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  1. WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

    CuriousMe replied to KellRrn2b's topic in General Students

    I went a step further and got my stethoscope engraved (I've seen it on the top of the bell, but I got mine engraved on one of the metal pieces that the ear cushions are connected to.) I was just...

  2. Nursing Tuition off the Chain!! Need Help!!

    CuriousMe replied to JoI8815's topic in General Students

    I'm so glad you found a program that fits your needs. I'm also very glad that there are many different kinds of programs, so that we can all find the program that fits each of our

  3. US v's Aussie nursing school - SO different

    CuriousMe replied to Zoe*aka*studentnurse's topic in General Students

    The other thing to consider though is that there's a large variety in how grading works from school to school here in states. For instance, a decent chunk of my grades come from assignments (research...

  4. Options needed for student nurse

    CuriousMe replied to georgeoftheforge's topic in General Students

    I know it's frustrating, it sounds like your son has been working very hard. I think the problem might be that most nursing programs I know of are really competitive right now. I know that for the...

  5. Taking advice from advisors

    CuriousMe replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Students

    Very interesting thread. I have to say, that I haven't really taken advantage of my adviser....just because I'm not really sure what I'd ask them for advice on. In the past, I generally went to...

  6. What am I in for??

    CuriousMe replied to schoolme's topic in General Students

    Just to give a different picture, my school's a bit different that what was described. We register for one to three class per term (we're given the registratrion numbers to register with each term)....

  7. Nursing Tuition off the Chain!! Need Help!!

    CuriousMe replied to JoI8815's topic in General Students

    The assumption being of course that someone would for some reason finance their entire education via student loans? I said I value education enough to spend more when warranted, not that I thought...

  8. How has having/not having children affect your career?

    CuriousMe replied to Ellean55's topic in General Students

    Actually, I think you're getting flack because you made derogatory remarks about those who have children. There's a difference. Plenty of us said we don't want children, but you're getting flack. I...

  9. Nursing Tuition off the Chain!! Need Help!!

    CuriousMe replied to JoI8815's topic in General Students

    I'm glad you found a program that met your needs. I know my needs included being educated beyond prepping for a test or a job, because you're right...there is life outside of education, although I...

  10. Nursing Tuition off the Chain!! Need Help!!

    CuriousMe replied to JoI8815's topic in General Students

    Well, all private schools are not necessarily better than state schools....but surely some are. It is true, there are a lot of great state schools that are top ranked...they tend to be spendy as...

  11. Nursing Tuition off the Chain!! Need Help!!

    CuriousMe replied to JoI8815's topic in General Students

    I guess that's the crux of it. Can you get a great education at a state school? Of course you can. But to say that there isn't a benefit to going to a top ranked school....well, I think it's naive....

  12. Nursing Tuition off the Chain!! Need Help!!

    CuriousMe replied to JoI8815's topic in General Students

    When it comes right down to it, it depends on what you're looking for. If you are looking for the least expensive way to obtain your RN, then obviously this isn't the plan. However, the money spent...

  13. Do you snitch on cheaters?

    CuriousMe replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Students

    The way I look at it is, I take care of my responsibility. It's not my responsibility to make sure some one gets in trouble for cheating. It is my responsibility to report cheating if I see it (as...

  14. How has having/not having children affect your career?

    CuriousMe replied to Ellean55's topic in General Students

    When I was in my 20's I decided that children weren't a priority for me. That decision allowed me to to take jobs in my past career (technology) that brought me all over the world and often didn't...

  15. What does it mean to be put on a waiting list?

    CuriousMe replied to ysosa1's topic in General Students

    There are two different kinds of wait lists. For some schools, once you've completed your prereqs and met their standards (testing, essay, etc) you're added to a waitlist, and each time they start a...

  16. PIV air in tubing

    CuriousMe replied to mesa14's topic in General Students

    I can't remember the number our instructor gave us when we were learning about IV's in lab......but we worked it out and it would have to be a large portion of the primary line to cause trouble. Of...

  17. For all those needing to pass exit HESI

    CuriousMe replied to jollydogg_RN's topic in General Students

    This might be the part of your post that led folks to believe you were writing down what you remembered of test questions and then offering them to other people. And yes, I know that you later...

  18. question A&P

    CuriousMe replied to tigertjc's topic in General Students

    I know schools around here ( I live in Oregon) offer the full year of A&P over the summer....maybe you could look into something like

  19. question A&P

    CuriousMe replied to tigertjc's topic in General Students

    I'd check with the nursing prgram you'll be applying to, but my guess would be yup. I can't imagine a nursing school would be fine with you just leaning the physiology of A&P1....not to mention,...

  20. They spoiled me and now I'm freaking out !

    CuriousMe replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    We're tested on med calculations in our Lab/clinical class. We're taught about the indications, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, mechanism of action, contraindications, nursing actions, etc of all...

  21. angina/heart attack and chewing ASA

    CuriousMe replied to Amy2005's topic in General Students

    I'm not sure about sublingual absorption....if that was the case wouldn't they have you keep it under your tongue to make sure it's all absorbed that way (like nitro)? However, I do know that aspirin...

  22. Discouraged- finished pre-req but too many applicants!

    CuriousMe replied to MammaNurse2Be's topic in General Students

    I would go ahead and still apply to the BSN program. They might officially count all of your grades, but look harder at your sciences. It couldn't

  23. Is It Possible to Work and Still Be Successful in Nusing School?

    CuriousMe replied to Seyma's topic in General Students

    It depends. It depends on your definition of "success in nursing school", it depends on your program, it depends on how much study time you need, it depends on whether you have a job where you can...

  24. Metal Penis??

    CuriousMe replied to Mommy_of_3_in_AL..RN's topic in General Students

    It depends on the metal used Daytonite, hence the call to the manufacturer. Not all metal reacts with magnets, the only example I can think of off the top of my head is aluminum. I think the bigger...

  25. Any need for PDA or other misc. reference materials?

    CuriousMe replied to momin96,98,99's topic in General Students

    The only thing to be careful of with using your Blackberry as a resource is that some clinical sites don't allow you to use a phone when you're in clinicals (even if you turn the phone part off)....