Sunny99

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1. petty ? about med student

   Sunny99 replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, great attitude. I think a lot of people don't realize that, while med students are getting well-educated in diagnosing and treating disease, they often have less training in basic, direct patient care than nurse aides do. Heck, I was shaking in...

2. IU School of Nursing - 2 NEW accelerated BSN classes starting!

   Sunny99 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   i posted this under the indiana nurses forum, but thought it might be more widely read in the pre-nursing forum. :balloons:spread the word: in response to the current nurse shortage, indiana university school of nursing has just announced that the...

3. IU School of Nursing - 2 NEW accelerated BSN classes starting!

   Sunny99 posted a topic in Indiana

   :balloons:spread the word: in response to the current nurse shortage, indiana university school of nursing has just announced that they will be starting two new accelerated bsn classes, in addition to the one that traditionally starts in the summer. ...

4. HRSA Scholarship...

   Sunny99 replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Students

   Great info - Thanks! I was thinking it sounded too good to be true that most hospitals are HPSA. According to the online list, there are no such facilities in my county and most of those around me. It would severly limit where I could work, and su...

5. LPN phasing out to be QMA's only

   Sunny99 replied to BabyGirl00's topic in Indiana

   QMAs in this state are Qualified Medication Aides, according to the Indiana State Board of Health. They are CNAs with additional training and certification for passing certain meds, mainly orals. They can't do IV's, etc., like previously mentioned...

6. Local places to buy scrubs?

   Sunny99 replied to SchoolRN,BSN's topic in Indiana

   Sorry, I never posted back here after going to TJ Uniforms at Edinburgh Premium Outlets. The scrub selection was decent, but I'm not sure how the prices compare since this was my first scrub purchase. I got two Cherokee print tops off the clearance...

7. Calling All CNA's!

   Sunny99 replied to nightingale's topic in CNA/MA

   Thanks for adding the CNA forum! I recently started working as a patient care assistant (not certified) at a hospital, and start nursing school in a few weeks. I love working with patients!!! However, I am still quite nervous sometimes. This is ...

8. Financial Aid..Info help please.

   Sunny99 replied to Erk's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Erk, keep up you determination to become a nurse. It seems from your attitude that you will find a way. Yes, it can be very frustrating to figure out how to keep your family from starving to death or living under a bridge before you finish school! ...

9. Loan Forgiveness Programs

   Sunny99 replied to nycNurse2b's topic in New Jersey

   Usually, that is called "tuition assistance", "educational assistance", etc. "Loan forgiveness" is what Energizer said, where they pay some or all of the student loans you had before becoming their employee. I'm hoping to find this benefit when I ...

10. Local places to buy scrubs?

    Sunny99 replied to SchoolRN,BSN's topic in Indiana

    Awesome. Thanks for the tip!

11. Local places to buy scrubs?

    Sunny99 replied to SchoolRN,BSN's topic in Indiana

    Wow, I loved that show as a kid! Adam-12, too. Funny, now my brother is a police officer, and I'm going to be a nurse. Okay, so I'm not a paramedic, but closer to it than CPA!

12. Local places to buy scrubs?

    Sunny99 replied to SchoolRN,BSN's topic in Indiana

    I found this on the "Spotlight On Nursing" website sponsor list, and just did a copy and paste. Scrubs & Beyond, 2 Indy locations: Clearwater Springs 5151 East 82nd Street Space #500 (next to Marsh Supermarket) Indianapolis, IN 46250 317-570...

13. Looking for a Pre-Nursing Buddy

    Sunny99 replied to BouBou's topic in Indiana

    I took Anatomy (5 cr) and Physiology (5 cr) in seperate semesters. I did very well, but would not recommend taking them during the same semester unless you have LOTS of free time and no other classes (well, except one really easy one), or have a very...

14. How about your favorite Old Wives Tales related to health?

    Sunny99 replied to NurseyTonyaLPN's topic in Humor

    Handling toads causes warts. Hair's split ends can be repaired. Babies have to be bundled as if for an Anarctic expedition, even when its 90+ degrees outside. There is such thing as a "stomach flu". This is kinda fun. Lets hear some more.

15. How about your favorite Old Wives Tales related to health?

    Sunny99 replied to NurseyTonyaLPN's topic in Humor

    How about the ol' "feed a cold, starve a fever" that our grandmothers (or great-grandmothers) used to tell everyone. I can remember my grandmother being genuinely worried that I was harming my first child by feeding her anything when she had a feve...