bflogrl

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1. Second Career: How do I begin?

   bflogrl replied to imp0526's topic in Maryland

   Do you have all the prereqs that you need? YOu could at least get a start by getting those out of the way.

2. MacBook?

   bflogrl replied to KLB00's topic in General Students

   I just bought my MacBook this summer, after ruining my old PowerBook by getting moisture under the screen (it was too old and not worth fixing). I am a total mac girl. Very stable operating system, sleek, clean, cute.... At work we use PC's and I ...

3. Whatchya think of my uniform

   bflogrl replied to studentADAM's topic in General Students

   Very cute!! Thanks for sharing:))

4. Help. I have ADHD. How can i study effectively?

   bflogrl replied to Wise Guy's topic in General Students

   Hi. I am also ADD. What I do to study is go to the law library (not too many things that interest me on the shelves) and force myself to sit in a cubicle with my books. It's hard with the easy access to the internet, one more thing to allow my min...

5. Dansko shoes

   bflogrl replied to Aimfred's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Dansko outlet (this can be accessed through the main Dansko page) has bargains but I don't very often see the white shoes. I wear the Professionals -- I've got them in many colors. This is the only shoe that works with my plantar fasciitis.

6. Anyone else's bookstore doing this???

   bflogrl replied to LMRN10's topic in Pre-Nursing

   school bookstores can be so hateful and greedy. i've been buying my books from barnes and noble.com. if you are a nsna member you get an additional small discount but the real savings has been through their b+n membership card. i resisted buying i...

7. iPhone

   bflogrl replied to PreNurseKirk's topic in General Students

   Rumor has it that my school is having us get PDA's this fall. Fellow Mac Users: how much trouble will I have syncing with my PowerBook? Has anyone had any experience with this?

8. Aspiring Nurses: Why not Med School??

   bflogrl replied to muurman's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I fully agree with you and this and the fact that nursing is all about caring for the person, not diagnosing and manage a pathology, is what draws me. Nurisng is an amazingly diverse field and one so very unique from medicine. It certainly is what ...

9. NYU vs. Marymount Accelerated Nursing Program

   bflogrl replied to westeastcoastnurse2b's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hi. I just started Marymount this semester in the 2d degree program. I've been living in Arlington for a good while so I will fill you in: The main campus sits on far edge of Arlington in a traditional looking suburb. About a mile away (they run ...

10. Second thoughts? Medicine calling me!

    bflogrl replied to FuturoEnfermera's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Hi. I was once in a similar position and after a huge mistake (going to PA school for a semester) and recovering from that, I am happily doing what I was meant to do and that is be a nurse. I'm not saying anything intrinsically negative about PA sc...

11. men and women in same hospital room??

    bflogrl replied to brooke0428's topic in General Students

    Hi. I volunteer in an inpatient hospice facility and we have 4-bed rooms where we routinely have men and women in the same room -- it does not seem to be a problem.

12. Pre-nursing student... What's your job??

    bflogrl replied to peacelovestar's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Hi. For medical I volunteer in a hospice, often working alongside the CNA's bathing and toileting patients. Yes, cleaning poop and vomit is not pleasant but it's not a happy experience for the patient either so I try to be empathetic (not always ea...

13. Marymount University- Accelerated BSN- Fall 2007!!

    bflogrl replied to westeastcoastnurse2b's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Hi. I'm in my first semester of Marymount's accelerated BSN program, going part-time. So far I am very happy with the program and my professors. Let me know if you have any questions.

14. Overpronation Blues

    bflogrl replied to xt1's topic in General Students

    After seeing a podiatrist for several months and being treated for plantar fasciitis (also have flat arch; my feet look great in my dance shoes though!) with all sorts of remedies including orthotics he finally sent me to a pedorthodist who is someon...

15. Where did my antibodies go?

    bflogrl replied to MarsBar's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I know!! Where DO those little buggers go?? I had the HepB series of three and no antibodies developed so they had to give me a 4th injection. Polio? Yeahh, I had all those shots as a child (no little sugar cubes for me). Zero antibodies left-- ...