panamama

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1. Need ideas on how to afford nursing school

   panamama replied to RNStudentLearning's topic in General Students

   none of these are glamorous, but... paper route or other delivery job catering (sign up w/ agencies, they are always looking for extra hands for large events...you can help set-up/break down if you're not good at waiting tables/carrying trays) house ...

2. how do you introduce yourself to patients?

   panamama replied to panamama's topic in General Nursing

   maybe a stupid question but...why do some docs wear scrubs and others street clothes w/ just a lab coat? other than the obvious (surgeons vs. say, a ped who is seeing routine appts all day).

3. Pubic hair

   panamama replied to nurseJLoo's topic in General Nursing

   this thread is hilarious. :rotfl: i sure hope i'm never asked to do this when i get there (nursing)!

4. how do you introduce yourself to patients?

   panamama replied to panamama's topic in General Nursing

   well, i hope that more nurses (and other medical personnel) will follow the lead of so many that have replied to this thread. just spent the last 24 hours in a hospital for something totally unrealted for a friend and... how incredibly frustrating!...

5. how do you introduce yourself to patients?

   panamama replied to panamama's topic in General Nursing

   well....i'm glad to know it wasn't just me being overly observant or whatever since i am interested in nursing now. i just thought it was really weird that they didn't introduce themselves. i mean, i of course already know my doc, but not one of th...

6. how do you introduce yourself to patients?

   panamama posted a topic in General Nursing

   i just had minor surgery and it was the first time i've spent any substantial time in a medical setting since beginning to explore nursing as a career. of course, i was much more observant now that i may be making my way to the field myself! i noti...

7. Howard University

   panamama replied to HU_nurse's topic in Washington DC

   chioma, i don't know about HU nurse, but i have not attended any HBCU's. i do however, have many many friends who did. out of say, 20 friends who attended clark ATL, spellman, tuskegee, bowie, morgan, morehouse, shaw, howard, fisk, tougaloo, UDC, g...

8. What you make as a nurse Vs. Cost of living

   panamama replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

   most of these salaries are what concern me. i am a pre-nursing student (hoping to start pre-reqs in the fall) and a single parent. i've done the corporate/office job thing for about 14 years and am burned out...but i make almost $40/hour. i have a...

9. Howard University

   panamama replied to HU_nurse's topic in Washington DC

   thank you HUnurse...i'll have to figure out how to PM and send you one. (i haven't posted on this site very much nor learned many of the many features!) mia & HU, i have unfortunately heard many horror stories about howard...even from friends w...

10. Want To Travel With A School-aged Child~ Can It Be Done?

    panamama replied to famubsn's topic in General Nursing

    i too am a single mom interested in travel nursing. however, i am just a pre-nursing student (hoping to start pre-reqs in the fall), so i don't have experience to offer you. what i can offer, are some things i've thought about since i am in the sam...

11. accelerated courses in DC metro area

    panamama posted a topic in Washington DC

    hi all. i live in MD and work in DC and am looking to take my pre-reqs in either locale...but can't seem to find any that are offered accelerated. i know i saw a thread on here where someone mentioned taking an accelerated pre-req (i think microbio...

12. Howard University

    panamama replied to HU_nurse's topic in Washington DC

    i'm considering HU's 2nd degree program but also hear the are awful (administration) and getting through is near impossible via telephone. if it is just this hurdle to get in but once in they are great then i might be able to take it but if it's lik...

13. how long did it take you to complete your pre-reqs?

    panamama replied to panamama's topic in Pre-Nursing

    yeah, i spent some time last night mapping out the sequence courses and what/where i could fit the others that don't have pre-reqs (i.e. nutrition, psychology, etc) and it came out to a year and a half minimum just because i have to take chem before ...

14. What order should I take my pre-reqs?

    panamama replied to xNursePinkx2b's topic in Pre-Nursing

    maybe it depends on the school but almost all that i've looked at require chemistry (organic) and i did not see that on your list. if you do not have to take chem then great but just thought i'd mention it as i have a similar thread going and it was...

15. how long did it take you to complete your pre-reqs?

    panamama replied to panamama's topic in Pre-Nursing

    thank you andy. what is the NLN exam? at the CC closest to me i saw that chem is required before bio/microbio, and bio is required before A&P, so what you said about taking chem first makes sense. you made me laugh saying "...the more you can...