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  1. Men in OB/Peds Nursing....Any thoughts?....

    Thats interesting. I have had four babies, only one of them I had a female physician for the birth. I don't think I really cared either way about my ob/gyns gender. Really, when "push comes to shove" (lol) what you want is the person who is going to ...
  2. Ritalin prescribed for daydreaming...

    My son is very daydreamy, sometimes has trouble focusing. After he was retained in the first grade, his very well meaning teacher asked me if I would ask his Dr. about the possibility of ADD. So, we had an appt with a developmental behavior ped, who ...
  3. home health agencies

    I am considering taking the classes for CNA, while I finish my degree, so that I can get working now. I've done direct care before, and I liked it, but I wonder if my experience was typical, bc I wouldn't like to repeat that. Although I enjoyed the ...
  4. Just a mom

    How do you set up a resume when you've been a stay at home parent for a long while? I mean, I have worked in an office, with pregnant teen or single moms in crisis, I've done direct care for the elderly, I've volunteered in the past at foster care ho...
  5. Peds is NOT easy!

    when my son was 3, he could swallow a whole handful of pills at once...but he had to do it dry, couldn't coordinate swallow pills AND a liquid at once. But, he knew he had to take them. Now, he's nine, not only does he take his own meds, but he can a...
  6. Peds is NOT easy!

    Oh, Goldsj, I was just reading and thinking, about what it is probably like from your point of view. It made me remember a rough week a couple years ago. My dad died very unexpectedly, and as we were very close, I was really just very shocked and stu...
  7. Peds is NOT easy!

    Interesting thread. Im not on your side of the fence yet, but let me say from the other side of the fence, that having a sick kid is really scary. Having a sick kid who isnt going to get better (ever) is horrifying. Knowing that a nurse can kill yo...
  8. My mother told her lawyer (and I was sitting there, mortified, bc she hadn't discussed this with me first) to put it in her legal papers/will that I am to be in charge of her when she is old and sick and cannot make decisions for herself. She wants i...
  9. Is it so bad?

    I am going to be looking for work hopefully starting this summer, and often see job posting for dialysis center like Davita. I would be applying as phlebotomy/patient care tech type positions. Reading about dialysis centers sounds interesting. I wo...
  10. In all honesty

    Im not sure how honest I should be. I should have my phlebotomy certification by May and hope to start looking for work at that time. My last job was more than 9 years ago, and at that time, I didnt have my current situation, so Im not quite sure wha...
  11. The Mockery of Nursing

    I am currently a student, and for me right now, school is basically my job. Im serious. My kids future is depending on me succeeding in this. I can't tell you how much it floors me when I hear classmates say things like, "You only have to show up onc...
  12. Dilemma in clinical?

    Thank you. I really do want to learn to do this the right way. :) It can be hard to apply class learning to real life situations. In class, we are told, "Even looking for a vein or putting on a tourniquet w/o consent is battery. You will be sued. Yo...
  13. Dilemma in clinical?

    Okay, thank you for explaining that. So, if this were a small child I would say something like this: "Okay, I understand what you are saying, but Nurse so and so can't come right now. If you need to use the bathroom, I can take you. If you aren't rea...
  14. I guess that door is closed:(

    I would love to be in a situation where I am working and can pay for my own school. Unfortunately, in my area even the part time jobs at McDonalds are being fought for. The factories have closed. Businesses shut down. The nice neighborhood I moved in...
  15. Coffee Addiction

    I have a serious mountain dew addiction. Its a problem. I keep trying to stop, but I am always tired and I can't get past the withdrawal migraines. A year or so ago, I took my son to an ER for a really serious asthma flare. Our room was right outsid...