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  1. ashamed today

    firstyearstudent replied to susiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Do you work at General

  2. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    firstyearstudent replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I think something similar goes on in education. In many school districts and perhaps even states you can get a teaching certificate with a bachelor's degree but must earn a master's within a certain...

  3. So annoying when students ask your grade

    firstyearstudent replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    I agree with Destiny. Different people have different strategies for getting through nursing school. I am a total grunt and 4.0 student yet I'm pals with those who are just scraping by (some of whom...

  4. So annoying when students ask your grade

    firstyearstudent replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    And who even needs to ask? We're in third semester and I could tell you what everyone's grade is going to be BEFORE the test. Heh

  5. Trouble Makers

    firstyearstudent replied to NurseyPoo's topic in General Nursing

    That's genius! Or better yet, you could ask them for money/a loan... "By the way, since I've got you here, could you spot me 20 until payday?" This post has got me thinking about great conversation...

  6. So annoying when students ask your grade

    firstyearstudent replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    I really don't like to ask about people's grades. Sometimes I do because I feel like I have to act like I care after they have asked me. Typical conversation. THEM: "How'd you do on the test?" ME:...

  7. Is it just me, or are nurses pushy?

    firstyearstudent posted a topic in General Nursing

    Despite being a nursing student, I've don't have complete confidence in the medical establishment and always question any treatment I receive and, as someone in their right mind, would expect to be...

  8. Is it just me, or are nurses pushy?

    firstyearstudent replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think anyone would say a hep lock was not "good" but many would say it was not necessary for a low-risk birth. Perhaps I am wrong about this, but I believe that hep locks are not routine at...

  9. Trouble Makers

    firstyearstudent replied to NurseyPoo's topic in General Nursing

    I often use humor with these types. I will highjack the conversation by making a bizarre comment that vaguely and critically addresses what they said but isn't confrontational. It throws them...

  10. Using HIPPA to get a private room

    firstyearstudent replied to 33-weeker's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The only place that I have seen where this might also be done is a psych unit of a nearby hospital where you get a private room if you have HIV or another STD. I presume this is a safety issue, not a...

  11. Are you my waitress today?

    firstyearstudent replied to adria37's topic in General Nursing

    Am I the only one who thinks the patient wasn't being insulting but only expressing a little gallows humor? I would have responded in kind. Something like... "Yes. Welcome to Chez Oncology. Today's...

  12. Memorising Through Osmosis

    firstyearstudent replied to Bicycleboy's topic in General Students

    Yes, I have found that writing down facts and figures over and over helps, in addition to thinking up mneumonics and acronyms with which to prompt myself. However, I find I quickly forget information...

  13. Pharmaceutical Sales?

    firstyearstudent replied to Jesskanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think to be a good pharmaceutical sales representative you would have to have faith in the whole for profit pharmaceutical development and distribution system (and to some extent, faith in...

  14. I got an "unsat", now what?

    firstyearstudent replied to lindy777's topic in General Students

    this is great advice! last week i turned off my patient's iv pump (running an antibiotic) because it had air in the line and i couldn't get it out. then i got distracted and went to lunch! ugh, i felt...

  15. I got an "unsat", now what?

    firstyearstudent replied to lindy777's topic in General Students

    4th semester? Is it ADN? I unsat in your last semester sounds pretty good to me. It's all a matter of

  16. RN's and the dreaded clinical experience...

    firstyearstudent replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    In my book "grunt work" isn't derogatory, it just means something that the grunts (in this instance nursing students) are qualified and able to do. The term "grunt" goes back to the Vietnam war -- it...

  17. How many don't make it out?

    firstyearstudent replied to LadyEJ BSN, RN's topic in General Students

    Remember that not everyone is failing out because they can't handle it. Sometimes school is just not a priority, or there is a crisis/emergency, or they decide they don't like nursing after all, or...

  18. Anyone worried about throwing up or passing out?

    firstyearstudent replied to c18436572's topic in General Students

    The only thing so far that has made me nauseous has been when I was observing in the GI lab and this guy grabbed a suction canister from the wall to throw out the contents and it was about a liter of...

  19. upset about title

    firstyearstudent replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I'd prefer that status to RN for my first year. I anticipate being overwhelmed and hopefully a title like this would let other staff know that I was not experienced. This would be...

  20. Advice Please! A cna spread a rumor about me.

    firstyearstudent replied to Diahni's topic in General Nursing

    Great

  21. Is it just me, or are nurses pushy?

    firstyearstudent replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Coming up on a year, I am actually starting to feel something like affection for some of the people who post on this board which is weird because I have no idea who any of you really

  22. Advice Please! A cna spread a rumor about me.

    firstyearstudent replied to Diahni's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if it was right or wrong for you to call this gal or what you should do. I just wanted to say I am really sorry you got stuck and that you had someone telling other people about

  23. cna & student nurse relationship

    firstyearstudent replied to djkmc1998's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is because some of them suffer from abuse on the job. It must be very difficult to be a CNA. If you think nurses don't get respect, think about them. But not all of them are like that. We...

  24. Is it just me, or are nurses pushy?

    firstyearstudent replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Aha. You got me! I'm a troll with 338 posts who's been coming here for almost a year. By the way, I'm actually a second year student student

  25. Is it just me, or are nurses pushy?

    firstyearstudent replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Miranda: Thanks for your thoughtful post. If I choose to be flattered by your opinion then I would also have to take other more negative opinions to heart. At his point I believe only actually...