thimba

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1. Is this legal?

   thimba replied to songbird1's topic in Texas

   This type of system is definitely standard practice. At my school tests/final are worth 80% of our grade. In order to pass the class we need at least a 76% exam average. If that 76% exam average is achieved, then the remaining points (from quizzes an...

2. Question for Day Shift Nurses Who Own a Dog

   thimba replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

   Doggie door? Or pay a neighborhood kid to let the dog out when they get home from school

3. Accelerated Nursing-Missouri

   thimba replied to dnr7616's topic in Missouri

   Ugh I also graduated from Truman with a not-so-great GPA. It's so frustrating because nursing schools look at cumulative GPA only, not the difficulty of the school. If I had gone to a different school I'm sure my GPA would have been at least 0.3 high...

4. Struggling with an unmotivated clinical group

   thimba replied to nursemeanie's topic in Educators

   Here's how it could end badly... The student gets a compliment (like they are a child) then decides from that compliment they are excelling at clinicals and don't need to do anything more. Then they stand around even more. Another compliment? "Wow! ...

5. Clinical Confusion?

   thimba replied to PoppyCorn99's topic in General Students

   Were you not assigned a nurse to follow? My very first day at clinicals I was at an LTC facility and I wasn't given a nurse to follow, but that never happened again. Usually you should be paired up with a nurse at the beginning of the day. What do y...

6. Help with IV flow rate?

   thimba replied to dreamer0x's topic in Student Assist

   As a general rule, we don't want to just give you the answer, so it helps if you show us the work you have attempted so far

7. I harmed my first patient today.

   thimba replied to starwarrior's topic in Safety

   Woahh where was your clinical instructor/a nurse while you were doing this? Someone is supposed to be supervising you whenever you do skills! It doesn't seem like you did anything wrong, but someone else is supposed to be there to tell you to stop if...

8. Being Overweight

   thimba replied to 2014Student's topic in General Students

   Once nurses are actually out on the floor, they will be transferring obese patients. They may as well get some practice now.

9. Chamberlain Phx, AZ - BSN Program Input

   thimba replied to KJet5's topic in Chamberlain College

   I'm currently at the Phoenix location. The professors have been wonderful so far-- so much better than my professors I previously had while getting my first BS degree at a different university. Clinicals are at good hospitals. I have no idea how easy...

10. Failed a syllabus quiz already??

    thimba replied to Tinkk's topic in General Students

    You're going to fail if you get in that mindset. Stop doubting yourself and keep trying. In this post alone you have just listed negative things. Stop thinking that way and go forward with a positive attitude

11. Getting in with poor grades but high test scores.

    thimba replied to jr307's topic in School Programs

    Maybe you could try applying to a few community colleges and take some nursing pre-reqs there. Once you get good grades in those classes then you may be a better candidate for a BSN program if the school has grades other than your HS grades to look a...

12. HELP!!! I'm failing Med-Surge!!!

    thimba replied to berna4593's topic in General Students

    Who in your class has been doing consistently well on all of the tests? Find that out, and then meet with him/her and ask them EXACTLY what they are doing to study. Are they reading the book? Highlighting important parts? Using the power points? Maki...

13. mgmt and pre employment drug screen

    thimba replied to Ozymandia's topic in Management

    They won't deny employment if you're actually prescribed those meds. If you test positive then you will probably get a phone call asking you to provide proof of prescription, or they will ask for your pharmacy and call them to verify

14. I am ready to LEAVE Chamberlain! Would NOT recommend

    thimba replied to PryingNini's topic in Chamberlain College

    I had no problem talking to our clinical coordinator, she actually emailed me back within the hour on a few occasions. All of my teachers have been wonderful, professional and knowledgeable.

15. Reviews of the new Littmann Classic III?

    thimba posted a topic in Uniform/Gear

    Has anyone tried out the newest Littmann Classic III? I am a nursing student and I am buying my first stethoscope. From what I have read, I should go with the Classic II S.E or the Cardiology III. The Cardiology III is a little expensive, so I was go...