CuriousMe

CuriousMe

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  1. Faculty evaluations

    CuriousMe replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Students

    My school does them online. All is completely anonymous. I've written very good evals for most of my faculty, but did write evals for one Prof. that, while I was sure to mention this Prof's positive...

  2. H1N1 vaccine & clinical

    CuriousMe replied to CaptScrubs13's topic in General Students

    I got it, with no issues (not surprising, it's just a flu shot with one strain of--the 2009 novel H1N1 instead of 3 strains that include one of the various H1N1's out there). My clinical site...

  3. Changing Careers to Nursing. Advice needed

    CuriousMe replied to amoslieber's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't graduated yet; I'm just saying that everyone from my school who graduated June '09 is employed. From their reports and what I'm reading here, yes jobs are harder to find. But the idea...

  4. Hi Guyz.. a 4th year student in need pls help ^^

    CuriousMe replied to aldrinzx's topic in General Students

    Sorry, a typo on my part....it's CINAHL and stands for: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. It's a great database of journal article

  5. Hi Guyz.. a 4th year student in need pls help ^^

    CuriousMe replied to aldrinzx's topic in General Students

    Hmmm...your school doesn't have access to research databases like CINHAL? That's what I meant, speak with the research librarian (generally sits in a different part of the library from the check-out...

  6. Changing Careers to Nursing. Advice needed

    CuriousMe replied to amoslieber's topic in General Nursing

    More difficult yes, impossible no. The statement I was replying to was inferring that entire states were not hiring new grads at all. I think the market is more competitive than it's been.....but...

  7. Changing Careers to Nursing. Advice needed

    CuriousMe replied to amoslieber's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, not even

  8. Hi Guyz.. a 4th year student in need pls help ^^

    CuriousMe replied to aldrinzx's topic in General Students

    Have you chatted with the research librarian at your school library? I've found them to be amazingly

  9. Changing Careers to Nursing. Advice needed

    CuriousMe replied to amoslieber's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm....not sure what you mean by "states" hiring. Do you mean the job market in specific states? If so, not sure where you looked....but all the summer 2009 grads from my school are

  10. Nursing as a second career...am I doomed

    CuriousMe replied to TryingToFindAWay's topic in General Nursing

    It would likely be difficult to "transfer" from a community college program to a BSN program. Nursing coursework doesn't always transfer well. The courses just aren't always standardized, so while...

  11. I am tired of this attitude

    CuriousMe replied to PostOpPrincess's topic in General Nursing

    From a second career nursing student perspective.... I changed career's to nursing because I want to be an FNP. I want to provide primary care in rural areas (sorry, this is a soap box issue for...

  12. Nursing as a second career...am I doomed

    CuriousMe replied to TryingToFindAWay's topic in General Nursing

    I would investigate the local programs your considering, and find out the following information: --what are the prerequisites they require for their program (I'd make sure to look at community college...

  13. Nursing as Second Career for Mature Professional w/Full-Time Job?

    CuriousMe replied to journeyhope's topic in Nursing Career

    Only you can decide if it's the right decision. I gave up a very lucrative career, put myself in to self-imposed poverty (no hubby or kids, so I could) so that I could focus primarily on school. I...

  14. Medical staff rude to my brother;complicated;advice please

    CuriousMe replied to burberrylover's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It also seems that the HCP's involved could have done a better job in educating and speaking with this PT' caregiver. I don't disagree that this PT could have had a much more peaceful end, but that...

  15. If you have rec' d the H1N1 vaccine - please report

    CuriousMe replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Received H1N1 shot....hmmm, don't recall when...more than three weeks ago though. I had zero side effects, wasn't even sore the next

  16. How long is nursing school?

    CuriousMe replied to HopefulNurse90's topic in General Nursing

    I think that depends on the area. I think there's only one or two programs in the state even ask if we have our

  17. Pa hospital system won't hire smokers

    CuriousMe replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    I read it; you were acting dishonestly in order to incite disagreements. In internet forums, that's called "trolling." Doing it for a paper seems to be a very dishonest way to gather data. I'll keep...

  18. As toll mounts, researchers peer into the H1N1 death spiral

    CuriousMe replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Pardon my ignorance....what's

  19. Pa hospital system won't hire smokers

    CuriousMe replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    No one said the links weren't to credible sites. After seeing some other of your posts, I see you're not even in a nursing program yet. With that in mind, I will continue this one more post to let...

  20. Pa hospital system won't hire smokers

    CuriousMe replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    You got two statistics from 6 places? Never mind......this conversation is pointless, really don't want to have to define a

  21. Pa hospital system won't hire smokers

    CuriousMe replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Not that what you said is terribly different from what I said (a difference of 3% from one study to the next....whatever, the overwhelming majority of lung cancer dx's are attributed to cigarette...

  22. Pa hospital system won't hire smokers

    CuriousMe replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    I have no doubt that you can find many sources of information pertaining to off topic subjects.....Let me post one that is on topic: Peto, R; Lopez AD, Boreham J et al. (2006). Mortality from smoking...

  23. I am allergic to...

    CuriousMe replied to SteffersRN87's topic in General Nursing

    I obviously don't know this person at all, but I do know of at least 2....hmmm maybe 3 folks who have really noticed a difference in the effectiveness of the generic Dexedrine vs the name brand (they...

  24. Pa hospital system won't hire smokers

    CuriousMe replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    The smell might be covered, but the chemicals aren't. I tend to have secondary reactions to second hand smoke (if I'm not already flared up). All that happens when I'm around someone a lot who has...

  25. Pa hospital system won't hire smokers

    CuriousMe replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    The problem is that only one of those behaviors is going to impact me as a patient (OK, so as a patient I'm not crazy about my nurse having a toke or beer before caring for me either, but those are...