gingerzoe

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1. Flip side of "I hate nursing school"

   gingerzoe replied to Altra's topic in General Students

   i also enjoyed nursing school. i love being a nurse and have been in health care for 27 years. i can't imagine doing anything else. I told my mom when i was 5 years old i wanted to be a nurse and i am doing it now. (I am now 45). Good luck to al...

2. I'm waiting too

   gingerzoe replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in Pre-Nursing

   yes, i was an lpn and went back to school to become an rn it wasn't easy, but you can do it. i feel this way anything you learn is educational and no one can take that away from you. i have been in health care for 27 years and still love it. i can ...

3. Where do you nurse?

   gingerzoe replied to beckymcrn's topic in General Nursing

   i work in a juvenile facility. we have adolescent males ages 14-21. they are serious offenders. have been here seven years and love it. you could compare me to a school nurse.

4. Poll: Nurse for life or do you have an "after nursing plan"?

   gingerzoe replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

   i would like to do some volunteer work and i hope to have grandchildren so i can spoil them. :)

5. Study techniques, tips and tricks

   gingerzoe replied to Nurse Jeni's topic in General Nursing

   I use to get cheap one subject notebooks and re write my notes. I think the information stuck in my head even though I didn't realize it. I agree with the other writers, give up tv and get into the subject. Good Luck :)

6. Phhewww, I PASSED!

   gingerzoe replied to Anniekins's topic in General Nursing

   Dear Anniekins, CONGRATULATIONS ON BECOMING AN RN. Wasn't it great the first time you signed your full name with RN behind it. I can still remember how great it felt. :balloons: :)

7. Phhewww, I PASSED!

   gingerzoe replied to Anniekins's topic in General Nursing

   Dear Anniekins, CONGRATULATIONS ON BECOMING AN RN. Wasn't it great the first time you signed your full name with RN behind it. I can still remember how great it felt. :balloons: :) :balloons:

8. 13 pound infant...thank goodness it was c-section!

   gingerzoe replied to becca.utns's topic in Ob/Gyn

   My first baby a son was 10lb 2oz and was 22 inches long. I did not have gestational diabetes. I had him vaginally and had an epidural for pain. My second baby was a girl 11lbs 2oz and was 24 inches long. I had her vaginally with an epidural. I di...

9. Time for family

   gingerzoe replied to FLCRNA2B's topic in CRNA

   I am here to give words of encouragement to all the moms who are going back to school. I did this also. I started in June 1992 and graduated in May 1995. I went to school year round and obtained my RN. I had previously been an LPN and had taken a...

10. Does your employer recognize "Nurse's Day"?

    gingerzoe replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    The management at my building didn't do anything. My boss sent us (there are two nurses in this office) a card. That's it.

11. Survey: Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortag

    gingerzoe replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I, also, do not feel the united states has a nursing shortage. If hospitals and other health care facilities would up the pay, benefits and staffing, there would be nurses coming out of everywhere. No I do not believe they should recruit from other ...

12. Can you be a nurse if you're not outgoing?

    gingerzoe replied to Natalieboo's topic in General Nursing

    yes, I think as you learn and become more confident you are able to talk to people. I don't feel you have to be the most outgoing person in order to be a nurse. there is alot to be said about quiet types. good luck

13. If You've Ever Given Birth...

    gingerzoe replied to shay's topic in General Nursing

    I was in labor with my first child at home and didn'nt know it was labor. It started out as bad period cramps. But they come and go . I went to the hospital at 6:30 pm and delivered a 10lb 2oz 22inch baby boy at 8:30 pm. When I got to the hospita...

14. Nurse Hero's

    gingerzoe replied to flowerchild's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a nursing student I was working on a med surg floor when a code was called. All the students/staff we in the room with the patient. I saw an older lady standing by herself near the door. I went to talk to her and she told me the patient...

15. migraine faker at the ED!

    gingerzoe replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

    I get migraines but thank god usually only my vision is obscured for about twenty minutes if I go lay down in a dark quiet room. But I will comment on the subject of pain. I went to the ER several years ago. I had severe pain in my back, right side....