catman88

catman88

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  1. Math rage

    I love math...my heart skips a beat when I get to solve a new equation
  2. We have saved enough to pay for my ADN out of pocket, assuming I'm accepted. For the RN-BSN bridge, I'm not sure how much it'll be. Hopefully I'll be working then and can pay as I go, but only time will tell! Would love to stay debt free, obviously, ...
  3. Waking up in the OR

    I work as an ophthalmic tech and we have had patients wake up during surgery and tell us the next day that they recall certain things that the Dr said, or things that they saw. When I have had opportunities to shadow, I have seen patients "wake up" ...
  4. New Grad Job Market: A Game of Chance

    Interestingly enough we have hired several people in the last few months, so obviously the bankruptcy has not applied to our facility as no hours have been cut, no benefits lost, etc. There are plenty of beautiful places in and around Detroit that a...
  5. New Grad Job Market: A Game of Chance

    I am an ophthalmic technician and I feel like we are one of the few fields that is not experiencing this. I am so sorry for those who have more education and have a passion for nursing and aren't able to find a job . Ophthalmic techs do not get paid ...
  6. ADN BSN

    Like some others said, my reason for doing ADN and then bridging is for financial reasons. My local ADN program is around 7k total....one year of one of our local BSN program costs more than that. Im praying I'll be able to get a job with an ADN so I...
  7. Unexpected kindness from a nurse

    Aw, thats very sweet! I have had several experiences with very kind nurses. My favorite was when I went to get a mole removed...I was nervous and got there early because I wanted to get it over with. The nurse knew I was nervous and brought me a cup ...
  8. Fall Classes 2013

    Microbiology, A&P 2, and Psych (retaking it!) Good luck everyone. Can't wait to apply in January!
  9. POSITIVITY

    Positivity is powerful and a little positive energy can turn a persons whole day around! Just one person encouraging you has the potential to make or break your day (or more!). There is negativity on this site -- but for each negative post I encoun...
  10. What draws non-nurses to AN.com?

    Can we just agree to disagree? I really want no part of this, I told a poster that I hoped her circumstances turned out well and that, to an outsider, I thought she did the right thing. I see now that people had an issue with that. That's fine. There...
  11. What draws non-nurses to AN.com?

    Yes, I was blissfully unaware that the OP only wanted a nurses response and didn't want anyone else to say "I hope it turns out well". What a horrid mistake I made. From now on, I will make sure to not comfort anyone until I'm a nurse. I find it in...
  12. What specialty do you want and not want to work in?

    GrnTea, that is how I feel about it as well, I prefer knowing a lot about my patients and having more one on one time like I get to have in my current career. I am sure I can be a good nurse on MedSurg or other floors with higher ratios but i don't ...
  13. Nursing Shoes

    I just ordered a pair of NurseMates "Nelly", they were very comfortable when I tried them on -- they are a clog style like the Danskos but they cost less and I am yet to see how they will hold up after a full days wear. I second the notion for comp...
  14. What draws non-nurses to AN.com?

    I do apologize for the obvious miscommunication as it was not intended and I again stress that I never gave advice. I don't have any advice to give. I enjoy it here and will be sticking around and have learned lots already (like the post I had repli...
  15. What draws non-nurses to AN.com?

    Ummm excuse me? I said from an outsiders perspective it seemed like she did the right thing and that I'd pray it went well. Excuse me for trying to comfort someone who was upset. Why does it even matter to you? I made it clear I was not a nurse -- I ...