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1. Does this sound ... oh, just please read...

   heart1st posted a topic in Cardiac

   The story itself seems beyond miraculous. http://international-childrens-medical-foundation.com/Tony/ I am trying to learn more about the sponsoring organization. The thing that sounds especially weird is this: the doctors worked on my heart as it ...

2. Any 2nd career RNs going back to their previous careers???

   heart1st replied to KarenAR's topic in Career Support

   KarenAR, how'd you get out so fast. I'm sooooo jealous..... :) heart

3. do you ever get comfortable with nudity

   heart1st replied to bogeydog's topic in Career Support

   how comfortable some of the patients in the LTC facility were where we did our first term clinicals. Whenever someone was going to do a procedure, our instructor would gather a few students around to watch the student who was doing the procedure (ac...

4. IT girl considering a career in Nursing, HELP ?'s

   heart1st replied to sorighty's topic in Career Support

   I was in IT, too, 20+ years. My degree is a B.S. in Microbiology. I started in the RN program this past Spring. :) I LOVE it. heart

5. Working in a doctor's office?

   heart1st replied to mushberry's topic in Career Support

   I am taking a phlebotomy program in my school that is under the "medical assistant" umbrella. One of my instructors indicated that dr's like MAs a lot better in that a) they are trained to do the clerical ("front office") as well as back office skil...

6. $12 an hour?!

   heart1st replied to HisTreasure's topic in LPN/LVN

   I'm surprised more folks haven't been shocked by the decrease in pay that the British Columbia government imposed upon the LPNs. A 15% decrease in pay? And more hours? Wow! I haven't been so shocked as when I discovered several years ago when the s...

7. Speaking Spanish Helpful?

   heart1st replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in General Nursing

   There are a variety of "exchange" and "live in country" programs. I would choose to go through one through a college or a university rather than one that is a profit-making venture. If you want to spend a few months in beautiful Monterey California...

8. Speaking Spanish Helpful?

   heart1st replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in General Nursing

   Google "learning Spanish". Better yet, use the advanced search in google and restrict the sites to those that end in ".edu." The web is full of language resources. The community college I attend has a Spanish-intensive (1 year in 6 weeks) course t...

9. Speaking Spanish Helpful?

   heart1st replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in General Nursing

   I, for one, find Spanish a beautiful language. They have many "soft" sounds that give it almost a gentleness that is not found in English. One of my natively-speaking Spanish friends tells us her name, and it is far more beautiful in Spanish than h...

10. Speaking Spanish Helpful?

    heart1st replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in General Nursing

    I love languages. Love them. Even though I only speak "American." I've taken classes in Spanish, German, Hebrew and Russian. My neighborhood is one of the most ethnically diverse zipcodes in San Jose, California -- which is no slouch when it comes...

11. Speaking Spanish Helpful?

    heart1st replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in General Nursing

    I love languages. Love them. Even though I only speak "American." I've taken classes in Spanish, German, Hebrew and Russian. My neighborhood is one of the most ethnically diverse zipcodes in San Jose, California -- which is no slouch when it comes...

12. Student feeling not educated

    heart1st replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    Chevelle, What nursing program only meets every other weekend? Is it an RN program? heart