keepingmycool30

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1. Schooling

   keepingmycool30 replied to Tiller88's topic in Kentucky

   :w00t:My best advice is to shop around. This is a big step and make sure the school feels right and that staff treats you good. Check out parking and class sizes. Get the most bang for your buck! Good Luck to Ya!

2. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

   keepingmycool30 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   My post isn't about lazy pts, although, I do have thousands of those stories. What about lazy co-workers? I have been a nurse aid for 4 yrs now and I am still amazed at the lack of team work. I get so sick and tired of people passing the buck beca...

3. 4.0 GPA people, HOW can you do this?!!!

   keepingmycool30 replied to nursic's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I didn't have a 4.0 last semester but I did have a 3.7. I work full time and go to school full time and have a 11 yr old. My best solution..try your best and if you do get a B it is not the end of the world. I like all A's too but I'm realistic. ...

4. Nurse Assistant - A New Career?

   keepingmycool30 replied to ecmb's topic in CNA/MA

   You are never to old to try something new. I go to school with women in their 60s who are changing careers and they love it. You can do anything if you put your mind to it and your heart in it.

5. Helpful study tips for studying bones

   keepingmycool30 replied to Ready2hittheHospital's topic in General Students

   Anytime I have to memorize something I make a copy. Then I white out all that I have to know. Then I would number each bone, artery, or vein. Then I would just study from that. I would look at my copy and lets say no. 1 was the tibia. Then just c...

6. Can a single mom do this?

   keepingmycool30 replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

   Im not a single mom but I am a mom. I work three 12 hr shifts, Fri-Sun. Go to school on Mon and Wed. for 9 hrs. I am stressed to the max somedays but I just keep telling myself that in 2 yrs it will all be over. I miss out on a lot of things with...

7. Can a single mom do this?

   keepingmycool30 replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

   I work with many nurses who went through school as single moms. Yes, it will be hard but nursing school is hard anyway. Just keep in mind the prize. Think of the better life you and your child will have because of all your hard work.

8. Reasons why you want to be a nurse

   keepingmycool30 replied to serendipity123's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Most people who know me well can't believe that I went into nursing. When I was 12 my mom was dx with breast cancer I could not even go to the hospital to see her because I was so freaked out I remember watching her and being scared to death that I w...

9. Disturbing incident in triage .....

   keepingmycool30 replied to DiannaK's topic in Emergency

   I have one more thing to add. My daughter is ten and is getting very close to hitting puberty (the signs are there) and most women and girls I know start getting mood swings and bouts of the blues, I know I did. I have been talking to her about her ...

10. Disturbing incident in triage .....

    keepingmycool30 replied to DiannaK's topic in Emergency

    Since when did kids stop being called:hyper, daydreamers, energizer bunnies, thinkers, etc..and start being labled bi-polar,ADD, and ADHD. When I was a kid I was just that a kid being a kid now they have to have a dx if they fall slightly below the ...

11. How Many New Cna"s Are Older?

    keepingmycool30 replied to Irene joy's topic in CNA/MA

    When I was taking my CNA classes I was 28 and thought I would be the oldest. I was so shocked to see the difference in ages 18-60's, and people from all walks of life. I wouldnt sweat the age thing most people dont figure out their true calling at ...

12. Juggling Nursing School and Motherhood

    keepingmycool30 replied to Frecklestoo's topic in General Students

    I will not be starting school to this fall but I can relate to what you are going through. Alot of the nurses I work with went through school as single mothers and the advice they give me is do what HAS to be done and dont worry about what you THIN...

13. Calling all CNA'S!!

    keepingmycool30 replied to going4it's topic in General Nursing

    I didnt take a CNA class but looking back at how unsure I was of what I was doing I wish I had of. The best advice I can give (and I also tell this to the new NA's and CNA's I train) is treat the pts like your family!

14. Calling All CNA's!

    keepingmycool30 replied to nightingale's topic in CNA/MA

    I am not a CNA but I have been a NA going on three years. I love my job and I am planning on going to school this coming Jan. and starting my pre-reqs for the RN program. I work mostly with geriatric pts but I also work with tele pts. I dont think...

15. Charm school for new RN?

    keepingmycool30 replied to RNSurf's topic in Emergency

    I think the way you handle this situation is great. I believe we all have to earn our friendships at work sometimes it just takes time, hang in there. I am one of those people who really doesnt socialize alot at work I spend more time taking care of ...