TuesdaysChild

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   Financing Nursing School - Not Sure What To Do

   TuesdaysChild replied to rock hopper's topic in Pre-Nursing

   How lean are you willing to live? Whatever you do, you can make a much bigger dent in your loans if you cut out all the crap that we apparently seem to need in the U.S. and start making double or triple payments on your loans. If you already have a b...
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   Colleagues who hate patients

   TuesdaysChild replied to Emergent's topic in Relations

   That qualifier does change the perspective a bit, but I'm perhaps influenced by my own experiences as well. When my father passed away last year, he was taken into the emergency room three days before and they initiated life-saving procedures that e...
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   Help - what is the easiest floor to work

   TuesdaysChild replied to gears83's topic in Male Students

   Not sure if you're still reading this (or if this is a joke), but the reason I asked if you were actually in a nursing program is that I have a hunch that you're not yet in one. There are people in nursing who aren't partial to the bedside because p...
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   Colleagues who hate patients

   TuesdaysChild replied to Emergent's topic in Relations

   Yikes! You do know 90 year olds are still capable of contributing to society, right? They are also perfectly capable of enjoying life, friends, and family. I'm glad you're not making the decisions around here...
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   Help - what is the easiest floor to work

   TuesdaysChild replied to gears83's topic in Male Students

   Are you already in a nursing program or still working on pre-requisites to apply for admission? Is the above suggestions from your nursing instructors?
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   Colleagues who hate patients

   TuesdaysChild replied to Emergent's topic in Relations

   I feel bad for people who are negative to the point of toxicity. Every situation is dynamic, and nothing happens in a vaccuum. When a negative person makes us in turn feel negative about them, we only see the negativity flowing out of them. But of...
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   Nurses shouldnt engage in active politics

   TuesdaysChild replied to Amo Afreh's topic in Activism

   It sounds like you drew the short end of the syringe! I think a lot of nurses would feel that being part of the political process goes hand in hand with advocacy. However, it seems you've been assigned to the opposition. On the plus side, oftenti...
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   Looking for nursing school

   TuesdaysChild replied to brooke2's topic in Pre-Nursing

   If you live in Frisco you could look into TWU in Denton. It's not online of course, but I think they do clinicals on Saturdays. You'll have to confirm that because I haven't looked it up in a while.
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   November 2016 Caption Contest. Win $100!

   TuesdaysChild replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   November avian flu again, eh, Mr. Gobbles?
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    Agism in nursing?

    TuesdaysChild replied to td222's topic in General Students

    Sir, I'm not trying to upset you, and if I have, I apologize for that (also for comparing you to my 3yo neice. That was uncalled for). Before it goes too far afield, the whole point is that concerns like the original poster has about discrimination...
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    Agism in nursing?

    TuesdaysChild replied to td222's topic in General Students

    It's like..... it's like I'm talking to my neice (she's 3, by the way). I can calmly state a simple fact (you can't play with the scissors because you're not old enough to use them) and she just throws herself on the floor and says I'm being mean. T...
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    Agism in nursing?

    TuesdaysChild replied to td222's topic in General Students

    *sidesteps the playground taunts* I'm speaking from a legal perspective from years of experience in equal employment opportunity law. I have an actual rational basis for what I'm saying. You are just on a bender. A "protected class" is a legal desi...
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    What speciality would you like to get into post-graduation?

    TuesdaysChild replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in General Students

    I only know what I don't want, which is L&D, nursery/nicu, postpartum (anything to do with babies really). Not a problem since a lot of people want those anyway. Other than that, the world is a playground!
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    Agism in nursing?

    TuesdaysChild replied to td222's topic in General Students

    Man that would really get my goad! That's a perfect example of cases I've seen. It's opened my eyes to things that really do happen on the job. Ten years ago I was ready to listen with all my eye rolls ready, but I was proven wrong time and again....
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    Going back to school at 30

    TuesdaysChild replied to JJL618's topic in General Students

    I'm going back to college for BSN at 35 after deciding I can't continue working a job I hate any longer. I have to say, I'm a much better student now than the first time I went to college. I have a better work ethic, better common sense, better com...