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  1. Assistance in Finding Nursing Shoes

    ready4nu replied to tdi213's topic in Male Nursing Students

    My school allows the guys to wear

  2. confused and in need of advice

    ready4nu replied to BrackixBronte's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sorry about the typos, doing tjis from the phone

  3. confused and in need of advice

    ready4nu replied to BrackixBronte's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You could always get your ASN then apply to an RN to BSN program. So even if you don't find a way to get a job at a hospital you could still apply for other jobs (SNF, doctor's office, clinic...)...

  4. QueensBorough Community College Help!

    ready4nu replied to qcc_studentcandace's topic in New York Nursing

    The department head (chairperson) didn't personally interview anyone in the program prior to them being accepted that I know of. They have group interviews and advisement with any of the many...

  5. QCC nursing

    ready4nu replied to xhelenaaax's topic in New York Nursing

    You may have already found your answers by now, but I would go up and speak to someone in the nursing dept. I know that they only count your first grade for A&P I, but am unsure if a withdrawal...

  6. Endocrine

    ready4nu replied to MyiaKelli's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hyperthyroid...think hyper. Everythig is moving fast..metabolism, heart, the person has trouble sitting still.. think if you were moving so fast you would be sweaty, unable to deal with heat, weight...

  7. Can nurses refuse to perform/assist circumcisions and abortions?

    ready4nu replied to crunchymama91's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I assisted (as a student) on a circumcision just a few weeks ago. It consisted of holding the pacifier in the mouth and squeezing some vaseline on the doctors fingers :) Beforehand somethig (forget...

  8. Am I Too Old?

    ready4nu replied to rdl48's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I will graduate from my ASN program at 44 this May, from my BSN about the time I turn 46. I'm not too old, neither are you. There are people behind me in my program who are probably 10 years older...

  9. Starting A&P I in January

    ready4nu replied to FuturePedRN2016's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh...and this site is great

  10. Starting A&P I in January

    ready4nu replied to FuturePedRN2016's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Check into an older edition of the book on amazon. If you go one efition older (3rd instead of 4th) you can save a lot...usually its just a few pages off here and there with the same content. I drew...

  11. are fluids and electrolytes really THAT bad?

    ready4nu replied to TarheelGirlx3's topic in General Students

    if you're having trouble deciding between acidisis/alkalosis/metabolic/respiratory...go to youtube and type in abg tic tac

  12. What is your grading scale?

    ready4nu replied to smoup's topic in General Students

    I wish we had a system where 90=A. Ours is 96-100 A, 90-95 A-, 87-89 I think is a B+, not sure about the rest except that 74 is the bottom of a C. My class would be tiny if you needed an 80 to

  13. End of Semester Hesi Exam

    ready4nu replied to kitten2013's topic in General Students

    can you copy the file from one of your classmates computers onto a flash

  14. Feeling Alone in Class

    ready4nu replied to CountryMomma's topic in General Students

    For 3 semesters I have been there. It's really hard to complain to people about the little bit you need to keep your A when they are struggling just to pass. I got in the habit of telling my grades to...

  15. Anyone doing well?

    ready4nu replied to kp1987's topic in General Students

    It's pretty well known that so many students fail exams. You really can't enjoy getting that A or B when your classmates are dropping like flies. So we are just enjoying that moment here. There are...

  16. Anyone doing well?

    ready4nu replied to kp1987's topic in General Students

    I'm doing well. A's are definitely possible. This semester, so far, I have an A- average (93), with two more exams to go...an A is not completely out of reach yet :) Hard to stress about needing that...

  17. Nursing makes me hate fat people

    ready4nu replied to LifeCrisis's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I never mentioned cancer or elderly, where did that come from? I simply said "one of the lucky ones", meaning, a person who never needs to depend on another human being for their care. My post was a...

  18. Any known connection between urination and VT?

    ready4nu replied to NurseCollins799's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    My understanding od vagal response is also a decrease in

  19. Nursing makes me hate fat people

    ready4nu replied to LifeCrisis's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To deal with your animosity you need to be less judgemental. The day will come that you will be in a bed dependent on the care of someone else (unless you are one of the lucky ones). Would you want...

  20. Question that I need help with

    ready4nu replied to mhordusky's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    besides, don't you really need your own assessment in order to formulate a plan? You aren't going to revise goals based on an assessment you didn't do yourself, are

  21. NCLEX Style Critical Thinking Questions

    ready4nu replied to Notca67's topic in General Students

    I like that - "why do we care?" I think I will have to incorporate that question into my studies

  22. How do clinicals work?

    ready4nu replied to beccaleigh72's topic in General Students

    I also love clinicals. Give me a juicy wound and I am in absolute heaven. I told my nurse the other day that although most people may not enjoy playing around with urine, for me, the thought of taking...

  23. NCLEX Style Critical Thinking Questions

    ready4nu replied to Notca67's topic in General Students

    I love the success series, and it goes well with our content, though there are always questions that are not related. I also love Saunders NCLEX comprehensive review. There is a nice review before...

  24. Most shocking thing you've seen another nurse do?

    ready4nu replied to SuzieVN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Running the dialysis machine too fast can severely decrease the pts BP, they can go into cardiac arrest, also if the chemicals manage to mix with the blood it can quickly kill the pt. (this is what I...

  25. Reprimanded for reporting medication errors and so much more

    ready4nu replied to reprimanded's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Had one of my fellow students overlooked a med they were supposed to give I would immediately tell them (quietly) that they should double check. I want them to do well, we help each other out. I...