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  1. Mocked by teacher in post conference.

    grandpaj replied to dmena14's topic in General Students

    I think what some of the previous posters are saying isn't to be a doormat when a professor or co-worker is mean and disrespectful, but to choose your battles wisely. Retaliation does exist and can...

  2. NELRP 2014

    grandpaj replied to buffny85's topic in General Nursing

    Did anyone call last year to ask why applications weren't selected? I was thinking of maybe doing that but didn't want to wait on hold forever and then not get any

  3. NELRP 2014

    grandpaj replied to buffny85's topic in General Nursing

    Discouraging for sure, being in Tier 1 with a high DTI ratio. Oh well, next

  4. NELRP 2014

    grandpaj replied to buffny85's topic in General Nursing

    Just got an email from saying I wasn't selected for this application

  5. NELRP 2014

    grandpaj replied to buffny85's topic in General Nursing

    Still under review

  6. Obamacare and hospitals

    grandpaj replied to mee9mee9's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I personally don't care if Obama and others feel they've ameliorated the term or not - I dislike

  7. Obamacare and hospitals

    grandpaj replied to mee9mee9's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "Obamacare" is a pejorative term for the Affordable Care Act, IMO. I don't view it as an acceptable way to refer to the

  8. Weirdest thing...

    grandpaj replied to VampyrSlayer's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I've had an extremely confused patient ring a call light and ask for help with chemistry (he was looking at his plan of care board). He was totally serious and extremely agitated that none of us...

  9. My PT called 911

    grandpaj replied to joyful_wanderer's topic in Emergency

    I've never had a patient actually call 911, but when I floated to a chronically understaffed floor a few months ago, a patient called the nurse's station to complain that his call light had been going...

  10. How do you say "diabetes"?

    grandpaj replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    At work we refer to it as "The

  11. Personality Typing...

    grandpaj replied to Purple93's topic in Nursing Career

    I replied on the other thread. I'm an INFJ and work in oncology. Night shift seems to suit my introverted side, not sure I could work days as an RN. Too many families, doctors, and ancillary staff...

  12. Voluntary Euthanasia

    grandpaj replied to GARY_FL_NURSE's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think patients should be able to make their own educated decisions regarding assisted suicide/euthanasia. When properly overseen by a physician with a consenting patient of sound mind, I don't see...

  13. What's your Myers-Briggs personality type?

    grandpaj replied to bekahinpink's topic in General Nursing

    INFJ - oncology. I sometimes end up with INFP depending on the test, but the INFJ is more

  14. UTA FNP program online

    grandpaj replied to RoshawndaB's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    The UTA MSN-FNP information page says that you must be living in TX to apply, but I see that some of you have locations listed other than Texas. Have they done away with this

  15. NELRP 2014

    grandpaj replied to buffny85's topic in General Nursing

    Did anyone get awarded in September last year? I didn't see anything on last year's

  16. NELRP 2014

    grandpaj replied to buffny85's topic in General Nursing

    Haven't heard anything either, so I'm guessing I wasn't

  17. I work in a sauna!!

    grandpaj replied to MsPebbles's topic in General Nursing

    We constantly struggle with the thermostat on my unit. It isn't uncommon to come in at 1830 when it's 100 outside and find the thermostat set on 90. Makes me crazy (and

  18. Missouri State University Admission

    grandpaj replied to shamus458's topic in School, College Programs

    No problem. PM me or reply to this thread if you have additional

  19. Missouri State University Admission

    grandpaj replied to shamus458's topic in School, College Programs

    Have you started at all yet? If not, call the department and meet with their prenursing advisor. You'll likely do two years of prerequisites and two of nursing classes. You start clinicals the...

  20. Missouri State University Admission

    grandpaj replied to shamus458's topic in School, College Programs

    I'm an alumni, but it's been several years since I graduated, so take my advice with that caveat in mind. You'll have to have a pretty decent GPA, as it's the primary consideration for ranking...

  21. Did anyone find that their previous degree was harder that nursing school?

    grandpaj replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Students

    My first degree, in dual major liberal arts with completion of upper and lower division honors programs, was equally (if not more) difficult when compared with my BSN. Rather than tests, however, the...

  22. Can a student get into another nursing school after not succeeding in another?

    grandpaj replied to danedsel's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Some schools have policies not to admit students who were unsuccessful in other programs. You'll have to find one that doesn't have that policy - there are four nursing schools in the general area...

  23. "Taking a verbal" = writing your own orders?!

    grandpaj replied to delphine22's topic in MICU, SICU

    Do you have protocols in place for ordering such tests without specific physician approval? Where I work, RT can order abgs if needed as part of the protocol if the physician has ordered an RT assess...

  24. Nurse Corps Loan Repayment 2014!

    grandpaj replied to NY1984's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    https://programportal.hrsa.gov/extranet/application/nelrp/login.seam

  25. What does your username mean?

    grandpaj replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandpa_Jones I was subjected to a lot of Hee Haw as a