Mrs. Sparkle Pants

Mrs. Sparkle Pants

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  1. Moms of school-age kids

    I'm lucky, my husband doesn't have to be at work until 9, so he drops off, then I get out 15 min. before my son's school, so I can do pick-up. If it didn't work out that way, I would utilize the before and after school care program from the YMCA. Alt...
  2. Personally, I don't think their comments were that bad. It sounds to me they were simply pointing out that it covers pretty much everything. In my experience, hospitals give their employees crappy insurance, and it's possible they were just jealous t...
  3. Will this effect me?????

    Talk to your doc about getting a referral to a speech-language pathologist. They can work with you on some strategies for overcoming this. Good luck!
  4. in a difficult situation with "natural med" friend

    1. She is endangering her daughter's life. 2. She is endangering your license. If, God forbid, something were to happen to this child, and this were to end up in court it would be very easy for her to say "Well I asked Suzy and she's a nurse." Bye by...
  5. What subject or subjects would you take out

    Hey, maybe someday you will have a patient who is a musician and you will be able to have an intelligent conversation with him or her! Just try to look at the bright side and how you can practically use the information you are being given.
  6. Whose fault is it?

    The instructor is shady, but it was in the syllabus, therefore you are responsible for it.
  7. What subject or subjects would you take out

    That's college. That's the way it always has been and always will be. You will have plenty of time to take "worthwhile" classes. Enjoy this time when your brain isn't overloaded, because soon enough you will long for that Intro to Theater class
  8. Do doctors deal with the same stuff?

    So I have gathered the general consensus around here is that nurses have to deal with a lot of crap; namely, management who is more concerned with the bottom line than patient care, understaffing, high patient load, impossible expectations, etc...I w...
  9. CRNA/DNAP admission

    Have you taken the GRE?
  10. Nursing students who do not understand what nursing is about

    I am tempted to defend myself as a second degree "failure to launch" student, but I will refrain. OP, have you sat these students down and had a lecture on what a nurse does? You seem to expect them to automatically know these things. You're the teac...
  11. I volunteered in a LTC facility one time (please note ONE TIME). They wanted me to give the LOLs manicures. Okay, that will be fun, mmmhmmm. Well they didn't give me any gloves, but they did give me a bottle of hand sanitizer. I thought this was odd,...
  12. Costs of random drug screening during nursing school?

    That's weird. I know most places make you pay for the initial test, but I have never heard of having to pay for random drug tests. That doesn't really seem fair. I know some people who have been chosen multiple times for testing when others haven't b...
  13. Everyone's wearing scrubs...is this good?

    I don't know where the idea came from that scrubs are reserved for nurses. At our hospital RNs and LPNs have BIG bright red tags that hang below their nametags. Scrubs are also color coded by dept. Scrubs are an easy way to make everyone look "profes...
  14. Soul searching to further career APRN or MD?

    Just a small correction, a DNP does not equal a PhD in nursing. A DNP is a clinical degree meaning you actually practice in the field. A PhD is a research degree, meaning you do academic work, teaching, published research, etc...Ultimately, getting y...
  15. my drug-seeking nurse patient

    Gosh, I just can't imagine what kind of miserable life a person must lead to do these kinds of things.