rebeccalizzie

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1. Would you let your kid ride a MOTORCYCLE ???

   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...

2. How *much* bodily fluids???

   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,...

3. How *much* bodily fluids???

   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...

4. How *much* bodily fluids???

   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...

5. How *much* bodily fluids???

   rebeccalizzie posted a topic in Nursing Career

   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...

6. Did you have to go the scenic route to complete nursing school?

   rebeccalizzie replied to szccdw's topic in General Nursing

   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...

7. Marriage to a Nurse-- Need HELP

   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...