General Students

    dont worry its easy. you'll get to work with one of the nurses there and you'll help them with caring for their patients. things like vital signs, toileting, transferring, showers, getting them...

  7. Scared of NS

    rjones416 replied to Mandy0728's topic in General Students

    keep up with the readings, study hard and you'll be fine. the people who fail are usually the ones who dont start studying until a few days before a

  8. Rent vs Buy

    rjones416 replied to lcraig0011's topic in General Students

    its better to buy used instead of renting them. they both cost about the same but you get to keep the used

  9. Athabasca PN to RN program

    rjones416 posted a topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    I just have a few questions. Is Athabasca difficult to get in to or do you just need to meet the requirements? It seems like this is the best way for PN's to bridge to RN since you're guaranteed a...

  10. What is your Fall schedule?

    rjones416 replied to Lolita34's topic in General Students

    I'll be taking pre grad clinical

  11. Help with some questions?

    rjones416 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have some review questions but I'm having trouble with a few and would like some help. what electrolyte to monitor if blood in stool? we're focusing on sodium/potassium patient on airborne isolation...

  12. Shoes, shoes, shoes

    rjones416 replied to OB-nurse2013's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i have never found a pair of shoes that are more comfortable than nike air

  13. End of clinical presents

    rjones416 replied to paratroopa's topic in General Students

    my clinical group this semester is buying a cake for the floor and we're getting the instructor a $100 gift certificate for the

  14. I think I'm one of *those* kinds of students

    rjones416 replied to Jill2Shay's topic in General Students

    just keep practicing your nursing skills and you'll get better at

  15. How does clonidine cause constipation?

    rjones416 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What exactly causes clonidine and other anti-hypertensive meds to make the patient constipated? I'm trying to google it but cant find an

  16. No test reviews in my program... Anyone else ?

    rjones416 replied to Angela0120's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    i only had a few classes where we went over the whole test. a few others we just went over the short answer section. im gonna start making appointments to see my teacher during office hours to review...

  17. Wearing scrubs at the gym??

    rjones416 replied to phieud's topic in Male Nursing Students

    i didnt know people casually wear their scrubs out in public. couldnt you just wear sweat pants/shorts and a t shirt if you want comfort? i guess some people just want to show off that they're a...

  18. No co-ed partners for health assessment?

    rjones416 replied to rjones416's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    oh ok

  19. No co-ed partners for health assessment?

    rjones416 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    i was just wondering what exactly goes on in health assessment class and why co-ed partners would be an

  20. No co-ed partners for health assessment?

    rjones416 replied to rjones416's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    did you have to examine each others

  21. How Many students have dropped out of your LVN program?

    rjones416 replied to Iiamlilly's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    i know people that failed a course but i never heard of anyone actually dropping out of the

  22. Pharmacology or A&P, which class do you think is/was more difficult?

    rjones416 replied to SushiJoe's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    i had a patho/pharm course and it was a little bit harder than a&p. i didnt really have to think critically on the tests, its just a bunch of memorizing like

  23. I dont understand the toe pleat for bed making

    rjones416 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    after reading the textbook and searching for videos on the internet i still cant figure out the toe pleat. can someone help me with the

  24. I dont understand the toe pleat for bed making

    rjones416 replied to rjones416's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    can someone help me? are you just supposed to lift the sheet at the toes and then make a

  25. I dont understand the toe pleat for bed making

    rjones416 replied to rjones416's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    yea im trying to figure out how to do the toe