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  1. Moochers who want to copy your homework or cheat off you......

    CuriousMe replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    Well yeah, but there's a difference between helping out some fellow students who are working hard, but just might not be getting the material as quick as you and becoming the "shell answer man" whose...

  2. Looking For a Little Direction

    CuriousMe replied to tnohe1's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Hi tnohe, Congrats as you start on this new path, it's a big decision to go back to school! As far as the CNA, check the admission requirements of the school's you are interested in as many in Oregon...

  3. Being a Robotic Nurse

    CuriousMe replied to JocelynChai's topic in General Students

    A Doctor's education is obviously more rigorous than the education required for an RN. That being said, I wonder if what your tutor meant is that in the US, Doctors and RN's are on more of an even...

  4. My question is how many percentage do i need to pass the nclex..

    CuriousMe replied to seyd's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hmmm...so it's not that they only grade the last 60, but that they give you feed back about the last 60? That would make more sense in the context of how an adaptive exam is graded. bolding &...

  5. My question is how many percentage do i need to pass the nclex..

    CuriousMe replied to seyd's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I've never heard that they only grade the last 60, where did you get that information? I'm just not sure how that would fit in with my understanding of adaptive exams since, you need to get a...

  6. Is the V.A. having a doctor shortage?

    CuriousMe replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    In my area, they're showing VA commercials for RN's. Haven't checked to see if they're hiring locally

  7. My question is how many percentage do i need to pass the nclex..

    CuriousMe replied to seyd's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    There isn't a "passing percentage." It's an adaptive exam, so each question has a point value (that you won't see) associated with it. It will ask you a question, say it's an easy question and is...

  8. Why is it so easy to get an LPN or ADN so easily riled up?

    CuriousMe replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Some LPN programs at community colleges are associate degree

  9. COBRA insurance between jobs....

    CuriousMe replied to mountainnurse's topic in General Nursing

    You need to talk to HR at the job where you'll be using COBRA. They'll tell you the procedure and how much it will cost (as these vary depending on your policy). Be prepared for it to be

  10. Why is it so easy to get an LPN or ADN so easily riled up?

    CuriousMe replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, but I'll go out on a limb and say that LPN's with a MS in another field are outliers and not the norm. Would you feel better about the statement that LPN's have less education in

  11. Question for OHSU Ashland BSN Students

    CuriousMe replied to punkdmunkey's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Everyone's different, so there's not one answer to this. I don't think I could have worked 15 hours off-campus my sophomore year. The first term isn't a terrible load compared to the rest of the...

  12. Poster Making Contest about a theme "Evidence Based Nursing".

    CuriousMe replied to Irwin0111's topic in General Nursing

    We have to do EBP posters for school. I don't know what unit you're on, but check out the bundles on the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (http://www.ihi.org) website. They're clusters of best...

  13. So Stressed & Aggravated At My Job

    CuriousMe replied to shining_star28463's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking the receptionist who said it was OK to wait in his car should've gone and found

  14. beta blockers for anxiety?

    CuriousMe replied to Zookeeper44's topic in General Nursing

    We were told in pharm class that treatment of social anxiety and stage fright were a common off label use of beta blockers. Talk to your Doc. and see what they

  15. Sodium Phosphate

    CuriousMe replied to silentRN's topic in General Nursing

    I vaguely remembered that it could treat hypercalcemia....but wasn't 100% sure and couldn't lay my hands on a reference quickly. Thanks for

  16. a couple questions

    CuriousMe replied to lovingRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know anything about the first question. My understanding of the relationship between insulin and lowered potassium though is that it's more about the pathophysiology of metabolic acidosis....

  17. Anyone here ever failed out of nursing school?

    CuriousMe replied to blessed2bfree's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry you're having a hard time. I'm curious though, what kind of second chance would have have thought to be fair for three

  18. How does blood flow through the heart? Do you know?

    CuriousMe replied to FocusRN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL!!! That's hilarious!! I'm taking a midterm in Med-Surge II on Tuesday that covers cardiac. I suspect I'll have a goofy grin on my face on any valve questions thanks to remembering that! Thanks...

  19. How does blood flow through the heart? Do you know?

    CuriousMe replied to FocusRN's topic in General Nursing

    They don't help me much either. I do better with trying to connect the information to something I know already. I'm lousy at memorization, but if I understand something I can remember it

  20. Can I legally take adipex and work

    CuriousMe replied to MississippiLPN09's topic in General Nursing

    Does is specify whether they're speaking of OTC vs prescription diet pills? I only ask because, a prescription med is a prescription med. The reason it's taken is between the patient and the...

  21. Sodium Phosphate

    CuriousMe replied to silentRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's also used as a phosphate replacement. See below taken from Davis's drug guide for nurses (11e ed.) Indications Treatment and prevention of phosphate depletion in patients who are unable to...

  22. How does blood flow through the heart? Do you know?

    CuriousMe replied to FocusRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just a nursing student. What I've found though, at least so far.... Some things require remembering (aka memorizing), but most things require understanding. So, I could have memorized the path...

  23. If Nurses were paid $8.50 per hr, would you or would you not

    CuriousMe replied to RNnbakes's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't go in to nursing if I was paid that little.....it wouldn't be a case of what I "want" it would be a logistics issue. There's no way I could provide for myself (even at a basic level) and...

  24. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

    CuriousMe replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Because the OP very clearly stated in the first post that they had the same level of experience, with the lpn being at that specific agency 2 years more. No one has said that an lpn with loads of...

  25. Question for OHSU Ashland BSN Students

    CuriousMe replied to punkdmunkey's topic in Oregon Nursing

    You're on campus a lot the first year and not all your clinicals are at the hospital in that first year....so I think living in Ashland will have you closer to what you'll need the most...although it...