24 yr old mommy of a 3 1/2 yr old and an 11 month old...in my last semester of pre-req's for both nursing school and resp. school. hope to begin both in the fall
amybeets05 replied to takemetocali's topic in Pre-Nursing
The actual number to look at is the one that says AD:45 if you are applying to a Associate degree RN program. This means that 45% of people that took the NLN test scored lower than you did, and 55% scored higher. Obviously 50% is the average. Hope th...
According to KY BONwebsite, http://kbn.ky.gov/education/nisf/nisfjohnsonjohnson.htm ,they are doing it just to promote nursing. The link I posted should explain everything they are currently doing. :-)
amybeets05 replied to cokeforbreakfast's topic in Uniform/Gear
There is one at Wal-Mart in the medicine/ pharmacy section. It is near the diabetes supplies and pill boxes, etc. It is silver/black and comes a few accessories. It costs about $15 and I use it all the time to check my kids ears for infections and to...
amybeets05 replied to amybeets05's topic in Career Support
Thanks for everyone's replies. :heartbeat This has been SUCH a hard choice. If anyone has any more advice, i'm open to it. As for my personality, I am very caring and enjoy patient care, but I also enjoy the technology part of healthcare. I would enj...
I am trying so hard to make the right choice. I applied and was accepted to nursing school and respiratory therapy school. Both programs had the same pre-req's and I spent the last yr completing those. Also, both programs are 4 semesters. The respira...
(F) Except as provided in divisions (D)(4) to (D)(8) of section 4731.053 of the Revised Code, a physician shall not delegate to an unlicensed person the administration of anesthesia, controlled substances, or drugs administered intravenously. This is...
yeah...she can also look into being a junior counselor for summer camps for kids with disabilities,diseases, etc. I know American Academy of Dermatology does them all over country, and i'm sure their hundreds of others
Congrats on WANTING to work! you are setting yourself up to be a successful young adult with that attitude. You have the right idea with brainstorming all the different volunteer, etc. opportunities. You will also have a little advantage over others ...
amybeets05 replied to waldo_1984's topic in Recovery
I retract my above statement. I did some research on the subject, and it is the taurine that is in common energy drinks, Red Bull, etc., that can cause false positives.
That's great to hear that you all's NICU's use preventative devices and actually take measures to prevent it from happening. My son was in the only Level III NICU in the state, here in MS, and they didn't do anything like that. At all. They didn't ev...
I am a student nurse- and a mother of 2. My youngest is 16 months, and spent 2 months in a Level III nicu. He ended up getting plagio. Brachycephaly, to be exact. It was quite severe, and he had to wear a cranial remolding orthosis. I completely see,...