alk3rainbow

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1. Disgusting! Stealing from a nursing home resident...

   alk3rainbow replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

   There definately are people who will steal from residents. However, there are also a lot of residents who misplace things or imagine things or just plain out want to cause waves. Sometimes it is hard to figure out what is going on when you are deal...

2. Getting into an ADN program

   alk3rainbow replied to Manning626's topic in General Nursing

   Why would you go to a university and then transfer over to a community college? Why not just get your prereqs done at the community college you plan on transfering to. I've had a LOT of advisors screw up my schedules before and put me into classes ...

3. military separation

   alk3rainbow posted a topic in General Nursing

   Would having an entry level separation from the military make me inelgible to sit for the nclex? My dd214 says under reason for separation 'errenous enlistment', I don't know if that is relevant or not.

4. Did anyone who Graduated from Excelsior College had problems when trying.

   alk3rainbow replied to northernnyLPN's topic in LPN/LVN

   You have to be careful with any of these distance education schools just because there are a few states out there who won't let you take the boards. I believe Illinois is one of them and it does not recognize excelsior. I'd love to get my RN eventu...

5. What are your interests?

   alk3rainbow replied to futurenurse2's topic in General Nursing

   I'm still a student nurse so maybe there are rockier roads ahead, but I enjoyed nutrition and even my cna class and I love reading about health related materials, but so far I can't stand anatomy and physiology. I mean I'm learning it, but I absolut...

6. Also Ran Careers... what did you decide against before choosing nursing

   alk3rainbow replied to JennInColumbus's topic in General Nursing

   I'm going for my lpn right now, but I'm considering going for my english degree afterwards. Go to school on a part time basis and then maybe teach high school english in a few years and do nursing per diem work in the summer. Don't really know. Th...

7. Only 4 periods a year!!

   alk3rainbow replied to Rudegal2020's topic in General Nursing

   You can usually skip periods with a lot of birth control...you don't necessarily have to take the special 'seasonal' one. I'm on the nuvaring and my doctor told me instead of taking the ring out for a week break to just insert a new ring right away,...

8. I couldn't believe my ears!!!!

   alk3rainbow replied to camay1221_RN's topic in General Nursing

   Ah I'm just a student nurse, so I'm still learning about Hippa laws. I just assumed that would be confidential. I'm surprised it isn't.

9. I couldn't believe my ears!!!!

   alk3rainbow replied to camay1221_RN's topic in General Nursing

   How could you tell the girls parents without breaking confidentiality? While I do agree that this girl is being extremely naive and stupid, I know MANY women who had children as a teenager and they are wonderful parents who are not on welfare. Teen...

10. Nurses crossing picket lines??

    alk3rainbow replied to KacyLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow coming from a family of blue collared workers, I'm extremely offended. Get off your high horse. Being a "professional" doesn't make you better then anyone else. Blue collared workers aren't ignorant people, they just picked a different profess...

11. Brand New Nurse Expectations

    alk3rainbow replied to mollyz's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I hate jobs like that. I had a receptionist job when I was 17, and because I didn't pick up on doing invoices and all these other new skills right away that the girl who was there before me could do, I was deemed incompetent. The girl before me ...

12. Depressed about job experiences as CNA

    alk3rainbow replied to Krissy NY's topic in General Nursing

    I remember when I was doing my cna clinicals...we'd get a fifteen minute break and a 30 minute lunch break and we were only there for 6 hours so I would never eat on either. I'm unemployed so I don't exactly like wasting my money on pop and candy ba...

13. Undressing for Group Sports Physical

    alk3rainbow replied to Sheppard's topic in General Nursing

    umm well even in the military we got to wear our underwear. That doesn't seem right. They shouldn't have to be humiliated in order to get a physical. I know I wouldn't feel comfortable in a situation like that. Sorry I don't really have any advic...

14. When in uniform?!?!?!?!?

    alk3rainbow replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

15. When in uniform?!?!?!?!?

    alk3rainbow replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

    Customer service jobs aren't much better. You get cussed at and threatened for many things that are completely out of your control. I worked at this huge nursery department store and the other departments never put price tags or barcodes on any of ...