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Been there, done that, now I'm doing this...

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  1. Scholarships and age

    I received a scholarship when I was in nursing school at 41. It was from HCA and did not have any strings attached. It paid for tuition for one semester (plus a little left over). I was not eligible for many because I already had a degree. You might ...
  2. New Nurse Prevention!

    Well, I've talked to everyone on up to the superintendent. Parents will now be notified if a student passes out (this was apparently not previously the case!). And they'll put a warning on the permission slip that a "graphic" film will be shown. So ...
  3. Bad Eyesight

    Well, I can't say that I'm 20/20 either since presbyopia set in. I see well enough to draw up meds in a syringe, evaluate rashes and wounds, but I know I'd never be able to see lice without a magnifying glass, much less pick them out of anyone's hair...
  4. New Nurse Prevention!

    The school sent a notice about a "health assembly" -- nothing about the film or really what the subject matter was... This school district just does not seem to think things through very well. And it surprised me that they have no policy of notifyin...
  5. New Nurse Prevention!

    For several years now, my 18-year-old daughter has been planning to be a nurse. She has researched schools, scholarships, volunteered in a nursing home, taken all the hard science classes and is concurrently taking college classes while in high schoo...
  6. Kansas City area anyone?

    I lived in Olathe from 1995 to 2001, pretty area, great for kids (I can't emphasize this enough; the area is MADE for families), excellent schools (but be careful picking a house; many there are badly built). Can't tell you much about the hospitals; ...
  7. The weight-loss/dieting/ I'm too fat epidemic among pregnant women

    Back in the 50s, when I was born, my mom (who was an L&D nurse in the 50s & 60s, later moving on to public health) tells me that pregnant women were encouraged not to gain ANY weight (my mom gained no more than 5 pounds with each of us). Not ...
  8. Finding old co-worker

    Poor Rusty!!!! :) Trust me, even if they're harmless it's just too weird!
  9. to be or not to be, a nurse that is!!

    I didn't go to nursing school until I was 40. In fact, I was determined to NEVER be a nurse (too many in the family!). :) So, here I am, a nurse. How did I know I'd be good at it? Well, I know there are some areas that just don't suit me. I would ne...
  10. Wierd Question.

    I work in a research facility (part of the university). We only have four nurses, all female; one is Asian (Vietnamese). I'm in OKC.
  11. The opposite of nursing????

    The opposite of helping people could be hurting people. Crime? War? Or maybe it's prevention of healing? Disease? (I liked Gwenith's ideas...that would be a fun paper!)
  12. Cheating In School

    If they don't know the answers for class, how will they ever know when they are working??
  13. 'Borderline' students?

    I hope you will try again; a B average is great!
  14. 'Borderline' students?

    If it is a requirement for admission, then the school needs to stick with that. ACTs can be retaken...or the student can go to a school which does not require the ACT...or the student can go the LPN route and later bridge to an RN. If requirements ar...
  15. Dealing with the Prejudiced (long post:sorry)...

    :roll