jess767

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1. Win CASH! New Year Nursing Caption Contest - $100

   jess767 replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   So long 2012!

2. Win CASH! New Year Nursing Caption Contest - $100

   jess767 replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   I'm new at this.

3. Is it legal to call yourself "Nurse" when you in fact are not?

   jess767 replied to LoveMyDaughters's topic in General Nursing

   I know what you mean, I needed to update my PPD for school and I contacted my dr's office the person who answered the phone (probably an MA) told me I could come in later because she was not a "regular nurse" and that the "regular nurse " would be th...

4. I need a lot of help, failed out of nursing school

   jess767 replied to MakeMeABird's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   It happens all the time I hate seeing the sadness in other students faces as they walk out of the exam knowing they failed the course but then the next semester their on there way again with last semester behind them and ready to succeed while gainin...

5. Working on a smoke-free campus

   jess767 replied to ivorybunny's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a student nurse right now who doesn't smoke but used to years ago, when I was a patient in the ER with chest pains which of course included breathing problems my nurse disappeared for awhile then came in wreaking of cigarette smoke it was not onl...

6. Bathing Classmates and Other Personal Boundaries?

   jess767 replied to brownhairedgal's topic in General Students

   I gotta say also that if nursing school required doing anything invasive to one another especially IVs I'd be out!!!!!

7. Bathing Classmates and Other Personal Boundaries?

   jess767 replied to brownhairedgal's topic in General Students

   I kind of understand practicing bed baths in lab to get an idea for those who haven't a clue, as long as it's over clothes and no touching. We are supposed to be in a professional environment and if you are exposed in any way that changes the comfort...

8. Already have an Associates degree but want to be a nurse?

   jess767 replied to ilovejose22's topic in General Nursing

   You can apply to UCF's nursing program with an AA as long as you also have the prereqs. they require. I know that a general AA does not have everything you may need unless you happened to pick the ones they want. I have a friend that has a bachelors ...

9. If Nurses were paid $8.50 per hr, would you or would you not

   jess767 replied to RNnbakes's topic in General Nursing

   no couldn't do it, to much responsibility for too little pay

10. Just passed my RN boards!!!

    jess767 replied to jschut's topic in NCLEX

    congrats, can't wait to be where you are!! just 10 more months!!

11. Nursing or Accounting.. Please help me decide.

    jess767 replied to amanda1266's topic in General Nursing

    Getting through 2 years of school sounds easy but then when it's just the program itself and not the prereqs. that takes about 2 years it's still not so bad, but then when you put nursing in front of school it might be another story.....

12. Anyone have anything positive to say about nursing school?

    jess767 replied to AllThingsPink's topic in General Students

    During my first semester I really thought that I did not want to go any further, I was really frustrated and not used to being so committed to something that it overwhelmed me at first, but then when I actually got to go to clinical it all started c...

13. Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences?

    jess767 replied to danmcbabe's topic in Florida

    Definitely legit, just incorporates the practices of seven day adventists, they do not push their religion same as they do not at florida hospital which is an adventist run hospital. I know this because I live around a good majority of their hospital...

14. Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences?

    jess767 replied to danmcbabe's topic in Florida

    more $$$ then community college, more prereqs. also (religion classes,its a seven day adventist school) knew someone who went there and had to transfer to community cause they shut down at certain times due to their religious practices and it was dri...

15. A Question to Nurses and Nursing Students.. HELP ME!

    jess767 replied to Hannah1991's topic in General Nursing

    A few months after I graduated HS I was 19 and had a 5 month old daughter, so I could provide I decided to go back to school and I was interested in nursing. I didn't do much research on my own but I happen to talk to a few nurses by coincidence and ...