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that is too funny...does anyone understand what this person is talking about? seriously, the logic with which he/she operates is...unique. [i know i said this was my last post but I kept getting email notices and over30nursestudent's incongruous and unintelligible rant was hilarious. I think I'll turn off email notification now...uh oh...I don't know if I'll be able to do that since over30nursestudent labeled me a "newbie"...labels hurt my feelings...I need a hug ] ty

in my opinion, whether you need this book depends on what kind of test taker you are and how much is at stake. personally, i test very well but our school alomost exclusively bases its admission criteria upon the NET. i purchased the HOBBET study guide and be forewarned, it is NOT test specific. they take you through a number of stategies related to test taking and present a limited number of practice problems. for me, i felt that the $40+ was money well spent for one reason and one reason alone...the NET has a reading comprehension portion where they ask a series of questions regarding short passages. the questions are formulaic in nature and have keywords that help you decipher what kind of answer they're looking for (basically you're learning how to take their test). i forget the specifics (gave my book to a friend who failed and needs to take it again for admittance next semester) but there were four categories or types of questions. it helped to know what to look for because time is definitely a factor. bottom line, if you feel that you have a lot riding on the exam, buy the book. if they're using the exam as a barometer for your test taking abilities and current knowledge set, save your money for something more useful. hope that helps, ty

that's not what i said...i said: many schools to require some form of lab dissection (cat, rat, shark, fetal pig, or whatever). whether that's a silly requirement is for a student to address with the curriculum committee. regardless, it is not "really silly" for me to "assume" that. umm...no, one would hope that this were true. btw...this whole thread has degraded into an exercise in :deadhorse i would like to commend you, over30nursingstudent, on haveing memorized, verbatim, some consultant's cultural diversity and tolerance training seminars. i'm sure you'll go far in middle management with Aurora, ProHealthCare, and the like (thank goodness corporate america is getting through to someone!). c ya ty

i think the question comes down to whether or not you want to work there again. technically you are probably an "at will" employee meaning that neither you nor the hospital/facility is bound to give any reason (i think) nor any notice before terminating employment. furthermore, most HR people will not provide a bad reference (some won't provide anything other than dates of employment) for legal reasons (fear of litigation). i like to give notice (even more than 2 wks) but i have terminated "early." i just weighed the potential consequences first...your time may be more valuable than the reference they can provide. ty

yep...i posted that link in the OP. just don't want to fork over the $3 to view a potentially useless article (call me frugal). thanks though, ty

being old and having "experienced" life will not make you any more tolerant or sensitive, nor will it make you any more intelligent. let's discuss two false statements made by you, over30nursingstudent, in a previous post: except if you have to pass the class so that a school will allow you to take the NCLEX (you see how its all related?). a private institution can...especially considering the current clinical shortages, if you don't like it there are plenty of other prospective nurses that wouldn't think twice to dissect a cat - a hard and simple truth. btw...you guessed wrong and the fact that WE're over 30 doesn't qualify you or me to be an expert on tolerance and sensitivity. regarding the complete protein thing, i may be misinformed (and I may not) but it doesn't matter, i eat meat. ty

thank you also our school has a similar subscription but the special insert was not provided (just the normal articles). ty

thank you ty

OK, I'll bite...how should I have responded to the OP?

Good for you! I'm genuinely happy for you and envious, as I agree with many of the principles usually associated with vegetarianism. I was referring to the OP's "...I just woke up..." comment. I did say I was "guessing" he would grow out of it, I was sharing my own unique experience (after all, isn't that all one can do?), and he did ask for the opinion of others. I wonder how many self-professed vegetarians still keep the faith? Speaking from my own experience (knowing nothing of yours), I found it to be too confining and inconvenient. Futhermore, as an active, young male, finding adequate and complete proteins sources while eating enough calories proved nearly impossible...in my own experience. ty

...and some day you'll wake up and be a meat eater again. When that happens you'll be upset that you couldn't get through nursing school because of a stupid dead cat. I'm a guy, I went through my veggie phase, I grew out of it (steaks are yummy once again!), and I'm guessing you will too. If not, the cats already dead and you're not required to eat it (right?) so relax and take solace in the fact that you're putting some feral cat to good use. ty

Hi, Does anyone have access to this article? "Choosing the best stethoscope" by C. Estelle Beaumont, MS, PhD Nursing2005 w/ Supplement: ED Insider August, 2005,Volume 35, Number 8, Pages 27 - 28 I'm guessing it's in the ED Insider part as our school has the August issue and I cannot find the article nor the insert. This link shows how I can order it for $2.95 but I want to know if there is any substance to the article before I fork over the $$$ (I know, $3 would really break the bank). Thanks in advance, ty

OK...back to the OP's question... Regardless of what Daytonite was saying, I've found that working as a PCA while in nursing school has its advantages. I work my tail off on the floor and the nurses, in turn, take time to show me new skills, situations, and patients (knowing I'm in school) to which I would not have been exposed were I not a PCA (what our hospital calls a CNA). I consider it a leg up on the rest my classmates. Furthermore, many RNs will have to manage CNAs at one time or another and understanding, first hand, what your subordinates' job responsibilities are can only help you be a more effective manager. My ty

Which nursing school did you attend? Our administration is more worried about pass rates than student well being. Every policy decision or change I've witnessed has been to the detriment of students and fostered an adversarial relationship between the administration and students. Re: Stupid things that can get you kicked out... Our school has instituted a policy that all students must pass multiple instances of practice NCLEXs during the final "Nursing Seminar." Fail and they won't allow you to even take the NCLEX. How's that for maintaining acceptable NCLEX pass rates? If you fail the practice exam you fail the course and you may only retake a course once so two failed practice exams and *poof* multiples years of education are gone.

Off topic...everyone's spelling it "Dynamap," isn't it Dinamap? On topic...until our unit hires a third PCA to do manual vitals, I'll never have time to carefully take a manual BP. If we were required to do all BPs manually, I'd cheat like physicians do...pump it up to 200, watch the needle start to bounce (systolic), and watch the needle stop bouncing (diastolic)...but you didn't hear it from me ty