futureOBnurse

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1. tired of hearing it, nursing students PLEASE answer

   futureOBnurse replied to ChervRN's topic in General Students

   Okay, as a nursing student who graduates in May (3 months!!) I will give it to ya straight. Nursing school DOES suck sometimes! It's incredibly time consuming and sucks the life out of you. BUT it's worth it! In a med/surg class I studied 15-20 h...

2. Moving a Patient Tips

   futureOBnurse posted a topic in Safety

   i have been helping taking care of a woman with MS over the weekend while her husband and 2 girls have been playing softball out of town. they are the normal care givers for her. my friend has been helping me move her from her wheelchair to another w...

3. Is this unacceptable pay??

   futureOBnurse replied to ohiogyrl's topic in CNA/MA

   Two years ago I started my first ever CNA job and started at $9.22 an hour. Crappy but true. So yeah, it is possible. Nursing homes and other places pay way more, I just wanted to be a CNA on Peds and Labor and Delivery so I took the huge pay cut. ...

4. Why Do People Fail Nursing School?

   futureOBnurse replied to Pachinko's topic in General Students

   The many reasons given here are reasons I have experienced as well when people fail. Mostly in my school, it's because people don't want to buck down and study and read, they think you can read for a few hours a week and pass. Nope, not the case. ...

5. Are You Kidding Me???????

   futureOBnurse replied to RutterMama's topic in General Students

   Wow, I was a bit offended about the "leeching off the government" comment, am I the only one? I am a single mother (have been for 12 years now) and have always worked full-time. At times I even had 2 and 3 jobs. I never applied for food stamps, we...

6. Will I be too old for nursing school?

   futureOBnurse replied to nrsbetsy's topic in General Students

   I'm 37 and in nursing school. I was scared to death at first but now see there are many people my age and sometimes even older. Don't sweat the small stuff! Go in there and learn, just like everyone else. And you might be surprised to find out tha...

7. Nursing Classes Question

   futureOBnurse replied to daft_hands's topic in Career Support

   Well, Chem and A&P are two hard classes, but it is doable. You know yourself better than anyone and if you see yourself really having a hard time trying to balance it all then I wouldn't take them both. Good luck in whatever you choose to do. ...

8. Pros/Cons of being a Traveling Nurse....

   futureOBnurse posted a topic in Travel

   Hello. I'm a new member. I'm a 35 y/o mom who is in nursing school. My goal is to be an OB nurse. I'm very much considering being a traveling nurse when my daughter graduates from high school. I was wanting to hear from travel nurses or people w...