student_nurse

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1. Infertility

   student_nurse replied to Kristen's topic in General Nursing

   That was a very graceful reply, bedhead! It's obvious that your heart is in the right place.

2. Preparing for Nursing School

   student_nurse replied to Mito's topic in General Nursing

   The A&P coloring book that someone recommended is very good. I also like an orange book called "Anatomy and Physiology, the Easy Way", or something like that. You should definitely go over this stuff before classes start. Good luck!

3. thinking of doing voluntary work in foreign country

   student_nurse replied to hellonurse's topic in International

   I am very interested in Buddhism, so I emailed a Tibetan hospital in Dharamsala (India) about volunteer work. They will not take students, but have many nurses and doctors that work there. I wanted to do this while simultaneously teaching the monks...

4. What Freaks You Out?

   student_nurse replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

   I'm still a student, but during rotations the thing that grossed me out the most was a patient's tongue - he had not brushed in weeks, and his tongue was coated with white gunk. It was so disgusting. I had the job of brushing his teeth, and the ima...

5. WORKING WHILE GOING TO SCHOOL

   student_nurse replied to hanginginthere's topic in General Nursing

   I'm in nursing school and work PT as an STD phone counselor. The hours are very flexible, which is really important. Also, I extended my 2 yr. program to a 3 yr. program - you may want to see if your school offers the same thing. It is VERY, VERY ...

6. Nursing Assistant - How?

   student_nurse replied to Born 2 B In OB's topic in Career Support

   In my state, a person cannot work as a CNA unless they are certified. In order to start working within a hospital environment, I began by taking ECG's (6 weeks on-the-job-training) and then worked in the pharmacy making IV's. After I finished my bi...

7. Leaving the music industry for Nursing

   student_nurse replied to DJNurse's topic in Career Support

   I'm a 30 year old student. Many of us are pursuing second degrees, in fact. In my class, there is at least one social worker, one engineer, one person who worked with the Peace Corps on two different assignments, and one author of a children's book...

8. Scrubs Question

   student_nurse replied to DrParis's topic in Career Support

   Also, soap effectively kills bacteria and viruses. Laundry detergent! To be really careful, you could keep your scrubs separated from the rest of your laundry, and just wash your hands after touching them.

9. salary

   student_nurse replied to student_nurse's topic in Career Support

   Thanks, I really do appreciate it. That's probably very good advice. School is nothing like work in learning actual nursing skills. Thank you!

10. salary

    student_nurse replied to student_nurse's topic in Career Support

    She's a staff nurse, and works in intermediate care. Her working environment is very pleasant, as far as hospitals go - each nurse is assigned to four patients, and the rooms are arranged around her in such a way that she can see them through their ...

11. salary

    student_nurse posted a topic in Career Support

    My mother is an RN (diploma), and has consistently been earning 50K-65K a year for over 5 years. This is not a bad salary! However, she does work the occassional odd shift, and does 36 hr/wk (3 12-hour shifts) so that she can have more days away fr...