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  1. Polio Vaccine

    datalore replied to efda2rn's topic in General Students

    I'm finding the inconsistency with which the polio vaccine has been given fascinating, and not in a good way! I never had it as a child (born early 80s); I had to have one as an adult to travel to...

  2. Got My Acceptance Letter

    datalore replied to NurseGirl525's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    CONGRATS!!! Your days will be so busy between school and family, it might be nice to have two 30-minute sessions of forced, dedicated "me time" each day -- might be the only quiet time you ever get!...

  3. To scramble for experience, or relax?

    datalore posted a topic in General Students

    I'm considering taking a PSS/PCA certification course and applying to LCT and home health agencies, to work this summer and through my RN program (which I'll begin in August). I'm currently working as...

  4. To scramble for experience, or relax?

    datalore replied to datalore's topic in General Students

    Thank you both! This is all good advice, I think will go for the training, try for a hospital job, and keep an eye out for other summer opportunities too. Thanks!!!

  5. Ten Tips for New Grad Nurses

    datalore replied to JayPeacock's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes, this. Apply everywhere but apply *wisely*. Tailoring cover letters and being mindful of the excellent example KatieMI describes is really important. "The law of averages" is just another way to...

  6. How was microbiology for you? Grade for you? Topics covered?

    datalore replied to starter12345's topic in General Students

    I'm taking it right now, and having fun! In my last few labs, we practiced all the basic skills by going around campus and collecting, culturing, and differential staining samples we collected. (I...

  7. What street clothes do YOU wear in nursing school?

    datalore replied to bluestorm's topic in General Students

    I'm a little jealous! I *have* to dress nice in my program -- dress code for class is business casual and "fully accessorized" and "fitting the professional appearance of the nursing profession"...

  8. ADN Or BSN?

    datalore replied to KnottyNurse17's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I second runsalot, it depends on your area. I know ADN is pointless in a lot of areas, but where I am, it's going strong. My AASN program has a 100% job placement rate into nursing within two months...

  9. Almost lost my cool at work

    datalore replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

    That sounded like a really frustrating day! The most patient, even-keeled people I know still lose their cool once in awhile (we're all human!) -- and sometimes, because they are so much calmer than...

  10. Any other BSN students thinking about applying to NP school?

    datalore replied to nursing_student93's topic in General Students

    I'm going to go for NP for sure, but I'm going to take it really, really slow (as long a timeframe as the school allows) and do it while I work as an RN. I might wait a year or two before I apply....

  11. What inspired you to be a nurse?

    datalore replied to dc1994's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was obsessed with the medical field from about age 9 onward... I thought I wanted to be a doctor. I watched every medical drama, surgeries on the science channel, read Grey's Anatomy like my friends...

  12. Is it true you shouldn't work when you get into the nursing program?

    datalore replied to giraffe4's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Two things I've been weighing in my decisions of whether (and how much) to work are: (1) will my work let me work one or two days a week? and (2) do I have a bunch of general education courses I need...

  13. A bit of a setback..maybe

    datalore replied to mag426's topic in General Students

    And I would highly, highly recommend seeing if you can take your general ed requirements at a community college and have them transfer. I'm doing that with my nursing program -- I took my general ed...

  14. New Nurse BP

    datalore replied to Kr1st1na's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Try a few different ways of holding it to see what works best. My Littmann picks up my finger joints moving if I'm not careful! Especially if I touch the top of the diaphragm just below the bell. But...

  15. What was your GPA?

    datalore replied to TheYouthOfMedicine's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I used to be a college admissions counselor for a few years at a US college, so I can give some (anecdotal) insight about this. We looked at the entire application, but, yes, one of the things we...

  16. Millennials in the workplace

    datalore replied to ktwlpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hm, I can understand the frustration, but I'm wary of painting any generation with a broad stroke, and each generation has it's own less-than-flattering stereotypes. We've all had those kind of...

  17. question about insurance

    datalore replied to notnursezelda's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Whichever route you take, make sure you move quickly. You need a "qualifying event" to buy insurance any time outside of the open enrollment period (usually November, but Obamacare's was extended to...

  18. Do you think eating in the classroom is rude?

    datalore replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Students

    I'm young, but I'm "old school" in my ideas of classroom decorum. I eat in class as a last resort, but I feel like I'm being rude by doing so and try to minimize it out of respect to others. It can be...

  19. The Last Moments of an Army Nurse Killed in Afghanistan

    datalore replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Government, Military

    What a brave soul. We salute and thank you, may you rest in

  20. need some insight on if I should become a nurse or not...

    datalore replied to direwolf's topic in General Nursing

    You mention you have a lot of anxiety - I've been there too, and whatever path you decide to follow, my heartfelt advice to you is you might consider trying to find a way to mitigate your anxiety,...