abigailfaith

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1. Thanks and Farewell

   abigailfaith replied to Salus's topic in General Nursing

   I am with you. I appreciate all the help I received from this board, but after many sleepless nights, shadowing and volunteer experience-I have decided to become a respiratory therapist. After becoming registered, I plan on becoming a neonatal/pediat...

2. Does workplace have impact on how you view nursing?

   abigailfaith posted a topic in General Nursing

   Here is my thing. As many of you know, I am getting ready to begin a nursing school that is every other weekend. I am currently volunteering at a hospital other than the one the school is at, and the nurses there do not support anyone going into nurs...

3. Poll: What area would you like to work in when you graduate?

   abigailfaith replied to studentnurse74's topic in General Students

   Well, I am SO new that I am not familiar with the area/specialty names-but I want to work with transplant patients and their families-especially kidney. (If anyone could throw me areas that cover these, I would really appreciate it! Thanks!)

4. What did I do wrong...was laughed at!

   abigailfaith replied to abigailfaith's topic in Urology

   Thanks so much to all of you! I am going to keep plugging along until I get my opportunity!!! Thanks for the advice, I will take all of it!

5. What did I do wrong...was laughed at!

   abigailfaith replied to abigailfaith's topic in Urology

   Yup, I pronounced it right. I will try what you said, thanks!

6. What did I do wrong...was laughed at!

   abigailfaith posted a topic in Urology

   I was calling around today to find out about some shadowing opportunities and when I called the major hospital we have, I asked their nursing department if they had nephrology nurses. She asked to repeat what type of nurse, so I did and she laughed a...

7. I Got The Wrong Acceptance Letter!

   abigailfaith replied to abigailfaith's topic in Career Support

   Thanks for the reply! I did a pro/con list today the best I could and RT outweighed nursing for pros-but I could only go on what I have heard about both professions. My nursing is suppose to start June '05 b/c of the type of program it is, but I have...

8. I Got The Wrong Acceptance Letter!

   abigailfaith posted a topic in Career Support

   Yesterday I received an acceptance to a college that I had almost forgot I applied to! When I wasn't sure about the wait lists to nursing school, I applied to a college for respiratpry therapy and I was accepted! Now I am not sure what to do because ...

9. Should I Reconsider HHA?

   abigailfaith replied to abigailfaith's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for the thought. I have every intention of working on a med-surg floor at first when I finish school because of the invaluable skills I will gain. The thought of being a CNA made that thought a little less scary because of being able to lea...

10. Should I Reconsider HHA?

    abigailfaith replied to abigailfaith's topic in General Nursing

    home health aide...i apologize for that:imbar

11. Should I Reconsider HHA?

    abigailfaith posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone! I have seen SO many posts on the benefits of working as a CNA and I am about to begin a HHA class which then goes right into a job as one. The more I read about how helpful being a CNA was for many people, I am wondering if HHA is going ...

12. To take or not to take? (med term/dosage)

    abigailfaith replied to abigailfaith's topic in General Students

    Thanks! I am not very good in algebra, I really need time to work and work at it before I can retain the information. That's why I considered the calculations class b/c I noticed there isn't one in the program and I was worried I would be left on my ...

13. To take or not to take? (med term/dosage)

    abigailfaith posted a topic in General Students

    I will be starting my nursing courses next June but it is a every other weekend program so the only classes I have are nursing/clinicals. So in the meantime I have to take the non-nursing courses through my cc and transfer them to my college. Not a p...

14. Baby wipes?

    abigailfaith replied to cnsqdb's topic in Safety

    The hospital I had my daughter in just had a box that I took them out, like tissues, and they were just dry cloth that they told me to just wet with water.

15. Would you assist in abortions?

    abigailfaith replied to Blackcat99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No I would not