maggiemae1013

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1. 2.0 Science gpa (anat, physio and micro) but 3.3 gpa overall

   maggiemae1013 replied to HopelesswanbeRN's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I don't know of any schools that look at only your overall GPA - most, if not all, nursing schools pretty much only look at your science or pre-req classes GPA. and most require you to have at least a 3.0 in those. the school I went to actually requi...

2. Anyone worked on a reservation before?

   maggiemae1013 replied to Bridget O'Malley's topic in Nursing

   i am a nurse & live and work on the rez and i can tell you right now i've seen so many people come and go it's just ridiculous. it's straight up culture shock for white people who know nothing about the culture and area. and white kids in a rez s...

3. When to Apply to Nursing School..?

   maggiemae1013 replied to Cherry02's topic in Pre-Nursing

   i was accepted before i finished my pre-reqs, and in the letter it just said i had to finish them by august, when the fall semester starts.

4. I need to assess my student their practical skills of measuring vital sIGNS

   maggiemae1013 replied to ubsjl's topic in Educators

   i'm being serious. so you're an educator, but to who? cna students? are you trying to figure out how to make a clinical exam? like iteachob says, use one of those teaching stethoscopes. otherwise you won't know if they're getting them right.

5. I need to assess my student their practical skills of measuring vital sIGNS

   maggiemae1013 replied to ubsjl's topic in Educators

   i can't even understand this. you're an educator? what kind of students do you have? i don't understand the question - if you are testing students on vital signs then obviously you just need to make sure they are doing them correctly.

6. Trying not to be a whiner.... but

   maggiemae1013 replied to dingoatemybaby's topic in Pre-Nursing

   welcome to the real world lol.. might as well get used to it.. and good luck. my a&p final was 250 questions, plus another fifty or so from the lab portion. it'll get you ready for nursing school that's for sure.

7. Human Biology before Anatomy?

   maggiemae1013 replied to nelnel89's topic in Pre-Nursing

   why would you trust a site like 'ratemyprofessor.com'? that's like doing serious research on wikipedia. hahaha

8. Daylight Savings & Documentation

   maggiemae1013 replied to KidsMakeMeSmile's topic in Nursing

   i live in arizona and we dont time change so it's never been an issue for us.

9. ? about resident throwing self OOB

   maggiemae1013 replied to Sensoria17's topic in Nursing

   15 minute watch, scoop mattress on the bed, bed in low position, mattress on floor next to bed, and document everything.

10. LVN scope of practice - IV removal without having my IV cert.

    maggiemae1013 replied to janetjanetjanet's topic in LPN/LVN

    I don't understand, didn't you guys learn IVs in LVN school?? We did, we inserted, d/c'd them, and hooked up IV meds - the only thing we couldn't do as LVNs was push any BP meds. At the hospital I first worked at LVNs didnt even have to bother d/c-in...

11. Hospital or LTC

    maggiemae1013 replied to Btj78's topic in Nursing

    well you've already accepted the job, so what's the issue? sounds like you already made a decision. do what YOU want to do, not what other people want to do.

12. What to do?

    maggiemae1013 replied to Blue2011's topic in New Nurse

    back in my day we got three days of orientation and we were grateful! you guys seem to have it easy these days.

13. class valedictorian relocates self to nyc and i have no job. -_-

    maggiemae1013 replied to Becca07's topic in LPN/LVN

    you moved without having a job lined up first? and what does having been a valedictorian have to do with anything? LOL

14. What does "s/t" mean?

    maggiemae1013 replied to mymoment4life's topic in Student Assist

    when we use S/T it always means skin tear. never seen it used as meaning 'secondary to'.

15. Dosage Calculation Policies

    maggiemae1013 replied to nursingtodo11's topic in General Students

    dude you have it so easy, then. in my program we had to get 100% or else we were out. and i agree with u of a person up there - i personally would NOT want a nurse that couldn't even get above 80% on dosage calculations. you have peoples lives in you...