arlheart

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1. NCLEX rapidly approaching...Help!

   arlheart replied to Friendly1's topic in General Nursing

   First, calm down and take a deep breath. I used the Saunders Comp. review book and so did my best friend. I mostly read chapters, did the review questions at the end of the chapters, did the comprehensive test, and did the quizes on the CD-ROM. My...

2. The Guys Club: Guy Students Come on In!

   arlheart replied to agent's topic in Male Students

   Add another male to the group. I just finished my ADN degree and am starting to study for the NCLEX. My wife is thrilled that I am out of school, but she knows I'll eventually go back for an advanced degree. After all, I have a BS in Biology and n...

3. Menieres

   arlheart replied to Kayzee's topic in General Nursing

   I did a PowerPoint presentation for my Health Assessment class based on an article about vertigo last fall. You can find the article at: http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=281187 It mentions a low salt diet and diu...

4. What Nursing Shortage?

   arlheart replied to GoodEnuf's topic in General Nursing

   Boy, talk about a difference in interpretations! I thought 3rdShiftGuy was just making an observation about how accommadating his facility is, not that he was specifically complaining about it. Anyways, I think it is very dependent on the area tha...

5. To Male Nurses!

   arlheart replied to Ted's topic in General Nursing

   Ted, thanks for working on such a great project. I hope you let your administration know that other hospitals and probably nursing schools would be interested in a video like this. I bet they could charge a small fee and be able to recoup some of t...

6. Other medical careers?

   arlheart replied to Skrawberri's topic in General Nursing

   I have been a Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) for 8 years now. Working in our Cath Lab we make the same money as a nurse, since we are all cross trained. I am in nursing school now, because as an RCIS, I can only work in a Cath...

7. Nursing school and full time job

   arlheart replied to lunakat's topic in General Nursing

   As you can see, everyone has a story. Myself, I work full time (4 tens) and go to school part time. The one day a week I'm not at work, I go to clinical. I do have a great boss that will let me "duck" out to go to class if I end up with a daytime ...

8. What's good pay??

   arlheart replied to Arkansas's topic in General Nursing

   For what it is worth, in the Northern Virginia area, some hospitals are offering around $20/hr. But I have to agree that money is not the basis for a job. It obviously is a big part of the decision, but if the job is lousy and not where you really ...