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amberleigh

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  1. how in the world does one pay for nursing school!

    Loan forgiveness is a government program that pays professions to work in underserved populations - nursing and teaching mostly. Basically, the government will pay off a portion of your loans if you promise to give years of your life in underpaid jo...
  2. how in the world does one pay for nursing school!

    OP - I am a 30-something mom, changing to nursing after a career in finance. I would strongly recommend looking at a less expensive school. I am in an ADN program and I will graduate (hopefully!) in May. I will take a RN-BSN bridge program in my fi...
  3. Do you take your work wherever you go?

    That's just weird, germy or not. Scrubs are a uniform. My husband was a Marine and couldn't even pump gas in his BDUs. I think of scrubs like BDUs. It is not appropriate to be "in public" in uniform. It is just weird.
  4. Anyone waiting for Durham Tech ADN for Fall 2012?

    My one classmate had 47 and the other had 50. I should have 50, too, so it is really annoying not to have my letter yet!
  5. Ugh! I HATE WAITING!!! My two classmates received their letters of acceptance on Saturday... I am still waiting for mine to come. I SHOULD have enough points to get in, but you never know until that letter is your hot little hands, right? The nerve...
  6. Lies of the ER.....

    I only hope to get back into an ED once I finish school!
  7. I know I am not as experienced in the health field, as I am only in my pre-reqs for the nursing program, however... I love the idea of requiring proper behaviour in order to be served. I HAVE experienced severe pain, and there is a difference betwee...
  8. Lies of the ER.....

    :yeah:When I was working as a registrar in the ER about a decade ago, a 17yo girl came in WITH HER MOM to get the hairspray cap removed from her you-know-where... the worst part is she had to tell her mom because she didn't have a drivers license yet...
  9. Why Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

    I would agree that coming from a different field will make a difference. I am in pre-reqs for nursing school, but I know I will be able to handle anything thrown at me from "young-eating" nurses! I am in banking now, another industry with many wome...
  10. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    i won't say that it was "guilt" per se, but i went to my gp last year for the first time in a while to find out my numbers. she looked at my bp and my weight and told me, "you are pre-hypertensive. i can either prescribe you meds or you can eat bette...
  11. Life as a Nurse

    I am happy you posted this. I am a future nurse, and will be starting my formal nursing program in fall 2011. I know it is a long road to go, and I am excited to be beginning this journey. It is good to hear the realities of the job and know that...
  12. Thanks for the encouragement, Boog'sGirl... Debt, in general, scares me... I am trying to figure out how quickly my DH and I can pay off our mortgage once I start making better money...
  13. Someone said Duke OR Wake? Are you talking about Wake Tech, the community college? I am planning on attending Durham Tech (meeting with advisor TODAY) and that scares me. I have looked at the tuition cost and doubled that for books, and for me, ha...
  14. Advice on Durham Tech ADN program

    hello all! this is my first post, so be gentle! :) i am interested in changing careers from banking to nursing. this is a really big change, i know, but i have done a lot of soul-searching and i want to help people more than i can in the financial fi...