jaycam

jaycam RN

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  1. I'm a nurse and I don't like people.

    jaycam replied to addylpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I like to say I don't like normal people. Mostly because they think there is such a thing as normal and want you there too. Normal is just a setting on the

  2. Some people are too smart for nursing

    jaycam replied to Careerchange88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Personally, when I first moved here, my LPN/RNs used to give me this one a lot. I never thought of it as backhanded though. Coming from someone higher up the chain than me, I just took it as they saw...

  3. Bellevue College 2015-2017 Nursing Hopefuls

    jaycam replied to EMSLady's topic in School, College Programs

    It's fairly hard to leave the competitive mind set behind, but my cohort seems to be okay with it. In general we may know who is doing well, but that is because we go to them for help. We've pretty...

  4. Some people are too smart for nursing

    jaycam replied to Careerchange88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've heard it. My GPA was certainly high enough, practically has to be to get into nursing school here. My NP friend has heard it. He thinks it may be partly because he's male. This is part of why I...

  5. Calling a transgender patient an "it"

    jaycam replied to Angeljho's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As a member of the LGBTQ community myself, I get the whole feeling that has been expressed about how sometimes the extreme left isn't happy unless you say only what they want you to say. Me,...

  6. Bellevue College 2015-2017 Nursing Hopefuls

    jaycam replied to EMSLady's topic in School, College Programs

    It's tough, but to be truthful, I'm a big believer in the best things in life are the ones you have to work for. The program has an awesome reputation, they focus on the students and while I've had to...

  7. Calling a transgender patient an "it"

    jaycam replied to Angeljho's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ask people their preferred pronouns and use them. I do know a small number of people who actually prefer it, as they feel he and she do not represent them, but they are the exception of the rule....

  8. Nurses with ear piercings

    jaycam replied to hshuang's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Two lobe and a single helix in each ear here, with the first hole stretched to 6g. I wear plugs that look like studs in the stretched holes for

  9. Can we just agree, being honest is not akin to being "rude"?

    jaycam replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    Honesty is one thing, but some of the honesty lately has been taking it to eleven. Both sides could use a

  10. Bellevue College 2015-2017 Nursing Hopefuls

    jaycam replied to EMSLady's topic in School, College Programs

    Ours didn't really pick up until late April last year. Also, I can only think of a handful of AN members in my class. Was pretty random I found this place. I think I was using Google to look up...

  11. Stethoscope Bling?

    jaycam replied to chorses4evr's topic in General Students

    Maybe you can get one of the charm bracelets they make so you can still wear the charms. Personally, I like them, but then again, I'm the person who likes printed scrubs and funny t-shirts. I'm...

  12. Bombed first Fundementals Exam

    jaycam replied to mnw9412's topic in General Students

    I struggled quite a bit at first myself. A lot of it was the whole type a personality that it takes to get into nursing school. We have to be competitive, we have to have high gpas and volunteer and...

  13. Nursing School Grading Scales

    jaycam replied to Jonathon256's topic in General Students

    Pretty similar to what my school's grading scale is and yes my, just one quarter in, my GPA has taken a hit. Our first quarter professor warned us it would happen. I think it takes a type A...

  14. The Hunger Games and Nursing

    jaycam replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing school version! The children of the colleges rested poorly the night before the dreaded TEAS. Who would be the 'winners' of the three hour lottery to come. At the end of the day, there would...

  15. Bellevue College 2015-2017 Nursing Hopefuls

    jaycam replied to EMSLady's topic in School, College Programs

    The scrubs are cranberry I believe. Darkish red. There will be a supply list in the orientation if you get

  16. The Hunger Games and Nursing

    jaycam replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    Just like Katniss in her dehydrated haze in the 74th Hunger Games... there will be a lot of emphasis on the color of someone's

  17. Pre-Nursing student STRESSING PLEASE HELP

    jaycam replied to Prettybirdy's topic in General Students

    I agree. I took my prerequisites at a smaller four year college that used to be a cc. One thing they kept were the smaller class sizes. This helped me a lot with chemistry. I had professors who knew...

  18. do you drink coffee during your shift?

    jaycam replied to aname's topic in General Nursing

    I have a sodastream and a bottle of diet redbull syrup. That's all I

  19. Working the same unit you were once hospitalized (psych)

    jaycam replied to Ddestiny's topic in General Nursing

    Would it be awkward to go back to that unit? Yes. Do we do lots of things that are awkward at first until we find a new sense normal.

  20. Another GPA Question

    jaycam replied to KayGee's topic in General Students

    At least in my area, ADN programs go off "pre requisite GPA" meaning that the only grades that mattered were the ones they wanted you to have to get it. My problem was the reverse, I did really well...

  21. Bellevue College 2015-2017 Nursing Hopefuls

    jaycam replied to EMSLady's topic in School, College Programs

    What I have noticed as far as working is that most of us work jobs that are extremely flexible. For me, for example, my main job allows me to work as little as two shifts a month and I can work those...

  22. Bellevue College 2015-2017 Nursing Hopefuls

    jaycam replied to EMSLady's topic in School, College Programs

    No. My class got lucky and our clinicals were weekdays. It can be on weekends, but if you get in, you will know ahead of time what it is. Classes are usually during the week

  23. Bellevue College 2015-2017 Nursing Hopefuls

    jaycam replied to EMSLady's topic in School, College Programs

    The first few weeks I was in pretty much daily. 9 am start with us usually getting out by 1. Some days a bit earlier, some later. Monday-Friday. As we progressed into clinicals though, I had two...

  24. Bellevue College 2015-2017 Nursing Hopefuls

    jaycam replied to EMSLady's topic in School, College Programs

    It varies a bit from week to week. My job is pretty flexible and we got our schedule over a month in advance so I was able to work with my job on it. At the beginning you are on campus doing...

  25. Using Your Photo As An Avatar

    jaycam replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    There are a few people who either know who I am or can figure it out if they think about it due to some of my posts. This doesn't really bother me, but mostly because I see this as a resource. I do...