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Is it just me or does anyone else find the math classes you have to take like algebra completely and totally a waste of time and money? I asked a RN the other day if she had ever needed to factor a polynomial at work, and she chuckled and said no. I ...

Thank you Esme!

One can infer quite alot from online boards. However what you inferred was utterly and completely WRONG. This post started out as a rant against algebra, but then turned into "me" apparently saying that nurses only needed a 5th math level. Which I di...

This!!!! ^^^^^^^^^ Thank you!

This^^^^ It seems like everyone you ask at my school what their major is, nine times out of ten its nursing. Some of the people at my school, I look at and say (to myself) "God help me if you become a nurse."

Careful with that, some people love to flame about that. Just look at some of the previous posts.

The hardest thing you have to do is to prepare yourself to say goodbye to a resident whom you have cared for for the past 3 years. It hit me today that she is not going to get better, and that her life is coming to an end. I'm having a hard time acce...

While Re-reading all these posts, I would have never realized that so many people had opinions about algebra. I never thought that I would get this many responses.

Yes, because that's exactly what I said. What I am saying is, is that advanced forms of algebra such as graphing parabolas and factoring square roots doesn't make sense to me to have as prerequisite curriculum for science classes and the nursing pro...

I just want clarify that I wasn't meaning basic mathematics. I get basic mathematics. I have no problem with conversions, and multiplying, dividing, adding, subtracting. Fractions to decimals, and things of that nature. But what is really my issue is...

Just curious what do you think those are BrandonLPN?

Thank you all for the responses! I agree with the majority of people here. I am much more into writing papers and reading. Math has never really been my forte. I am planning on taking statistics in the spring. I just keep telling myself that I only n...

Excuse me llg, I didn't know that my ranting about math would invite such a rude and classless response. I never said anything about not wanting a college education. I came on this board to vent about about my schooling much like the nurses come to ...

My gosh, I hope so. I'd hate to think that I was wasting all this money for one 5 week class.

Esme, I understand trying to solve for X. I do that in my everyday life, for instance when I'm at the store. But learning to multiply square roots, graphing, factoring huge terms, and other "advanced" types of algebraic equations doesn't make any sen...

Thank you all so much for the replies. I was concerned because I had seen a previous post about someone needing to be in a monitoring program because she had BiPolar disorder, it wasn't in my state, but PA is close to MD LOL. Thank you again everyone...

Hello all, I am finishing up my Pre-reqs to apply to nursing school. I was wondering if anyone had any experience with the Maryland BON in respects to getting licensed with a mental illness. I had been dx with depression and anxiety at age 11 d/t my ...

I work in a nursing home/LTC facility (in Activities) and in this particular facility we are not licensed as CNA/GNA. We do not take the residents out on outings. However at the place I worked before in Activities, when we took the residents out, we ...

I'm sorry, but it seems like you're bashing the OP. All they are trying to do is give you tips and ideas about how to make your post-grad life easier. Thank you ashleyrosesf, they are good tips and I will be using some of them in the future.

I was thinking that same thing while I was reading that!

Thank you so much for writing this. It was eloquent and sad. I too, am writing this crying.

I work in a LTC and man I can tell you some stories. Last summer, I was very heavily pregnant, and my co-workers granddaughter was there, she was a few years younger than me, and quite skinnier than me, we were standing next to a table talking, and a...

I work in a LTC as an activities assistant (while going through school), and I deal with this sort of thing all the time. Our population is almost all dementia. I have to "lie" to them. I believe that it is the best thing for them. I honestly do. Lik...