TheDudeWithTheBigDog

TheDudeWithTheBigDog ADN, RN

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  1. Nursing instructor gave a Warning for being late to first day of clinicals despite emailing her? What should I do?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to faithandfood's topic in General Students

    I never said I don't respect the time of the nurses, but life happens. You can't expect everyone to be on time every single day. There's no reason at all that you can't find some time to run through...

  2. Nursing instructor gave a Warning for being late to first day of clinicals despite emailing her? What should I do?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to faithandfood's topic in General Students

    Then refuse to take students. Seriously, what do you do when a nurse on your floor has to be late? Do you refuse to take report until they get there because "You can be doing something else?" It's...

  3. Preparing for nursing school

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Sammiegurl87's topic in General Students

    Get a job as a CNA, and save money to invest in a nice computer, and maybe a vacation during the summer. The more positive your mind is when you start, the easier it'll

  4. Can I work during an ABSN program?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Bloop41's topic in General Students

    Here's why working isn't advisable: If you miss clinical, you have to go to one of the already planned and approved days to make it up. If you can't make it on a Wednesday, you can't make it up on a...

  5. Nursing instructor gave a Warning for being late to first day of clinicals despite emailing her? What should I do?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to faithandfood's topic in General Students

    So you've NEVER been late, ever. There's never been a single time where another nurse had to take report for you before you could get there? That's never happened once in your entire career? Also...

  6. I Hope This is Not the Latest Trend

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to PhyllisMSN's topic in General Nursing

    I know amazing nurses from for profit schools, and I know complete morons from state schools. The school being for-profit has nothing to do with it. There's tons of very reputable for-profit nursing...

  7. Pros and Cons of Direct Entry NP Programs?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to daisychains11's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    OK, but scribes are present for the entire time. They get the opportunity to listen to the doctor explaining the diagnosis. They're listening to the doctor explain the treatment plan. They're...

  8. Nursing instructor gave a Warning for being late to first day of clinicals despite emailing her? What should I do?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to faithandfood's topic in General Students

    Exactly,

  9. I Hope This is Not the Latest Trend

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to PhyllisMSN's topic in General Nursing

    Being driven by profit has nothing to do with it. Every one us, no matter what our job is, we're driven by profit. We work because we have to live and pay bills. You pick a career because it's a...

  10. I Hope This is Not the Latest Trend

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to PhyllisMSN's topic in General Nursing

    At the very minimum, chart what you see and tell their doctor. Literally anything but ignore

  11. Dismissal from Nursing program; options?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Vlp0609's topic in General Students

    2. Yes. Every program is run independently. And they're all going to make their own choices of who can and can't get in. 1 and 3. Failing out of nursing school can potentially end your chance at a...

  12. Kaplan Nursing Pre-Entrance Exam - helpful hints requested

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

    Give I give you a suggestion? Stop spreading blatant misinformation. Kaplan University was bought out by Purdue, and is now Purdue Global. Their nursing schools, are only in 3 states, all of them...

  13. Nursing instructor gave a Warning for being late to first day of clinicals despite emailing her? What should I do?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to faithandfood's topic in General Students

    You got an occurance, but some programs are so tight that one absense puts you at risk of failing out of school. Occurances at jobs though, I've seen big ranges, anywere from 3 to 7 until you even...

  14. Mannequin Phobia

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to KD34's topic in General Students

    They're not creepy. The ones that talk to you and move and react, they're

  15. Pros and Cons of Direct Entry NP Programs?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to daisychains11's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Why not? If you've been documenting for a doctor for years, you've probably learned a lot about diagnosing and how things are treated. There's absolutely no reason that a scribe's experience cant...

  16. BSN vs RN-BSN programs, pros and cons?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to xueb1's topic in General Students

    Something important to remember is that no matter what route you take, you're working towards the same exact exam. Whether you get an ADN or a BSN, the test at the end is exactly the same test. You...

  17. Is $85k worth it for BSN program with no guarantee acceptance?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to nhayes1984's topic in General Students

    But that's not the total cost of the loan causing it. There's tons of different repayment options. To be able to default on a direct loan, you have to not make a payment for 270 days. Now yeah,...

  18. Late to clinical

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to JePierreB's topic in General Students

    It happens. One time I set my alarm for PM instead of AM. Thanks to a random loud noise, I was only a little more than an hour late. As long as you stay within the attendance policy and make it to...

  19. Is $85k worth it for BSN program with no guarantee acceptance?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to nhayes1984's topic in General Students

    While I agree that's way too much for a school without guaranteed admission (unless the $85K was the total after the nursing degree and it's not all paid up front), private schools and the higher cost...

  20. Desperate and need advice

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to injured1's topic in General Students

    Don't use your room for anything but sleep. Go to bed early. Shut off all your lights, don't even put a TV in your room, don't read, don't touch your cell phone, just get in bed and try to sleep....

  21. Failed for Clinical-but no proof

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Misscruella's topic in General Students

    Her patient could have taken off her pants at any time. This seems like way more of a scapegoat. Now, if the patient did that and she didn't check on her for 2 hours, then it would be a different...

  22. Nursing instructor gave a Warning for being late to first day of clinicals despite emailing her? What should I do?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to faithandfood's topic in General Students

    In the professional world, people get sick. Emergencies happen. Unexpected things come up. People get in car wrecks on their way to work. People get stuck behind wrecks on their way to work....

  23. Failed for Clinical-but no proof

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Misscruella's topic in General Students

    If you're dealing with this at the dean's level, it'll probably get cleared up since you were failed over patient complaints, but there's a lack of documented patient complaints. Just make sure that...

  24. Is it just me or is nursing school not as difficult as everyone makes it sound?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Nicolecn's topic in General Students

    People are more likely to complain about negative experiences than they are to brag about great experiences. Nursing school seems so hard because the people struggling through it are more likely to...

  25. Weed

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to apsent1's topic in General Students

    10th amendment. Here's what's going on with weed, again. FEDERAL law says that it's illegal. Colorado law acknowledges that it's illegal, but makes prosecuting people for recreational use illegal....