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    FLAME ON!

    ShelbyaStar replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    Ooh good catch! The munchausen thing is so odd to me. If anything, the anonymity of the internet gives me the compulsion to be extremely honest, much more so than in real life. Others make up all...
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    Question about criminal backround check

    ShelbyaStar replied to samirish's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Maybe stick with messaging boards as it is a little easier to keep your aliases straight. I'm not too sure you're ready for the big leagues- deceiving the
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    Am I going to a bad school or is it like this for everyone?!

    ShelbyaStar replied to DoulaJessie's topic in General Students

    Sounds pretty normal to me. We have a lot of readings and we're expected to know what we read. We have had a lot of application questions in lab and clinical to reinforce our lecture and readings,...
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    FLAME ON!

    ShelbyaStar replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a member of two boards on which someone faked their suicide. Another got progressively crazier and was obsessed with serial killers and writing them, then married one, didn't like what...
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    I am the wife of a male student nurse and having trouble coping.

    ShelbyaStar replied to Theotherone's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Well this thread certainly took an interesting turn. The stuff about forbidding you to contact his peers and you getting jealous of "stuff that goes on" bothered me. There really shouldn't be...
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    I am the wife of a male student nurse and having trouble coping.

    ShelbyaStar replied to Theotherone's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Nursing school is hard and stressful and does take a lot of time, but if it's really true that he is spending ALL his time studying, then he might not be managing his time all that well. I am also in...
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    TEAS prep course at Century, open to anyone

    ShelbyaStar posted a topic in General Nursing

    I thought I'd share this. My A&P II instructor started meeting with groups of students to help them prep for the TEAS and it got so popular that the school made him turn it into an official...
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    FLAME ON!

    ShelbyaStar replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    Can I get in with a 2.5 GPA? Response: No. But it says the minimum GPA to get in is a 2.0! Response: That doesn't mean anyone actually gets in with that. It's competitive, there are only so many...
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    Obesity: A disease or a lifestyle

    ShelbyaStar replied to TexMex22's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I think that kind of extreme obesity should be treated as more of a mental disorder than a physical one, for sure. It's just really unfortunate. I've always struggled with my weight, have to...
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    What kind of watch?

    ShelbyaStar replied to PoodleLover86's topic in General Students

    I think you're fine as long as it has second hands. One thing I would be concerned about is that if it's leather it's a lot more likely to harbor germs and get damaged than a metal one. I didn't want...
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    How to stop crying at clinicals?

    ShelbyaStar replied to JESSICAAA159's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's harder to avoid getting upset at clinical vs real world. You're already nervous, you don't really know what you're doing and the pts know it, you're stressed and want so desperately for...
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    Wait staff and flight attendant c/o customers

    ShelbyaStar replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thinking about this more, to an extent yes your job is customer service and it's a bit silly to complain about performing your job. I am thinking if they're taking the time to rant online, they...
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    Non-FIT Nurses and FIT Nurses

    ShelbyaStar replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

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    Wait staff and flight attendant c/o customers

    ShelbyaStar replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Have you ever worked these types of jobs? I always put on my happy face but you can bet I'd complain about some of them after they were gone. Some people equate customer service with slave/punching...
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    How to stop crying at clinicals?

    ShelbyaStar replied to JESSICAAA159's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't see the op but I'll agree with the commuter that it gets easier as you get older. Every little thing used to set me off and now it rarely does. I'm sorry you've dealt with nasty people. It...
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    Bedside Report

    ShelbyaStar replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    I haven't read the whole thread yet, but clicked on it since we've been discussing this in class. I'm under the impression that a lot of the movement has come from my state since Mayo started...
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    Non-FIT Nurses and FIT Nurses

    ShelbyaStar replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    Based on this and your post in the other thread. In any case, it's also not fun to hate and people for being obese. And having pizza once a week is hardly the same as being unable to move. That would...
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    Non-FIT Nurses and FIT Nurses

    ShelbyaStar replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    After tests I always stop at a Caribou Coffee and get a mint condition mocha. I think it's around 450 calories and I don't care. Haven't been working out as hard, I used to do around 20 minutes of...
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    could I get in the nursing program

    ShelbyaStar replied to natyflores's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just because the minimum is listed as a 2.6 doesn't mean that anyone with anything near that low actually gets in. Acceptance rates are typically around 50%, there are only so many seats available,...
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    how many careers have you had?

    ShelbyaStar replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on what you consider a career I guess. I've had a ton of jobs. Not sure if you'd call them careers. But I have a previous BS in animal science and I was working at training and breeding...
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    The FIT Nurse

    ShelbyaStar replied to NN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Pfft no. If you aren't on the meditterpaleovegetastical diet, your worth as a person is compromised. Gosh. I'm just trying to educate
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    The FIT Nurse

    ShelbyaStar replied to NN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Methinks you haven't spent a lot of time posting on internet forums. Most newbies cause a flame war at some point early in their posts. Lord knows I've had a couple, and I still managed to fit into...
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    The FIT Nurse

    ShelbyaStar replied to NN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't that exactly what this is about? That we should be fit and healthy and being fit and healthy is awesome and there is no excuse not to be? Or are we supposed to only LOOK healthy, and can eat as...
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    The FIT Nurse

    ShelbyaStar replied to NN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    We're all on our own journeys. I do use becoming an RN as motivation to pursue a healthy lifestyle because yes, I do want to practice what I preach. HOWEVER. We all have coping mechanisms, some...
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    Nurse who survived Ebola is suing the hospital

    ShelbyaStar replied to anon456's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That one does sound a wee bit