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  1. Help! I need great shoes

    grentea replied to spicynolanurse2B's topic in General Nursing

    Whatever you do, don't get Nursemates. I thought I was buying some good shoes initially but then I had to buy new soles just so I could wear them. They're terribly uncomfortable and over-priced. I...

  2. Your school and the HESI exit exam

    grentea replied to evans_c1's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    My school has the same thing going on with the HESI. We have to get an 85% on the comprehensive one to graduate and we only get one try. Needless to say, I'm shaking in my boots too. I have to take...

  3. What will YOU do with your first "real" paycheck!?

    grentea replied to DZcarrie's topic in General Students

    I will buy an air conditioner! It would make my life so much better if I had one right now. That's actually some motivation for me. Very humid, miserable, and sweaty

  4. I hate the Hesi-vent

    grentea replied to kimhaw's topic in General Students

    I have to take those darn HESIs at the end of a bunch of my classess and then I have one big HESI at the end like you that determines whether or not I graduate. I've just been doing as many NCLEX...

  5. Wearing scrubs in public...

    grentea replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I just had a big lecture on infectious disease, and from now on, I'm leaving my germs at the hospital and walking in and out with my street clothes on. It's well worth getting to my clinical a few...

  6. PDA Drug Programs

    grentea replied to Tucwebb's topic in General Nursing

    I have Davis' Drug Guide on my PDA too. I'm a student right now and works wonderfully for my purposes. That Gahart's IV med book sounds great. It's something I'll probably get after I graduate. RN...

  7. Skirts, anyone???

    grentea replied to kellyo's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I could wear a skirt. I'm so short that even when I get my scrub pants hemmed, I'm still tripping on them. A skirt would take of that

  8. Would you treat someone with Marburg Virus?

    grentea replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    maybe i'm a terrible person and certainly unworthy to join the ranks of martyrs but i can't say i would treat someone if i could pretty much be guaranteed that their disease would kill me. i feel...

  9. Grey's Anatomy Premier!!! + How to Contact Show Creators

    grentea replied to miya's topic in General Nursing

    This is how I feel too. Most residents and med school students I've met are respectful and seem to have good working relationships with nurses. I have a lot of hope for the new generation of health...

  10. No She/he Did Not!!!

    grentea replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    That is so funny! I think I just laughed for five minutes straight!! I've heard nurses at my clinical site say similar

  11. Nurse donating kidney to dialysis patient

    grentea replied to rnmi2004's topic in General Nursing

    I don't at all intend to spark an argument by saying this but who are we to judge if it is or is not in the nurse's best interests? I think it's a wonderful thing for one person to do for another...

  12. Do you wear makeup?

    grentea replied to FutureNurse2005's topic in General Students

    I wear some mascara and blush or if I'm really in a rush just the mascara. I honestly don't think I'd be hideous without it, but it kind of makes me feel better. I used to wear foundation, but then...

  13. Breast Reduction ???? To or not to ????

    grentea replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think I would love to have a breast reduction surgery after I'm done with having babies because I'd want to breast-feed but that is a long time in the future for me. it never quite occurrred to me...

  14. Clinical paperwork - will I get any sleep tonight?

    grentea replied to RNNoMore's topic in General Students

    wow....i think it wouldn't hurt to bring it up to your clinical prof. is this how it is with other clinical groups in your class? i've found my clinical professors to be concerned if we bring up the...

  15. Client or patient?

    grentea replied to nursemike's topic in General Nursing

    At one place where I have my clinicals they're called "consumers". I can't tell you how many times I've written "patient" or "client" on something and then had to cross it out. I can't keep the...

  16. Jobs at hospitals and credit checks...

    grentea replied to NO1_2NV's topic in General Students

    so you can refuse to let a hospital check your credit right? i have ok credit but i would refuse just on the principle of it. i think it's a really messed up invasion of privacy. if a hospital...

  17. Master's entry programs vs. Bachelor's Programs

    grentea replied to suewolfie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i'm in an accelerated BSN program which has a really good repuatation in my area for preparing students well. anyways, i was considering a direct-entry msn program. i didn't realize that so many of...

  18. problems with nurses at my clinical site

    grentea replied to Honeybun1206's topic in General Students

    But what if you really are doing their charting and meds, etc. for a particular patient? Sometimes the nurses on the floor don't know what we're doing and what we're not doing, and it is our...

  19. Discouraged, opinions please

    grentea replied to Nursein2006's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i am totally into my women's health clinical too. don't let one test ruin your passion for working on a materity floor! just relax and remind yourself why you love it so much. sometimes when i do...

  20. How to prevent fainting???

    grentea replied to studentnurse74's topic in General Students

    I think a lot of people would feel faint while watching that! A really good tip if you have to watch something like that again is to tense and relax your muscles. It helps to keep your blood...

  21. Should all nursing students be required to be a CNA for one year?

    grentea replied to SophieMae's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nursing student right now and I started out as a CNA. Of course I feel like it gave me an advantage and it's really helped me a lot, but I don't think a law should be made requiring student to...

  22. New Grad question

    grentea replied to mrdoc2005's topic in Cardiac

    MrDoc-I'm graduating in September so I still have a little more time to figure stuff out but I've been wondering about the very same thing. I love the telemetry unit I'm on this semester for clinical...

  23. Are all Dr.'s like this?

    grentea replied to hotnurse's topic in General Nursing

    As a nursing student, I don't really have any problems dealing with doctors. It's rare that they even acknowledge my presence in the room. I find that the younger doctors in their twenties or...

  24. IV Drip Rate Formula

    grentea replied to mel82's topic in General Students

    vd/t (volume x drop factor/ time) That's how I remember it! At the same time we were learning this formula I had to prepare a presentation for my clinical site on STDs and a lot of patients still...

  25. Any BSN graduates pursuing a a M.D. degree after graduation??

    grentea replied to nanali's topic in General Nursing

    My roommate went from nursing school to med school, althoguh I'm not sure if she took the NCLEX. Her nursing program was so rigorous and she was taking all the same classes pre-med people take so she...