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i am a second career student and have had my share of work experience. during clinicals i have run into some nice nurses and some not so nice nurses. i go into my clinical experience with two things in mind, to #1 get an education and #2 to ...

at one time i would have agreed with you, but i'll tell you why it makes a difference to me now. one of my physicians has a very large practice. a matter of fact he is considered one of the best in the city. they have a about 7 or 8 mds on staff, ...

I will be graduating soon and am considering hospitals in NYC (5 boroughs) and Long Island. I'm looking for hospitals where the nurses are somewhat safisfied with their overall working environments - management, patient -staff ratios, and benefits...

My school calls it a concept map but it is a full report that combines data compilation, the concept maps with care care plans and psychosocial reporting. We come up with at least 5 problems from our concept map and we have to create a care plan for...

I really empathize with you and understand the difficult choices you have to make. I am also single with no children. One of my grandmothers died when I was in my late 20s. She finally died died after a year with COPD. During that year she was i...

I hear people say this a lot. I don't think the "community" actually took care the elderly, I think it was more of the individual's family. I think it would be great if most families could still do this, but a lot of families don't, not because th...

I wouldn't confront the women personally. I would have a meeting with the Dean and the instructor and have my seat changed. You might be able to get by by saying you find her very difficult to get along with and prefer to sit away from her. Als...

Actually some people DO go into teaching to get the summers off.......:uhoh21:

Hi Fonenurse, Is the 32,000 in pounds or US dollars. If the figure represents pounds, it is the equivalent of 56,400 US dollars.

I just started semester 1 of 4 and wonder what the He#$ am I doing. It feels like we've been thrown to to wolves. The first day of class you get three syllabi. Essentially two for lecture and one for clinical; I'm still not sure how they are work ...

Hi ChayaN! You are not boring us. This is why we are here. Wa all have things going on in our lives and its nice to have a place to bring them to. I wont lie - nursing school is a big commitment and requires A LOT of sacrifice and I can see how i...

EXACTLY! It's the arrogance to think that you (not meaning you personally) are sooo exceptional that, that you should automatically be accepted into the program of your choice. Even if you have a 4.0 and/or perfect SAT/LSAT,GMAT/MCAT scores it does...

AMEN! Some call it the good ole boys network! I think its easier for people to say that the reason they didn't get ____ (job, admittance into college, etc...) is because of that wolf called Affirmative Action. Honestly, in this game you can't w...

Yesterday was my last day of freedom. Semester 1 of 4 starts today!

Yeah, this is one of those lightening rod topics. Every person that doesn't get into the program they wanted to get into will assume it went to a "minority" (usual thinking is the black person). The next thought is that the person was not quali...

I understand you logic. The only problem I have with your argument is that obviously the person was qualified because not only did the person not fail out of med school but also passed the boards. All I am saying is that affirmative action might ge...

I want to address two things that have come up on this topic: 1. The smell of people that smoke - Whether I am a patient or not, the smell of cigarettes bother me. It just plain stinks. It's just as obnoxious as bad BO or bad breath. Would yo...

My aunt asked, "Don't you want to be a PA?" Uh, No. I think there are so many directions you can go being a nurse. The general public really doesn't understand this. I have to say I love my grandmother though. We have 2 MD's in the family and ...

I've been reading this board a while and I see the LPN vs. RN debate come up quite often. I am really interested in the history of the two levels of nursing. Why is there a Licensed Practical Nurse and a Registered Nurse? I don't see two tiers in...

Introversion simply means you draw energy from your inner world. Extraversion means you draw energy from others. It doesn't necessarily mean one is quiet, or loud, or talkative.

I attend BMCC and have finished just about all of my pre-reqs. I had already completed Eng 101 before attending BMCC so I won't be too helpful there; however I have some insight into Bio 425. The catalog might say that Chem 118 or Chem 121 can be u...

Hermione is the name of the girl in the Harry Potter Books!

I totally agree! We are the customers and deserve to get a good education! I am not by any means talking about watering down the work, but I am talking about being an effective instructor. The bad thing is that once someone has tenure he or she ca...

Hi Liza, I live in Queens too! If you want, PM me. I might have some suggestions!

Actually according to their website, three semesters cost $8, 516 each and two semesters cost $8,100, each. These fees do not include room, board or books. They only include tuition, airevac insurance and nursing lab fees. http://www.iuon.or...