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  1. It's hard losing classmates...

    trishmsn replied to SopranoKris's topic in General Students

    Speaking as a (former) instructor, I can assure you that since the instructors are forbidden to discuss one student with another, your friend's reason for being let go came from him or her. What they...

  2. Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    trishmsn replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    LOVE hearing the newbies witch and moan about having to wait over a weekend or holiday for results. Like you two, I took the test with 1500 of my closest friends and had to wait about 90 days for...

  3. Food Insecurity and Child Malnutrition in the United States

    trishmsn replied to TheCommuter's topic in Pediatric

    I live in a medium sized city in the upper south, and one grocery tried to make a go of it downtown on MLK Blvd. The produce did not sell, and the shoplifting losses had the doors closed for good in...

  4. The Top 10 Things I Loved About Nursing

    trishmsn replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nurses Rock

    Nice reminders of why I started this journey, coming from a freezing cold first day back at work (some consolations of nursing education as a

  5. Top Ten Reasons for Being Fired - Falsification of Documentation

    trishmsn replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    No, you time the documentation when it is written, and note the action when it occured" Juneteenth 1st, 2035, 2310: Drsg right knee changed at 2008 [describe drsg change]. ......."

  6. 5th time nclex taker

    trishmsn replied to mnelmac's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

  7. Nursing Classroom Education: The big bang of powerpoint slavery

    trishmsn replied to guest042302019's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    As mentioned, the Power Points that "go with" each section in the textbooks are available from the publisher, in a generic form. I have always made it a point to add in illustrating pictures and...

  8. Questioning the nurse during clinical

    trishmsn replied to motay68's topic in General Students

    You did the most appropriate thing by getting your instructor in the loop. I have only had issues when a student takes on something like this on his/her own. Whether it is a clinical concern or a...

  9. What sorts of Nursing Students should drop Nursing School? Am I one of them?

    trishmsn replied to Vysection's topic in General Students

    You seem well spoken and a clear writer, and I agree that you do not sound stupid in the least. I am in nursing education, and it really does sound as if this might not be the spot for you....but...

  10. What is the worst hardship/story you have ever seen/heard in your nursing career?

    trishmsn replied to succinate's topic in General Nursing

    Had something similar in LTC as a new grad (not young-I was already 35) where a sweet little old Italian man had NO visits from his large family. I assumed (and we know what happens when we do THAT!)...

  11. MSN/Education degree

    trishmsn replied to alyssatgeorge's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am brand new to this site (this is my very first post, in fact!) but I graduated with my MSN-Nursing Education a few months ago. I am quite happy with my WGU expereince, and feel that a LOT of the...