BrendanO

BrendanO MSN, RN

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  1. Microbiology Case Study Help

    BrendanO replied to hhaide1123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This thread cause me to learn about the "dumb rabies" clinical presentation. Cool! I guess the "staggering" raccoon is the biggest clue in the case. Thanks for posting the answer,

  2. Students who chat during lectures

    BrendanO replied to ksw1978's topic in General Students

    Not all professors are good at managing a classroom, and depending on how far away they are (i.e. if it's a big lecture hall), they may not always hear it/see it when it's happening. I'd try to...

  3. RUSH Gem Spring 2017 Cohort

    BrendanO replied to BBsnow's topic in School, College Programs

    @BBsnow, fingers crossed for

  4. RUSH Gem Spring 2017 Cohort

    BrendanO replied to BBsnow's topic in School, College Programs

    I was also accepted Congratulations,

  5. Homework Assignment questions grade "0"

    BrendanO replied to Isaac86's topic in General Students

    You should talk to the professor and get a clear understanding for yourself why they assigned you a grade of "0". If you were allowed to use websites to find your answers, then you might be getting...

  6. Homework Assignment questions grade "0"

    BrendanO replied to Isaac86's topic in General Students

    What you did is cheating, both asking a classmate for help and submitting an answer you found on the web. Much better to leave a question blank or to make an incorrect guess than to cheat. Academic...

  7. Anxiety

    BrendanO replied to Ioreth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I found meditation and mindfulness exercises really helped me with generalized anxiety. Honestly, if you eventually find that bedside nursing is too stressful for you, there are LOTS of other...

  8. Microbiology Case Study Help

    BrendanO replied to hhaide1123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow, interesting case! Key points to me: acute, descending flaccid paralysis; negative CSF culture; negative MRI; afebrile; meningoencephalitis diagnosis based on clinical symptoms, not imaging study....

  9. RUSH Gem Spring 2017 Cohort

    BrendanO replied to BBsnow's topic in School, College Programs

    I suspect they will not send anything until 5 PM at least. Good luck,

  10. moving?

    BrendanO replied to petitDoc's topic in General Students

    DFW is also a much shorter and cheaper flight than Seattle if you want to go back home to visit your family. All the big cities in Texas are pretty diverse, which is nice. Keep in mind, when you're...

  11. moving?

    BrendanO replied to petitDoc's topic in General Students

    I think you might want to look at a smaller target than state-level. Within Florida, Miami's culture isn't really like Pensacola. In Texas, Houston, Dallas, Austin, El Paso, and Lubbock are all...

  12. Career Change to Nursing...

    BrendanO replied to AustinTJC's topic in General Nursing

    Since you already have an undergraduate degree, you might also look into the direct-entry MSN/RN programs, too, as your possible second step after LVN. UTA has

  13. Legal Ramifications of Joining a Formal Church "Emergency Response Team"

    BrendanO replied to Yep, Me's topic in General Nursing

    Do you envision any scenarios in which you would do anything more than call 911, hold direct pressure on a wound, perform CPR, or use an AED? Is the church just trying to ensure that there's someone...

  14. Growing a pre-established medical mission trip

    BrendanO replied to Klwatt20's topic in General Nursing

    Are you working with children and their families, or is it orphans/abandoned kids? What's the age range? Ideally, I think you would find out what the annual needs are from the people who live there....

  15. Writing Your Own Letter of Recommendation?!

    BrendanO replied to DomoniqueH's topic in General Students

    I had a professor ask me to draft some language they could include in my rec. I didn't; it felt weird to me. Maybe I ended up with a worse rec, I'll never know. Generally, I don't think it's a problem...

  16. RUSH Gem Spring 2017 Cohort

    BrendanO replied to BBsnow's topic in School, College Programs

    I think they said at the First Look event that they were aiming to send the decisions out by email on the

  17. Failed out of nursing school

    BrendanO replied to nursingstudent65's topic in General Students

    Why are you talking to your advisor and not your professor? It's going to be difficult for you to get any support on this board, I think, unless you can provide details of the kinds of questions...

  18. Interview project for nursing school admissions

    BrendanO replied to Maggiesa85's topic in General Students

    Oh, that's an interesting exercise. Good way for them to see time management skills in action. Thanks for following up on the post, Maggiesa85. Good luck with the admissions

  19. RUSH Gem Spring 2017 Cohort

    BrendanO replied to BBsnow's topic in School, College Programs

    I had my interview on the 21st. I think they went through the 23rd. I'm getting more and more nervous as Friday gets

  20. Dominican Missions

    BrendanO replied to Jtkknj's topic in General Nursing

    Are you going to the border camps, or to the Haitian enclaves elsewhere in the country? My personal experience is only on the Haitian side of the border, but I would say the same general principles...

  21. Just tooting my own horn here 🎉

    BrendanO replied to ksw1978's topic in General Students

    Congratulations, that must feel great to have your hard work pay

  22. Loneliness and the First-Year Nontraditional Student

    BrendanO replied to bookgirl667's topic in General Students

    You could also look on MeetUp and FaceBook to see if there are groups of people who share some of your hobbies and interests around where you live. Don't necessarily focus just on making friends in...

  23. advice for newbies vs experienced nurse culture

    BrendanO replied to elysRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    LOL four variations on "yes" and only one "no". Sure you don't have any confirmation bias about your

  24. Failed out of nursing school

    BrendanO replied to nursingstudent65's topic in General Students

    Sorry to hear of your difficulties. Unfortunately, yes, you need to be able to pass the NCLEX to be licensed as a nurse. Pretty much every occupation in healthcare has an exam to become licensed or...

  25. PSA: Don't forget to invest!

    BrendanO replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    And invest EARLY! Compounding interest is magic. If you invest $1k at age 25, it will be worth $11k at age 65 (assuming 6% average annual returns--not very hard to do with a low-cost, no-load index...