milesims

Yes, it really is different.. At the university I'm at, it's only a 70 to get in. They don't seem to let you in unless you have some prior experience. Many of them require 1 to 2 years experience out in the field.

I'm aware that people know what it means. I don't take them for idiots, hun Thank you for sharing your experience!

My bad. *Curtsies with chin up*

Thank you very much! I really appreciate it :) I definitely will!

Thank you so much :)

I honestly think it depends on the nurse and the type of person she/he is. I've met nurses who see students as simply students, who need guidance and are more than happy to provide it for them. But I've seen nurses that think of them as idiots due to...

That's ridiculous. But I suppose it would benefit you more than anybody. If you're injured on the job, you can refer back to your medical assessment and argue against the company. It's a good back up and worth the money. I've seen this happen in ma...

There was a similar issue at my school regarding slandering a professor. A few students would post on social media bad things about a professor and make fun of him/her throughout the semester. I won't say the details, but the professor's child was p...

I agree with you, it might definitely matter in your area. Especially if you're from the U.S. However, in the grad schools here, you only need a 70 avg to be considered. If you have 80, you're golden. Even the most competitive grad school, which is ...

If it helps you sleep at night, that's fine with me

I've made many great friendships in nursing and was voted as representative. I do not think I talk inappropriately at all on this site, and simply voice my opinion. You can choose to ignore my posts or perhaps get off the internet if you're offended,...

Yes, in fourth year we work full time during the school year. I am happy for the experience, but they treat this placement as a "class." We are not supervised 99% of the time unless we are giving medications, which is 3 times a semester if we're luck...

I'm in Canada. Over here, the salaries are lower than the hospital by an average of $10 an hour. At least in my province. I believe because this business is still growing. I run a non-medical home care agency, and have talked with many other agencies...

If you actually read my comments, we work 8-12 hours a week during the school year. In the summer, we work FULL-TIME, 8-12 hours a day, for a full month. How would you like to pay somebody $1600 a year to do that, and work for free, for four years? A...

It is a Canadian thing. I don't know about the U.S., but I speak from a Canadian perspective and believe me, we ARE workers from the LITERAL definition of worker, which is, "a person or animal that works, in particular." If you mean employee, then t...

I've never really thought of it from that point of view... Thank you for your insight!

I have already received a grant and my master business license for this company. I already technically own the agency, but am not accepting clients until June 2016. I have the website, brochures, business cards, an office, and many other things compl...

This will definitely be more constructive than the posts I've been getting Thank you so much! I will definitely check it out! :)

No. It's not your responsibility. But it'd be a nice thing to do to lift students up by letting them know what they did right. Again, positive reinforcement brings about positive actions. These lazy, unmotivated people WILL most likely pass, because ...

I currently own a home care agency, and have done quite a bit of research on this topic. It is generally lower pay when compared to the hospital, and you'll have to do a lot of driving around. But you will see so many different types of patients work...

Who needs Dean's list when you have a transcript with a 3.4 avg? It's very simple. Whenever somebody else asks you if you're on the list, just shove your handy transcript in their face and whisper sweetly, "Your grades will get you nowhere in the rea...

I worked 40 hours a week in my first year of full-time nursing. I worked weekends, my one weekday off, and after school. I achieved straight As. If you really want it, like I did, then you can do it. "Those who say they can and those who say they can...

There was a time when everybody in my group was late to clinical, that included the clinical instructor. My friend and I made it on time because we left two hours early since we had something else to do beforehand. There was an incident in my city wh...

Since when was this about me? I get straight As, received compliments from every clinical instructor I've been with because I do things right, and run my own home care agency while in school. Don't bring me into this, you don't know me. And I believe...

I don't know where you went to school, but where I am, students WORK in clinical placements, for FREE. Actually, I pay the school $800 a semester to work. I don't know what your definition of "worker" is. And you're absolutely right, students have to...