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  1. Diversity/Religion In The Workplace

    Frankly, RutgersFlowers2016, as an orthodox Jewish woman who wears a hat in the workplace, I wouldn't have answered any different than your friend! If you want to ask me why I wear a hat, , just ask me straight out, not this evasive nonsense. Over t...
  2. What is your degree in other than nursing?

    BSc in zoology
  3. Question about miscarriage

    I had 2 miscarriages during nursing school and 2 since starting in L&D/PP. What works for me is: 1) I never count chickens anymore - after 4 miscarriages, I know better than to think I'm going to win the lottery each time. 2) I'm very lucky, I ha...
  4. those who have done both....PP or LD?

    I did some L&D right out of school, and I'm in PP now and I'm enjoying it. It can be boring and repetitive, but I love teaching moms about their babies and I'm a huge sucker for babies. L&D was exciting, and I miss the skill I used to use the...
  5. leaving postpartum for the OR

    How bizarre! I'm leaving postpartum for the OR also! Don't get me wrong, I love postpartum and I always plan on being casual in my unit. I loved scrubbing when I was doing L&D. Also, all the nights are killing me and I want something with more ...
  6. OR course

    Hi people, Long time lurker here! I work on a postpartum unit at the moment, and lately I've been tossing around the idea of OR nursing. One of my major issues with hospital nursing in general is that I have problems working on Fridays (evening, anyw...
  7. Male vs. Female

    It never even occured to me to ask the guys on the floor to cath my male patients. Maybe it's because I'm still a student and have only done caths 4 or 5 times (all on males, of course). I just figure that getting a cath is kind of yucky no matter wh...
  8. Where are all the Canadian students?

    hi folks, I'm finishing up the 2 year U of T BScN - woohoo! Only 4 months to go...
  9. Yay! I'm glad things worked out, Kimberly.
  10. I got pregnant back in February, but miscarried at about 7 weeks (right in the middle of exams, of course). I'm never using that pill again, let me tell you! I'm hoping to start trying again in October in time for the end of my program. My worry is...
  11. where do u go to school?

    University of Toronto.
  12. My mother and I have a strained relationship. I think she got tired of me not automatically taking the blame for every problem she has. Then again, I'm tired of her only calling to get my husband to fix her computer and not even bothering to ask abou...
  13. moms in school

    I'm usually in class 9-4 3 days a week, with two days of clinical from 7-3:30. It hasn't been easy, so far. I started a 2 year BSN program in September, and I can't count how many times I've had to leave class early or arrange alternate care for my p...
  14. Not being a nurse yet, I focused more on the emotional aspect of the show - I watched it and could not stop crying. I think that dealing with heart-rending situations is the thing that frightens me most about becoming a nurse. I have such respect fo...
  15. I'm starting a BSN program in the fall. I have all my pre-reqs from my BSc, but I haven't looked at any of this stuff in six years, so I'm going to be spending the summer reviewing all the physiology, anatomy and statistics that I've forgotten. I ho...