TheDudeWithTheBigDog

TheDudeWithTheBigDog ADN, RN

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  1. Permanently Kicked out of Practicum

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to FrustratedExStudent's topic in General Students

    It's not about when she graduates, it's about THE COST. You understand that those student loans have to be paid back, right? Unless there is a clearly communicated policy on having any discussion in...

  2. 12 Hour Shifts Issue

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Jordan1927's topic in General Nursing

    Ask about doing 5

  3. Punched by a patient

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to nurseontheway's topic in General Nursing

    Being punched by a patient is absolutely no different than if I walked into your job right now and punched you. Talk to the police and if you want the patient charged, ask how and follow through with...

  4. Problems Before Nursing School

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Remia's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No job or school can force health insurance on you. Think about it, what if you're a millionaire and you'd rather just write a check for all your medical costs? Suddenly doesn't make sense to be...

  5. Permanently Kicked out of Practicum

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to FrustratedExStudent's topic in General Students

    The school would have an official record that she was kicked out of building for talking. If there isn't a clearly communicated policy on that, she already

  6. Student Not Eligible for NCLEX

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    But it's a requirement to be able to test. It limits the people testing to only the ones who score above the school's arbitrary number. It's creating biased statistics. It doesn't have to be...

  7. Permanently Kicked out of Practicum

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to FrustratedExStudent's topic in General Students

    Nope. Again, there's money involved. They have to not just prove that she was talking, but also that it was disruptive even though other conversations were going on. Otherwise, I'm sure a good...

  8. Permanently Kicked out of Practicum

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to FrustratedExStudent's topic in General Students

    It doesn't mean that they can't be successfully sued for costing someone money over something as stupid as

  9. Student Not Eligible for NCLEX

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    That's exactly what they're doing. By only letting the people they feel are likely to pass take the NCLEX, it shows a higher success rate, because they didn't allow the one's they thought would fail...

  10. Permanently Kicked out of Practicum

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to FrustratedExStudent's topic in General Students

    I'd also go above the OR in that hospital, maybe see if a lawyer will talk to you for free. School is not free, this semester cost you money whether you graduated or not, thousands of dollars. If...

  11. Nursing student and mom, how to juggle

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to lala2017's topic in General Students

    Even though it's an old post: Not every student is created equally. Some struggle academically, while other people barely have to put any effort in. What I'm seeing so far is that the trick to...

  12. Health Insurance for School

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to nikolita's topic in General Students

    Most schools should be able to let you sign a waiver. Insurance is only about how you pay for any care that you need. They're not allowed to force you to not just write a check for the full amount....

  13. Vaccination for clinical

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Grad 2020's topic in General Students

    Even if that was true, find me just one person with autism that would rather be sterile or dead because of disease you can be vaccinated against. Everyone acts like autism is this big horrible thing....

  14. 265 questions is almost guaranteed if your a male.

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to wilderness47's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    While it's not a universal problem where one fails more than the other, if what the OP is saying is true, that specific school is somehow failing their male students. The problem is that it's showing...

  15. Student Not Eligible for NCLEX

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    And everyone can thank their obsession with CCNE and ACEN for this. We've let these two boards create a monster, where it's vital that people graduate from their accredited schools if they want to...

  16. Is maintaining a 3.0GPA in a nursing program difficult?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Nic000's topic in General Students

    And to give another perspective, I've gone to class thinking our test was 2 weeks later, and surprise, it was today and I barely knew what it was on, and I'm keeping a 3.0. It's all up to who you are...

  17. Acceptance Rate/GPA

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Mia Yap's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    They wouldn't list a minimum if they weren't willing to accept people at that minimum. Almost every school looks at way more than your GPA. Every other part of your application

  18. I don't want to give up on nursing....west cost university :(

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to New2block's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Don't talk to the dean, go to your admissions office, and get answers to why it's an F instead of a W. But nothing is impossible. Get your classes you need and apply for schools (Having A&P...

  19. 265 questions is almost guaranteed if your a male.

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to wilderness47's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    That might not be entirely true. To give an example, my experience in OB so far has been virtually nonexistent, along with other guys, because we just don't get assigned. We're more likely to be...

  20. Permanently Kicked out of Practicum

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to FrustratedExStudent's topic in General Students

    Well when you're watching the surgery, you're watching everything that's going on. It's hard to explain a process to a patient when you know nothing about it. It's a learning experience. That's why...

  21. To tell or not to tell?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to nursingRN123's topic in General Students

    I agree with you. The problem isn't that someone is finding the test bank and putting the questions on quizzlet, which in theory is actually a great idea, because then you get real test-quality...

  22. Permanently Kicked out of Practicum

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to FrustratedExStudent's topic in General Students

    Then what are we there for if we can't talk about what's going on and ask questions? Seriously, I can watch a surgery on youtube 100% free. If I'm watching a surgery, I'm going to ask questions, I'm...

  23. Transferring from nationally accredited school?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to McKMM's topic in General Students

    EVERY college has a minimum number of credits you have to take at that school, in your major, to graduate. Onto the accreditation. No matter what your major is, almost no college is going to accept...

  24. Stethoscope

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to araew2129's topic in General Students

    Well it's not so much about the name as the sound quality. The general rule in audio equipment is that you get what you pay for. Diaphragm material matters. Diaphragm shape matters. The shape and...

  25. Getting out just in time!

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Don't automatically discount that. I very commonly hurt my shoulder when I