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  1. Starting pre-reqs, what can I study to prepare??

    Princess Bubblegum replied to MedTech220's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I use KhanAcademy.org all the time and can't recommend it enough. I had 12 years between high school graduation and beginning my nursing school prereqs, and that site was especially helpful in...

  2. Obtaining nursing prerequisites while in highschool?

    Princess Bubblegum replied to Kaitlyn.w's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I wish I'd been as ambitious as you! Take advantage of high school AP classes to earn college credit, and check out your local community colleges for prerequisites—you could probably get a lot...

  3. Don't be an Autobot

    Princess Bubblegum replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    "It was my pleasure" in response to "thank you" was part of the script at a hospital I used to work at. I was pretty resistant to using it because in some scenarios it sounds creepy or insincere....

  4. Patient Satisfaction Surveys

    Princess Bubblegum replied to MichelletheRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I get surveys whenever I see my PCP, whose clinic is part of the medical group where I work. I send them back with over-the-top glowing reviews, because I think they're terribly unfair. One survey had...

  5. Moms any advice?

    Princess Bubblegum replied to Farrah 34's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Psych is a good one to take online, I think you'll like it. :) I've been able to do all my prereqs online so far except for the A&P sequence, and I love having the ability to work at my own pace....

  6. Are you going for BSN or ASN?

    Princess Bubblegum replied to Farrah 34's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I live in Oregon and our community colleges work in cooperation with the BSN program at OHSU, so that once I graduate with my Associate's, I'm eligible to do an online RN-BSN program through OHSU. So...

  7. What are you guys taking for spring?

    Princess Bubblegum replied to khaner19's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm running out of prereqs to do! Next term I'm just doing A&P 2 and Writing 122. After that, I just have A&P 3 and microbiology

  8. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    Princess Bubblegum replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    I love this thread. We had big, thick paper charts at my hospital up until last month! I was sad to see them go, I was the go-to girl on my unit for reading awful handwriting. Where I work, we do...

  9. Do you ever wish you were a doctor?

    Princess Bubblegum replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse yet, but I'm in school and get the well-intentioned but increasingly irksome "but you're so smart, why aren't you going to med school" comments on a regular basis. I feel like nursing...

  10. Math in nursing school

    Princess Bubblegum replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm taking statistics this term because I thought I'd work on busting out some of my BSN prereqs prior to starting the ASN program just to have them done. This class has seriously made me consider...

  11. How far out from applying are you?

    Princess Bubblegum replied to Applejack's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I thought I was going to be able to apply this winter for the program starting in fall 2017, but I had misinterpreted the application requirements--I thought I had to have Writing 122 before starting...

  12. Should I get my CNA from a Nursing Home in Portland?

    Princess Bubblegum replied to NurseJoli's topic in School, College Programs

    I did my CNA1 class at a facility that had rehab and long term care units. I personally preferred the more acute rehab patient population, but that definitely isn't the case for everyone. Nursing home...

  13. What classes are you taking? Fall 2016

    Princess Bubblegum replied to ItsThatJenGirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A&P 1 Statistics Human relations I don't have many classes left to go, but the ones I do have to be taken in sequence, so it's all very drawn out. I have to have microbiology to apply, but A&P...

  14. How long did it take you to complete your prerequisites?

    Princess Bubblegum replied to julibyrd's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have prior college credit from 10+ years ago so luckily I'm done with electives and humanities and got all A's back then. I'm hoping to get some of the classes that can be taken during the nursing...

  15. What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

    Princess Bubblegum replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Picked up this past Christmas Eve for an evening shift monitor tech. I've been on day shift for about 6 months now and had somehow blissfully forgotten that evening shift is when the crazies really...

  16. What was the best thing about CNA school?

    Princess Bubblegum replied to Vtachy1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I loved every second of my CNA1 class. It was a free program through a nursing home. There were about 12 of us and we all really bonded--it was 8 years ago and most of us are still in contact even...

  17. Anyone else a planner nerd?

    Princess Bubblegum replied to AshBuggin's topic in General Students

    I got a Filofax Personal as a going back to school gift last month--I'm not nearly as creative as the Filofaxers I've seen on Pinterest, but I like having a place to write everything out. I'm a little...

  18. Anyone else a planner nerd?

    Princess Bubblegum replied to AshBuggin's topic in General Students

    Phone glitched... Sorry for the double

  19. Buying a new car for a new nurse ??

    Princess Bubblegum replied to gabriela1993's topic in General Nursing

    I think being cautious and knowing your car is more important than the actual car itself. I had a Volvo S60R sedan with AWD and traction features for snow/icy driving, but I don't feel that the Camry...

  20. Hospital that bans family members

    Princess Bubblegum replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Technically we have visiting hours but they are not enforced--unless it's for the patient's safety/sanity, then we can go "Oh, visiting hours are over, buh-bye!" Our ICU kicks out visitors during...

  21. Lindsey Koi Pants

    Princess Bubblegum replied to TiffadoRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I've got long and, uh, ample legs for someone my height (5'2"). None of the Koi pants work great for me. The Lindseys (on me) seem precariously low-rise and snug around the thigh, and the fabric would...

  22. Don't Be SAD! - Seasonal Affective Disorder

    Princess Bubblegum replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't get hit that badly with the winter blahs last year when I was working evening shift because I'd at least be able to see daylight before work. But I'm on day shift now and feel like total...

  23. What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

    Princess Bubblegum replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I have 5+ years of ward clerk experience, the ridiculous requests are too numerous to list. A surgeon was working at the desk next to mine when a patient's daughter approached him and said, "I'm here...

  24. Have you met your husband at nursing? Is nursing a good career to meet men?

    Princess Bubblegum replied to Upward_Bound's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't meet my boyfriend at work and we don't work for the same company, but he's a physician and I'm a CNA. We met online. He liked my free spirit and I liked his kind brown eyes (how cheesy,...

  25. Pre-nursing reqs

    Princess Bubblegum replied to Baylee87's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I hadn't taken a math course in 12 years but placed into 095 (intermediate algebra) thanks to refresher exercises on khanacademy.com... Saved myself a ton of money and time that way, as 095 is the...