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Quoth EricKei View PostEric: Cool! *nomnomno---* Oh my. Earwax. >_<
^-.-^Faith is about what you do. It's about aspiring to be better and nobler and kinder than you are. It's about making sacrifices for the good of others. - Dresden
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Quoth Seshat View PostShouldn't most (able-bodied) adults be able to do simple dressing changes? Or are you talking about full sterile-wound & biohazard procedures?
It's the good judgement piece, the ability to collect the right data, clinically reason with it, and make the right choices at the right time that is the core essence of nursing.
Unfortunately, my experience in the hospital has been that most CNAs trained to do these skills 1) get a head too big for their shoulders, and 2) slack off on proper technique, increasing infection rates.
Quoth Not Lillith View PostAnd this is why I love on-line registration.
Now I just need 5 more people to drop-class or not pay so that I can get bumped off the wait-list and into the chemistry class that I want.
Quoth Ben_Who View PostSelect a program, select courses that meet the requirements of that program, pass the courses, repeat until all requirements are fulfilled. If you don't like a particular course, you can drop it if you replace it with another course that fulfills the same requirement.
Duh.
It seems intuitive now, but people heading into college have just been through thirteen years of other people deciding every element of their schooling. Even people who understand it might find themselves spoilt for choice. It's no wonder I wasn't doing very well if I still had a high school mindset in college.
Procrastinators are a WHOLE other rant.
Me, I had every bit of literature on nursing from several schools before deciding that the local community college was where I really wanted to go.
Quoth raudf View PostApparently, they'd been doing their kid's math work in high school, but couldn't take the SAT for 'em, so of COURSE they didn't get a good score there. Even I had to take basic! But unlike your kid, I did my own homework and tried to understand it. I just sucked at it!
She asked me to proof read a paper for her English 101 class. I'd already taken English, so I agreed.
It was 3 paragraphs. Each paragraph had the exact same 3 sentences, written in a different order. The paper said absolutely nothing.
I found out later her Dad was a PhD in Math, very brilliant. Her brother was also a math genius, and her sister was in med school. She picked nursing to meet family expectations. When she was in high school Dad did all her homework for her so the teachers would not realize she was not a super genius like the rest of her family.
She wasn't stupid. Just sheltered and never had any realistic expectations.
The nursing program refused to admit her (she failed the interview) so she majored in Respiratory Therapy. The year after she was admitted to RT,which did not have a interview or limited admission policy, the program added them in.
Quoth South Texan View PostAnd she probably will wail at the end of the program that she only was told she needed to TAKE certain courses to get her degree, but no one told her she needed to PASS them.
Quoth PepperElf View PostYep. You still have to take classes.
One of the guys on my first ship was very disappointed to find out that being a Corpsman in the Navy for several years apparently counted for...*nothing* in the civilian world. Although in my opinion he'll have a leg up on the other students with his practical experience, not to mention that he knew how to work under pressure & in emergencies... but as far as any school cares... it won't replace any coursework.
Which is not the same thing as the RN level. In some states military corpsmen can take either the paramedic or LPN exams, but not in all.
Quoth EvilEmpryss View PostFunny thing was, since they came in under what the AF calls the "open General" category (which included many hospital jobs, amongst other less appealing positions) every one of them was tagged for security forces. The crying and wailing that went on in the dorm the night that the job assignments were handed out was epic.
Welcome back, btw
Quoth EvilEmpryss View PostI kind of liked grass.They say that God only gives us what we can handle. Apparently, God thinks I'm a bad ass.
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Quoth EvilEmpryss View PostOkay, I say we need a forklift smilie.
...Welcome to CustomersSuck, the only board with a forklift meme. Ever."For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad")
"The difference between an amateur and a master is that the master has failed way more times." - JoCat
"Thinking is difficult, therefore let the herd pronounce judgment!" ~ Carl Jung
"There's burning bridges, and then there's the lake just to fill it with gasoline." - Wiccy, reddit
"Retail is a cruel master, and could very well be the most educational time of many people's lives, in its own twisted way." - me
"Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home." - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, "Serenity" (2005)
Acts of Gord – Read it, Learn it, Love it!
"Our psychic powers only work if the customer has a mind to read." - me
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Quoth EricKei View PostSeconded
...Welcome to CustomersSuck, the only board with a forklift meme. Ever.I am not an a**hole. I am a hemorrhoid. I irritate a**holes!
Procrastination: Forward planning to insure there is something to do tomorrow.
Derails threads faster than a pocket nuke.
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Quoth EvilEmpryss View PostBacon is gone?!?!
I missed the bacon leaving while I was gone?!?!I am not an a**hole. I am a hemorrhoid. I irritate a**holes!
Procrastination: Forward planning to insure there is something to do tomorrow.
Derails threads faster than a pocket nuke.
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Quoth dalesys View PostNo, we can mention the b-word and not have it instantly vanish.
Everybody grab a BLT! Everyone, bite into it three times if you believe infairiesthe POWER OF BACON!
*nomnomnom nomnomnom* (just in case)"For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad")
"The difference between an amateur and a master is that the master has failed way more times." - JoCat
"Thinking is difficult, therefore let the herd pronounce judgment!" ~ Carl Jung
"There's burning bridges, and then there's the lake just to fill it with gasoline." - Wiccy, reddit
"Retail is a cruel master, and could very well be the most educational time of many people's lives, in its own twisted way." - me
"Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home." - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, "Serenity" (2005)
Acts of Gord – Read it, Learn it, Love it!
"Our psychic powers only work if the customer has a mind to read." - me
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Quoth EvilEmpryss View Post*chants rhythmically*
I believe in bacon. *nom* I believe in bacon. *nom* I believe in bacon. *nom*
I love how a tale of woe turned into a tale of baconThey say that God only gives us what we can handle. Apparently, God thinks I'm a bad ass.
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Quoth Panacea View PostI love how a tale of woe turned into a tale of bacon
~ Wm. "Pimp Daddy" Shakespeare"For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad")
"The difference between an amateur and a master is that the master has failed way more times." - JoCat
"Thinking is difficult, therefore let the herd pronounce judgment!" ~ Carl Jung
"There's burning bridges, and then there's the lake just to fill it with gasoline." - Wiccy, reddit
"Retail is a cruel master, and could very well be the most educational time of many people's lives, in its own twisted way." - me
"Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home." - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, "Serenity" (2005)
Acts of Gord – Read it, Learn it, Love it!
"Our psychic powers only work if the customer has a mind to read." - me
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