TheDudeWithTheBigDog

TheDudeWithTheBigDog ADN, RN

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  1. Kicked out before even starting

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Confused_nurse2b's topic in General Students

    oh,

  2. Kicked out before even starting

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Confused_nurse2b's topic in General Students

    The terms are against using a title you didn't earn. A "nurse to be" (OPs name says nurse2b) is clearly a future nurse, which is a title that applies to literally every student working towards being...

  3. Studying Technique Recommendations

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Students

    your notes in lecture should primarily be what you need to study. And more of a note of "study this topic." Try to limit your flashcards to key points and things that you actually need to study....

  4. Applying to nursing school with a record

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Ceeda5cuzz's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Well, you're technically not a felon. But since you had a weapon, even if it wasn't lethal, that can possibly be an issue at the state level for licensing. And if the arrest comes up on your...

  5. Kicked out before even starting

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Confused_nurse2b's topic in General Students

    For next time, any clinic can draw a titer and give vaccines. You could have even gone to CVS, RiteAid or Walgreens for all of them and your physical. Unfortunately, this one is kind of on you....

  6. Failed nursing school at last sem

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Angel1989's topic in General Students

    Every state has converted their community colleges to a "system," where every community college in the state is consistent with each other, all governed ultimately under a single entity. Community...

  7. Got locked out of first test...Feeling like a failure

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to sbarge72's topic in General Students

    The thing is, you're the only person in the world who knows if your story is true. Your situation is something that gets used as an excuse all the time. In the future, make sure you immediately call...

  8. A bit of advice

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

    I never even heard of that school, but if those are really your grades, if your Kaplan was as high as I want to assume by you getting an A in everything, I doubt you're going to have any problem...

  9. My classmates using Test Banks in Nursing school

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to HalfBoiled's topic in General Students

    You understand that some people can be great at a general education style of testing, but struggle on application based, right? It's not using a test bank that made her not perform as well on the...

  10. Physiology & Chemistry the same semester?

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

    I did both at the same time and I got through

  11. Financial Aid

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to pi.student's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Unfortunately, though, not everyone has the luxury of being able to work lower paying jobs and pay off previous debt first. Sometimes you have to make some expensive decisions, that are going to mean...

  12. Mandatory Vaccine Waiver in Nursing School/Clinicals

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to firecracker_1's topic in General Students

    Hepatitis B vaccine is common to have a waiver option for. It's still typically considered an optional vaccine. The rest are really to protect everyone else from you. There's always possible...

  13. Nursing School Criminal Issue

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to devs198's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    For updating the BON, ask your lawyer. But typically, you want to notify them about any conviction. They don't like surprises when it comes to licensing or renewing time. For staying in school....

  14. Failed nursing school at last sem

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Angel1989's topic in General Students

    Almost all community colleges are state run and overseen by one single entity. Most community colleges are 100% identical in their classes, even in specialized programs like nursing. State run...

  15. How To Critically Think

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to AmandaPanda101's topic in General Students

    Choosing the most correct answer is actually a somewhat easy concept that you use literally all the time. Every professional license and certification exam uses this type of question. There's...

  16. What type of nurses work regular hours?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Emendoza01's topic in General Students

    Most places DO hire nurses for 8 and 10 hour shifts. It's just not a preferred option when you can do 12 hour shifts and only have to be there 3 days instead of 5. Even new nurses. It's going to...

  17. How to manage EVERYTHING

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Snmichael's topic in General Students

    School is not going to take up the entirety of your free time. If it is, then going to college full time might not be the best choice at the time. You just make it work, just like everything else in...

  18. Pigeon-holed if you dont work at a hospital right away?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to ccrahan's topic in General Students

    That's where examples of your ability to change and adapt matters a ton on your

  19. Gloves? Is this acceptable?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to medsurgRNCali's topic in General Nursing

    Even if you don't technically have to: If you went out to eat, and your server, instead of carrying your burger on a plate, just carried it in their bare hands, and then just handed it to you, would...

  20. Pigeon-holed if you dont work at a hospital right away?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to ccrahan's topic in General Students

    It was just an example, to make the point that if any experienced nurse is never able to get a job at a hospital because he/she worked at SNF, that it's probably the nurse that's the problem not the...

  21. Student Loan Repayment Programs...is it worth it?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to ccrahan's topic in General Students

    That interest deduction only lowers your taxable income. You're still paying interest on those loans. This is something important to remember. You have to factor that in. You still have to repay...

  22. Pigeon-holed if you dont work at a hospital right away?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to ccrahan's topic in General Students

    Think about this rationally. So you run a nursing unit in a hospital and you need a nurse. 2 people apply. 1 just graduated college and officially got licensed yesterday, the other has been a nurse...

  23. Nursing Resume/Interviews

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Kaelonnie's topic in General Students

    Your resume is basically a TV commercial on paper. The point is to sell yourself. You're a 1 person business. So you want to make sure you include skills that are relevant to nursing. When you...

  24. So, I got in to a program, but I wonder if this is the right time?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to pina~~colada97's topic in General Students

    1. There are a ton of nursing jobs that are not at hospitals. If you're limiting yourself to absolutely having to have a hospital job on a med/surg unit, it's going to be very hard to get a job, and...

  25. Failed nursing school at last sem

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Angel1989's topic in General Students

    What kind of program are you in? Community colleges are usually consistent, so that you could actually transfer all your nursing classes between them, but pretty much every BSN program is specific to...