logicalfallacy replied to Memepapi's topic in Student Assist
"Low patient turn-out" is a reference to compliance/fu appts, etc. There are many reasons for that: low socioeconomic level, lack of knowledge, and nursing care in the home (country ppl take care of illness at home often, unless it's beyond their kn...
logicalfallacy replied to nohseungjin's topic in General Nursing
Sweetie, those are absolutely ridiculous odds. Quit. Now. Run. Report unsafe practice and don't look too hard for a quick or adequate response. Look for another job in which a new grad is not expected working without support for a large facility with...
I think I have made a mistake; nursing is not for me. I love it, but I am mathematically and kinesthetically challenged. I can do the academics, my language skills are fortunately strong. I can do the pharmacology (we are allowed a calculator), and c...
I took NCLEX Friday, June 5. My test started at 2:00. I was leaving by 3:00. I thought I failed, but I checked Pearson Vue today and paid $8.00 for quick results and saw PASS!
I was born in 1970. I remember 8-track tapes that were played on a huge stereo with a record player. We listened to Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and the Bee Gees. I remember Sesame Street in the mornings and Little Ho...
logicalfallacy replied to nurseinthemakin's topic in TEAS
Just like Hibbzem, my math and science skills were lacking when I took TEAS. I had never had chemistry, had completed Anatomy and Physiology I, and had just started A&P II when I was invited to take TEAS. I passed and was accepted in the program....
logicalfallacy replied to citylights89's topic in General Students
Same skills I absolutely froze up on. Pretty sure my instructor thinks I am a unstable as well... she does not. She recognizes the performance anxiety and explained she used to suffer from it, too. The trick is, according to her, is to pretend as if ...