Sandpiper12 ADN, RN

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1. Spouse of nurse

   Sandpiper12 replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

   This is a BIG red flag for me. You're thinking of it at YOUR money and HIS, not a combined income. I agree with others who have suggested counseling. You seem to be treating him like a roommate, not a spouse.

2. Spouse of nurse

   Sandpiper12 replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

   My husband and I have always just thrown our incomes into one account and it is "our" income, not HIS and MINE. For many years of our marriage I stayed at home with our kids and did some work from home jobs, so most of the income was from his full t...

3. Pedi Clinic interview coming up

   Sandpiper12 replied to Meerkats's topic in Ambulatory

   I just started working in a peds clinic as a new grad. My interview was pretty straight forward - the one thing they did ask me about that I wasn't thinking of was telephone triage. They wanted to know how I would handle taking calls. Essentially,...

4. Is this a reasonable expectation?

   Sandpiper12 replied to MomOfFive2018's topic in General Students

   As a mom (2 elementary aged kids, not homeschooled) I have NO IDEA how I would go to nursing school AND homeschool and be a SAHM. It's hard enough with only 2, and they are in school. The days I don't have class, I spend the time while they are in ...

5. Help me pick a surgery to observe!!

   Sandpiper12 replied to Sbhayes09's topic in General Students

   We didn't get to pick anything our OR clinical day - they just told us what was happening and where to go. I'd have love to done something other than watch 7 colonoscopies in a row...lol.

6. affordable apartment with rn salary

   Sandpiper12 replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

   Even if you took home EVERY penny of the 75,000, a $3000/month apartment is just about 50% of your take home pay. You need to figure out all your expenses: Housing, Groceries, Bills, eating out, car payment (if you have one), etc. I'd take a look at...

7. Schools grading scale

   Sandpiper12 replied to Ibyn26's topic in General Students

   My Fundamentals class had a policy that they don't average in anything else until you have a 75 exam average, and if you don't maintain a 75 exam average, you do not pass the course - which in our case means you're out of the program, because it's on...

8. Worried about my age taking the 4 year BSN nursing program

   Sandpiper12 replied to bluestar776's topic in General Students

   I'm 39 in my first year of my ADN...and plan to get my BSN as well. In my 12 person class, there are 2 students older than me (one almost 50). Age is just a number, it really doesn't matter! Go for it!

9. FINALLY I Passed my NCLEX-RN

   Sandpiper12 replied to joycie11's topic in NCLEX

   A little harsh don't you think? If her faith gave her the hope and peace to keep trying and work hard, then I'd say that God did have something to do with her passing.

10. Starting the 4 year RN program at 29

    Sandpiper12 replied to bluestar776's topic in General Students

    I have 12 in my ADN cohort. I'm 40 in a couple months, another student is 42, and one is almost 50. So that 25% STARTING at an age way older than you. Most everyone else is closer to 22-25.

11. Post 9/11 GI Bill and Nursing school

    Sandpiper12 replied to dhenderson88's topic in General Students

    Yes! I'm currently in an ADN program. My certifying official said "no one had ever requested to do that". But all that they needed was a letter from my professor stating that I would be under instruction for XX hours a week. That number needs to ...

12. Post 9/11 GI Bill and Nursing school

    Sandpiper12 replied to dhenderson88's topic in General Students

    Yeah, it's in Chapter 7 of the Certifying Officials handbook, "f. Practical TrainingMeasured on Either a Credit Hour or Clock Hour Basis. Thereare several types of practical training that can be measured eitherway, whichever is to the student's adv...

13. Post 9/11 GI Bill and Nursing school

    Sandpiper12 replied to dhenderson88's topic in General Students

    I'm not in Nursing School yet, but I'm using my GI Bill to finish my pre-reqs, and applying to start this year. I've asked about this, and I think the key is getting the certifying official at the school to count clinical hours in addition to credit...

14. Having a baby before, during, or after nursing school?

    Sandpiper12 replied to nickymack's topic in General Students

    I'm 39, and finishing up my pre-requisites right now. I have 2 kids (10 and 6). I was lucky that I could stay home with them when they were little, and now I'm back to school (already have one degree). Here's my opinion. DO NOT WAIT. I say this ...

15. A&P lab: How does it work?

    Sandpiper12 replied to FutureNurseInfo's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Yes, dead animals... If lucky. We get animal parts, lol. Cow eye, sheep heart. Lots and lots of looking at slides of tissue types, blood, etc. Lots of using models to learn bones, muscles, organ systems.