pumpkinpatchquilter

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About pumpkinpatchquilter

I'm a 28 year old SAHM of two, finally taking the plunge and going back to school full time, with intentions of becoming a Registered Nurse.

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  1. Help..fellow RN breaking into co-workers E mail

    Wow, I'm amazed as well that this person still has a job. Does his superior realize that it is illegal to break into someone's email? This is an act that has and could be taken to court. Especially if he is attempting to tarnish your reputation an...
  2. H1N1 will you be giving the vaccine?

    Exactly my point Tweedles. Thank you for your kind response. I have been to the WHO's website, and didn't they begin making the vaccine in something like, May of this year? My child's school has already sent home a letter saying that in about two ...
  3. H1N1 will you be giving the vaccine?

    I think the issue is, that there HASN'T been any study that links this vaccine to complications, because it's only been in existence for something like six months. You're right, the vaccine is said to be made exactly like the seasonal vaccine, howev...
  4. How to Study?

    I do the flashcard thing too - I'm taking a general biology class right now as a prerequisite to Anatomy, and the actual act of writing the terms down on the flash cards helps me tremendously. I have a feeling, when you get the chance to go back ove...
  5. You Can't Make This Stuff Up!

    I'm in pre-nursing right now, and I thought I'd run all possible scenarios through my head of what I might encounter as a nurse. Why had I not thought of this? I hope that I can somehow keep a sense of humor when I start working as a nurse. I thin...
  6. Need some encouragement, I can do this, right?

    Thank you all so much for all of the advice and really motivating words! You have truly helped. Things are going well so far and I'm gaining some confidence. I'm only spending about an hour, sometimes two, studying to keep up. I'm shocked at the h...
  7. No waiting list and no entrance exam rn

    Kent State Ashtabula branch in Ohio has no waiting list, because they accept students twice a year. Students are accepted based on GPA first though, so you gotta keep those grades up. As far as an entrance exam, I actually don't know for sure, but...
  8. Need some encouragement, I can do this, right?

    Thank you so much for the encouraging words. I really needed them. I'm all up in it at school now! Stressing a little about the GPA thing but I'm just going to study until I can't study anymore. Lol*
  9. Why don't employers start lowering wages for nurses?

    Just another note about getting into the classes - don't forget that some of the prerequisites are not only for Nursing but other health fields like Radiologic Technology or Respiratory Therapy as well. To take it even farther, with the competitiven...
  10. Why don't employers start lowering wages for nurses?

    To be quite blunt, which nurse would you like assisting your Doc during surgery? The one making $32 an hour or the one making $8? Have you noticed the trend with jobs where you make only a few dollars an hour over minimum wage? The turnover rate i...
  11. The haunting scream of a mother

    Oh how awful. I'm a pre-nursing student as well and I do not look forward to witnessing this kind of pain. I have two daughters, and there is NOTHING that I fear more, than something happening to them. At the same time, I think God calls on people...
  12. Open mouth; Insert foot

    Amen! I'll tell ya what, I think everyone has spoken their mind and regretted it instantly...or soon after. I am a pre-nursing student but I can attest that this kind of workplace politics happens everywhere. My suggestion, for what it's worth, i...
  13. Need some encouragement, I can do this, right?

    I am starting prereque's on Tuesday, and I can't say that I'm not getting a little nervous! I have two daughters, one 7 and the other will be 4 in December. I've been a SAHM to them for the past 5 years, and I'm very involved with their lives. I'v...
  14. Professors who grade based on 'looks'

    I'm sure it happens but Lord I hope not in any of my classes, or else I'm in big trouble! Not that I'm a slob or anything, but I've got two school age kids and now am attempting school full time, I haven't had time for primping and makeup for years ...
  15. How often do nurses have sex in the hospital?

    I don't work at a hospital - yet - but something tells me that vomit and other bodily fluids aren't a turn on. Maybe that's just me?