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  1. A stupid BSN question.....

    firstyearstudent replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    I think Melina has a good point. If you already have a BA, you can get a BSN in LESS time than you could get an ADN so why not get a BSN? However, the finances were a factor for me. ADN programs at...

  2. A stupid BSN question.....

    firstyearstudent replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    I am just finishing up my first year at community college. I was told by the recruiter for the BSN accelerated program that she honestly couldn't tell me that a BSN would improve my job opportunities,...

  3. "You Nurses!"

    firstyearstudent replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    What a great post. I'm only a student but I did have a lady who was very mean to me and then while I was cutting her food for her she started thanking me and broke down and was crying and apologizing...

  4. Pubic hair

    firstyearstudent replied to nurseJLoo's topic in General Nursing

    Why is shaving underarms, legs, face, etc., a matter of dignity and shaving pubic hair a matter of vanity. It is all vanity to me. Dignity comes from within. Also, I would refuse to shave someone's...

  5. Pubic hair

    firstyearstudent replied to nurseJLoo's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I'd shave a patient, but I'd offer to buzz it off short with clippers if it was a comfort issue and they were in long-term care. With clipping/buzziing it you wouldn't run the risk of...

  6. Bradley Birth instructor equates nursing with 'maid service'

    firstyearstudent replied to Merovingienne's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Regarding being NPO during labor -- I stayed home with both my births until the last possible minute, so it really wasn't an issue. I woke up in labor and was not in the least bit hungry. But my birth...

  7. Dealing with Uncaring Professors

    firstyearstudent replied to NiceNurse2b19's topic in General Nursing

    I am an ADN student, but I am older and have a BA and have taken courses in a number of colleges/universities and I have to say that this is not all in your head. I am finding that there is a lot of...

  8. Shaky Hands

    firstyearstudent replied to Carla25's topic in General Students

    I got a tick on my clinical evaluation for "lack of confidence." It was because of shaking hands. I only get this when my instructors are watching. I have mild social anxiety that has been in...

  9. Are you graded on your clinicals?

    firstyearstudent replied to Bonny619's topic in General Students

    Our clinicals are graded satisfactory, must improve and unsatisfactory. They do not count toward our course grade or GPA. If you get unsatisfactory, you fail. If you get must improve more than once...

  10. Bradley Birth instructor equates nursing with 'maid service'

    firstyearstudent replied to Merovingienne's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Interesting website with some good advice:

  11. Bradley Birth instructor equates nursing with 'maid service'

    firstyearstudent replied to Merovingienne's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Actually, because I was uninsured at the time, my options were extremely limited. Our healthcare system is beautiful if you can afford

  12. Bradley Birth instructor equates nursing with 'maid service'

    firstyearstudent replied to Merovingienne's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for your post that makes me feel like not such an idiot for letting nurses bully me into things I didn't want. I really didn't know what would happen. I think I was just confused at the time,...

  13. Bradley Birth instructor equates nursing with 'maid service'

    firstyearstudent replied to Merovingienne's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Then I have been lied to multiple times by nurses and this makes me quite angry. Hopefully, I will not be the kind of nurse that lies to her

  14. Bradley Birth instructor equates nursing with 'maid service'

    firstyearstudent replied to Merovingienne's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Jolie, you bring up an interesting point. I'm only a student and I really don't understand what the patients right are, then and now. I know that in both my deliveries I was told by staff that I could...

  15. Bradley Birth instructor equates nursing with 'maid service'

    firstyearstudent replied to Merovingienne's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Jolie, absolutely the Bradley instructor was wrong. I was attempting to explain her behavior, not rationalize it or condone it. There are better ways to empower people than to tear others down. (So...

  16. Bradley Birth instructor equates nursing with 'maid service'

    firstyearstudent replied to Merovingienne's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Heh heh. I can imagine that you took this personally, being a nurse, but I wouldn't. Some Bradley instructors can be really "out there" with paranoia about the healthcare system -- and let's face it,...

  17. addicted patients

    firstyearstudent replied to nurscee's topic in General Nursing

    One of my instructors told us about a kind of pseudo-drug-seeking behavior that is caused by patients who have been kept waiting too long for pain meds. Because they fear that they will not get the...

  18. addicted patients

    firstyearstudent replied to nurscee's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, then

  19. addicted patients

    firstyearstudent replied to nurscee's topic in General Nursing

    I'm only a student, but isn't it appropriate to bring the patient into this conversation? "Many people who use these types of pain relievers find they have a difficult time stopping the medications,"...

  20. Can I handle it?

    firstyearstudent replied to RestlessMom's topic in General Nursing

    There's somewhat less blood, gore, vomit, feces and urine on the psych.

  21. Put On Probation for Clinical

    firstyearstudent replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    Regarding IV piggyback, one of our instructors makes a big deal about making sure the med is compatible with the solution (I think you can check this is most drug

  22. The very, very old and sick who are full code

    firstyearstudent posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am in my second semester and doing my Med-Surg II rotation and I am just trying to get my head around this. My patient today was 98 years old, on a ventilator, being fed through a PEG tube, had...

  23. The very, very old and sick who are full code

    firstyearstudent replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    And another retired nurse in the U.S.

  24. The very, very old and sick who are full code

    firstyearstudent replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    You guys have got to check this out. A retired nurse!

  25. Has anyone done this? Became a Paramedic first and then an RN? Is it a good idea ?

    firstyearstudent replied to shehadi's topic in Emergency

    Oh, I get it now. Never