jen74

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1. What advice would you give to a pregnant lady(m)

   jen74 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   to avoid induction? Hey there, I am 18 weeks pg right now, w/2nd child. First one was induced after being 10 days late. Docs in practice w/ my MW said something about calcium spots on my placenta? My exp was not what I'd hoped for. The contrax were w...

2. what are the chances for a 21 1/2 weeker?

   jen74 posted a topic in NICU

   Hi, I'm browsing, in from pg boards elsewhere. A woman there is having her baby very earlyThe baby is causing life threatening probs to Mom( high BP, bleeding etc) I started browsing here when I was about to start Nursing school. Change of plans, now...

3. Need help in persuading students to become nurses

   jen74 replied to eventsnyc's topic in Activism

   Off topic here, but just for arguments sake, I don't really think a love of money is evil, or even the persuit of it. I do however have a problem with greed. And putting money say, before a human life(relationships etc). And I read somewhere (don't k...

4. Need help in persuading students to become nurses

   jen74 replied to eventsnyc's topic in Activism

   Well, I guess I can see how you might have thought that :{ But, really, I wasn't telling you to leave. its just very difficult when you want to enter a field, but you hear so many horror stories. Do you go in it to help or turn away? At some point,...

5. Need help in persuading students to become nurses

   jen74 replied to eventsnyc's topic in Activism

   Woah, bitter, mad-at-the-world-man, Actually I said 'would' you, not could you. I wondered if you thought it was that bad.I guess so. Next time read someone's question instead of assuming.

6. Need help in persuading students to become nurses

   jen74 replied to eventsnyc's topic in Activism

   I have seen many of your posts, and I have a couple of questions for you. How long have you been in nursing, what unit do you work on and would you leave the profession? Thanks! Jen

7. Anything Positive on Nursing ???

   jen74 replied to Miamipete001's topic in Career Support

   Just wondering... the nurses in this area (nc) start out at $16-17/hr. The differentials are 5 for nights and $10 for weekends. Is this high? It seems so from these posts.