TheDudeWithTheBigDog

TheDudeWithTheBigDog ADN, RN

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  1. Advice would be appreciated :)

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to AL3Xxs's topic in General Students

    That's not necessarily true. So far for me, nursing classes are way easier than my A&Ps were. For people who learn by application, nursing school is pretty much tailored to them. Every new...

  2. Dismissed From Nursing School, Not Sure What To Do Now

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to jennelleledesma's topic in General Students

    A lot of those hospitals do hire ADN nurses with the stipulation that you have to have your BSN within a certain number of years. And then there's all the hospitals that don't require a BSN. The ONLY...

  3. Failed for Clinical-but no proof

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Misscruella's topic in General Students

    First off, you cannot fail because you "seem disinterested." You also cannot fail because your instructor's opinion. It has to be measurable. Academic dishonesty does also apply to the teachers....

  4. Nursing School Forces Retake of Passed Courses

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to malenurseNTX2019's topic in General Students

    You have a nursing program handbook or anything that we can look at? We can't really help you without knowing the policy in full. Also, like other people said, reach out to the BON. They can give...

  5. Grades in ADN class

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to konp's topic in General Students

    Because of how minimal most nursing programs are on grading, without all the fluff to bring your grade up, you're pretty much always 1 test away from failing, even if you currently have an A. If...

  6. Advice would be appreciated :)

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to AL3Xxs's topic in General Students

    Pass those classes then apply and see how it goes. Not every school is going to deny you because you failed a prereq but then passed it at some point. Something that can help you a lot is to take all...

  7. Favorite Lunches

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to babysplash's topic in General Students

    pre-cooked frozen chicken breast (bring dry seasonings) + steamer bag of frozen vegetables. Both can be microwaved and ready to eat in under 10

  8. Do employers look at new grad grades?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Students

    Any hospital that requires a minimum GPA, you probably don't want to work there. They're literally putting the weight of who they hire on how well they take written tests. If I'm in the hospital, I...

  9. Dismissed From Nursing School, Not Sure What To Do Now

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to jennelleledesma's topic in General Students

    And also don't limit yourself. An ACEN accreditation on graduation only matters if a particular hospital or BSN program that you want to go to requires it. To give an idea, Mayo Clinic, kind a a...

  10. Low cumulative GPA but high Prerequisites GPA. Afraid of not getting admission anywhere.

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

    Good luck, let us know how it goes. And just remember, and anyone applying to schools reading this. The average GPA that gets accepted to these schools is just the average. Mathematically, people...

  11. Thinking of dropping out

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to PianoTiles's topic in General Students

    You have a lot more to go, I'd give it the chance. If you got through one semester, you can get through all of them, just focus and study. For having someone's life in your hands, if you don't want...

  12. Sexually harassed during clinicals by a male nurse

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to mariawong86's topic in General Students

    She said to speak up, all I did was tell men to do it too, and that it doesn't necessarily have to be a womn inappropriately trying to have sex with you. The ONLY inappropriate response was your...

  13. Sexually harassed during clinicals by a male nurse

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to mariawong86's topic in General Students

    It's hard. And when we step up and say anything, there's already a constant bias against us in this industry. This thread, is proof of that. Fortunately, most people in healthcare respect male...

  14. Should I Go Right Into Psychiatric Nursing?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to khepting's topic in General Students

    There's no such thing as being "stuck" in psych. Do what you think you want to do, and if you don't like it, you'll find other

  15. Sexually harassed during clinicals by a male nurse

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to mariawong86's topic in General Students

    Go away and grow up. All I did was point out how you're acting, derailing the entire thread because you're mad that a man told men to also follow the advice given as the entire point to this thread....

  16. Sexually harassed during clinicals by a male nurse

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to mariawong86's topic in General Students

    The point of her thread was speak up about sexual harassment. I'm not minimizing her issue because the thread is not about her issue. Her issue is an example. She's not looking for our sympathy about...

  17. Sexually harassed during clinicals by a male nurse

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to mariawong86's topic in General Students

    It's not hijacking her post. Seriously, read the last sentence of her post. She didn't come here looking for sympathy. She used her story to make a point: SPEAK UP Please do not become a nurse...

  18. Why do [some] nursing students fail?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to aquakenn's topic in General Students

    As long as it takes to know enough about it that you feel confident with it. For some people, that's a couple hours every night. For me, that's maybe 8 hours this entire semester split between 3...

  19. HIPAA Violation?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Elven_RN's topic in General Students

    Probably 99% of healthcare workers tell their family about their patients. It almost definitely ended up in the newspaper because of the patient giving the information. Calm

  20. Sexually harassed during clinicals by a male nurse

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to mariawong86's topic in General Students

    Must have taken some huge skill to make it through school with no reading comprehension skills, at all. To quote the OP: "sorry for the long story but i just wanted to let all the girls here to speak...

  21. Why do [some] nursing students fail?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to aquakenn's topic in General Students

    Don't scare him, that's an exaggeration. I like to use real life examples to explain how these tests work. So, you're trying to come online to come to these forums, but there's no internet connection....

  22. Residencies & Relocating?! HELP! CA (SF)

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to lrb_nursing's topic in General Students

    You can apply for any job, anywhere. I can apply to be an engineer at NASA right now with no qualifications. It doesn't mean I'll get an interview, but I can still apply. That's where that cover...

  23. Sexually harassed during clinicals by a male nurse

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to mariawong86's topic in General Students

    The thread is literally using her personal story to tell women to stand up against sexual harassment. Pointing out that men need to do it too fits with the point of her thread. She wasn't looking for...

  24. Why do [some] nursing students fail?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to aquakenn's topic in General Students

    Irresponsibility, immaturity, not studying, bad time management, burnout, over-studying, newly realized learning disabilities... Also, when you look at success rates, that counts withdrawals too....

  25. double major nursing and general studies

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to testimonypending19's topic in General Students

    I misread the original post. Talk to your school, you can probably get the classes out of the way and graduate with the double major in December. That's what I thought your plan