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  1. Continuing Ed hours

    DBlack1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Well, that time of the year has come around and I need my 15 hours. This is my first full year out of nursing so I must get them on my own. Are there any great places to look for these hours. I...

  2. Breast impants..again..

    DBlack1 replied to rnnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    In the big scheme of things I think he means 5k isn't much. I bought a new truck in august, it's already worth $10,000 less than what I paid for it. That $5k isn't sounding so big. I know people...

  3. An actual 1955 Good Housekeeping article

    DBlack1 replied to MuddaMia's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm glad that you aren't a lemming like many out there today. You also have quite a age gap on my generation, and I'm afraid your logical approach isn't shared by a large group of people my age...

  4. An actual 1955 Good Housekeeping article

    DBlack1 replied to MuddaMia's topic in General Nursing

    I understand/agree with most all of that, but the american society is kind of like of a herd of cattle. What they see is what they believe. Values change, morals change, the media displays this...

  5. An actual 1955 Good Housekeeping article

    DBlack1 replied to MuddaMia's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not going to argue my ideas on the liberation of females. The divorce rate will be in the 80% range before I die and the # of marriages will be greatly reduced. American's have developed a...

  6. An actual 1955 Good Housekeeping article

    DBlack1 replied to MuddaMia's topic in General Nursing

    Times have changed. If things were still this way the divorce rate wouldn't be so

  7. The Largest Student Loan Actually PAID OFF!

    DBlack1 replied to BSNtobe2009's topic in General Nursing

    I went to school with some girls that purchased cosmetic surgery with student loans. I thought it was funny, but the interest rates were better than a credit card. I have a bud who is 100k in debt,...

  8. Dpt

    DBlack1 replied to user9876's topic in General Nursing

    Good career, doesn't seem to be too hard of a job after seeing what they did in the hospital. The school work is pretty difficult. Gross anatomy could be fun and hard at the same time. My ex wife...

  9. Done with nursing, how do I keep skills?

    DBlack1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Well, I have come to the reality that I probably will not be going back to nursing for many years, if ever, and I want to keep my skills/knowledge up. I was only a RN for around 9 months and worked...

  10. I don't WANT to be a doctor

    DBlack1 replied to Halinja's topic in General Nursing

    I think being a male makes this even worse. Almost every night I went to work I had a patient ask if I was working towards becoming a MD. I got tired of explaining myself so I just told them I...

  11. Done with nursing, how do I keep skills?

    DBlack1 replied to DBlack1's topic in General Nursing

    Just CEU's. I'm not in a position to work 4 extra days a month. I'm glad my state doesn't require hours worked, because I might just have to give up my license. Life is so funny. I started college...

  12. Done with nursing, how do I keep skills?

    DBlack1 replied to DBlack1's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the ideas. No agency nursing is done in this area. Too many new graduates to fill the spots, which is also one of the main reasons the pay is so bad. I would still work a day or two a...

  13. Done with nursing, how do I keep skills?

    DBlack1 replied to DBlack1's topic in General Nursing

    So you worked 24-26 days a month? Thats not possible for me to do. I feel twenty days a months is plenty, and the list of things I miss about nursing includes working 12 days a month. I was working...

  14. Done with nursing, how do I keep skills?

    DBlack1 replied to DBlack1's topic in General Nursing

    I really needed to better explain my skills definition. I can pick up things like IV's and such rather quickly if needed. It didn't take me long the first time. I am mainly worried about a loss of...

  15. What's special about male nurses?

    DBlack1 replied to GBS_Fan's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe that males entering the profession will tolerate the poor pay as well as the females, and is a reason many males leave the field. I graduated with 5 other males, and a year later two...

  16. Myths about NCLEX being easy

    DBlack1 replied to ManyRN2B's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I did like the guy you know. I studied a couple of hours a week for a month and went and took the test. I really just wanted to feel the test out so to speak. I failed in 120 something questions....

  17. I see a difference. Is it a coincidence?

    DBlack1 replied to SemperFI's topic in Men in Nursing

    Pretty much a southern thing I reckon. It pretty much means standing your ground and letting them know how it is. Simply put "I respect that you are more experienced than I am, but this doesn't allow...

  18. December Grads Let's the NCLEX preparation begins!!!!!!

    DBlack1 replied to SanFranSRNA's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    First time I took the Kaplan review course and answered half of the questions on the disk, along with reading two-thirds of the book. I failed. Second time I did every question on the saunders disk...

  19. NCLEX pass rates for your school?

    DBlack1 replied to Robin61970's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I have noticed some programs don't go by just the first time pass rate. My school had a 85% first time pass rate, but I believe it was 95% after the second try. It took me two attempts to get it...

  20. I see a difference. Is it a coincidence?

    DBlack1 replied to SemperFI's topic in Men in Nursing

    You work with the number of women you are going to be around, there will always be one with a chip on their shoulder or a know it all. I only work with one of the eat their young type, but after...

  21. Nursing program at Southern Arkansas University

    DBlack1 replied to 2bnursekemmie's topic in General Nursing

    The 75% rule was there to keep the students whose knowledge wasn't up to par on the material out of the clinical setting. A instructor who has a student who is doing poorly in class will need to...

  22. Somewhere on this site: RE: HOW MANY TIMES SHOULD YOU TAKE THE NCLEX-RN?

    DBlack1 replied to LAM2005's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Ask your doctor if xanax is right for you. I know a few who have needed it for test

  23. 2nd times a charm!!!!!

    DBlack1 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I just wanted to let everyone know that I passed my second NCLEX RN attempt. It only took an hour and a half to finish my 75 questions. I felt it was a good bit easier than my first test, which I...

  24. 2nd times a charm!!!!!

    DBlack1 replied to DBlack1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    3 pt gait = Advance the crutches and the Affected leg 2 pt gait = Advance the R leg followed by the L crutch The cane is the proper length if the elbow is bent 30 degrees. Know immunizations for...

  25. Nursing program at Southern Arkansas University

    DBlack1 replied to 2bnursekemmie's topic in General Nursing

    Level 1 was the most difficult due to me BOMBING the first test and struggling to pick my grade up to a 75% by mid term (which I heard is no longer required). Three tests to go from a 53 to a 75 did...