destova

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mama of 5, working towards becoming a CNM

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  1. Patients who can do ADLs but want nurses to

    I very much like that response lol... to the point and not rude. Thank you I find it to be very strange... I'd personally be mortified if I had to let someone else do that. I think that's part of my trouble in figuring out what to say to some pati...
  2. I've been coming across more and more patients that are perfectly capable of taking care of their personal needs, but simply don't want to. Example: ringing the call light to ask for the box of tissues that is a whopping 4 feet away and they have n...
  3. I'm a glorious mix of conservative (money), liberal (social policy), and federalist (states rights)... and can't stand Rand's "essays", but that book in particular is a winner! Put a lot of things in perspective for me when I was in my early twenties...
  4. As you mention that psych isn't your strong point, and even if it was, I'd recommend enlisting the help of an actual psychologist. Playing one on Google isn't going to help you or your friend. Having said that, I once had a friend that almost perfec...
  5. One last suggestion, since you seem to be unemployed and therefore have time on your hands, grab a copy of Atlas Shrugged from your local library. It's a monster of a book, but can change your entitlement attitude. I've read it about 5 times over the...
  6. I just don't understand why the seasoned nurse is automatically open to judgment of her spending habits. OP, let's play a little make believe for a moment. You get a call from the hospital, they finally convinced one of those terrible old nurses to r...
  7. Also, I've been hearing about a credit union that is for the navy. Apparently anyone can join. My friend got his car loan through them at 1.7% which is crazy cheap. Not sure if they do consolidation, but it would be worth google time to find out!
  8. You need to be very careful about consolidation if you plan to go back to school and use the educational deferment at any point in your future. Many consolidation programs remove any and all deferment options. Having said that, take time to call you...
  9. Can nurses use medical marijuana?

    Health doesn't have to be that impaired for a prescription. My Dr told me if it were legal in our state she'd rx it for me due to my stress induced anorexia as well as dull but constant back pain.... there are many other cases where it could be helpf...
  10. Having your wages garnished is going to be a financial difficulty as well as a huge hit on your credit record. Go to the website posted earlier in this thread (the student loan database one) and click on the loans with the triangle warning symbol nex...
  11. Tablet use / E-books in nursing school?

    Ah, doesn't the transformer look great?! I have ice cream sandwich on a um, modified, Android phone. Love it! However, I've heard so many rumors that jelly bean is going to have the Google version of siri. Project Mavis? Can't ever remember that nam...
  12. Tablet use / E-books in nursing school?

    Great review AntiChick! Quick note, google is supposedly launching a tablet in q4 this year that runs on Jelly Bean. For those not starting school till next year it may be worth the wait as the tablet should be affordable, plus its bound to have bui...
  13. A rolling suitcase....really???

    A lot of text books come with a code for accessing online content which includes the book in digital format. Check into the texts you have as you could just use a notebook or chromebook to access the digital book while in class rather than dragging t...
  14. Should I give nursing another try?

    Firstly, what state are you in and where did you get that data? Remember that average salary reports are an *average* of all reports. So cities with higher cost of living and therefore higher paychecks pull the average up, but those nurses still don'...
  15. Baffled

    Aha! Cul2, I just looked at the threads you've started. I'm going to guess a Sociology grad student of some kind working on or having recently finished a thesis about the micro-society of Nursing? I'll take my winners prize in the form of student loa...