chocoholic999

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1. How to help underprepared students?

   chocoholic999 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   I have taught fundamentals at a community college for 8+ years. The preparedness of incoming students is dwindling by the year...students who can't read, write, or do basic math. I don't mean they...

2. Inconsistency is making me question my CI

   chocoholic999 replied to NONOO's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I meant that the ANA doesn’t differentiate between CIs and other

3. In trouble afraid of being kicked out don't know what to do

   chocoholic999 replied to Sweetb90's topic in General Students

   Well that is quite a different story from this original poster’s but glad it worked out for

4. HELP I don’t know what I’m doing

   chocoholic999 replied to ddsnnurse98's topic in General Students

   Study groups. This will give you multiple viewpoints on what to study and multiple ways of looking at information. Also--when you do NCLEX style questions, be sure to look at why you got the answer...

5. In trouble afraid of being kicked out don't know what to do

   chocoholic999 replied to Sweetb90's topic in General Students

   Well you are getting a lot of strokes and comfort from posters telling you the school was over-reactive, punitive, and "stupid" and that you should basically blame youth and excitement on the fact...

6. Single Mom in Nursing School

   chocoholic999 replied to futurenurse06's topic in General Students

   I went to nursing school as a single mom of 3, youngest was 4 at the time, but I had help from my parents and the older two grew up quick and had to help with the preschooler. I used to take my books...

7. Jeopardize nursing school, as a CNA

   chocoholic999 replied to MyDream 2bRN's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

8. Mandatory Vaccination

   chocoholic999 replied to degfnp's topic in General Nursing

   I am trying so hard to understand your point but without capitals, appropriate punctuation and restriction of double negatives I am not able to understand. Could you please repost your

9. RN, ADN being obsolete

   chocoholic999 replied to lovewaves's topic in General Students

   Sorry, but some of us ARE collecting sign-on bonuses. Lump-sum bonuses and hourly bonuses that had me at $75/hour at some jobs. Plus, recruitment fees of $1000-$2000 per nurse for referrals. Gift...

10. RN, ADN being obsolete

    chocoholic999 replied to lovewaves's topic in General Students

    Holy cow where do you people live? I am a nursing instructor for ADNs. Every single graduate is employed, most (60%) have a job secured before graduation, and they are working in their first choice...

11. Health insurance that restricts employees from receiving care outside of employer owned ho

    chocoholic999 replied to floatRN's topic in General Nursing

    What I want: 1. work in the best facility possible 2. receive care in the best facility possible so yes, I would be fine with receiving care from my employing organization. My experience has been...

12. Call a waaaaambulance!

    chocoholic999 replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    My husband is 50 and retired (military). He spends literally every day golfing. When I come home from home from 12 hours short staffed I smile and nod sympathetically while he WAAAHS about the party...

13. Are you a "Sister?"

    chocoholic999 replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I volunteered a bit in South Africa and this is what I was able to piece together: professional nurses' title is "Sister"-even the men. I don't know if this is everywhere in S.A., but in the rural...

14. Am I a woosy for feeling 5 patients is too much on a medsurg floor

    chocoholic999 replied to PaperPushingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse Aiken published a study about this years ago: http://dpeaflcio.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/2003-1-The-Aiken-Study.pdf basically, 4 patients is a safe med/surg patient load. Beyond that it...

15. Nursing nightmares.

    chocoholic999 replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    Recurrent nightmare of a co-worker wandering around unit asking if "anyone knows where we keep the gun" because the doctor's order said "make sure patient gets shot in a.m." Told co-worker about it....