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I had a physician who was stepping back from his practice that taught one of my A+P courses. He was getting older and basically seemed to be teaching because he genuinely enjoyed it. He was functionally retired but taught to stay busy and contribute ...

I wouldn't say anything now, but maybe see if the problem fixes itself and they get rumbled trying to fool the drug test. If they got through that? I'd think about anonymously informing an instructor but without naming particular students. Maybe havi...

I would echo other users that have said the fundamentals-type courses aren't necessarily difficult, but are important to stay on top of. One of the big things I took away from it was learning the conceptual difference between a medical diagnosis and ...

I respectfully disagree with everyone waving a hand at this as "teenage drama." This is how nasty interpersonal stuff in a classroom or a workplace can start and get out of hand bewilderingly fast, with someone who has no ability to reflect on wheth...

Her best bet may be to come clean ASAP, the "I didn't know it was against the rules" defense gets weaker every day she doesn't say anything. It really depends on what this website she got the bank from was like. If it was obviously not on the up and ...

I'm still a student and people are more than welcome to have their own views, but what I will say is this: I've never heard the opinion that nobody should be in nursing with compensation as a significant motivation from the nurses and other medical p...

I was perusing another nursing forum and stumbled on a discussion about how programs handle injections during skills labs and evaluations. My skills group has a practice lab where we practice drawing the "medication" (i.e., 0.9% NaCl) and injecting i...

The instructor would have wanted to see your charting first, or watch you do the wound care? I'm assuming you're using some kind of electronic charting?

That sounds really frustrating. I'd echo the earlier posted who suggested meeting with him/her, all I would add is to keep in mind that they might have something else going on at home, etc. Nurses are expected to be tough and all, but it might not ju...

People from "welfare," who you describe as "loud" and engage in "street behavior." Does anyone else smell what I smell? Oh, and it's because of an environment where people are of low economic status and aren't educated, right?

I wouldn't be surprised if she got cut for being useless on the floor or absenteeism. All unrelated to vaccines/contraception, but she's looking for a payday.

Being allowed to pass off major parts of your clearly outlined duties to your coworkers is not a "reasonable accommodation." That would be allowing a nurse to wear long sleeved scrubs or to cover her hair. And I'm not exactly a church-going Catholic,...

Having all of the prereq courses done was a hard rule for my program no matter how good other scores/grades were. I wouldn't expect them to admit students who haven't finished those courses ahead of another who has. We even had a different applicatio...

I've also seen a lot of the horror stories, but so far all of my clinicals have been great. I think a lot of it depends on your program and how strong their clinical side of the program itself is. Some schools have better relationships with local hos...

I don't mind at all, really? I'd imagine they would be OK making alternative arrangements in my program if a student had an issue, I just didn't realize that it wasn't the usual practice. I understand if others feel differently, but I would be much m...

Whoa, I thought that was a district-to-district thing in some states and didn't realize it was on the books. That's...very unfortunate. Thanks for the correction!

Abstinence-only programs are not good evidence based practice for delivering sex ed. Administrations are right not to shell out money for them, in my opinion. Relevant study from PLoS One/NCBI: Abstinence-Only Education and Teen Pregnancy Rates: Why...

Sounds like seeing someone hurl is your "thing," I would say that most people in healthcare have one. For some it's vomit, dry skin flakes drifting through the air like a gentle snowfall, purge, the list goes on. Mine is trach care sputum/suctioning,...

I commented earlier, but another thought. I've noticed you haven't spoken of him as your childrens' father, but as your husband? Either way, if he talks to you the way you say he has, how do you think he'll treat them if they don't do what he's decid...

This might sound silly, but I've been using this for YEARS. Pre-nursing, other college courses, all of them. Grab a stuffed animal (I've just always used something I can anthropomorphize, I use a tiny plastic lizard) and explain the material to it. I...

We don't know your life, but maybe ask yourself if he's a "crab." Put them in a pot of boiling water and they'll yank each other back down over and over again until they're all dinner. It's not a perfect analogy, but if it feels like he's opposed to ...

A lot of this probably depends on your school/program. I would suggest posting in the area of the forum specifically for students.

I feel that the fact that you're still beating yourself up for having to repeat means you have to motivation to try again and do better. Were you putting studying ahead of creature comforts last time? I figure it's Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a lot ...

A lot of LGBT+ people don't seek preventative care or look for treatment early because they're afraid of running into some of the attitudes in this thread. AIDS was originally called "GRID," gay-related immunodeficiency disease. That pain and shame i...

I would suggest talking to either a counselor associated with your school or an independent therapist. It's not like I think you're losing it or something, this is just one of the reasons these professionals exist. It could be burnout, or anxiety bec...