springchick1 ADN, RN

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    Failed Second Fundamentals Test

    springchick1 replied to cate3624's topic in General Students

    This! Please don't show up to study group unprepared. That's the quickest way to not get another invitation. You need to be able to contribute to the conversation and have a basic understanding of...
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    Getting "points back" on a test

    springchick1 replied to adnstudent44's topic in General Students

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    Is anyone else being pushed for 30 minute turnover times in between cases?

    springchick1 replied to jamieplusfour's topic in Operating Room

    They want ours as fast as possible. For some of our docs, 30 minutes is too
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    Failed Second Fundamentals Test

    springchick1 replied to cate3624's topic in General Students

    Everyone has different ways to study. Runbabyrun said they are a big fan of notecards but I hate note cards. That doesn't mean what they are doing is wrong or that they won't do well, it just means...
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    Males asking for female patients?

    springchick1 replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in General Students

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    Operating Room as a new grad

    springchick1 replied to mhy12784's topic in Operating Room

    Just because you don't have an anaphylactic reaction to latex doesn't mean you don't have an allergy. A rash on the top of the hands is a very common sign of a latex allergy. Maybe you should go see...
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    Do nursing schools have to provide health insurance to students?

    springchick1 replied to hkneurorn's topic in General Students

    We are required to buy our own health insurance at my school and we can't do clinicals until we can show proof. The only type of insurance we buy from our school is liability insurance, which is also...
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    Another OR interview

    springchick1 replied to MadpeysRN's topic in Operating Room

    Safety, safety,
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    Is my nursing school too selective?

    springchick1 replied to aquamoon713's topic in General Students

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    What do you do when you want to quit?

    springchick1 replied to Nuked's topic in General Students

    I am in semester 5 of a 7 semester program. My first 3 semesters I thought about quitting. I was tired and burned out from the year of school I had already completed. So how did I handle it? I...
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    DAR Note Help

    springchick1 replied to remedies's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

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    DAR Note Help

    springchick1 replied to remedies's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    No one is going to give you the answers. People will help but you have to tell us what you think first. (I'm starting to sound like Grntea and Esme!) Does anyone do their own school work anymore? I...
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    Trying to be motivated covered in snow!

    springchick1 replied to sydclare's topic in General Students

    I'm in Alabama and my city shut down on Tuesday. We ended up with snow that in a matter of a few hours turned to ice. I've been home for a few days and haven't done too much studying. It's hard to...
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    Any insight and advice needed :)

    springchick1 replied to Hildebrandcb's topic in General Students

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    Jeff State Summer 2014 Hopefuls

    springchick1 replied to mzholder's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Can I make a suggestions mzholder? Don't use a picture of yourself as your profile picture. There may be potential classmates, instructors, or employers on
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    Pt's FB pictures of me

    springchick1 replied to rse3's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    That was a quick search. Just because you can't find it on the internet doesn't mean it doesn't exist. We have a VERY strict social media policy at my hospital and it can result in termination if the...
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    Pt's FB pictures of me

    springchick1 replied to rse3's topic in HIPAA Challenges

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    Pt's FB pictures of me

    springchick1 replied to rse3's topic in HIPAA Challenges

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    I failed nursing school. What do I do now?

    springchick1 replied to Aly23's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry you're going through this. I will say, in nursing or any other course, it is YOUR responsibility to know what your grade it. It isn't your instructors job to tell you and that's just part...
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    Scrubs Provided By hospital??

    springchick1 replied to favoritemumsy's topic in Operating Room

    They provide scrubs for us if we get
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    Scrubs Provided By hospital??

    springchick1 replied to favoritemumsy's topic in Operating Room

    It is where I work and at the majority of hospitals in my
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    Please Help

    springchick1 replied to chewychipsahoy's topic in General Students

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    Alternatives for students that fail out of traditional nursing schools

    springchick1 replied to sampson44's topic in General Students

    And managers loom at where you go to school. I know of bosses that won't hire from for profit schools because the caliber of staff from these schools is not what it needs to
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    RN thinking of transferring from the floor! Advice please!!!

    springchick1 replied to sophie<3's topic in Operating Room

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    Pt's FB pictures of me

    springchick1 replied to rse3's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Yep. And the school could lose the clinical