veggie530

veggie530

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  1. Possible to get into nursing school with a C? Has anyone ever?

    veggie530 replied to brenay's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I got a C in anatomy. Hated that god forsaken memorization based class. Got A's in intro and organic chem... only to not have them count as pre-req GPA :-\ but I got

  2. So many specialties....

    veggie530 replied to mr cooper's topic in Male Nursing Students

    You can do whatever you want if you're dedicated enough... but you might get on the floor and find something you like more. I think 80% of SN's I meet say they want to do ICU/ER or OB/NICU. Obviously...

  3. Why would my friend request IV supplies?

    veggie530 replied to callie104's topic in General Students

    He's not a wrestler or an MMA fighter or anything, right? Because it's really common to give each other IV's and rehydrate after weigh ins. Or, you know, shoot up heroin.

  4. "The Graduate"

    veggie530 replied to LookForward's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Interesting. I'm interested in what positions you're applying for? And what area (state, w/e) you live in,

  5. Do I need a BSN if I have a MA & years of research experience?

    veggie530 replied to bluecloud's topic in General Students

    Like someone else said, too, you can bridge to an MSN if you already have a BA/BS. GCU and Univ. of Phoenix both offer programs like that. I think GCU's RN-BSN route is like 16.5k in total. You should...

  6. Do I need a BSN if I have a MA & years of research experience?

    veggie530 replied to bluecloud's topic in General Students

    I'd go with the ADN. If you want to get the BSN you can enroll immediately after you become an RN and do it through an online school (Phoenix, GCU) or through a university locally (which likely will...

  7. Question for everyone..

    veggie530 replied to mkearns724's topic in General Students

    If you have the cash floating around I'd do the phleb cert... but don't do it because you want to make money doing it necessarily. Not easy finding a job doing that. But practice with IV sticks would...

  8. What is the first thing you are going to buy once you are a nurse?

    veggie530 replied to Living4Peace's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm buying a pretty girl in my class a nice dinner. Or I'm dining alone. Either way, that food is getting eaten and that girl will have to answer.

  9. Favorite clinical so far.....

    veggie530 replied to seanynjboy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    OB, actually. Ped's was where I was the most competent at everything and made my best impression on the floor... but OB is where I had had a lot of fun and learned a

  10. Do I need to take microbiology before taking teas? :(

    veggie530 replied to futurenurse2016's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    General bio and chemistry were covered extensively on mine. I don't really recall a micro question, but I'd say it's important to know about the "chain of infection" or whatever it's

  11. Advice? Recommendations?

    veggie530 replied to yoo2na's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    I didn't study at all, took the exam on 24 hour notice and got a 90. I know people who have done similar, and I also know people who have studied for weeks to get a 75. I honestly think the whole...

  12. Should I take statistics with level III nursing?

    veggie530 replied to skulskcc01's topic in General Students

    Are you already an A student? Because if you aren't already an A student in nursing I'd be careful. I got all B's in my first semester of RN school because I took 9 units of other classes concurrently...

  13. Male nurses student and skipping OB/L&D clinicals

    veggie530 replied to Jfarmboy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    i wasn't referring to you rejecting knowledge, specifically, by the way But I think you forget something else. How will you get nurses going to OB if you never let them get a taste of it? Even those...

  14. Male nurses student and skipping OB/L&D clinicals

    veggie530 replied to Jfarmboy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I don't understand. My institution spent a total of 2 months in OB, meaning 10% of the total education time. How much time do other institutions spend that dedicating "so much time" toward it? 2...

  15. School Bag

    veggie530 replied to Mrs.Priss's topic in General Students

    I use whatever bag that the handles don't rip from carrying so much stuff. My buddy, who was an Iraq war combat medic, uses his backpack he carried in the field. He gets complimented on it all the...

  16. Help a Senior out :3

    veggie530 replied to mrjspham's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I've had one patients father (on ped's) ask why I didn't go to med school. He was from China and I think that it was largely a cultural thing, but I'm no expert on Chinese culture. Other than that...

  17. Male nurses student and skipping OB/L&D clinicals

    veggie530 replied to Jfarmboy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    lady parts, vulva, semantics. You deal with the bare pelvic region, and that's the point. I was a bit harsh in my response but if some guy said (in my former field of criminal justice) "I don't want...

  18. How far do you drive for nursing school?

    veggie530 replied to %63theend's topic in General Students

    I drive 60 miles there and back (about 1.5 hours each way) for campus and about 50 to the clinical site (like an hour 15) It

  19. Uniforms

    veggie530 replied to Crazed's topic in General Students

    I truly hate some of you. My school uniform is all-white. ALL. WHITE. And almost see-through, too. The top is this jacket type thing (cardigan? i dunno) with a collar and 4 pockets, the pants are just...

  20. Frustrated!!!!!!! Am I alone on this?

    veggie530 replied to JenniferS_CNA's topic in General Students

    One of the first things you'll learn in actual nursing school is being tolerant of other people and leaving your judgmental side at home. So what if they got into nursing for the money? The money is...

  21. Drug screen for new job

    veggie530 replied to RURN2O11's topic in General Nursing

    what's the point of saying "do the test w/i 24 hours of receiving the papers" so they can't prepare for the test... if you already know the papers are coming you can already be preparing,

  22. Nurses are the real heroes ?

    veggie530 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I don't buy into any of this "hero" talk. I come from a military family and I even find that to be silly most of the time. If a "hero" is someone who dodges bullets while they work then I deserve a...

  23. Shocked by new grads at job fair

    veggie530 replied to mclennan's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Glad to hear it, OP. Those are the types of dorks I want to compete for jobs

  24. Fired: Now what?

    veggie530 replied to patty377's topic in Nursing Career

    I don't now what the deal is with this thread, but take responsibility for your mistakes and use it as fuel to make yourself a better nurse. Make them sorry they lost you instead of being sorry. That...

  25. Stuttering Stupid Nurse

    veggie530 replied to pearlgarden's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I can totally relate to this. I grew up with a speech impediment and a lisp and it was really, really bad. Sometimes I talk really fast and people have no clue what I just said, too, or my mind races...