Joey, My heart goes out to you & your daughter. Hold in your heart that you were with him & he went peacefully. He was not the only one who fought the brave fight, you & your daughter...
I haven't started my clinicals yet but I'm nervous even though I used to work as a nursing asst. I'm afraid I'm going to be a little "out of place" being an older student nurse. Could some of you...
It seems like we are all sailing on the same ship. I, too, stress about my grades. I absolutely MUST get that "A". We need to lighten up on ourselves or we will be burnt out by the time we get to...
The hospital I worked at combined the two. Though we did get more medical than surgical, when we did get surgical, it was usually 2nd day post-op. I know the nurses weren't happy when we got surgical...
Go For It!!! :) I'm 46 & started my pre-req's for nursing last semister. I have wanted to be a nurse for years but life happened & was unable to go to school. I now have the opportunity to...
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I agree with the other poster. Make sure the credits from the tech school will transfer, most do not. I would stick with the community college or see below. If you want to take CNA classes, the Red...
I'm not a nurse yet, but I've seen/heard all of the afore mentioned when I worked as a nursing assistant. My pet peeves: 1) Being asked...What do you mean you were busy? Everyone sleeps at night....
I've read most & cried through some of the posts so I decided to share my story, much briefer than real time, I hope. In high school I started working at our drs. office as a file clerk. Had...