javagirl

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1. are you scared you won't make it??

   javagirl replied to imupallnite's topic in Career Support

   Elizabeth, College coursework is never a waste of time. Nursing pre-reqs are needed for a lot of healthcare professions from respiratory therapy to phyisical therapy to lab technology, you name it! You are not a failure and maybe nursing just isn't f...

2. STR8 vs Gay Male RN

   javagirl replied to Ah life!'s topic in General Nursing

   Well, that's a relief, me being plaid and all.

3. Curious. How many "older" students

   javagirl replied to ayndim's topic in General Students

   ...I'm old enough that I have some nerve using a screen name with "girl" in it.:rotfl:

4. Class of 2006

   javagirl replied to manna's topic in General Students

   I'm getting annoyed with schools that won't accept old pre-req coursework. It seems like a waste of time & $ to me to repeat classes I've taken. Yes, I understand they want the knowledge fresh in our mind, but I'm sure once I dust off the ole nog...

5. Alternative Medicine NP

   javagirl replied to zenman's topic in NP

   I think this would be a phenomenal area for NP's. Espec. since most docs won't touch the stuff. :chuckle In NYC there are 2 programs that offer a MA or M.A. subspeciality in holistic nursing.

6. OR nursing possible?

   javagirl replied to marshag's topic in Operating Room

   You work in OR as a CNA. That rocks! What is the career path for new grad RN into the OR? med/surg first? something else? Or can it be done direct? Thanks in advance. :)

7. Introductions

   javagirl replied to Brian's topic in New Jersey

   Interesting - that's the hospital my #1 choice of nursing program is housed in. Wondering how, if at all, this effects the training. ...

8. What to say when male patients are being inappropriate?

   javagirl replied to Sadie04's topic in General Nursing

   HI, I'm a newbie so bear with me, but the OP makes it sound like he was pitching a tent on purpose. It could've just happend and with both arms in casts how can he get rid of it?..... Anyway, OP handled the situation well.

9. Class of 2006

   javagirl replied to manna's topic in General Students

   ... yes, God willing, I will be the class of 2006, too. Finishing pre-reqs over the summer (8 credits anat & phys) then hopefully starting school spring 2005. At this point I'm only looking at accelerated programs so I will graduate sometime in 2...

10. Fashionable Degree

    javagirl posted a topic in New York

    Hi : I also posted this in the student nurses forum, but I'm putting it here too because the 3 programs I refer to are all in NYC: Columbia, Pace, NYU. There are a some of accelerated BSN-MSN programs. Two of them have the students transit to the MSN...

11. Fashionable Degree

    javagirl posted a topic in General Students

    Hi, In the area where I live there are a bunch of accelerated BSN-MSN programs. Two of them have the students transit to the MSN portion of the program after only a few months of hospital or clinical experience. This seems quite alarming to me. Any t...

12. ?PACU Nursing

    javagirl replied to essarge's topic in PACU

    Hi, So for a student interested in PACU work, the career path is med/surg for a year, then PACU? Thanks.

13. Why did you become a nurse?

    javagirl replied to Tinuviel's topic in General Nursing

    When I first got out of high school I went to nursing school. After the first clinical rotation I decided I did not have the emotional fortitude to be a nurse. Now, many many years later, 1 chronic illness later (that I actually recovered from), I'm ...

14. Registered Nurses Rank Number One In Job Growth

    javagirl replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

    FWIW, the nursing shortage is worldwide so some countries that were sources of foreign nurses for the U.S. are not so eager to relinquish their workforce. And, point me to those grants and no-interest loans you mention!:balloons:

15. are you scared you won't make it??

    javagirl replied to imupallnite's topic in Career Support

    Here, here Tilly. This is my fear too. Not that it's not the right field, but that the way nursing has to be practiced under managed care will cut my effectiveness, create an intimidating situation, and I'll wonder why I bothered changing careers. :a...