rebeccalizzie replied to Oregon Runner's topic in General Nursing
Nope. DH is a cop, I used to be a 911 operator. DH *had* a bike...until he became a cop and found out that at least 95% of the motorcycle-involved wrecks are *not* the cyclist's fault--but the cyclist...
rebeccalizzie replied to rebeccalizzie's topic in Nursing Career
Oh no, I fully intend to work as a RN for at least a few years before getting my masters to be a NP. I want to be a nurse first, then a nurse practitioner. I agree, it's just part of patient care,...
rebeccalizzie replied to rebeccalizzie's topic in Nursing Career
Thanks so much everyone for your replies...I feel better! I still need to shadow a few times so I can really feel like I know what I'm going to be in for, but apparently a couple of hospitals don't...
rebeccalizzie replied to rebeccalizzie's topic in Nursing Career
Thank you, that's exactly the kind of feedback I need! Yes, I know that I need a masters. Unfortunately, my wonderful DH can only support us (DD and he and I) financially up to a certain point, I...
Okay, I'm sure this sounds terrible... I really want to be a Nurse Practitioner. But I want to be an RN first. When I discuss this with people in my family, they immediately ask me if I really want...
Oh yeah, me too...graduated HS in 1993, went to school for a year in pre med, almost flunked out. Dropped out, had my DD in 1996. Went back to school for psych, dropped out a year and a half later...
rebeccalizzie replied to NeedAdvice1234's topic in General Nursing
I'm not a nurse (yet!) but I feel qualified to answer part of this. My husband is a cop, and I am a former 911 operator/ police dispatcher for a large city. So I have a lot of experience on strange...