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I completely agree with you and at the same time say that's also a double standard against us. There are mass examples of ethnocentrism in every single culture, just as there are mass examples of those who are open minded and understanding.

I'm not arguing with you, I'm saying the statement that "only an American" would do that is incredibly ignorant. And I can tell exactly how long they've been here when I check their insurance eligibility and see they've been covered under their US ad...

Seriously? Constantly at work I get people who only speak Spanish, German, Korean, Vietnamese, Russian, Israeli, you name it. And almost EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM gets ****** I can't understand them. My hospital has to pay over 150 different language ...

Junior year I was in my second med-surg rotation and me and another student were helping an elderly man with Parkinson's to the bathroom, while my instructor was in the patients room (I had just given meds). He said he wanted to try the toilet instea...

There's no reason you need to become an MA or LPN before getting your RN. You can take all the pre-reqs and then apply to ADN, BSN, and ABSN programs and see where you get in, or you can take the other route and apply to second degree RN programs, wh...

In fact of you don't mind a drive to Worcester from wherever you are, I believe the umass memorial campus maternity ward is hiring PCA's 3-11p. At least they were a few weeks ago, not sure if the positions have been filled yet.

Where are you in mass? Just curious because I'm in central mass and all the hospitals around here, including the Worcester level one trauma center, require completion of only one clinical rotation to qualify for positions.

I've never heard the term speed shock, either. Do they "beat into our brains" the dangers that come with pushing meds? Of course. We're not just now encountering the concept, our programs just didn't give it a fancy nick name. I don't have a lot of ...

I just finished my junior year too! I've been thinking about NP school since deciding to apply to nursing school. I hope to be an ACNP which requires experience as an RN in the ED or ICU areas before applying. I'm trying to move the process along by ...

For me the most terrifying part was deciding to change my life and finally taking the first steps and applying.

I've been at three different clinical sites in my state, small community hospitals and large teaching hospitals, and this is not at all we've experienced. Our instructors pick patients that they think will be good for us... Then ask the nurse assigne...

Isn't it kind of backwards to have someone who has been a licensed RN for only 2 months assigned to students? OP is still learning herself and is probably a bit overwhelmed a lot of the time. I'm graduating next May and I sincerely hope I have at lea...

Good one, you're going to get a lot of it! :)

Study A&P. You absolutely have to understand the body systems; how they work individually and how they work with each other. Especially the renal system. For some reason that was the hardest for me to grasp which made pharm and medsurg difficult ...

I wouldn't switch it's one more year. I'm in a BSN program and the people in my year now who failed and were held back say it was a blessing in disguise. They did a lot better than they would have without that extra year.

I used about 800,000 index cards in both A&P classes. Homemade flash cards saved my life, and got me two A's. I also payed attention in lecture rather take notes nonstop. You have the book to review later but you can't replace lecture content.

As every OR member/procedure nurse I've had the good fortune to be able to work with has said, if you're gonna faint just get as far away from the sterile field as possible and try to sit if you can. It happens. That being said, a fellow student of ...

I live in the northeast and go to a state university also and I won't have 46k racked up after 4 entire years for a BSN. That's rough. I thought prices were only that high in Boston and other popular cities and definitely not for a state school.

Don't be jealous of your soon to graduate friends. I had a hard time when I was younger. I have many friends, a lot that are now RNs, that did school the "right way" while I struggled with my future. They will have been nurses for the past 3-5 years ...

My HESI book and pedi text book came with access to an online program. It's on https://evolve.elsevier.com it isn't a ton of questions but it did help me quit a bit. But if your school doesn't use these products you'll have to pay for access.

I have direct patient care experience and even with it it took just under two years of applying and three interviews before the hospital I wanted to be in finally hired me. Hang in there, and don't be afraid to call call and call again. Be annoying!

That's how my program is. The clinical instructors have a little freedom with what they do and don't do. If it makes you feel better we soon learned that the people who had "hard" clinical instructors left the course knowing and understanding a lot m...

I have kind of the same plan as you! There's a new grad program I really want to get into after passing the NCLEX, which I'll be taking next May-Juneish. So I've been desperately trying to get a job at that hospital so I can apply as an internal appl...

Not too long ago RNsRWE posted what turned into a very long, heated post about the fact that it is completely illegal to present yourself as an RN when you're not. I'm not sure about paramedics, but posters on that earlier feed went as far as copying...