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    Statistics class.

    carolinapooh replied to JRich's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I didn't make this point and am glad you did! I'm the same way - I think if I had been lucky to go to a Montessori-style high school, where they emphasize hands-on as much as books, I could've done...
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    Becoming a RN after high school

    carolinapooh replied to vvikhrev's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    First off, all that is definitely recent development - and it does scare me that someone with less than a masters right out of school is authorized to write me a script. If that makes me some sort of...
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    Acute care?

    carolinapooh replied to fhcp1220's topic in General Nursing

    At SAMMC (and I know this is a military hospital, but we're pretty darned civilianized these days) we have a section of the ED that's dubbed 'FastTrack' and is also referred to as 'the acute care...
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    Childhood Obesity

    carolinapooh replied to ParkerRN's topic in Patient Education

    Geocacheing gets you outside, but it's simple to make that almost less than walking. And not everyone has the equipment to do that. Kickball, whiffleball, going to the park and running amok,...
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    Becoming a RN after high school

    carolinapooh replied to vvikhrev's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    No debate at all. Your information just is off a bit. These programs are not the same thing. A PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT, with an associates degree or less, is simply a medical assistant. They are not...
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    Digoxin and Potassium.

    carolinapooh replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    GrnTea, I'm studying for the PCCN exam, and this was very helpful....
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    This question is killing me, please help me clarify?

    carolinapooh replied to tabz4u2's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I gently disagree. 'Put a deadbolt on a door on the outside' is not the same meaning as 'put a deadbolt on an outside door'. And I know what an outside door is. So I do see what you mean, but that's...
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    Want real life nursing advice on homework assignment

    carolinapooh replied to CrystalSSA's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I had an incident in another job once where a person claimed I cursed at them (not the case! never happened! had a witness!) and MY boss wanted me to apologize to this woman. For what? I flat out...
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    After Hypoglycemia

    carolinapooh replied to kayvary's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    And if they didn't wipe the alcohol from the finger before sticking the patient, it might not have been a 400 at all....I usually double check anything that odd by first checking previous sugars (does...
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    Left sided heart failure! HELP!!

    carolinapooh replied to Julian87's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You're trying too hard to do conversions. It's not a conversion - it's just weight. What she's saying is 4 to 6 liters of fluid weighs about 2 to 3 pounds. (But it also weighs 4 to 6 kilos, because...
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    Cardiac, neuro, or renal?

    carolinapooh replied to gabriellegoss's topic in General Students

    Is it totally wrong for me to say I hated kidneys for a long time? It wasn't until I did a year or so in oncology that all that stuff started to make sense for me. I guess we all have our quirks... I...
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    getting sick from microbiology

    carolinapooh replied to mbkgen's topic in General Students

    More likely you touched someone with it. Or you licked the petri dish and you're not telling. :) (I'm KIDDING!) It's generally spread by close personal contact (this is why little kids spread it so...
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    Do you remember the moment?

    carolinapooh replied to BeansMama's topic in General Students

    You actually gave her a greater experience in my opinion. You can learn a catheter on anyone, but not everyone gives you an opportunity to truly practice your bedside manner in a way that REALLY...
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    accelerated bsn program with few pre-reqs required, and no previous bsn

    carolinapooh replied to KK4YOU's topic in General Students

    It's called transferring to another school and it's perfectly acceptable. You do this by applying to, say, UNC and let's say they accept all of your initial coursework as transferrable. Then you apply...
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    accelerated bsn program with few pre-reqs required, and no previous bsn

    carolinapooh replied to KK4YOU's topic in General Students

    They're not really 'accelerated BSNs' - they're schools that you're transferring to directly into the BSN program as long as you have your general education classes (plus a few nursing specifics)...
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    "For-profit" schools... As bad as they say?

    carolinapooh replied to eyesopen_mouthshut's topic in General Students

    I'll go out on a limb and say that most schools are indeed regionally accredited. And a school can hold more than one national accreditation in addition to the ones granted by the Council on Higher Ed...
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    "For-profit" schools... As bad as they say?

    carolinapooh replied to eyesopen_mouthshut's topic in General Students

    Then that's reassuring. :) It doesn't mean their RN program is, but at least they're recognized as meeting the standard once they get that seal of approval, so to speak. It's a start, at
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    "For-profit" schools... As bad as they say?

    carolinapooh replied to eyesopen_mouthshut's topic in General Students

    Phoenix and Walden are accredited. Galen is not. And while the schools you mention are for-profits, they're
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    "For-profit" schools... As bad as they say?

    carolinapooh replied to eyesopen_mouthshut's topic in General Students

    The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is a nationally recognized accreditation board that states a particular school meets a certain standard in granting degrees OR in meeting educational...
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    "For-profit" schools... As bad as they say?

    carolinapooh replied to eyesopen_mouthshut's topic in General Students

    Being recognized by a BON or a state is not the same
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    "For-profit" schools... As bad as they say?

    carolinapooh replied to eyesopen_mouthshut's topic in General Students

    I'm not trying to be a jerk, but why would you go to a non-accredited school? They're not even yet accredited by one of the major national accrediting bodies for institutions of higher education -...
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    Do you remember the moment?

    carolinapooh replied to BeansMama's topic in General Students

    I know this is a student forum, but I lurk everywhere on this board and wanted to share my story. I had separated from the USAF in 2000, gotten my degree while I was in, and then lived overseas for...
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    How hard is the new NCLEX 2013 Test Plan

    carolinapooh replied to souleater11's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    OMG so glad I'm not the only one. I also wanted to say the answer for the apple question isn't B (red) if you look in my fridge. I only eat Granny Smiths. They're definitely
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    purpose of an MSN and related topics

    carolinapooh replied to BJR87's topic in Post Graduate Students

    You need experience before applying to an MSN program; there are RN-MSN programs, but I find it unlikely that 2 years with an ADN will make you competitive for them. You'd be up against ADNs and...
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    Annoyed! Where is the love?!

    carolinapooh replied to angieedoll's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm an RN - and a BSN - and I have to say that I think the last sentence in that report is a bit harsh!! I have gotten totally sick of the phrase 'critical thinking'. When I was preparing for nursing...