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  1. Passing cut offs

    My school is 76% and plenty of people still fail. Look at it this way...they want you to retain a certain percentage of knowledge. In my opinion, it's already set low enough. If someone is...
  2. So you think you want to be a NURSE

    I worked as a PCT at two different hospitals before I started nursing school, and I'm grateful to have that insight going into nursing school. Working along side nurses and seeing everything they do...
  3. How devastating! My
  4. #1 on waitlist

    Congrats!! Time to
  5. Starting school tips!

    Congrats! My best advice- find a Healthy way of coping with stress. Also, take one of those online quizzes about how you learn best...this will help with studying. But most importantly, have fun...
  6. #1 on waitlist

    Hope you make it in! Good
  7. Bundle Branch Blocks in Tennessee

    I have worked as a monitor tech and we can chart BBB. We just aren't allowed to name Right or Left- that is up to the
  8. First Semester: Lessons learned...

    @SopranoKris- thanks for sharing and great advice! And congrats on your upcoming
  9. First Semester: Lessons learned...

    That is great! And tonight...I choose
  10. Dealing with self doubt

    I think being apprehensive, worried, and scared are all normal feelings we have before deciding to take on nursing school. But please don't let those feelings get in the way of something you want to...
  11. Is the Semester Over Yet?

    (((HUGS))) Hang in there. Just a short while till your break. You will make
  12. Esme Needs Your Prayers

    Get better Esme! Your comments and advice are
  13. Ketogenic Diet question

    There have actually been a few studies done in regards to this, but they have to do with children with epilepsy. I was on the ketogenic diet for a short period of time to decrease my seizure...
  14. First Semester: Lessons learned...

  15. I hope your son makes a full recovery and you get some answers. I could only imagine how upsetting it is to see your son like that. But I agree with what one of the PP said about the Peds and ED...
  16. C=RN, I just need to get that C

    please strive for more than a "C". I hate that saying because it makes nurses sound like a bunch of underachievers. Find out your learning style and use supplemental material. Also, look into...
  17. Agree with PP, just go
  18. Nursing pins

    Congrats on your upcoming
  19. To drop or to stay?

    A "W" is better than an "F". But before you do anything, talk to your nursing director. You need to make sure you will be able to come back in a semester or
  20. If he was into you as well, then I'm sure he would have let you know. Stalking someone on FB is not the answer. Move on and concentrate on your
  21. Just submitted my graduation app!

    Congrats! That has to be such a great
  22. The Nightingale Pledge - Still relevant today?

    The last time I actually recited that I was maybe
  23. The Nightingale Pledge - Still relevant today?

    I am still a nursing student, but did not know there was a pledge. As an atheist I would not partake in reciting
  24. Pursuing Nurse Midwifery?

    I actually didn't even think of nursing as a career until I became pregnant with my daughter. I had a few complications during the pregnancy so I spent many hours at the hospital and with my CNM (yes...
  25. How many men in your cohort?

    1 out of