Caribbean Character

Caribbean Character

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  1. Nursing Shoes

    Caribbean Character replied to MegginJ's topic in General Students

    I have a pair of Dansko's on order. They should be in any day now and I'll let you know how they

  2. Anatomy & Physiology I/II Summer 2013

    Caribbean Character replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am. A&P1 was an 8 week course and A&P2 is a 7 week course. I have 2 homework assignments to finish up this weekend and the final next Wednesday and right now I am sitting on a solid 98%....

  3. Need advice about a dishonest teacher!!

    Caribbean Character replied to ipour14u's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You are going to have to explain this. Community Colleges do not offer Masters level

  4. I really dislike when...

    Caribbean Character replied to Mchs4735's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Actually you can, but the money has to be the only thing you care

  5. Denied into the Nursing program?

    Caribbean Character replied to stratus93's topic in Male Nursing Students

  6. Anyone working two nursing jobs?

    Caribbean Character replied to Caribbean Character's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You have to understand that I am a former truck driver who worked 12+ hours a day, 70+ hours a week for weeks at a time for 20 years. I may change my mind later, but this kind of schedule doesn't...

  7. Is it a MUST to be able to drive once you start nursing school?

    Caribbean Character replied to futurenursekl's topic in General Students

    it is where I live. I live in northern Maine and clonicals are anywhere from the hospital here in town to the psychiatric facility in Bangor 180 miles away. You don't have a car you better have a very...

  8. Out of town clinical sites?

    Caribbean Character replied to sjalv's topic in General Students

    No, but that's OK. If they covered the hotel we would probably have to double up and I am too old to share a room with anyone but my wife.

  9. Need Advice For Learning The Metric System

    Caribbean Character posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am trying to get a jump on learning the metric system since it is used heavily in medicine nowdays. Anybody have any advice on learning methods, materials, or

  10. Out of town clinical sites?

    Caribbean Character replied to sjalv's topic in General Students

    We are on the edge of the North Maine Woods so to do our Psych rotation we spend 3 day weekends 180 miles away in

  11. Is it bad I dont care?

    Caribbean Character replied to kp1987's topic in General Students

    Sociology is a prereq for our program. SoldierNurse is

  12. School Interview: Relax. Your Past Won't Haunt You.

    Caribbean Character replied to allnurses's topic in General Students

    You are right. I had a long day yesterday and I posted that right before I went to bed. It should read Schedule 2 prescription

  13. Intrested in nursing...questions on degrees, waitlist, etc.

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

    The first thing you should do while on the wait-list is take (1) your basic education requirements (the classes you are required to take no matter what your major) (2) your nursing prerequisites...

  14. A&P...is it really that bad?

    Caribbean Character replied to laura.bunn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    120 was the first 8 weeks of summer and 130 the last 7 weeks. my last class (and Final) for 130 is a week from

  15. When do your fall classes start?

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

    The semester starts two weeks from today but my first class is two weeks froim tomorrow ( I have no classes on Mondays this

  16. What do you do when Work calls on your day off?

    Caribbean Character replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Here is a guarantee that they won't hassle you for saying no. Slur your words slightly and tell them "Sorry, but this is my Saturday and I am halfway through a 12

  17. How to drop subtle hints with my nursing students about faith.

    Caribbean Character replied to HappyWife77's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    HappyWife, I am also a believer and understand about wanting to share the faith, but as has been (rudely at times) pointed out, the classroom is not the proper place. Have you considered sponsoring a...

  18. School Interview: Relax. Your Past Won't Haunt You.

    Caribbean Character replied to allnurses's topic in General Students

    The way I see it (and I am assuming the licensing board is thinking the same way) is that if she is willing to go to the trouble of acquiring a fake I.D. in order to go drinking in a bar, can she...

  19. Nursing School Making Me A Hypochondriac!

    Caribbean Character replied to NICUnurse21's topic in General Students

    This is VERY COMMON in medical courses. I once heard about half of a med school class which were convinced that they were victims of a resurgence of Bubonic

  20. Just wondering something.. Application

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

    Our program requires 3 letters of recommendation, GPA, and TEAS

  21. Heads up to all new nursing students:

    Caribbean Character replied to Nursing2102's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ours is 75% also. I have friends that have gone through our program and told me how hard and stressful it is and how lucky I was not to have been accepted. Of course, I didn't listen and I got in this...

  22. A&P...is it really that bad?

    Caribbean Character replied to laura.bunn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    STUDY! STUDY! STUDY! I took A&P 120 and A&P 130 as summer courses, which means that I took both classes in the amount of time they give you for one class in a normal semester and I earned an A...

  23. Volunteer organization requires me to sign a statement of faith

    Caribbean Character replied to EarthwormRN's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Help me get this straight. We have already established that you are willing to LIE about what you claim to be your core beliefs, but I am not real clear on the why, whether it is an odd desire to fit...

  24. What are some jobs for a male nurse other than bedside care on med/surg floor?

    Caribbean Character replied to northmississippi's topic in Male Nursing Students

    No, but you have to speak

  25. Anyone else bad at math?

    Caribbean Character replied to mmcc26's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I BARELY passed pre-algebra and college algebra, but I have no problem when it comes to "real world"