Caribbean Character

Caribbean Character

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  1. Venting

    Caribbean Character replied to BajanCherry's topic in General Students

    Lorin, my wife is a college instructor and I am in my 4th year of college classes and a syllabus is not a "binding contract". I have yet to take a class in which the syllabus was NOT changed in one...

  2. Muslim nursing students

    Caribbean Character replied to mtcowgirl's topic in General Students

    In my proram you are allowed (and almost required) to wear a lab coat when in uniform and not on the floor (on break, pre and post with instructors, etc) but when you are on the floor you are required...

  3. Oh! My feet! What are the best shoes to wear at work??

    Caribbean Character replied to Yellibee's topic in General Students

    I wear Dansko's but be warned, they come with a hefty price tag (mine were $130 and worth every

  4. Feed me, Seymour! When patients want forbidden food...

    Caribbean Character replied to TrevyRN's topic in Emergency

    My mom was recently in the hospital for hyperglycemia and MI. She became so "disenchanted" with the low sodium/low sugar/low flavor diet they were giving her that she talked my stepdad into bringing...

  5. 100k salary?

    Caribbean Character replied to pilot833's topic in General Nursing

    1. NOT going to happen with an ASN. 2. can easily happen with a Masters

  6. Nurses that don't work holidays?

    Caribbean Character replied to kegardne's topic in General Students

    Take it from a 20 year over the road truck driving veteran, you are going to have to pay your dues before you get holidays

  7. First Post- Not a nurse yet... advice for an old guy?

    Caribbean Character replied to thecadman99's topic in Men in Nursing

    I spent 20 years as an over the road truck driver. I'm now 44 and in my first semester of an ADN program. When I graduate I'm going to take a year to get some bills paid off then start an RN-BSN...

  8. Getting paid to go to shool?

    Caribbean Character replied to rse3's topic in General Students

    We had that type of program up here in Maine when some of the paper plants closed down a few years ago. It was a deal that the union struck with the plants and the state so the employees could receive...

  9. Grade venting!

    Caribbean Character replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Students

    We had our second test a week ago and I made an 81. At least the grade is headed in the right direction but still not as high as I would

  10. Is is possible to get AIDS from saliva in a papercut??? Help!

    Caribbean Character replied to hal325's topic in General Students

    Because HIV (AIDS) IS a blood-borne

  11. feeling like i'm not gonna be able to make it

    Caribbean Character replied to sfaithj's topic in General Students

    Is this an RN to BSN program? If not, I have no understanding of how you achieve a 4 year program in 1

  12. Is is possible to get AIDS from saliva in a papercut??? Help!

    Caribbean Character replied to hal325's topic in General Students

    I want to know how do you start giving injections without being educated on blood-borne

  13. Do i stay or do I go? helplessly stuck

    Caribbean Character replied to Yani_5412's topic in General Students

    The fact that you are wait listed proves that they did not lie to you. I am guessing that when you say "nursing classes" you are referring to co-reqs (Pharmacology, Microbiology, A&P 1 and 2, etc)...

  14. Halfway Point

    Caribbean Character replied to smoup's topic in General Students

    I have an A in Pharmacology. I have a high C in nursing after two tests (passing is 75, I received a 78 and a 81). I am not struggling in Nursing, but I want to bring my grade up

  15. Pharmacology Questions

    Caribbean Character replied to angelsrup2002's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That is because you ARE learning another language. The tests are NCLEX style, which means not only do you have to know what the right answer is, but you have to know WHY it is the right answer even...

  16. Taking 20 credits next semester.

    Caribbean Character replied to bucolicdulcet's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ok, since you say you have clinicals next semester, am I to assume you will be in nursing school? If so, 20 credits are doable in other majors, but there is NO WAY I would ever attempt it in nursing,...

  17. Would you commute an hour to a job you wanted?

    Caribbean Character replied to nursebythesea's topic in General Nursing

    Did you ever take the commuter train? Seems like it would have cut your commuting time down, but I'm not an expert on the

  18. What do you carry your gear to clinicals in?

    Caribbean Character replied to Wannabeeinscrubs's topic in General Students

    We don't, but we do have to bring them to labs and it is easier to keep all my stuff together in one bag. I also carry my extra diaphragm and bell for my

  19. Would you commute an hour to a job you wanted?

    Caribbean Character replied to nursebythesea's topic in General Nursing

    Get digital audio books and load them onto your MP3 player to listen to during your

  20. What do you carry your gear to clinicals in?

    Caribbean Character replied to Wannabeeinscrubs's topic in General Students

    Our college gave all the new students one of those nylon drawstring backpacks at orientation. That is what I carry my stethoscope and two sizes of B/P cuffs

  21. Plan B for if you Fail/Get Kicked out of Nursing School? I may need help with this.

    Caribbean Character replied to Athariel's topic in General Students

    Strong-arming patients is NOT an acceptable practice in nursing. Patients have rights including not having a nurse (or nursing student) that they are uncomfortable with attending

  22. Nursing program wants students to schedule own clinical day because they messed up

    Caribbean Character replied to Desertrainfury's topic in General Students

    Just the way the post read it appeared to me that the students got paid. I was getting

  23. Nursing program wants students to schedule own clinical day because they messed up

    Caribbean Character replied to Desertrainfury's topic in General Students

    They refuse to pay overtime for

  24. Can they report me?!?!

    Caribbean Character replied to SGroRN87's topic in General Nursing

    This is like when I was an over the road truck driver, we had to know the laws (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations AKA The FMCSRs) better than both our company and the enforcement agency...

  25. Professor who is too easy??

    Caribbean Character replied to 7237dallas's topic in General Students

    I aced intro to psych my first semester in college without cracking the textbook or taking a single note in lecture. It was just the right instructor for me and I quickly figured him and his testing...