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  1. Anyone LOSE WEIGHT in nursing school?

    MB37 replied to happydays352's topic in General Students

    I haven't lost, but also haven't gained in my almost 2 semesters. I don't care for fast of processed food, so I don't eat it (I think I had McDonald's breakfast once in June...still gross). I make...

  2. I want to change my name.....

    MB37 replied to jemommyRN's topic in General Students

    I've been married for 2.5 years, and didn't get everything switched over to my married name until 6 months ago. I had forgotten to do social security, and needed to get that switched around so I could...

  3. Ever notice this about allnurses?

    MB37 replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I get irritated at all of the above, but I'm sure when I was a newbie I probably asked the same repetitive questions (I suppose I could do a search and find out). Now, I skip the threads with hashed...

  4. BP Cuff

    MB37 replied to 09RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Yeah, I used mine about twice. In my area, you can NOT get them at pharmacies or Target/Walmart - I tried several. They sell cuffs, but not manual ones. The pharmacist at one of them directed me to a...

  5. Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    MB37 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    Can anyone tell me how to tactfully ask in a job interview whether or in what way a hospital uses PG? I'm still in school, but with 12 years in the bar/restaurant industry, I learned a long time ago...

  6. Tampa nursing programs

    MB37 replied to AllisonLP's topic in Florida Nursing

    USF looks at your entire cumulative GPA and nothing else, HCC looks at your prereq GPA. That can make a difference. I don't know about the others. You can get into USF's accelerated program with a 3.5...

  7. First semester BSN..is it normal not to do anything in CLINICAL?

    MB37 replied to BrandiBooh's topic in General Students

    We didn't start clinicals until our second semester, so every program is set up differently. We've had about 6 so far, and we still don't do too much. Even though we've been checked off on Foley...

  8. Reapplying to another Nursing school...

    MB37 replied to Kristy_joyz's topic in General Students

    I had to withdraw from a nursing program in New Orleans as a result of Katrina (I was 2 weeks into it and hadn't earned a grade), and the fact that they were very slow to send my transcripts here cost...

  9. After a great clinical rotation

    MB37 posted a topic in General Students

    do you all thank your nurses in some way (besides verbally, which of course I do every day)? I have probably 4 more days on this floor, and it's been a wonderful first clinical experience for me. I've...

  10. In the process of applying to FL universities

    MB37 replied to Ack_RN's topic in Florida Nursing

    I go to USF, and it's good you didn't waste the money on an application - they look ONLY At GPA, and it had to be well over a 3.5 for the class that came in with me. Hopefully other programs in FL...

  11. Has anyone ever tried listening to lecture notes during their sleep?

    MB37 replied to quick2k2ecotec's topic in General Students

    Hmmmm...don't write out the highlighted parts verbatim, but take notes on them. Does that make sense? My notes get shorter each time. You get lecture notes too, right? I handwtite those in class, and...

  12. Has anyone ever tried listening to lecture notes during their sleep?

    MB37 replied to quick2k2ecotec's topic in General Students

    Write/type notes over and over. It fuses things in your brain a lot better than just listening and reading alone. While listening to lectures in your sleep probably wouldn't hurt you, I don't think it...

  13. After a great clinical rotation

    MB37 replied to MB37's topic in General Students

    Thanks! There's only 2 of us on our floor, but I was going to ask if he wanted to split the cost of something with me. I was thinking food too - either donuts or a basket of candy or

  14. Which nursing skills do you dread?

    MB37 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in my first clinical semester. I had my first C-Diff patient last week, and had myself all steeled up to deal with the odor, and then...there wasn't one! She had a rectal tube in, and I didn't...

  15. Union! yes/no

    MB37 replied to nurserynurse55's topic in General Nursing

    Was my mother a "tradesman" or a "teamster," what ever stereotype that is meant to imply? She holds a master's degree in education and ran the remedial reading and math programs at two elementary...

  16. Nursing hat with ruffles required?

    MB37 replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know what a "cap" was until I discovered allnurses and started reading these argumentative threads. I was a pre-nursing student at the time. Some generations associate nurses with the white...

  17. Worried

    MB37 replied to keaton90's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I've attended 4 different colleges (all undergrad, working on my second bachelor's currently), and only the first one asked for high school transcripts. Once you've achieved a certain number of...

  18. What to brush up on before nursing school?

    MB37 replied to Liz520's topic in General Students

    I wouldn't worry much about studying in advance either unless it's been a long time since you took A&P. If you at least feel like it'll come back to you, don't worry about it - it gets covered...

  19. Tampa soon to be new grad

    MB37 replied to luv4nursing's topic in Florida Nursing

    I'm doing clinicals at TGH and almost all of us have good experiences each week - couldn't say for sure what working there is like, since they're not paying me, but it's certainly not a bad sign when...

  20. Help :) Writing an essay on RN/LPN differences

    MB37 replied to FinderKeeper's topic in General Students

    Maybe my instructor was mistaken, she said LPNs couldn't assess. She may have meant only the initial admitting comprehensive assessment though, not that LPNs are never taught to do ongoing assessments...

  21. STUDY strategies

    MB37 replied to KEL2BanRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This is my study method, and I've got a semester and a half of NS As under my belt: 1. Read the material before class. I highlight as I go. If I fail to read all of if before one class, I make myself...

  22. I need your opinion

    MB37 replied to nightingale99's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nursing student, and every chapter of my texts has a race/ethnicity/cultural section. They print all the stats for, say, hypertension, broken down by race. Stats for obesity, broken down by...

  23. Programs in FL and LA

    MB37 replied to MB37's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Thanks gking, I would love to get more information at some point - I'm still a few (5?) years away from starting though, so right now I'm really just curious. What is CRNA school really like so far?...

  24. Gpa

    MB37 replied to vikichck's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    All the programs I've looked at (which isn't anywhere near all of them) require a minimum 1000 GRE score. If you feel that might be a weak area for you, take a review course, buy books and study, etc....

  25. Help :) Writing an essay on RN/LPN differences

    MB37 replied to FinderKeeper's topic in General Students

    In FL, my professor said in the first minute of our assessment lecture, "LPNs may not assess. That is one of the biggest differences between LPNs and RNs." I believe they also can't start IVs in...