wayward_pitbulls

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1. How to Dress for Psychiatric Nursing

   wayward_pitbulls replied to Meriwhen's topic in Psychiatric

   Thought of it because the OP mentioned body mods. Good idea, though.

2. How to Dress for Psychiatric Nursing

   wayward_pitbulls replied to Meriwhen's topic in Psychiatric

   Soon-to-be nursing student here. We had our wedding rings tattooed on, thinking we'd have to worry less about it getting lost, or stolen, or caught in moving equipment, or about what kind of gunk and pathogens might be lurking underneath. Did I doo...

3. school's out, my brain is tired, need podcasts STAT

   wayward_pitbulls replied to wayward_pitbulls's topic in General Students

   I found iTunes U to be of variable quality. Which A&P series did you choose? How are you liking it? I just downloaded 25 hours of an Australian series on Microbio with Patho & Pharm; it's a survey course geared to undergrad nursing students...

4. school's out, my brain is tired, need podcasts STAT

   wayward_pitbulls posted a topic in General Students

   I've got a pretty long break, and want to keep up my studies on my own. I find I retain a surprising amount of information when I listen to podcasts while doing stuff around the house. Savage Love can be fun, but the callers are frequently unlisten...

5. Feeling down and out about Nursing school

   wayward_pitbulls replied to angelhearty15's topic in General Students

   This can be a hard time of year -- school is so demanding, and it seems like all the non-students in the world are pouring themselves into their personal lives. The fact that you've "been down for a couple of months" can't help either. I hope you c...

6. 2014 Jefferson FACT Applicants

   wayward_pitbulls replied to misssummer7's topic in Pennsylvania

   Michellepa -- I found FACT classes from previous years, and several other 2014 cohorts at TJU, just not the 2014 FACT class. Weird, no? Is there a way to post a link for those of us who are facebook-impaired? All else fails, I'll PM you with my fa...

7. 2014 Jefferson FACT Applicants

   wayward_pitbulls replied to misssummer7's topic in Pennsylvania

   Been in the Philly area over fifteen years, East Parkside neighborhood almost five, starting FACT in May 2014. I can also answer questions, including on how to get by in the not-so-nice but WAY more affordable areas. (Hint -- get an old steel road ...

8. 2014 Jefferson FACT Applicants

   wayward_pitbulls replied to misssummer7's topic in Pennsylvania

   Michellepa - Tried your search terms, found the FACT class of 2013-2014 but NOT ours. Help?

9. last micro assignment, DONE!

   wayward_pitbulls replied to RHill9919's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I *wanted* to love Micro, but the instructer is such a slooowwww talker, and lecture was right after work, and the text was super dumbed-down, and, and, and.... Long story short, i doodled microbes and ate popcorn all semester just to keep myself awa...

10. chronic illness and the dreaded school physical

    wayward_pitbulls replied to wayward_pitbulls's topic in General Students

    Thanks for your recent posts on mental health issues in the workplace, and for your support here. It's a hard topic, and I am appreciating your writing. Does gabapentin turn up on the screen? I'm not currently using it, but it helped get me unstuck...

11. chronic illness and the dreaded school physical

    wayward_pitbulls replied to wayward_pitbulls's topic in General Students

    Cayenne & MrsBoots -- I'm not worried about my PCP saying I'm not competent. We've talked about my plans and concerns, and she's genuinely excited for me. I AM worried about the medical history, which specifically mentions bipolar and "back tro...

12. chronic illness and the dreaded school physical

    wayward_pitbulls posted a topic in General Students

    I've been accepted Jefferson's FACT program, starting May 2014. (I'm hella excited! Go me!) I also have a lengthy history of bipolar 2 and unexplained arthralgia. It slows me down sometimes, but I've learned to manage pretty well over the past de...

13. help with personal essay, again

    wayward_pitbulls posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    This is a third draft, and still very rough and very long. Help, please? The prompt is "my motivations for becoming a nurse." "My motivations for becoming a nurse are complicated. I hope the following narrative explains better than a simple laundr...

14. Getting into nursing school with a mental illness? Is it going to be possible?

    wayward_pitbulls replied to lntm2925's topic in Disabilities

    So happy to see this thread. I've been terrified of the mental illness/getting into school issue. I don't feel any special need to disclose it, but it's there in my medical records. When those records go to university health services, they'll see ...

15. Anyone else applying to CCP for Fall 2013?

    wayward_pitbulls replied to mommyof3girls's topic in Pennsylvania

    That was the original plan, but my orientation leader said an ASN is no longer enough to get a decent job in city hospital. I somehow missed this up till Wednesday, and i'm pretty unhappy: the whole point is to be on the correct side of the bed at P...