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1. Help for plantar fasciitis

   csax replied to italyrn's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I dealt with the same problem for about 6mo after starting 12hr shifts. I started with Nike Shox and eventually had to invest in a pair of Zcoils. I really wish I had done this earlier! Made all the difference! Cost about $225 dollars and also had...

2. Why are Hinds CC Nursing Students Failing?

   csax replied to care4u2010's topic in Mississippi

   I graduated from Hinds Rankin campus program in May of 07. No, Hinds is not easy, but nursing school is not easy. Heck, being a nurse is not easy. Anything worth having is worth working for. As a Hinds gradaute, I have to say that I feel like the ...

3. Help!

   csax replied to jbjorn2b's topic in General Nursing

   Go for it! I graduated in May of 07 and turned 32 while working my night shift on my medsurg floor. After much procrastinating, I finally returned to school to become the RN that I always had dreamed of becoming. Thanks to penny pinching and my husb...

4. Is it a good idea to work before boards

   csax replied to lovenursebeing's topic in New Nurse

   Try looking at it this way. It sounds as if your plate if full at the moment. Congrats, you are at the end of your rough road and now you dont have an instructor over your shoulder making decisions for you!! This is your first decision of your nur...

5. Is it a good idea to work before boards

   csax replied to lovenursebeing's topic in New Nurse

   Just thougt I would pop in with my two cents about your question. Im here in MS and just graduated this past May. I started working in June at one of the local surrounding metro hospitals. I went through two weeks of classroom orientation b/f I sta...

6. First clinical today... feeling sad

   csax replied to OnTheRoad's topic in General Students

   I am in my 3rd semester and I definately can relate to the way you were feeling b/f and after your first clinical day. The first day is the day to get your feet wet so to speak and the best way to start is physical assessments. I promise you it will ...

7. Calling All CNA's!

   csax replied to nightingale's topic in CNA/MA

   Hi Yall. I am a SNA at the University hospital on the med/surg floor. I start my 3rd semester of RN school in August. I love working as a CNA and the experience I have gained has been just another added value to the type of RN I will be in May. I...

8. Zoloft???

   csax replied to grannypatches's topic in General Nursing

   Just want to say that you have a head start! I am in my 1st semester of an ADN program and if you had told me last year at this time I would be on Paxil, I would have thought you were out of your mind. Needless to say, it probably has been the best...