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1. The perfect Home Health Software.

   trailnurse replied to Mike.Deck's topic in Home Health

   Regarding repopulation -- our software does that, but what would make it more helpful would be if the repopulated fields would show up in a different color that would change to black when edited. Otherwise it's easy to miss a comments field and old/o...

2. Anxiety related insomnia before work...

   trailnurse replied to lalopop86's topic in General Students

   I have the same problem sleeping the night before clinicals. I set my usual alarm clock (which has a battery backup), plus I set an alarm on my phone for 5 minutes later. That way if we lose power AND the battery fails, my phone will still wake me up...

3. Nursing School Blues

   trailnurse replied to PSUAlum2103's topic in General Students

   Don't worry about the NCLEX practice questions being too complex; some will be & some won't. The important thing is to read through the rationales. You will learn from each question, even if it's something you haven't covered yet. Learning why an...

4. Need help finding a job at Hospital

   trailnurse replied to Fundamentals(1986)'s topic in General Students

   If you have 3 nursing school semesters, you should be able to get your CNA (in Maryland, we're eligible to get CNA after our first semester). Check with your state board of nursing. Patient care tech is another job you could look at.

5. Nursing School Blues

   trailnurse replied to PSUAlum2103's topic in General Students

   I totally understand -- although I am good at critical thinking, it's a different way of critical thinking as a nurse. What helped me was to do lots & lots of NCLEX questions. I have an iPhone, so purchased testing apps plus hardcopy books. I di...

6. Too Smart for Rehab Nursing

   trailnurse replied to Lola77's topic in Rehabilitation

   Just wanted to say how inspiring this thread has been. I'm a licensed massage therapist, now in the process of finishing up pre-reqs so I can apply to nursing school. I work out of a medical office and deal with a lot of patients with pain issues who...

7. Will a hospital pay for me to go to nursing school?

   trailnurse replied to easywitheyesclosed's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hi, Nikki -- you might be interested in this article from the Austin Business Journal (Feb. 6th): Coalition to state lawmakers: Spend money now to fight nursing shortage (in TX) http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2009/02/02/daily51.html "The ...